CHICAGO-Corus Bank is "encouraged by the steady absorption of sales at the project," a 224-unit condominium development at Adams and Des Plaines streets in the West Loop, where nearly 1,000 units remain unsold.

PORTLAND-The 6,477-sf commitment, which more than doubles the amount of leased space in the new 222,777-sf office building, could be the first of a series of leases to be signed. Ownership has lowered asking rates more than 14% since the fall of 2001, when the building was still six months from completion.

MIAMI-T-B Investments LLC of Miami sold the 33,023-sf office/warehouse building here for about $3 million, or $90.84 per sf. TractoAmerica plans to lease the building back from the new owner.

CHICAGO-The pool of potential anchor tenants is drying up quickly, brokers on a Chicago Real Estate Organization panel suggest. Still, buildings that lost tenants to anchor newer projects are left with challenges.