GRESHAM, OR-Under the proposal, the city's fee for reviewing plans of an 18,500-sf office building would increase from the current $3,560 to $10,590. If approved, the increased fees would be effective April 1.

PORTLAND-Cushman & Wakefield's Scott Madsen, leasing agent for the 183,000-sf building said to be changing hands soon, says Oregon Health Sciences University is expanding within ADP Plaza by taking all available space, including 24,000-sf vacated by Bank of America.

SUNNYVALE, CA-The maker of optical communications systems leases a 24,000-sf building here adjacent its existing 20,000-sf building to accommodate growth. Executive offices, customer support, training, and sales and marketing relocated to the new headquarters Friday.

PORTLAND-The Oregon office of CRESA Partners national corporate real estate advisory firm recently completed its move from Lake Oswego and hired as director Jon B. Lebre, most recently research services director for Cushman & Wakefield's Portland office.

ANCHORAGE-The Staubach Company sourced the funds for the $104.6-million acquisition and structured the 20-year leaseback. Phillips acquired the building when the company purchased ARCO's Alaska properties in 2000.

HILLSBORO-Meanwhile, the Santa Clara, CA-based chipmaker has halted office development projects all across the nation -- including a $400 million project in West Union -- due to the slowing economy.

PORTLAND-The discount variety store will open six stores in the Portland metropolitan area in the next 90 days, says Mark New of New & Neville Real Estate Services, the locally based retail brokerage helping Dollar Tree navigate the marketplace.

PORTLAND-Construction is expected to begin next month on a 56-unit rental housing project on the wedge-like property tucked between the Broadway and Steel bridges. Construction is expected to take about a year.