DOWNERS GROVE, IL-Mortgages totaling $6.6 million from St. Francis Bank is arranged by Chicago-based Aries Capital for the properties located at 3000 and 3010 Finley Road in this western suburb.

SEATTLE, WA-With Merrill Lynch & Co. on board for 56,000 sf in the 545,333-sf 1700 Seventh Avenue building and Nordstrom taking another 400,000 sf, Clise Properties has two floors available as it heads toward a summer grand opening.

KANSAS CITY-The organization adds Angie Glenn to its membership development and services department and Brian Smith to its safety services department.

SAN FRANCISCO-Class A office space here is running $70 per sf, while in Midtown Manhattan and Boston, occupancy costs run about $80 per sf, according to a study released yesterday by DTZ Debenham Tie Leung, The Staubach Company and AEW Capital Management LP.