CHICAGO—This is the New York-based company's first Chicagoland acquisition; it now owns and manages six hotels throughout the nation.

SANTA BARBARA, CA—A private investor buys a 46,813-square-foot retail store at a 5% cap rate and a tenant lease that rolls in three years for the high-barrier-to-entry State Street location, GlobeSt.com reports <b>EXCLUSIVELY</b>.

NEW YORK CITY—The 128-room property is one of the four hotels for which Gemini Real Estate Advisors filed a Chapter 11 reorganization petition earlier this year.

ATLANTA—Before retiring from the NFL in 1988, he served as a quarterback for the Minnesota Vikings—and he's been wildly successful in commercial real estate.