CHICAGO-The Institute for the International Education of Students signs a renewal and expansion to 28,550 sf, the largest among 74,000 sf of deals at the building owned by Golub & Co. and Praedium Opportunity Fund II.

CHICAGO-While the Downtown market is holding steady, Jones Lang LaSalle Reports another uptick in suburban office vacancy, particularly in the O'Hare submarket, where third-quarter vacancy including sublease space is nearly 29%.

CHICAGO-A 10,750-sf lease with insurance brokerage and employee benefits consulting firm Palmer & Cay helps Prentiss Properties Trust reach that plateau two years after losing Aon Corp. to 200 E. Randolph St.

NORWALK, CA-Pacific Coast Capital Partners provided short-term bridge financing and mezzanine debt while a senior loan is interest-only and priced on a floating rate. Buchanan Street Partners arranges the financing for Sonnenblick-Del Rio Government Acquisition Fund I's acquisition.

CHICAGO-Orlando-based Estein & Associates USA, Ltd. buys a 70% interest in Bank One Center for $106.4 million, plus another $9.8 million when another 40,000 sf of Bank One space is leased. The mortgage from Landesbank Hessen-Thuringen Girozentrale takes out construction and mezzanine debt on the 1.5-million-sf building.

ANAHEIM, CA-The Tyrol Plaza Senior Apartments begins construction and will provide affordable housing for residents 62 and older.

ROLLING MEADOWS, IL-In addition to the recent 163,100-sf deal at Continental Towers, Argent Mortgage Co. also takes five floors a mile west at 2550 W. Golf Rd. in Meadows Corporate Center.

BOLINGBROOK, IL-The Fortune 500 third-party logistics company is attracted to 70,000 sf of cooler space at 501 Frontage Rd., along I-55, while Sun Life liked the company's credit rating.