National

MINNEAPOLIS-The London-based firm is the new owner of the one-million-sf Fifth Street Towers here, and RiverPark in Norwalk, CT.

RICHMOND, VA-HFF places the 10-year, fixed-rate loan with Quadrant Real Estate Advisors on behalf of prior lender AXA Equitable Life Insurance Co.

NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ-The 18-story building will house the Stem Cell Institute of New Jersey and other medical research operations.

CHICAGO-The historic Rookery building, at 209 S. LaSalle St., is being sold by Broadway Real Estate Partners LLC, which bought it last year for $56 million.

LOS ANGELES-The partnership of the Buxbaum and Amerland groups acquires the Rosslyn Hotel in Downtown L.A. for a conversion to 300 affordable and market-rate apartments.

WEBSTER, MA-The New York REIT continues to expand its holdings in southern New England with its 14th acquisition, buying Price Chopper Plaza for $17.7 million.

HOUSTON-The sellers end a six-year hold with the pass to Warburg Pincus Real Estate and Crestline Hotels & Resorts. Sources say the asset rang up $60 million to $70 million.

PHOENIX-Researchers say 3.2 million sf to 3.5 million sf of office space will deliver within six months. There is concern since Q3 reports put the highest absorption at 555,719 sf.