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                                                                  Exhibit 10.271

                                                 Allstate Life Insurance Company
                                                                 Loan No. 122496

                                 MORTGAGE NOTE B

                                                               Chicago, Illinois
$3,550,000                                                          July 21,2004

        1.      PAYMENT OF PRINCIPAL AND INTEREST. FOR VALUE RECEIVED, INLAND
TOWSON SPE, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company (the "Maker"), hereby
promises to pay to the order of ALLSTATE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, and any
subsequent holder of this Note ("Holder" or "Holders") in the manner hereinafter
provided, the principal amount of THREE MILLION FIVE HUNDRED FIFTY THOUSAND
DOLLARS ($3,550,000), together with interest on the outstanding principal
balance from the date of the initial disbursement (for purposes of this Note,
"disbursement" means the date funds are wire transferred from Holder's account)
of all or a part of the principal of this Note ("Disbursement Date") until
maturity at a variable rate per annum ("Contract Rate") equal to (a) 3.6% for
the Initial Interest Period (as hereinafter defined), and (b) thereafter equal
to the LIBOR Rate (as hereinafter defined) plus 2.0%. The Contract Rate shall be
adjusted on the first day of each Interest Period (as hereinafter defined).

                "LIBOR Rate" shall mean the London Interbank Offered Rate for
the period of time comparable to the Interest Period (as hereinafter defined) as
published in The Wall Street Journal on the Interest Rate Determination Date (as
hereinafter defined). If the LIBOR Rate is no longer available in The Wall
Street Journal, the LIBOR Rate shall be as quoted at the close of business by
Bloomberg, L.P. on the Interest Rate Determination Date.

                "Interest Rate Determination Date" shall be one day prior to the
first day of the Interest Period if the LIBOR Rate is available on such date,
and, if not, then the next preceding date on which the LIBOR Rate is available.

                The "Initial Interest Period" shall mean the period commencing
on the Disbursement Date and continuing through October 31, 2004. The Initial
Interest Period shall include the balance of the month in which the Closing
occurs.

                "Interest Period" shall mean three (3) calendar month periods
commencing on August 1, 2004.

        Principal and interest shall be payable as follows:

        (a)     on the Disbursement Date, interest only, in advance, accruing
from the Disbursement Date to the last day of July, 2004 both inclusive; and

        (b)     on the first day of September, 2004, and on the first day of
each month thereafter until this Note is fully paid (the initial payment and
each subsequent payment under this subparagraph (b) shall each hereinafter be
referred to as "Monthly Payment"), in arrears, interest only on the unpaid
principal balance at the Contract Rate; and

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        (c)     on August 1, 2005, the entire unpaid principal amount and any
interest accrued but remaining unpaid and all other sums due under this Note.

        Except for the interest payable under paragraph (a) above, interest
shall be payable in arrears and calculated on the basis of a 360 day year
containing twelve 30 day months. All such payments on account of the
indebtedness evidenced by this Note shall be first applied to interest accrued
on the unpaid principal amount and the remainder toward reduction of the unpaid
principal amount.

        2.      PAYMENT INFORMATION. All payments required to be made hereunder
shall be made during regular business hours to Holder at its office c/o Allstate
Investments, LLC, Commercial Mortgage Division, Allstate Plaza South, Suite G5C,
3075 Sanders Road, Northbrook, Illinois 60062, Attention: Servicing Manager,
with sufficient information to identify the source and application of such
payment to Holder's Loan #122496, or at such other place as Holder may from time
to time designate in writing. All payments shall be made in currency of the
United States of America without presentment or surrender of this Note. Payments
to Holder shall be made by transferring immediately available federal funds by
bank wire or interbank transfer for the account of Holder. Any payment of
principal or interest received after 1:00 p.m. Chicago time shall be deemed to
have been received by Holder on the next business day and shall bear interest
accordingly. If and so long as Holder directs Maker to make payments to a
servicing agent, then payments may be made by check. Payments made by check will
not be deemed made until good funds for such check are received by Holder or the
servicing agent.

        3.      GUARANTY FOR NOTE. The payment of this Note and all other sums
due Holder is guaranteed by a Payment Guaranty (the "Guaranty") of even date
herewith from Towson Circle LLC, a Maryland limited liability company
("Guarantor"). The Guaranty is secured by, INTER ALIA, (a) a Fee and Leasehold
Indemnity Deed of Trust, Assignment of Leases, Rents and Contracts, Security
Agreement and Fixture Filing (the "Deed of Trust"), of even date herewith, from
Guarantor, as grantor, to Edward A. Bloom And Lawrence M. Prosen, as trustee, in
favor of Holder, as beneficiary, covering certain real property, the
improvements thereon and certain personal property situated in the County of
Baltimore, State of Maryland, and described in the Deed of Trust (the
"Property"), and (b) those certain instruments of indebtedness and security
separately described as "Related Agreements" in the Deed of Trust. Except as
otherwise defined herein, all of the defined terms contained in the Guaranty,
the Deed of Trust, and the Related Agreements are hereby incorporated herein by
express reference. This Note, Note A (as defined in the Deed of Trust), the
Guaranty, the Deed of Trust and the Related Agreements referred to in the Deed
of Trust are sometimes collectively referred to as the "Loan Documents."

