LONDON-The Berkeley Group is to build another 46,500 sf of speculative retail and restaurant space at Gunwharf Quays in Portsmouth after agreeing a pre-let with Express by Holiday Inn for a 130 bedroom limited service hotel.

STONEHAM, MA-KinderCare Learning Centers Inc. continues its local expansion efforts as the Portland, OR-based company plans to open its 25th facility in the state at 136 Franklin St. The company just opened a center in Peabody, MA last year.

TROY, MI-Plans for a medical office at Livernois Avenue and South Boulevard is approved by the city council, while two condominiums projects are going through state hearings for wetland waivers.

AUSTIN-The east Austin facility applied for a zoning change to serve liquor, but was stopped short after neighborhood residents protested alcohol sales there, claiming the property is too close to a local elementary school.