August 18, 1999 NEW YORK – Time Warner Entertainment's Home Box Office division has signed a 20-year lease extension for all the office space at 1100 Avenue of the Americas in a deal valued at $250 million.HBO, which...

August 18, 1999Stadium funding issue for Phillies misses another deadlineThe Philadelphia Daily News, August 18 PHILADELPHIA - Delay after delay has plagued the Philadelphia Phillies and their quest for a new stadium. City officials are now expressing doubt...

August 18, 1999Incentive proposals to Tropicana echo one anotherSarasota Herald Tribune August 18BRADENTON, Fla.– The city of Bradenton and Manatee County are scrambling to entice Tropicana Products to open its new headquarters in their respective sites. Tropicana will...

August 18, 1999 Eaton's demise could revitalize Canadian retailThe Ottawa Citizen, August 18TORONTO – Analysts say the likely demise of T. Eaton Co. Ltd. and its 55 stores may spell good news for the country's retail sector. Among...

By Karen Chan, ASIA WorldSources HONG KONG (AP) - Time Warner has agreed to lease up to 12 floors or 133,000 square feet of office space at Swire Properties' Oxford House in Quarry Bay to become the first...

August 17, 1999New tax credit kicks off plan to promote growthChicago Sun Times, August 17CHICAGO – Gov. Ryan signed legislation last week to create a new tax-incentive program to attract a larger number of businesses looking to expand...

August 17, 1999Celebrity cachet turns homegrown clothing outfit into empireCrain's New York Business, August 16NEW YORK – Daymond John is scouting for just the right New York City spot to sell his wares. But this time, the founder...

August 17, 1999Zoning change sought from industrial to office The Winston-Salem Journal, August 17WINSTON-SALEM – A local businessman wants to replace the buildings that house Taylor Oil Co. and Twin Oaks Shopping Center on Oakwood Drive with a...

August 17, 1999 YM adds weekend edition to national retail chainsThe National Post, August 17TORONTO – YM Inc., owner of the Stitches, Sirens and Urban Planet retail outlets, said yesterday it will buy 51 of 87 Weekend Edition...

August 17, 1999Report says downtown DisneyQuest coming into questionThe Philadelphia Daily News, August 17 PHILADELPHIA – The long-awaited DisneyQuest indoor amusement park slated for 8th & Market streets has hit another snag, reports say. Disney's CFO said that...

August 17, 1999 HORSHAM, Pa. – GMAC Commercial Mortgage has provided $25 million of mortgage financing for what will become America West Airline's headquarters in Tempe, Ariz.The nine-story building will have 218,000 square feet and will sit on...

August 17, 1999 Developers are constructing multi-family units in Orlando and Tampa, Fla., at a far greater pace than they can be absorbed, threatening the two cities' apartment markets with further softening. In Orlando, permits for nearly 12,000...

August 17, 1999 DENVER – Apartment Investment and Management Co. (NYSE:AIV) said it received a $300 million revolving credit facility from a bank syndicate led by Bank of America (NYSE:BAC) and BankBoston (NYSE:BKB). Nine other lenders, including First...

August 17, 1999Broomfield to pick jail site next weekBoulder Daily Camera, Aug. 17BROOMFIELD, Colo. – Despite vigorous protests from neighboring communities, the city of Broomfield will select a site for its new 72-bed jail next week. The jail,...

August 17, 1999 Treasury bond prices soared Tuesday morning after the week's most closely watched economic indicator showed inflation remains in check.Just before 9:15 a.m. ET, the price of the benchmark 30-year bond rose 26/32 to 101-9/32. Its...

August 17, 1999Crescent to take over Charter hospital system Houston Chronicle, August 17HOUSTON – Crescent Real Estate Equities Co., headed by billionaire Richard Rainwater, said Monday that it has reached anagreement whereby an affiliate will take control of...

August 17, 1999 DALLAS – Accor SA of Paris said it has consolidated its three economy brands into a new division, Accor Economy Lodging. The unit is comprised of Motel 6, Studio 6 and Red Roof Inns, which...

August 17, 1999 BEVERLY HILLS – Meadowbrook Golf Group Inc. (OTC: MGGI) and the Apollo Real Estate Investment Fund IV have agreed to form a joint venture to acquire KSL Fairways Golf Corp. Bank Boston N.A. is providing...

August 16, 1999 DALLAS – Wyndham International Inc. (NYSE:WYN) said it opened a 362-room hotel in Boston's Batterymarch Building in the heart of the city's financial district.The company spent some $40 million redeveloping the 14-story building, which was...

August 16, 1999 DENVER – A First Union unit has started taking applications for commercial mortgages through the CyberLoan System, which was developed by FinancingSources.Com.The unit, First Union Small Business Capital, was formerly the commercial lending unit of...

August 16, 1999 New hotel going up near CBDHouston Business Journal, Aug. 16 HOUSTON – Downtown land prices have spiked so high that some developers are buying land in the once blighted Fourth Ward. Three blocks west of...

August 16, 1999 CLEVELAND – Trustees of First Union Real Estate Investments (NYSE:FUR) approved the purchase of up to $20 million of its common shares on the open market.In addition, the REIT said that it expects to complete...

August 16, 1999 FORT WORTH, Texas – Crescent Real Estate Equities Co. (NYSE:CEI) has reached an agreement with several parties to restructure Charter Behavioral Health Systems LLC, which leases 88 psychiatric hospitals owned by Crescent.Under the restructuring, Crescent...

August 16, 1999CHICAGO – A venture led by AMLI Residential Properties Trust (NYSE: AML) paid $17.2 million for Prestonwood Hills, a 272-unit apartment complex in Plano, Texas.The venture, which AMLI formed with BPMT Stichting Bedrijfspensioenfonds voor de Metaal...

August 16, 1999City to vote on Five Points TowerSarasota Herald-Tribune, Aug. 14SARASOTA, Fla. – It now appears certain that the Sarasota City Commission will override its planning board and approve a nearly 200,000-square-foot, seven-story office building on a...