ARLINGTON COUNTY, VA-County officials make way for the development of a larger stable of mixed-use properties--specifically those with residential components--in their neighborhood commercial districts. The board's alteration of two zoning ordinances opens the door wider for such new projects.

WILLIAMSBURG, VA-Developer Great Lakes Cos. stays ahead of the waterpark development curve with the start of construction on its third such family resort property, Great Wolf Lodge, just outside Colonial Williamsburg.

WASHINGTON, DC-It's a first for Sunrise Senior Living, as the company makes its

TOWSON, MD-The 150,000-sf Loch Raven Plaza shopping center hits the market and brings in a respectable $10 million. Boston's Shelbourne Properties I Inc. is letting go of the retail property as part of a company-liquidation plan.

WASHINGTON, DC-The class A building at 2445 M St. waves good-bye to part of the staff of its main tenant and welcomes a new occupant, the Advisory Board Co., to take on the vacated space.

WASHINGTON, DC-The US Department of Housing and Urban Development is in for a leadership change now that secretary Mel Martinez has announced plans to leave at the end of this week.

MCLEAN, VA-Freddie Mac tries to put its internal accounting problems in the past and commits to paying a $125 million penalty under a consent order charging the housing mortgage financier with misstating earnings.

FREDERICK, MD-The 500,000-sf Riverside Technology Park opens its gates to a new tenant as Service Master signs on for 9,000 sf of space in the 44-acre compound of flex buildings.