The most-recent occupancy rate at the four-building complex was 88.3%, giving Grubb & Ellis more than 125,000 sf to market. "This represents a great assignment for Grubb & Ellis," said Robert E. Palffy, executive vice president and managing director of the firm's Chicago region.

In the north suburbs, U.S. Equities Realty, LLC's assignment at One Lane Center in Northbrook has been expanded to include the company's 86,000-sf corporate headquarters. U.S. Equities property manager Anne Hughes now oversees 336,000 sf at 1200 Shermer Rd., 1101 Skokie Blvd. and 1033 Skokie Blvd.

Meanwhile, Trammell Crow Co. has expanded its management portfolio by 227,160 sf with San Francisco-based AMB Property Corp. giving the local office a contract for a 167,551-sf industrial facility at 1800 Nicholas Blvd. in nearby Elk Grove Village, now occupied by Durable, Inc., as well as a 59,609-sf facility at 10100-20 Virginia Ave. in southwest suburban Chicago Ridge, occupied by Penske Logistics and Standard Forwarding Co.

Previously, AMB had given Trammell Crow control over a 230,031-sf industrial property at 800 Devon Ave. in Elk Grove Village.