WHITE PLAINS -- Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide reports that it has tapped former Rosewood Hotels executive Atef Mankarios to lead a major expansion campaign for its recently established St. Regis luxury division.

SAN FRANCISCO-L.J. Melody & Company and CB Richard Ellis arranged the variable-rate financing for the recently renovated four-story property at 405-445 Jackson St. The building owner is Jackson Street Properties LLC.

FRISCO, TX-A group of Texas Panhandle land investors now hold title to a premier 39-acre tract in the fast-growing Dallas suburb of Frisco. Talks already are underway with a hotel developer although the strategy is to land bank it for 24 months to 36 months.

PORTLAND-The Portland Development Commission is opening a new Customer Service Center tomorrow in the Parkside Center Building, one block south of its main office. The city's development arm also hired a legal advisor to handle real estate-related issues.