MINNEAPOLIS-The $134 million, 335,000 sf Minneapolis Central Library is being designed by Cesar Pelli & Associates. Thornton-Tomasetti will do the structural work.

CHATTANOOGA, TN-The locally based mall REIT pays $61 million in cash and debt for the 784,775-sf River Ridge Mall in Lynchburg, VA and pays $86 million in cash and debt for the 787,255-sf Valley View Mall in Roanoke.

KING OF PRUSSIA, PA-An unnamed private LLC buys the fully leased, two-building complex at 420 and 440-80 Drew Court here. The sale price is undisclosed, but the property was initially offered at just under $8.3 million.

BOSTON-The Massachusetts Turnpike Authority receives two bids in response to its request for proposals to develop parcel six, a 40,000 sf site on the surface artery between the North End and Haymarket that will be exposed once the Big Dig is completed.