CHICAGO—As part of GlobeSt.com's 15th anniversary coverage, we look closer at three major redevelopment and conversion projects that are bringing to life some older and historic commercial properties in their respective communities.

LOS ANGELES—If a lease is structured properly, the tenant's interest under a lease can be pledged to a lender as collateral for a loan, say sources in this <b>EXCLUSIVE</b> commentary on the subject.

NEW YORK CITY—As part of GlobeSt.com's 15-year anniversary, we look at the evolution of the lodging industry, where a source tells us that this six-year period (2011-2016) of continuous double-digit gains on the bottom line will be the longest such streak for the nation's hotels since 1937.

SOUTHFIELD, MI—Office and industrial real estate markets in the region heat up as sales are brisk, says Farbman Group CEO, Andy Farbman in an <b>EXCLUSIVE</b> column on the subject.

LOS ANGELES—One source in this <b>EXCLUSIVE</b> series on a bifurcated industry says that the industry is becoming a handful of really big companies at the Fortune 1000 level and a bunch of smaller ones at the regional level—with very little in between.

SEATTLE—In part two of this <b>EXCLUSIVE</b> series one source says that the change in location and design of urban office space is triggering development companies and property owners to add newly-defined essentials to remain being sought-after locations.

SAN FRANCISCO—From a capital standpoint because of an influx of foreigners, San Francisco is among a few handful of markets that are considered a known commodity, say panelists at RealShare Bay Area.

WALNUT CREEK, CA—There is not much posited on the discount rate used in CRE financial analysis, Paramount Capital Corp.'s Joseph Ori in this <b>EXCLUSIVE</b> commentary.