Office

LOS ANGELES-Developers have moved forward with construction of Wateridge Two, even as vacancy rates rise on the Westside.

SANTA ROSA, CA-Two office buildings on its Airport Corporate Center property have been completed and occupied and a third, manufacturing building is nearly complete. A fourth building will await better economic conditions.

NEW YORK CITY-With speculation already running high that Cushman & Wakefield and Cushman Realty are talking merger, the announcement of an official C&W press conference has led many to believe it's a done deal.

MINNEAPOLIS-Padilla Speer Beardsley will anchor the four-story, 80,000-sf building, which is part of city's plans to redevelop the riverfront. The site is part of a former railroad yard and has been vacant for years.

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.

KANSAS CITY-Timothy L. Fisher brings more than 20 years of experience to Glaze Commercial Real Estate Advisors Inc./CRESA, where he becomes as a senior adviser.

DALLAS-Steve Everbach has departed Cushman and Wakefield of Texas as asset director, heading to Lazarus Property as COO. It's a chance, says Everbach, to be a principal. C&W executives focus on the upside.

CHICAGO-Tenants of 188 W. Randolph St. say the closing was "overkill," but city officials say their mandated precautions may save a life while they try to find a solution to falling terra cotta from the 46-story building.