LAKEWOOD, CO-It used to be the largest regional mall between Chicago and California, but most of the mall will be razed to make way for a a mixed-use, New Urbanism project that could take 10 years to build.

DENVER-The five-story, 113,000-sf Alberto Vilar Research Center will house laboratories, faculty offices, conference rooms and other facilities for medical and scientific research. Construction is scheduled to begin in late 2002.

DENVER-Multifamily rental building permits fell 18% in the first four months of 2001 compared to the same time in 2000, a trend expected considering the rush to pull permits in fear of a constitutional amendment limiting growth.

COLORADO SPRINGS, CO-The developer will design and build a $5.8-million, 33,600-sf building for Mitre Corp., a not-for-profit corporation that serves the Department of the Defense, Federal Aviation Administration and Internal Revenue Service/Department of the Treasury.

DENVER-Multifamily rental building permits fell 18% in the first four months of 2001 compared to the same time in 2000, a trend expected considering the rush to pull permits in fear of a constitutional amendment limiting growth.

DENVER-Alvarado Construction puts finishing touches on a $3-million renovation of the former Denver district attorney's office, which closed in 1984. Scenes from "Perry Mason" were shot there.

DENVER-The area near Coors Field draws the attention of Stephen Owen, whose $40-million Lofts on Park Avenue plan includes renovating an existing 70,000-sf office building as well as constructing 112 new lofts.

DENVER-The area near Coors Field draws the attention of Stephen Owen, whose $40-million Lofts on Park Avenue plan includes renovating an existing 70,000-sf office building as well as constructing 112 new lofts.