HOUSTON-The building owner fills the first spot in a 15,000-sf block of class A space brought to market six months ago. Robin Maritime Agencies, now an airport tenant, will move the steamship operation in mid-July to a Houston Ship Channel address.

CHICAGO-A 20,000-sf site at 4343 W. Peterson Ave. nearly triples in value in the past five years, selling recently to North Shore Bank for $1.9 million.

AURORA, IL-A 325,461-sf speculative building in West Ridge Corporate Center was not enough for Bannockburn based direct mail catalog and Internet marketer LTD Commodities. The company will move into 694,367 sf when an expansion is completed in November.

CLEVELAND, OH-Through separate partnerships, Cleveland REIT sells Clocktower Place in St. Louis, then proceeds to buy Ward Parkway Center in Kansas City.