STAMFORD, CT-Virgin Atlantic Airways has signed a 22,000-sf lease at 6 Riverbend Center and will relocate its call reservation center operations from its US headquarters in Norwalk to the office complex here.

NEW YORK CITY-Occupancy of the 73-year-old building, now undergoing renovation, is slated for next February. More than a third of the property is now leased. Renovations underway include installation of a fiber-optic backbone, a tenant-controlled HVAC system, ADA-compliant bathrooms and thermopane windows.

PORTLAND-Terry Shanley is currently a senior management team member in the 75-person Portland office, and has been manager of its Asset Services Group since 1998. Thomas Usher, who has run the local office for 20 years, is transitioning back into brokerage.

SAN FRANCISCO-According to published reports, the recently merged companies have signed a lease for more than 230,000 sf in SOMA. Move-in is expected in the spring of 2001. Recent reports by Cushman & Wakefield put rents in the neighborhood at about $77 per sf.