        4.      LATE CHARGES. If any Monthly Payment required under this Note is
not paid in full on or before the fifth (5th) day of the month in which such
payment is due, Maker acknowledges that the Holder will incur extra expenses for
the handling of the delinquent payment and servicing the indebtedness evidenced
hereby, and that the exact amount of these extra expenses is extremely difficult
and impractical to ascertain, but that a charge of five percent (5%) of the
amount of the delinquent payment ("Late Charge") would be a fair approximation
of the expense so incurred by Holder. If applicable law requires a lesser
charge, however, then the maximum charge permitted by such law may be charged by
Holder for said purpose. Therefore, Maker shall, in such event, without further
notice, and without prejudice to the right of Holder to collect

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any other amounts provided to be paid hereunder or under the Deed of Trust, any
of the other Loan Documents or any other instrument executed for purposes of
further securing payment of the obligations evidenced by this Note, or to
declare an Event of Default, as defined below, pay to Holder immediately upon
demand the Late Charge to compensate Holder for expenses incurred in handling
delinquent payments.

        5.      INTEREST PAYABLE UPON DEFAULT. If there occurs an Event of
Default under this Note, the Guaranty, the Deed of Trust or under any other Loan
Document, then the unpaid principal amount of this Note, and all accrued and
unpaid interest thereon and all other indebtedness evidenced, guaranteed or
secured by this Note, the Guaranty, the Deed of Trust and any of the other Loan
Documents, including any unpaid Late Charges, shall, at the option of the
Holder, become immediately due and payable, and following acceleration or
maturity, shall bear interest at the Contract Rate plus five percent (5%) per
annum compounded monthly ("Default Rate") from the date of expiration of any
applicable cure or grace period until such time, if any, as the Event of Default
is cured and the Guaranty, the Deed of Trust and this Note are reinstated as
permitted by applicable law, or otherwise until such time as the unpaid
principal amount of this Note and all other indebtedness evidenced by this Note
are fully repaid, whichever is earlier.

        6.      EVENTS OF DEFAULT. An "Event of Default" shall exist under this
Note:

        (a)     in the event Maker shall fail to make any payment due under this
Note, other than the final payment and Prepayment Premium, on or before the
fifth (5th) day of the month in which such payment is due; or

        (b)     in the event Maker shall fail to make the final payment or the
Prepayment Premium when such payment is due; or

        (c)     if there shall exist an Event of Default under Note A, the
Guaranty, the Deed of Trust or in any of the other Loan Documents; or

        (d)(i)  any court of competent jurisdiction shall sign an order (1)
adjudicating Maker, or any person, partnership, member, manager or corporation
holding an ownership interest in Maker or in any partnership comprising Maker,
or any guarantor (which term when used in this Note shall mean guarantor of
payment of the indebtedness) bankrupt or insolvent, (2) appointing a receiver,
trustee or liquidator of a substantial part of the property of Maker, or any
person, partnership, member, manager or corporation holding an ownership
interest in Maker, or in any partnership comprising Maker, or any guarantor, or
(3) approving a petition for, or effecting an arrangement in bankruptcy, or any
other judicial modification or alteration of the rights of Holder or of other
creditors of Maker, or any person, partnership, member, manager or corporation
holding an ownership interest in Maker, or in any partnership comprising Maker
or any guarantor; or (ii) Maker, any person, partnership, member, manager or
corporation holding an ownership interest in Maker or in any partnership
comprising Maker, shall (1) apply for or consent to the appointment of a
receiver, trustee or liquidator for it or for any of its property, (2) as
debtor, file a voluntary petition in bankruptcy, or petition or answer seeking
reorganization or an arrangement with creditors or to take advantage of any
bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency, readjustment of debt, dissolution or
liquidation law or statute, or an answer admitting the material allegations of a
petition filed against it and any proceeding under such law, (3) admit

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in writing an inability to pay its debts as they mature, or (4) make a general
assignment for the benefit of creditors; or (iii) an involuntary petition in
bankruptcy is filed against Maker, or any person, partnership, member, manager
or corporation holding an ownership interest in Maker or in any partnership
comprising Maker and the same is not vacated or stayed within ninety (90) days
of the filing date; or

