EMERYVILLE, CA-Earlier this week, in its final earnings announcement, the company is reporting a 4 cents a share gain in third quarter funds from operations, and a 5 cent a share gain for the first nine months.

EMERYVILLE, CA-Due largely to its central location, commercial real estate in Emeryville has been booming recently. The city hopes to fend off a housing crisis with the retail and housing project.

SAN FRANCISCO-Gilbert Castle, a specialist in the field of Geographic Information Systems, will oversee the company's efforts to launch its real-time, Internet-based site selection, acquisition and management solution for retailers and hoteliers.

SAN FRANCISCO-Profits through the first nine months of the year are $96.4 million, or 89 cents a diluted share, versus $53.3 million, or 49 cents a diluted share for the same period in 1999.

LODI, CA-Mike Perot and Bob Brost of Champion will oversee the project, which is scheduled for completion next July. Champion's past developments have included build-to-suit projects for Nestle, General Electric, and Microsoft.

OAKLAND, CA-BT Commercial Real Estate's just-released third quarter report for East Bay industrial properties put third quarter rent increases at a strong 5%. Hot spots include Berkeley, Emeryville and Fremont.

SAN FRANCISCO-The 34-year lease deal entitles the Cisco subsidiary up to 3.4 million sf in the Fremont business park, expected to encompass more than 8 million sf of rentable space.

SAN FRANCISCO-Heading up the newly opened office will be Marc Perrin, VP. He is relocating from Starwood's office in Greenwich, CT. Perrin will be joined by Michael Wong, associate.