PHOENIX—The Chandler City Council has approved the Planned Area Development zoning request and site plan approval for Chandler Airport Center, a general industrial park at the southwest corner of Germann and Cooper Roads in Chandler.

PHOENIX—LGE Design Build is kicking off the design of the second phase of Heritage Marketplace, a family friendly, pedestrian-oriented, mixed-use development in downtown Gilbert.

NEW YORK—Hunt Mortgage Group, a commercial real estate lender, has refinanced three Dallas area multifamily properties for the same sponsor, Hunt exclusively tells GlobeSt.com.

Coming in June: RealShare CENTRAL FLORIDA-a half-day event-gathers industry leaders to explore topics including the growth in multifamily driven by the influx of Baby Boomers, the impact of the new SunRail public transit on regional investment and development prospects, the effects of a recovering tourism market on the retail sector, “built-to-suit” office demand focusing on flexibility and functionality, and the return of some speculative industrial development resulting from increased activity and positive net absorption.

PHOENIX—The adjacent sister property at Portland Place, which will add 170 true lofts and finished condos to the Downtown Phoenix Roosevelt Historic and Art District is opening its sales office on November 6th.

Chicago is going through a mini-boom of new hotels, many of which are converted old buildings. While these adaptive re-use projects can be very profitable, historic buildings may carry particular risks. Bob Geiger discusses some of the issues you should be on the look-out for.

TUCSON—Barbi Reuter has been elected to the Commercial Real Estate Women network board of directors, she is the first from Tucson to serve on the board. CREW is the industry's leading advocate for the advancement of women in commercial real estate.

FORT WORTH–BOKA Powell, an architecture, planning and interior design firm, has hired Mark H. Dabney to lead its growing Fort Worth practice.