        (e)     Maker makes or furnishes a representation, warranty, statement,
certificate, schedule and/or report to Holder in or pursuant to this Note which
is false or misleading in any material respect as of the date made or furnished;
or

        (f)     any federal, state or local tax lien or any claim of lien for
labor or materials or any other lien or encumbrance of any nature whatsoever is
recorded against Maker or any of its property and is not removed by payment or
transferred to substitute security in the manner provided by law, within thirty
(30) days after it is recorded in accordance with applicable law; or

        (g)     a final judgment is entered against Maker that materially and
adversely affects the value, use or operation of its property, or adversely
affects, or reasonably may adversely affect, the validity or enforceability of
this Note, and Maker does not discharge the same or provide for its discharge in
accordance with its terms, or procure a stay of execution thereon, in any event
within thirty (30) days from entry, or Maker shall not, within such period or
such longer period during which execution on such judgment shall have been
stayed, appeal therefrom or from the order, decree or process upon or pursuant
to which such judgment shall have been entered, and cause its execution to be
stayed during such appeal, or if on appeal such order, decree or process shall
be affirmed and Maker shall not discharge such judgment or provide for its
discharge in accordance with its terms within sixty (60) days after the entry of
such order or decree or affirmance, or if any stay of execution on appeal is
released or otherwise discharged; or

        (h)     Maker ceases to exist or to be qualified to do or transact
business in the state of its formation and the State of Maryland or is dissolved
or is a party to a merger, consolidation or reorganization, or sells all or
substantially all of its assets.

        7.      ADDITIONAL PAYMENTS. The additional payments called for under
Paragraphs 4 and 5 shall be in addition to, and shall in no way limit, any other
rights and remedies provided for in this Note, the Guaranty, the Deed of Trust,
any other Loan Documents, or otherwise provided by law.

        8.      PAYMENT OF TAXES AND EXPENSES. Maker further promises to pay to
Holder, immediately upon written notice from Holder: (i) all recordation,
transfer, stamp, documentary or other fees or taxes levied on Holder (exclusive
of Holder's income taxes) by reason of the making or recording of this Note, the
Guaranty, the Deed of Trust or any of the other Loan Documents, and (ii) all
intangible property taxes levied upon any Holder of this Note or beneficiary
under the Deed of Trust or secured party under any of the Loan Documents.

        Maker further promises to pay to Holder, immediately upon written notice
from Holder, all actual costs, expenses, disbursements, intangible property
taxes imposed upon any Holder of this Note or beneficiary under the Deed of
Trust or secured party under any of the Loan Documents, escrow fees, title
charges and reasonable legal fees and expenses actually incurred

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by Holder and its counsel in connection with (i) the collection, attempted
collection, or negotiation and documentation of any settlement or workout of the
principal amount of this Note, the interest thereon or any installment or other
payment due hereunder, and (ii) any suit or proceeding whatsoever at all trial
and appellate levels in regard to this Note or to protect, sustain or enforce
the lien of any instrument securing this Note, including, without limitation, in
any bankruptcy proceeding or judicial or nonjudicial foreclosure proceeding. It
is the intent of the parties that Maker pay all expenses and reasonable
attorneys' and paralegals' fees incurred by Holder as a result of or in
connection with (A) matters described in clauses (i) and (ii) above, (B) the
negotiation and closing of the loan transaction evidenced by this Note, and any
supplements or amendments thereto, (C) the protection of property given as
security for the indebtedness evidenced hereby, and (D) responding to requests
from Maker that Holder take certain actions, and as may otherwise be reasonably
incurred by Holder as a result of or in connection with entering into the loan
transaction evidenced by this Note.

        9.      PREPAYMENT. With at least thirty (30) days prior written notice
to Holder, specifying the date of prepayment, which shall be the last day of an
Interest Period, Maker will have the privilege of prepaying the outstanding
principal amount together with any accrued but unpaid interest, any other sums
guaranteed by the Guaranty and secured by the Deed of Trust and the Loan
Documents and without a prepayment premium, unless at the time of such
prepayment, an Event of Default exists, in which case Maker shall be required to
pay a prepayment premium ("Prepayment Premium") equal to five percent (5%) of
the outstanding balance of this Note.

        Written notice of Maker's election to make a prepayment in full of this
Note shall be given in the manner provided for in Section 20 below. Partial
prepayment of the outstanding principal amount of this Note shall not be
permitted except in accordance with the terms of the Deed of Trust. In the event
of such a permitted partial prepayment, the Prepayment Premium calculated in
this Paragraph 9 shall be prorated based on the amount of the partial prepayment
relative to the then current outstanding principal balance of this Note.

