CHICAGO-Selling a 12,440-sf strip center at 9100 S. Commercial Ave. was aided by a Blockbuster and laundromat being net-lease tenants, while the sale of 10721-29 S. Ridgeland Ave. in Chicago Ridge requires filling space with new tenants.

CHICAGO-The Australia-based retail giant takes over leasing and marketing of the 386,000-sf Magnificent Mile shopping center, which will be renamed Westfield Shoppingtown North Bridge. The John Buck Co. and Morgan Stanley Real Estate Funds retain majority ownership.

OAK BROOK, IL-Leasing agents for Great Lakes REIT continue to exceed the 2003 goal of 30,000 sf a month in renewals and new leases. However, occupancy across the six-million-sf portfolio is expected to dip under 80% by the end of the year.

ROBBINS, IL-The 30-year HUD-insured Section 232 loan provided by Chicago-based Cambridge Realty Capital Cos. replaces a $20-million mortgage held by American National Bank & Trust.

LISLE, IL-The Dallas-based REIT paid more than $30 million last quarter for two office buildings here, its only second-quarter acquisitions. Both buildings, totaling 184,000 sf, were fully occupied in a submarket where vacancy stands at 22.4%.

CHICAGO-Three deals totaling nearly 58,000 sf bring occupancy at 191 N. Wacker Dr. to 75%, while leasing efforts at 123 N. Wacker Dr. have pushed the figure to 88%.

CHICAGO-Besides being headed for landmark designation, an eight-story building at Madison Street and Western Avenue has a new owner who intends to redevelop it for retail and affordable multifamily rental use.

UNIVERSITY PARK, IL-Continental Refrigerated Services will take all but 50,000 sf of a 262,470-sf build-to-suit on 30 acres owned by TCB Development at Steunkel Road and Central Avenue.