SAN FRANCISCO-Burrill & Co. will rent 20,000 sf for approximately $60 per sf, including furniture, for a little more than eight years. Burrill has put its smaller Montgomery Street office up for sublease until October 2002 at about $31 per sf.

CAMBRIDGE, MA-This area's office market is suffering more than most in the recent economic slowdown and high tech bust. Its heavy emphasis on high-tech tenants has caused its vacancy rate to plummet with no signs of a recovery on the horizon.

PORTLAND, OR-The owner, operator and franchiser of Elmer's restaurants is reporting record earnings for its fiscal year, which concluded April 2 and included the addition of eight new restaurants.

LONDON-The mixed use and residential property developer Berkeley Group increased its pre-tax profits by 24% in the year ended 30 April 2001.