        Maker acknowledges that Holder:

        (a)     has advanced the amounts evidenced by this Note with the
expectation that such amounts would be outstanding for a period at least equal
to the No-Prepayment Period;

        (b)     would not have been willing to advance such amounts on these
terms for a shorter period of time;

        (c)     in making the loan evidenced by this Note, is relying on Maker's
creditworthiness and its agreement to pay in strict accordance with the terms
set forth in this Note; and

        (d)     would not make the loan evidenced by this Note without full and
complete assurance by Maker of its agreement not to prepay all or a part of the
principal of this Note except as expressly permitted herein and in the Deed of
Trust.

        10.     EVASION OF PREPAYMENT PREMIUM. Maker acknowledges that in the
event of an acceleration of payment of this Note following an Event of Default
by Maker, a tender of payment of an amount necessary to satisfy the entire
indebtedness evidenced hereby, but not

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including the Prepayment Premium, made at any time prior to a foreclosure sale
by Maker or Guarantor, their respective successors or assigns or by anyone on
behalf of Maker, or by a buyer upon foreclosure or power of sale, shall
constitute a prepayment hereunder and shall be presumed to be and conclusively
deemed to constitute a deliberate evasion of the prepayment provisions hereof
and shall therefore be subject to the Prepayment Premium in accordance with this
Note with the date of prepayment being deemed the date of occurrence of the
foreclosure sale or the tender of payment of the amount necessary to pay the
entire indebtedness evidenced hereby in full, including the Prepayment Premium.

        11.     MAKER'S COVENANTS. Maker agrees that:

        (a)     this instrument and the rights and obligations of all parties
hereunder shall be governed by and construed under the laws of the state or
commonwealth in which the Property is located;

        (b)     the obligation evidenced by this Note is an exempted transaction
under the Truth-in-Lending Act, 15 U.S.C. Section 1601, ET SEQ. (1982);

        (c)     said obligation constitutes a business or commercial loan for
the purpose of the application of any laws that distinguish between consumer
loans and business or commercial loans and that have as their purpose the
protection of consumers in the state or commonwealth in which the Property is
located;

        (d)     at the option of the Holder, the United States District Court
for the district in which the Property is located and any court of competent
jurisdiction of the state or commonwealth in which the Property is located shall
have jurisdiction in any action, suit or other proceeding arising out of or
relating to any act taken or omitted hereunder or the enforcement of this Note,
the Guaranty, the Deed of Trust and the Related Agreements except to the extent
that jurisdiction must be in the courts of Maryland in order to properly enforce
the terms and provisions of the Note, the Guaranty, the Deed of Trust, and such
Related Agreements, and for all purposes Maker hereby consents to the
jurisdiction of the courts of Maryland and Maker shall not assert in any such
action, suit or other proceeding that it is not personally subject to the
jurisdiction of such courts that the action, suit or other proceeding is brought
in an inconvenient forum or that the venue of the action, suit or other
proceeding is improper;

        (e)     it hereby waives any objections to venue; and

        (f)     it hereby waives its right to a trial by jury.

        12.     SEVERABILITY. The parties hereto intend and believe that each
provision of this Note comports with all applicable local, state and federal
laws and judicial decisions. However, if any provision or any portion of any
provision contained in this Note is held by a court of law to be invalid,
illegal, unlawful, void or unenforceable as written in any respect, then it is
the intent of all parties hereto that such portion or provision shall be given
force to the fullest possible extent that it is legal, valid and enforceable,
that the remainder of the Note shall be construed as if such illegal, invalid,
unlawful, void or unenforceable portion or provision was not contained therein,
and the rights, obligations and interests of Maker and Holder under the
remainder of this Note shall continue in full force and effect.

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        13.     USURY LAWS. It is the intention of Maker and Holder to conform
strictly to the usury laws now or hereafter in force in the State of Maryland,
and any interest payable under this Note, the Guaranty, the Deed of Trust, or
any other Related Agreement (as defined in the Deed of Trust) shall be subject
to reduction to an amount not to exceed the maximum non-usurious amount for
commercial loans allowed under the usury laws of the State of Maryland as now or
hereafter construed by the courts having jurisdiction over such matters. In the
event such interest (whether designated as interest, service charges, points, or
otherwise) does exceed the maximum legal rate, it shall be:

        (a)     cancelled automatically to the extent that such interest exceeds
the maximum legal rate;

        (b)     if already paid, at the option of the Holder, either be rebated
to Maker or credited on the principal amount of the Note; and

        (c)     if the Note has been prepaid in full, then such excess shall be
rebated to Maker.

