NAPERVILLE, IL-AREA Property Partners joins with Aimbridge Hospitality to acquire three Hyatt Hotels in suburban Chicago.

DEL RIO, TX-The Washington DC-based buyer acquires the Federal District Courthouse and Social Security Administration Facility here.

DALLAS-Stratford Land hires industry veteran Steve Sanders as director of investments for Texas.

ELGIN, IL-A Los Angeles-based investor acquires a 128,000-square-foot office building 100% leased to Verizon Wireless until 2017.

SCOTTSDALE, AZ-WDP Properties beats out 16 other investors to nab a vacant 136,556-square-foot office building.

SAN ANTONIO-The Chicago-based investor's multi-year search finds Three Fountains Apartments, a 272-unit, class A community.

CHICAGO-Efforts to revitalize a Westside neighborhood near Douglas Park are underway with the construction of a new multifamily project.

HOUSTON-The local firm closes on two more office buildings, bringing its total acquisition activity for 2010 to 14 properties.