AUSTIN-The $760,000 tab has jumped to $1.1 million, according to a decision by Austin City Council. The financing will cover costs to relocate an Interstate 35 exit between Howard and Parmer lanes.

AUSTIN-The Austin Convention Center, Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum and CarrAmerica's 300 West Sixth Street garner wins in the annual competition. The trio and other winners will be feted Oct. 23.

AUSTIN-Bill Hart's confidence in Austin's north submarket pushes the acquisition of the West Anderson Plaza at 2438 Anderson Lane. In a 1031 Exchange, he uses the proceeds from a land sale to Lowe's to buy the center from an Austin partnership.

ROUND ROCK, TX-A closing is set for Dec. 12 between the student loan organization and a joint venture of Kennedy-Wilson and Fortis Advisers. The sale will drive a consolidation of corporate functions and a call center.

SAN ANTONIO-A glass manufacturer leases 9,000 sf at Rittiman West 7 in San Antonio's northeast submarket while a 3,000-sf office property in the near northwest sells to a ministry for prisoners.

AUSTIN-Hunt Building Corp. of El Paso, TX is the developer on the project, financed with $15 million of non-recourse bonds and 4% low-income housing tax credits. The complex is fully reserved for affordable housing.

AUSTIN-The Downtown Alliance's Charlie Betts says the multitude of building projects is a strong vote of confidence in the capitol city. He and others like him are betting that the recession will be history in another year.

AUSTIN-Today's Austin City Council agenda contains a resolution that, if approved, would start the wheels moving for a relocation of an Interstate 35 exit. The proposal affects southbound exit between Howard and Parmer lanes.