CHICAGO-The Bethesda, MD-based REIT already has a deal to buy the Westin Michigan Avenue for $215 million. The acquisitions will give LaSalle Hotel Properties 2,285 rooms at three Downtown properties, which include the 540 N. Michigan Ave.

CHICAGO-General Growth Properties's $2-billion redevelopment pipeline could expand as a result of department stores looking to shed space.

CHICAGO-General Growth Properties Inc.'s $2-billion development and redevelopment pipeline could expand as a result of talks with department store chains looking to shed space. The sites will more than replace the few acquisition opportunities coming to market.

CHICAGO-General Growth Properties Inc.'s $2-billion development and redevelopment pipeline could expand as a result of talks with department store chains looking to shed space. The sites will more than replace the few acquisition opportunities coming to market.

ST. CHARLES, IL-East Gate Commons here is sold for $386 per sf, while Wiseman-Hughes Enterprises Inc. buys 51 acres across New York Street from Aurora's Fox Valley Mall for $5.9 million with plans for a mixed-use development.

ST. CHARLES, IL-East Gate Commons here is sold for $386 per sf, while Wiseman-Hughes Enterprises Inc. buys 51 acres across New York Street from Aurora's Fox Valley Mall for $5.9 million with plans for a mixed-use development.

CHICAGO-Already in the market for $300 million to build a 1.1-million-sf office building at 351 N. Clark St., developers Richard Stein and Albert Friedman will likely need that much to build 300-unit condominium tower and 525-room hotel on nearly three acres to the north.

CHICAGO-Already in the market for $300 million to build a 1.1-million-sf office building at 351 N. Clark St., developers Richard Stein and Albert Friedman will likely need that much to build 300-unit condominium tower and 525-room hotel on nearly three acres to the north.