        14.     ACCELERATION. Upon an Event of Default, Holder shall have the
right, without further demand or notice, to declare the entire principal amount
of this Note and/or any Future Advance (as defined in the Deed of Trust) then
outstanding, all accrued and unpaid interest thereon and all other further sums
payable under this Note, which shall include the Prepayment Premium (calculated
as provided in Paragraph 9 above), the Deed of Trust or any note evidencing any
Future Advance, to be immediately due and payable and, notwithstanding the
stated maturity in this Note or any note evidencing any Future Advance, all such
sums declared due and payable shall thereupon become immediately due and
payable. During the existence of such Event of Default, Holder may apply
payments received on any amounts due under the Note, the Guaranty, the Deed of
Trust, any other Loan Document or any note evidencing any Future Advance as
Holder may determine in its sole discretion.

        15.     WAIVERS BY MAKER. As to this Note, the Guaranty, the Deed of
Trust, any of the other Loan Documents and any other instruments securing the
indebtedness, Maker and all guarantors (including Guarantor), sureties and
endorsers, severally waive all applicable exemption rights, whether under any
state constitution, homestead laws or otherwise, and also severally waive
diligence, valuation and appraisement, presentment for payment, protest and
demand, notice of protest, demand and dishonor and diligence in collection and
nonpayment of this Note and all other notices in connection with the delivery,
acceptance, performance, default, or enforcement of the payment of this Note
(except notice of default specifically provided for, without duplication, in the
Deed of Trust and any of the other Loan Documents). To the extent permitted by
law, Maker further waives all benefit that might accrue to Maker by virtue of
any present or future laws exempting the Property, or any other property, real
or personal, or the proceeds arising from any sale of any such property, from
attachment, levy, or sale under execution, or providing for any stay of
execution to be issued on any judgment recovered on this Note and/or the
Guaranty, or in any action to foreclose the Deed of Trust, injunction against
sale pursuant to power of sale, exemption from civil process or extension of
time for payment. Maker agrees that any real estate that may be levied upon
pursuant to a judgment obtained by virtue of this Note, or any writ of execution
issued thereon, may be sold upon any such writ in whole or in part in any order
desired by Holder.

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        16.     MAKER NOT RELEASED. No delay or omission of Holder to exercise
any of its rights and remedies under this Note, the Guaranty, the Deed of Trust
or any other Loan Documents at any time following the happening of an Event of
Default shall constitute a waiver of the right of Holder to exercise such rights
and remedies at a later time by reason of such Event of Default or by reason of
any subsequently occurring Event of Default. The acceptance by Holder of payment
of any sum payable hereunder after the due date of such payment shall not he a
waiver of Holder's right to either require prompt payment when due of all other
sums payable hereunder or to declare a default for failure to make prompt
payment. This Note, or any payment hereunder, may be extended from time to time
by agreement in writing between Maker and Holder without in any other way
affecting the liability and obligations of Maker and endorsers, if any.

        17.     NONRECOURSE. Except as otherwise set forth in this Paragraph,
Holder's recourse under this Note, the Guaranty, the Deed of Trust and the other
Loan Documents shall be limited to the Property and the proceeds thereof, the
rents and all other income arising therefrom during and after the month in which
an Event of Default has occurred, the other assets of Guarantor arising out of
the Property which are given as collateral for the Guaranty, and any other
collateral given in writing to Holder as security for repayment of the Guaranty
or this Note (all of the foregoing are collectively referred to as the "Loan
Collateral"). Notwithstanding the preceding sentence:

        (a)     Holder may, in accordance with the terms of this Note, the
Guaranty, the Deed of Trust or any of the other Loan Documents: (i) foreclose
the lien of the Deed of Trust; (ii) take appropriate action to enforce the Deed
of Trust, the Guaranty, this Note and any of the other Loan Documents to realize
upon and/or protect the Loan Collateral; (iii) name Maker or Guarantor as a
party defendant in any action brought under this Note, the Guaranty, the Deed of
Trust or any of the other Loan Documents so long as the exercise of any remedy
is limited to the Loan Collateral; (iv) pursue all of its rights and remedies
against any guarantor or surety or master tenant whether or not a partner,
member or other owner of Maker or Guarantor; and (v) pursue all of its rights
and remedies against the indemnitors under that certain Environmental Indemnity
Agreement of even date herewith related to the Property;

