MINNEAPOLIS-The decision adds fuel to a preservationist movement that might affect plans for a $93-million expansion at the Walker Art Center. Designation will not necessarily save the 29-year-old building.

NEW YORK CITY-The Columbus, OH retail REIT unloads Georgesville Square community shopping center for $19.6 million. The buyer also assumes $15.9 million in mortgage debt on the property.

PRESCOTT, AZ-Kid Toys will open its doors in a 5,723-sf spot at the 154,000-sf outdoor village component to the 615,000-sf Prescott Gateway Mall. The retailer joins a tenant roster with Dillards, Barnes & Noble and Michaels.

SAUSALITO, CA-Some say that this could happen only in California: a $7.8-million police and fire building proposal has been rejected because Sausalito residents are afraid it will destroy the town's Feng Shui.