BOSTON-CRESA Partners/Boston reports that Marilyn Rubbico and Ryan Hawley have joined the firm as vice president and associate respectively. In addition to providing data, Rubbico will act as a broker in the Route 128 North submarket.

ST. PAUL, MN-General contractor McGough Construction did a similar job at Basilica of St. Mary in Minneapolis. Completion of the difficult project on the 86-year-old structure is not expected until late 2003.

KANSAS CITY-CB Richard Ellis takes over the listing for ComFacs' Kansas City Telecommunications Building at 500 E. Third St. Downtown from Colliers Turley Martin Tucker, which admits it had too many other commitments.

SAN DIEGO-Tour guide Sam Minsker, who enthralled millions with his street-level knowledge of the city over four decades, has died from a brain hemorrhage at the age of 73. Mayors and maids, pedestrians and even presidents knew him simply as