        (b)     Holder may seek damages or other monetary relief, to the extent
of actual monetary loss, or any other remedy at law or in equity against Maker
or Guarantor, and the indemnitors/guarantors, if any, under any nonrecourse
exception indemnity agreements ("Nonrecourse Indemnitors") by reason of or in
connection with: (i) the failure of Maker or Guarantor to pay to Holder, upon
demand, all rents, issues and profits of the Property to which Holder is
entitled pursuant to this Note, the Guaranty, the Deed of Trust or any of the
other Loan Documents following an Event of Default; (ii) any waste of the
Property or any willful act or omission by Maker or Guarantor that damages or
materially reduces the value of the Property; (iii) the distribution of rents,
issues and profits from the Property prior to the payment of operating expenses
or the provision for reserves, if any, to be made pursuant to this Note, the
Guaranty, the Deed of Trust or any of the other Loan Documents prior to any
other expenditure or distribution by Maker or Guarantor; (iv) the failure to
account for and to turn over security deposits (and interest required by law or
agreement to be paid thereon) or prepaid rents following the occurrence of an
Event of Default; (v) the failure to timely pay all real estate taxes or any
regular or special assessments affecting the Property; (vi) the failure to
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over real estate tax accruals following the occurrence of an Event of Default;
(vii) the failure to maintain casualty and liability insurance as required
hereunder or under the other Loan Documents or to apply insurance proceeds or
condemnation awards relating to the Property or other collateral in the manner
required under applicable provisions of the Deed of Trust or other Loan
Documents; (viii) any modification, termination or cancellation of any lease of
all or any portion of the Property without Holder's prior written consent, if
and to the extent such consent is required under the Loan Documents and if and
to the extent such modification, termination or cancellation has a material
adverse effect on the value of the Property; (ix) a default by Guarantor under
any lease of all or any portion of the Property; or (x) costs and expenses,
including, without limitation, attorney's fees and transfer taxes, incurred by
Holder in connection with the enforcement of this Note, the Guaranty, the Deed
of Trust or any of the other Loan Documents or in connection with a deed-in-lieu
of foreclosure if the Event of Default giving rise to the enforcement action is
one described in subsections (b) or (c) as an exception to the nonrecourse
provisions, or if Maker or Guarantor or any principal of either objects to any
actions taken by Holder to exercise its remedies under this Note, the Guaranty,
the Deed of Trust or any of the other Loan Documents; (xi) Maker, Guarantor or
any of their principals commences any lawsuit to enjoin or delay a foreclosure
of the Property by Holder, or raises defenses or counterclaims to a foreclosure
action; (xii) Maker or Guarantor applies for the appointment of a receiver,
trustee or liquidator for it or for any of its property, or, as a debtor, files
a voluntary petition in bankruptcy, or petition or answer seeking reorganization
or an arrangement with creditors or takes advantage of any bankruptcy,
reorganization, insolvency, readjustment of debt, dissolution or liquidation law
or statute, or makes a general assignment for the benefit of creditors; or
(xiii) in the event any bankruptcy or reorganization proceedings (voluntary or
involuntary), Maker, Guarantor or any principal of either opposes any motion by
Holder for relief from the Automatic Stay; and

        (c)     Maker, Guarantor, any of their general partners and the
Nonrecourse Indemnitor(s), if any, shall become personally liable for payment of
all the indebtedness evidenced by this Note, the Guaranty and performance of all
other obligations of Maker and Guarantor under this Note, the Guaranty, the Deed
of Trust and the other Loan Documents upon the occurrence of any: (i) fraud or
willful misrepresentation of a material fact by Maker, Guarantor, any of their
general partners, or Nonrecourse Indemnitor(s), if any, in connection with this
Note, the Guaranty, the Deed of Trust, or the other Loan Documents or any
request for any action or consent by Holder; (ii) a Transfer of any interest in
Maker or Guarantor or all or any portion of the Property or any interest therein
in violation of the terms of this Note, the Guaranty, the Deed of Trust or the
other Loan Documents; or (iii) the incurrence by Maker or Guarantor of any
indebtedness in violation of the terms of this Note, the Guaranty, the Deed of
Trust or the other Loan Documents (whether secured or unsecured, direct or
contingent), other than unsecured debt or routine trade payables incurred in the
ordinary course of business in connection with the operation of the Property.

        In addition, Maker, Guarantor, any of their general partners and the
Nonrecourse Indemnitors, if any, shall be responsible for any costs and expenses
incurred by Holder in connection with the collection of any amounts for which
Maker, Guarantor, any of their the general partners, if any, and the Nonrecourse
Indemnitors, if any, are personally liable under this Paragraph, including
attorneys' and paralegals' fees and expenses, court costs, filing fees and all
other costs and expenses incurred in connection therewith.

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        18.     SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS. The provisions of this Note shall be
binding upon Maker and its legal representatives, successors and assigns and
shall inure to the benefit of any Holder and its successors and assigns. In the
event Maker is composed of more than one party, obligations arising from this
Note are and shall be joint and several as to each such party.

