MIAMI-A private REIT controlled by LaSalle Investment Management has named Transwestern as an advisory team to oversee leasing of Miami Tower at 100 S.E. 2nd St. in downtown Miami.

CHICAGO-Aurora-based Optimum Nutrition Inc. has signed a long-term lease with Malvern, PA-based Liberty Property Trust for more than 212,000 square feet in an industrial building at 900 Bilter Rd. in Aurora.

OCALA, FL-Deerfield Beach-based SIKON Construction has started construction for Park View Commons, a Publix-anchored, 70,600-square-foot retail center at SE 24th St. and 3035 SE Maricamp Rd. (SR 464) in Ocala.

NEW YORK CITY-Pace University has announced that SL Green will construct a new 24-story dorm for its students at 180 Broadway situated at the corner of John Street, just east of Ground Zero.

WASHINGTON, DC-Rock Creek Property Group LLC has plans to redevelop a post office site in Washington, DC.

ORLANDO-Fairport, New York City-based Sopramco CV8, LLC has sold its two industrial buildings on a 0.4-acre land situated at 1934 Silver Star Rd. here.

ESCONDIDO, CA-San Diego Christian Center has inked a five-year lease for 11,705 square feet in an office tower located at 1305 Deodar Avenue, Suite 100, in Escondido for about $772,800.

TAMPA, FL-Lane Witherspoon & Carswell Commercial Real Estate Advisors has negotiated the sale of a retail space in Tampa.