MIAMI-Demolition of some existing structures at the University Mall in Pembroke Pines, FL is set to begin March 6. The new $5 million redevelopment will include a 177,000-sf Lowe's Home Center and a refurbished shopping center, which is to be renamed Crossroads Square.

PLANTATION, FL-Centex Development Co. sold a two-building, class A complex here to a private investment group for about $146.32 per sf. Southpointe I consists of 135,819-sf, and Southpointe II is 79,464 sf.

MIAMI-Harley W. Miller, president and co-founder of Fort Lauderdale-based Miller Construction Co., has been on the board of the South Florida chapter of NAIOP for eight years and has served on a number of committees.

MIAMI-Carol Austin was hired as vice president of the company's corporate advisory services group here. She previously worked for Coldwell Banker Commercial.

MIAMI-Westfield America Trust, an Australian property trust, purchased the class A, 425,841-sf, upscale shopping mall, which underwent improvements and an expansion in recent years, from Lend Lease Real Estate Investments.

MIAMI-GREC Conversions II Ltd. paid $83,065 per unit in cash to Tarragon Realty Investors for the eight-story, 124-unit apartment building, located on Biscayne Bay here. The new owner plans to convert the building into condominiums.

MIAMI-Adam Rosenblum was named vice president of sales and marketing for the planned $100 million luxury-living community for people ages 55 and up. Former Manager of the Year, Rosenblum has been in charge of sales and marketing at several communities.

MIAMI-Cornerstone Premier Communities is developing the two-building, 156-unit, luxury community in Fort Lauderdale Beach. Demolition of three motels to make room for the mid-rise towers is set for early this summer with occupancy scheduled for fall 2004.