XIAN, CHINA-The Dallas-based firm is performing a planned pull-out of the 1,200-unit, 11-building Shanxi Tian Bao project with local partner Jian Heng Real Estate.

CHICAGO-Miami-based developer Crescent Heights bought the 40-story, 480-unit tower here in the Streeterville neighborhood for $82 million in December 2009.

SANTIAGO, CHILE-In the first foray for Hines into Chile, Union Investment has asked Hines to manage the Torre Paris, Bandera 76, Teatinos 254 and the Xerox buildings here.

LAS VEGAS-Joe Derhake of Partner Engineering and Science, Inc. discusses his upcoming Science of Real Estate blog on GlobeSt.com.

BOLINGBROOK, IL-G&W Electric Co. will modify the existing facility to suit its manufacturing processes for medium and high voltage electric equipment.

SOUTHFIELD, MI-Sun Communities Inc., a REIT that owns and operates manufactured housing and RV communities, has acquired 18 properties in western Michigan comprising 5,042 homes.

CHICAGO-Bob Geiger, a national client manager at Partner Engineering and Science, Inc., talks about his firm's coming Science of Real Estate blog on GlobeSt.com.

MIAMI-Tim Gifford will focus on investment, acquisitions, dispositions and financing of properties in the Latin American markets.