CHICAGO-Blues great George B. Guy hopes to pour a foundation next month for a 65,000-sf building with six floors of office space and a first-floor jazz club at what is now a vacant lot.

CHICAGO-A joint venture by CenterPoint Properties Trust and Ford Land Development Services would create 1.6 million sf of industrial space for suppliers of nearby Ford Motor Co. plants on the Southeast Side.

CHICAGO-The hospitality industry was hammered by the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, while it's business as usual, albeit in a recession, for industrial operators. That's part of the sector report turned in at NAREIT's annual convention.

CHICAGO-The hospitality industry was hammered by the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, while it's business as usual, albeit in a recession, for industrial operators. That's part of the sector report turned in at NAREIT's annual convention.

CHICAGO-Rents at some of Horizon Group Properties, Inc.'s factory outlet centers fall short of October mortgage payments to two lenders, prompting the REIT to ask them to restructure loans totaling $45.5 million.

CHICAGO-A panel of buy-side and sell-side experts tell National Association of Real Estate Investment Trust's annual convention economic recovery is at least a year off, but REIT shares should fare well.

CHICAGO-Jay A. Gitles, partner in the corporate and real estate practice group of national law firm Seyfarth Shaw, has words of warning for building owners signing deals with telecom companies for rooftop space.

CHICAGO-The hospitality industry was hammered by the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, while it's business as usual, albeit in a recession, for industrial operators. That's part of the sector report turned in at NAREIT's annual convention.