SAN JOSE, CA-Despite chatter in the brokerage community that the online auctioneer has narrowed its choice for expansion space to Novell's five building, 511,000-sf campus here, eBay spokesman Kevin Pursglove says it's merely one of several options.

BELLEVUE, WA-Opus Northwest is negotiating to acquire and re-start the 1.4-million-sf mixed-use project in Downtown Bellevue. Construction of the estimated $360-million endeavor was halted in August 2002 by its majority owner, Lend Lease Real Estate Investments Inc.

SAN FRANCISCO-Curt Setzer rejoins the real estate investment advisory from Simeon Commercial Properties, where he was a partner. He will have primary management responsibility for the firm's capital transactions group.

SYDNEY-The tenant rep firm Pullinen Property Group of Sydney, Australia hooks up with TCN Worldwide, becoming the first Australia-based company to affiliate with the international real estate services organization.

PITTSBURGH, PA-The Columbus, OH-based real estate firm will develop a six-story building between PNC Park and Heinz Field for Pittsburgh-based Equitable Resources, which will consolidate 450 employees in the building. The deal marks the start of an eventual $200-million, 1.2-million-sf development by Continental.

PORTLAND-The "Risk Mitigation Program" is intended to reward Mexicana for initiating the service and reduce its risk of loss during the first year of its new three-times-weekly passenger service between Portland International Airport and Guadalajara, Mexico.

SEATTLE-The project will convert a warehouse near the city's Major League Baseball stadium into a concert venue and a restaurant and lounge. A Master Use Permit is expected to be issued in May.

OAKLAND, CA-The 195-unit apartment tower on the Lake Merritt waterfront is acquired by a joint venture of The Related Companies of California and the East Bay Asian Local Development Corporation.