PORTLAND-Cliff Gibbs, the longtime director of finance for Equitable Real Estate, will oversee service on the firm's three-million-sf third-party management portfolio. Gibbs replaces Carol Ambrose, who last month became head of Portland-area property management for PS Business Parks.

FISHKILL, NY-The $10 million Hilton Garden Inn Poughkeepsie/Fishkill located at 21 Westage Drive opened its doors for the first time on Tuesday.

BAKERSFIELD, CA-The Allen Group is developing two buildings for ChevronTexaco in Bakersfield. The projects will add 145,000-sf to Allen Group's 35-acre University Centre development.

WESTBOROUGH, MA-Genzyme Corp. takes 85,000 sf while Amersham Biosciences leases 75,000 sf in deals that could be paving the way for biotech companies to shift their focus away from Cambridge to this area.