CHICAGO-A 10,000-sf retail center with rooftop parking will be built at the northeast corner of Western and Rosemont avenues, where the city has operated a 48-space metered parking lot.

HOFFMAN ESTATES, IL-The cosmetics direct seller is getting an office and distribution building in the Prairie Stone Business Park built by First Industrial Realty Trust, Inc., which will own the property.

CHICAGO-A 13,000-sf mixed-use building at 1919 N. Sheffield Ave. sells for $1.9 million to a converter eying eight Lincoln Park units there while a 34-unit property at 1618 W. Wallen Ave. in Rogers Park commands $1.7 million.

CHICAGO-An overall second-quarter office vacancy rate of 18.9%, including sublease space, is 40 basis points better than the first quarter number, but a half-point worse than the second quarter of 2004.

NILES, IL-General Growth Properties lands the furniture retailer at its 931,377-sf mall at Golf Road and Milwaukee Avenue. Value City Furniture already has locations in Aurora, Burbank, Calumet City, Hanover Park, Northlake and Orland Park.

NILES, IL-General Growth Properties lands the furniture retailer to its 931,377-sf mall at Golf Road and Milwaukee Avenue. Value City Furniture already has locations in Aurora, Burbank, Calumet City, Hanover Park, Northlake and Orland Park.

NILES, IL-General Growth Properties lands the furniture retailer at its 931,377-sf mall at Golf Road and Milwaukee Avenue. Value City Furniture already has locations in Aurora, Burbank, Calumet City, Hanover Park, Northlake and Orland Park.

WOODRIDGE, IL-Walterscheid, Inc. now occupies the entire 139,636 sf at 2715 W. Davey Rd. under a 10-year deal while Trelltex Inc. has 28,263 sf at 2725 W. Davey Rd. for the next five years.