        19.     REMEDIES CUMULATIVE. The remedies of Holder as provided in this
Note, or in the Guaranty, the Deed of Trust or any of the other Loan Documents,
and the warranties contained herein or therein shall be cumulative and
concurrent, may be pursued singly, successively or together at the sole
discretion of Holder, may be exercised as often as occasion for their exercise
shall occur and in no event shall the failure to exercise any such right or
remedy be construed as a waiver or release of such right or remedy. No remedy
under this Note, conferred upon or reserved to Holder is intended to be
exclusive of any other remedy provided in this Note, the Guaranty, the Deed of
Trust or any of the other Loan Documents or provided by law, but each shall be
cumulative and shall be in addition to every other remedy given under the Deed
of Trust or any of the other Loan Documents or hereunder or now or hereafter
existing at law or in equity or by statute.

        20.     NOTICES. All notices, written confirmation of wire transfers and
all other communications with respect to this Note shall be directed as follows:

                If to Holder:

                        c/o Allstate Investments, LLC
                        Allstate Plaza South, Suite G5C
                        3075 Sanders Road
                        Northbrook, Illinois 60062
                        Attention:   Commercial Mortgage Division
                                     Servicing Manager

                With a copy to:

                        c/o Allstate Investments, LLC
                        Allstate Plaza South, Suite G5A
                        3075 Sanders Road
                        Northbrook, Illinois 60062
                        Attention:   Investment Law Division

                If to Maker:

                        Inland Towson SPE, L.L.C.
                        2901 Butterfield Road
                        Oakbrook, Illinois 60523
                        Attention:   Roberta Matlin

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                With a copy to:

                        The Inland Real Estate Group, Inc.
                        2901 Butterfield Road
                        Oakbrook, Illinois 60523
                        Attention:   General Counsel

or at such other place as Holder or Maker may from time to time designate in
writing. All notices shall be in writing and shall be (a) hand-delivered, (b)
sent by United States express mail or by private overnight courier, or (c)
served by certified mail postage prepaid, return receipt requested, to the
appropriate address set forth above. Notices served as provided in (a) and (b)
shall be deemed to be effective upon delivery. Any notice served by certified
mail shall be deposited in the United States mail with postage thereon fully
prepaid and shall be deemed effective on the day of actual delivery as shown by
the addressee's return receipt or the expiration of three business days after
the date of mailing, whichever is earlier in time.

        21.     NO ORAL MODIFICATION. This Note may not be modified or
discharged orally, but only by an agreement in writing signed by the party
against whom enforcement of any waiver, modification or discharge is sought.

        22.     TIME. Time is of the essence with regard to the performance of
the obligations of Maker in this Note and each and every term, covenant and
condition herein by or applicable to Maker.

        23.     CAPTIONS. The captions and headings of the paragraphs of this
Note are for convenience only and are not to be used to interpret, define or
limit the provisions hereof.

        24.     TRANSFER OF NOTE. Holder may, at any time, sell, transfer or
assign this Note, the Guaranty, the Deed of Trust and any of the Loan Documents,
and any or all servicing rights with respect to this Note, or grant
participations in this Note or issue mortgage pass-through certificates or other
securities evidencing a beneficial interest in this Note. Holder may forward to
any prospective purchaser or any rating agency rating securities all documents
and information Holder now has or may acquire, as Holder determines necessary or
desirable, including, without limitation, financial information regarding Maker,
its general partners, shareholders, members or other principals.

        25.     REPLACEMENT NOTE. Upon receipt of evidence reasonably
satisfactory to Maker of the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of this
Note, and in the case of any such loss, theft or destruction, upon delivery of
an indemnity agreement reasonably satisfactory to Maker or, in the case of any
such mutilation, upon surrender and cancellation of this Note, Maker will
execute and deliver to Holder in lieu thereof, a replacement note dated as of
the date of this Note, identical in form and substance to this Note and upon
such execution and delivery all references to this Note in any of the Loan
Documents shall be deemed to refer to such replacement note.

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                            [Signature Page Follows]

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        IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Maker has caused this Note to be duly executed under
seal on the date first above written.

                                MAKER:

                                INLAND TOWSON SPE, L.L.C., a
                                Delaware limited liability company

                                By: /s/ Steven P. Grimes
                                   --------------------------------
                                Name:   Steven P. Grimes
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                                                                  Exhibit 10.272

                                                 Allstate Life Insurance Company
                                                      Loan No. 122495 and 122496

                               INDEMNITY GUARANTY

        THIS INDEMNITY GUARANTY (the "Guaranty") is executed and delivered as of
July 21, 2004, by TOWSON CIRCLE LLC, a Maryland limited liability limited
company ("Guarantor") to and for the benefit of ALLSTATE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY,
an Illinois insurance corporation ("Lender").

