CHICAGO-The 32,000-sf building at 1055 W. Roosevelt Rd. designed by Stanley Tigerman will be bought for $1.12 million, with another $900,000 spent on converting the space for branch bank and back-office use.

CHICAGO-Ann Taylor Lofts, Ulta Cosmetics, Potbelly Sandwiches and Jamba Juice have expressed interest in Smithfield Properties' 22,750-sf, $6.1-million retail project at 2800 W. Armitage Ave. The developer is paying the city $2.46 million for the 49,000-sf site.

CHICAGO-Arthur Andersen's former headquarters at 33 W. Monroe St. is still 70% vacant with Prime Group Realty Trust's lease with the insurance company, which is consolidating three Downtown locations, including Sears Tower.

CHICAGO-Already managing HSBC Holdings plc's 2.9-million-sf US portfolio, Jones Lang LaSalle tops three competitors to win a three-year contract with HSBC Panama. The London-based company has 15 bank branches in the Central American country.

MORTON GROVE, IL-Publications International, Ltd. keeps its headquarters at 7373 N. Cicero Ave. in Lincolnwood but leases 26,240 sf at The Rose Group's building at 8140 Lehigh Ave.

CHICAGO-The 8,000 sf at 3552-56 N. Southport Ave. goes to Washington Mutual, Curves Fitness and Southport Grocery and Cafe for $31 per sf, believed to be a record for the hot Southport Avenue retail strip.

CHICAGO-The asking price for 555 W. Jackson Blvd., acquired by Chicago-based WLR Investments in 2000 after a foreclosure sale, was less than $83 per sf.

CHICAGO-American Invsco has sold 65% of the 185 units being created at the corner of Dearborn Street and Delaware Place, with sales averaging $275,000 per unit.