ORLANDO-The nation's 11th largest issuer plans to occupy Banco Popular's 5,000-sf offices near International Drive when the bank's lease expires early next year and probably will be searching for additional space to house 200 new hires. Metris is creating a national Hispanic operations center here.

MALIBU, CA-Malibu voters get right to vote on development within city limits. Confused voters chose measure initiated by the city council, but backed by area's biggest developer.

ARDSLEY, NY-The developer of a proposed senior housing community in Ardsley that has been seeking regulatory approval for the past two years has won a critical zone change designation and hopes to break ground this spring.

SAN FRANCISCO-As voters further tighten development limits, construction is finally starting near 3Com Park on a 1.3-million-sf office and retail development approved long before even the first limits were set in 1986.