CHICAGO-The Goldstein Family Partnership of north suburban Highland Park is leasing back about half the property back to Unilever Home & Personal Care U.S.A. on a short-term deal. It seeks another single user or multiple tenants for the manufacturing and warehouse space.

INDIANAPOLIS-Like many economists' forecasts, Duke Realty Corp. chairman and chief executive officer Thomas L. Hefner sees a flat first half of 2002 before an upturn later in the year despite a sharp increase in January leasing activity.

CHICAGO-Following the dismissal of a bankruptcy petition that has been stalling a foreclosure auction involving 7.9 million share of Prime Group Realty Trust stock, the Paramus, NJ-based REIT seeks to enforce chairman Michael W. Reschke's resignation.

CHICAGO-The real estate firm finds Cecilia A. Mowatt at Oak Brook, IL-based McDonald's Corp., where she gained additional real estate experience while in charge of business development. She is now in charge of developing new GVA business worldwide.

CHICAGO-Despite a rising vacancy and increases in both direct and sublease space in the submarket, plans are in the works for yet another West Loop office tower, just two blocks away from the recently-opened 525,000-sf Congress Center.

NORTHBROOK, IL-The local office of Reilly Mortgage Group and Freddie Mac team to create a credit facility based on Freddie Mac reference bills. TVO Southwest Partners LP uses 22 multifamily property in three states as collateral.

DEERFIELD, IL-CarrAmerica Realty Corp.'s 249,314-sf, six-building office property on 80 acres at I-94 and Deerfield Road scores a near-perfect 99.8% to win the Suburban Chicago Building Owners and Managers Association's top honor for 2001-02.

BUFFALO GROVE, IL-Chicago-based Invesco now owns the retail center anchored by a 62,782-sf Jewel/Osco that is undergoing major renovations. Boston-based T.A. Realty sells the property at the northeast corner of Lake-Cook Road and Route 83.