NILES, IL-The bus parts and accessories manufacturer and distributor pulls off what is believed to be the first Reverse Starker Exchange here, buying a $5.75-million warehouse three months before selling a $2.65-million facility.

INDIANAPOLIS, IN-Columbus, OH-based Pizzuti Companies is finishing its fifth build-to-suit project in three years for the appliance maker, totaling more than 2.2 million sf. The facility here will be a national parts distribution center.

WAUKEGAN, IL-The Washington, DC-based Urban Land Institute could come here next year to help draw up a plan for redeveloping this gritty north suburban city's ill-planned and underutilized lakefront.

MILWAUKEE, WI-The hospitality industry was in the doldrums even before Sept. 11, Marcus Corp. Chairman and CEO Stephen H. Marcus says, and revenues are down double digits since. However, he says the trend is positive.

CHICAGO-Chicago-based Aries Capital arranges the five-year loan from an insurance company for the mixed-use retail and multifamily rental building at the corner of Clark and Webster streets.

VERNON HILLS, IL-The 525-acre Continental Executive Parke draws the lender to 101,073-sf and 33,109-sf spaces in a deal worth $12.5 million. It's the second 100,000-sf-plus lease in Lake County this year.

GLEN ELLYN, IL-Parkside Limited Partnership gets $6 million for a 120-unit, 35-year-old apartment complex in this west suburb of Chicago. The apartment mix is primarily one-bedroom units.

McHENRY, IL-An additional 131,000 sf will be added to McHenry East and McHenry West high schools, increasing their total size by more than 40%. Turner Construction Co. is managing the work.