BELLEVUE, WA-After starting the year with a vacancy of 17.6%, 395,000 sf of positive net absorption has pushed overall vacancy in the 26.6 million-sf Eastside office market to 15.9% of the end of the third quarter, according to the latest report from Colliers International.

NEW YORK CITY-Industry veteran Steven W. Ford will serve as vice chairman of BOMA International. He will be the second highest-ranking executive within the federation.

CLEVELAND -With some big holes to fill in its five-building, 2.5 million-sf Cleveland CBD office portfolio, the locally based owner, developer and manager of real estate nationwide asks for outside assistance.

LONDON-In the largest letting this year in Mayfair or St James's Britannic Asset Management has let the two largest remaining floors of its 6 Chesterfield Gardens, Mayfair, London W1 to ChevronTexaco.