SAN DIEGO-The firm breaks ground on its 415,000-square-foot office and reveals that LPL Financial has signed a long-term lease for the entire building.

BERLIN-Union Investment has bought Rosmarin Karree, a 231,693-square-foot office and commercial building on Friedrichstrasse in Berlin's Mitte district, for an undisclosed price.

RIO DE JANEIRO-The Porto Maravilha redevelopment project includes investment for public and commercial uses in a 2-square-mile area, in preparation for world-stage events.

CHICAGO-CBRE Inc. reported that Milwaukee-based Foley & Lardner LLP has reduced its space to nearly 20% in an office building on N. Clark St.