SEATTLE-Seattle Parks and Recreation, which will spend between $28 million and $45 million on a waterfront project in Seattle over the next few years, selects a design consultant for the effort.

PALO ALTO, CA-Sun Microsystems sells a 256,000-sf, five-story office building on 12 acres of land to the Jewish community, which plans to make it home to several institutions.

SEATTLE-The grand opening of the $52-million Puget Sound Environmental Learning Center this fall will conclude the transformation of 225-acres into a school in the woods that will teach 7,000 participants annually.

OAKLAND, CA-A national design firm has committed to five years at Oakland City Center and will relocate employees from its current Oakland location and a Pleasanton office to the new facility.

SEATTLE-A group of developers has filed a petition opposing proposed changes to the state's energy code, saying that development of new residential towers will be faced with expensive obstacles if the changes are approved.

SACRAMENTO-Winsted Apartments LLC has purchased a 208-unit development on 11.75 acres in Rocklin, where apartment vacancies remain low. The purchase price translates to $110,096 per unit.

TACOMA, WA-In a move that would end its exclusive negotiations with a Bellevue-based developer, the Tacoma City Council is considering soliciting additional proposals for redeveloping the Tacoma Dome parking lot. Critics say the $100-million plan now on the table contains too much office space.

SAN FRANCISCO-The California Academy of Sciences unveiled plans for a new facility that includes a multi-level rainforest exhibit and a 225,000 gallon habitat for living Philippine coral reef.