VANCOUVER, WA-Starbucks opened a downtown location here over the weekend, and closed the door on the city's status as the largest city in the Northwest still without a Starbucks store in its core.

DALLAS-After a successful first year, the Dallas office for Ft. Worth-based Woodmont Realty is planning to expand. The staff, dedicated to the retail sector, will gain more brokers, more space in the coming year.

AUSTIN-A California pension fund picks up Great Hills Plaza and Centre II in a year-end buy. The properties, totaling 198,873 sf, complement Maeir & Siebel's 252,000-sf office holding at 8303 MoPac Blvd.

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO-The San Mateo-based company, in a joint venture with local developer Harvey Chapman, pick up three buildings along Gateway Boulevard, where Raiser already has substantial ownership.