LW, which launched earlier this month, will provide lodging valuation and consulting services to the hotelier, which was founded in May 2010.

Economy Watch reporter Dees Stribling offers insights into the top economic news of the week ending Jan. 21 and what to watch out for in the coming week.

The company just revealed plans to build TaunusTurm, a premier 650,000-square-foot office tower in the German city’s financial hub.

Ahead of official U.S. GDP numbers, 46 economists surveyed by USA Today are predicting that the economy will grow at an annualized rate of 3.2 percent to 3.4 percent each quarter of 2011 — an uptick in optimism.

The 341-unit property is scheduled to open next year in the city’s Design District.

A vintage California property and a hotel in the nation’s capital are only the latest signs of heightened investor interest.

Existing-home sales spiked upward unexpectedly in December by 12.3 percent compared with November, according to the National Association of Realtors.

Brownfield Partners L.L.C. has joined forces with EnviroFinance Group L.L.C. to launch a subsidiary focusing on brownfield redevelopment.

The West Coast-focused strategy includes potential markets such as Portland, Sacramento, San Francisco, Los Angeles and San Diego.

New owner Federal Realty Investment Trust cited the property’s densely populated Broward County trade area as well as its significant redevelopment potential.