SEATTLE-The Seattle Times Co. has sold the South Lake Union office building to an affiliate of Beverly Hills-based Simms Commercial Development for $36 million.

FORT LAUDERDALE, FL-CB Richard Ellis has completed the sale of a freestanding building in Fort Lauderdale.

SAN DIEGO-Mission Center LLC has sold the Marketplace Del Rio Shopping Center to Retail Opportunity Investments Corp.

SAN FRANCISCO-The auto club, AAA has completed the acquisition of its headquarters situated in Walnut Creek for a total amount of $128 million.

BOSTON-Developers have started construction of an apartment complex consisting of 350 units on Old Power Mill Road in West Concord.

SAN FRANCISCO-Palo Alto-based Facebook Inc. has purchased two office buildings, which total 120,000 square feet in Menlo Park, for an undisclosed amount.

BALTIMORE-Under Armour Inc. has signed a contract to purchase the Tide Point business park situated in Locust Point for an amount of $60.5 million.

SAN FRANCISCO-The San Mateo County Board of Supervisors has decided to buy an office complex situated in San Carlos for $40 million.