HFF offices in Chicago, Atlanta, Dallas, Houston and Washington, DC are teaming up on the effort to sell the sites, which are being offered individually or in combination. Offers are due November 11.

The properties up for sale are: the Lodge at Lakeline Village in Cedar Park, TX, near Austin; the Lodge at Arrowhead Towne Center in Glendale, AZ; Cincinnati's Conservatory at Deefield; Inman Park and Governor's Point on Lake Lynn, both in Raleigh, NC; and Inverness Landing in Birmingham, AL. "It's a pretty well-balanced portfolio," adds Lawton. "These assets are all 'best in class' within their respective sub-markets and are outstanding opportunities for a buyers to acquire a trophy assets at slight return premiums due to the nature of each market."

In addition to team leader Lawton, HFF has director Marty O'Connell in Chicago; directors Jason Nettles and Dave Fournier in Atlanta; managing director Barry Brown and associate director Roberto Casas in Dallas; director Bill Miller in Houston; and director Dave Nachison in Washington, DC working on the project. MetLife Real Estate Investments maintains a portfolio of approximately $30 billion invested in real estate products including equities and commercial mortgages.