"There's going to be a nice new condo here," the Beacon's manager, Bill Nye, said dryly the other day, referring to what he expects when the bowling alley's lease expires in 1989.

He pictures a "high-end retirement community, with nice condos" built around the gardens on the 15-acre Heronswood property.

Tastes change, and he and his wife opted for a nice condo on the beach.

Hey, I got a nice little condo all picked out.

Someday I'd be dead without a scar and there would be a really nice condo and car.

A condo, but a very nice condo, with spacious rooms, most hotel services and amenities, plus an efficient staff.

"Basically we didn't go out like a lot of people and look for a nice expensive condo with a pool and everything that rents for $800 a month," Mr. Tysinger said.

For one thing, she had a very nice "empty" condo.

"I manage a nice, fancy condo on the Upper East Side," said Matthew Newman, financial director for residential properties at Walter & Samuels, a management company in Manhattan.

We keep a nice little condo.