VANCOUVER, WA-The Internet retailer is 48 hours away from a signed agreement for the 72,000-sf facility, which it will convert into office space for its growing business-to-business sales division. To get around a zoning issue, the site also will be used to house company documents.

SAN FRANCISCO-Rent increases on new leases were 36.4%. Occupancy was 96.6% at the end of the quarter. During the last three months, AMB acquired $180 million of assets totaling 2.6 million sf and disposed of $92 million of assets totaling 498,112 sf.

BEND, OR-A pretrial hearing is scheduled for Dec. 20 in Deschutes County Circuit Court regarding a lawsuit filed by the Central Oregon Builders Association alleging the City of Bend violated state statutes when it raised system development charges this summer.

SEATTLE-A month after the collapse of a big investment deal, the would-have-been online market for commercial real estate transactions has turned off its Web site, closed its operation and laid off its remaining 22 employees.

SAN FRANCISCO-Building Materials Holding Corp. says a continuing eight-year low in commodity wood product prices has it expecting third quarter earnings per share as low as 51 cents, well below current consensus analysts' estimates of approximately 68 cents a share.

PORTLAND-The development will have 70 assisted-living units and 34 independent-living apartments. The property is currently zoned for single-family residential. Ground breaking is tentatively scheduled for next spring.

SUTHERLIN, OR-Alaska Sutherland Knolls Corp. is leading a charge to annex 506 acres into this city's urban growth boundary, have half of it rezoned for use as an industrial park and then bring in a computer chip manufacturing plant.

PALO ALTO, CA-The comments will recommend preserving the university's 2,000 acres of foothills for 25 years, or until the university expands its core campus by five million sf. The university only wants to make a 10-year commitment.