BOSTON-City Hall gives final approval for a hotel and retail complex in this city's theater district. Shubert Enterprises and Loews Hotels are developing the $150 million project, which will include 390 rooms, a restaurant and underground garage.

BOSTON, MA-Lend Lease US Office Trust, an Australian-listed property trust which specializes in US office real estate assets, acquires 1 Liberty Square here in the heart of the city's financial district. This is the Trust's first acquisition in the Boston market.

WELLESLEY, MA-The Charles River Hospital is auctioned to Lehman Brothers, which will most likely develop this nine-acre parcel in one of this area's most upscale neighborhoods. The sale highlights the growing shortage of beds for the mentally ill in this state.

BOSTON-City Councilor Michael Flaherty calls for a review of plans to build a ballpark in the waterfront district. Frank McCourt, who owns 25 acres, has been campaigning to have the ballpark built on his property.

BOSTON-Hotel occupancy rates here are down 3.9% for the first four months of the year as compared with the same period last year. This is the first time in nearly a decade that hotels here are experiencing a decrease in occupancy.

BOSTON-The Joint Committee on Housing and Urban Development, a legislative committee, approves of a plan that would penalize communities in this state that don't build a minimum required amount of affordable housing.

MANCHESTER, NH-Fleet Bank renews its lease here at 1155 Elm St., while Transcept Inc., a telecommunications manufacturer, leases 42,000 sf at 955 Perimeter Rd. for its corporate headquarters.

WALTHAM, MA-Boston Properties tops off the Waltham Weston Corporate Center here. The 304,000-sf office building, situated on the Waltham/Weston line near the Massachusetts Turnpike, will be available for occupancy this coming January.