CHICAGO-The largest Downtown office lease this year, a deal in the neighborhood of $70 million, takes 211,000 sf of space at the old Quaker Tower off the market. Occupancy is back up to 81% when two moves are taken into account.

HOUSTON-The Houston law firm of Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue will move into 54,600 sf on the top two floors of the 689,000-sf CBD high-rise. The signing pushes the project to 56% pre-leased.

PHOENIX-First Home Horizon is unpacking at its address for the next 7 1/2 years. The mortgage company joins a tenant roster that includes Grubb & Ellis, Morgan Stanley Dean Witter and Cisco Systems.

LONDON-Hines Real Estate Holdings has bought a 130,000-sf City office investment from the beleaguered Marylebone Warwick Balfour group in a Pounds 53.5 million ($83 million) deal.