WILMINGTON, DE-Leasing activity for the HRPT Properties Trust-owned office buildings at 802 Delaware Ave. and 1001 Jefferson St. is now handled exclusively by Smith Mack & Co./Oncor International. Smith Mack follows Grubb & Ellis and Insignia as the properties' leasing agency.

LAS VEGAS, CA-The asset manager and commercial mortgage lender reports a third-quarter profit of $2.2 million, compared with $234,000 a year ago, and a revenue jump from $4.9 million to $8.8 million.

CHICAGO-Simon Property Group puts a $17.50-per-share offer directly to Taubman Centers directors, claiming previous offers made to boss Robert S. Taubman are not making their way to the board room.

CHICAGO-Approving a land write-down worth $155,000 should pave the way for a $1.1-million pancake house in an underserved South Shore neighborhood. But community development commission members wonder how they can ensure the reduced sales price will buy a long-term restaurant.