                                    RECITALS

        A.      Inland Towson SPE, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company
("Borrower"), an affiliate of Guarantor, is indebted to Lender for a loan in the
amount of NINETEEN MILLION ONE HUNDRED NINETY SEVEN THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED
DOLLARS ($19,197,500) (the "Loan") as evidenced by (i) Mortgage Note A ("Note
A") of even date herewith, made by Borrower in the amount of $15,647,500 and
with a maturity date of July 1, 2009, and (ii) Mortgage Note B ("Note B, and
together with Note A, the "Note" or the "Notes") of even date herewith, made by
Borrower in the amount of $3,550,000 and with a maturity date of August 1, 2005.
Full repayment of the Note is secured by this Guaranty.

        B.      This Guaranty is secured by, INTER ALIA, (a) an Fee and
Leasehold Indemnity Deed of Trust, Assignment of Leases, Rents and Contracts,
Security Agreement and Fixture Filing (the "Deed of Trust"), of even date
herewith, from Guarantor, as grantor, to Edward A. Bloom and Lawrence M. Prosen,
as trustee, in favor of Lender, as beneficiary, covering certain real property,
the improvements thereon and certain personal property situated in the County of
Baltimore, State of Maryland, and described in the Deed of Trust (the
"Property"), and (b) those certain instruments of indebtedness and security
described as "Related Agreements" in the Deed of Trust. This Guaranty, the Note,
the Deed of Trust, and the Related Agreements referred to in the Deed of Trust
are sometimes collectively referred to as the "Loan Documents."

        C.      Guarantor is the sole member of Borrower and will derive
substantial direct and indirect benefits by reason of Lender making the Loan.

        D.      To induce Lender to make the Loan and to grant such other
accommodations to Borrower as Lender may deem appropriate, and with full
knowledge that the Loan and any such other accommodations would not be made
unless Guarantor executes and delivers this Guaranty, the Deed of Trust and the
other Loan Documents, Guarantor has agreed with Lender to guarantee the payment
of the sums specified herein.

                                   AGREEMENTS

        NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of, and as a material inducement to,
Lender making the Loan to Borrower and granting to Borrower such other
accommodations as Lender may deem appropriate, and for other good and valuable
consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the
undersigned Guarantor hereby covenants to and agrees with Lender as follows:

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        1.      INCORPORATION OF RECITALS. The foregoing Recitals are hereby
incorporated in this Guaranty and made a part hereof by this reference.

        2.      GUARANTEED OBLIGATIONS. Guarantor hereby absolutely guarantees
to Lender and shall stand as surety for the due and punctual payment (and not
merely collection), when due and/or at maturity, whether by acceleration or
otherwise, and at all times thereafter, of each of the following (hereinafter
referred to collectively as the "Guaranteed Obligations"):

        (a)     principal, interest, late charges, costs, expenses (including
reasonable attorneys' fees) and all other charges or advancements due or to
become due (whether by acceleration or otherwise) in respect of the Note and/or
under the Deed of Trust or any of the other Loan Documents;

        (b)     all sums relating to the Loan which may be or may become secured
by the lien of the Deed of Trust, and the due and punctual payment of all taxes,
assessments and insurance premiums, and all other sums and charges required by,
and the due and punctual performance and observance by Borrower of all of the
terms, covenants and conditions of the Note, whether according to the present
terms thereof, at any earlier or accelerated date or dates as provided therein,
or pursuant to any extension of time or to any change or changes in the terms,
covenants and conditions thereof, now or at any time hereafter made or granted
by Lender; and

        (c)     the payment of all other sums which may be advanced by or
otherwise be due to Lender under any provision of the Deed of Trust or under any
of the other Loan Documents, with interest thereon at the rate provided herein
or therein;

        (d)     the performance of each and every covenant and agreement of
Guarantor or Borrower contained (1) in any note evidencing a Future Advance (as
defined in the Deed of Trust), and (2) in any of the Loan Documents;

        (e)     all costs, expenses, losses, damages and other charges sustained
or incurred by Lender because of: (1) the default by Guarantor or Borrower in
payment or performance, as the case may be, of any provision contained in any of
the Loan Documents; (2) defense of actions instituted by Guarantor or Borrower
or a third party against Lender arising out of or related to the Loan or in the
realizing upon, protecting, perfecting or defending the Property or the
Collateral described in the Deed of Trust; or (3) actions brought or defended by
Lender in enforcing its security interest in the Property or the Collateral
described in the Deed of Trust. All of these costs and expenses include
reasonable attorneys' fees and paralegals' fees, whether incurred with respect
to collection, litigation, bankruptcy proceedings, interpretation, dispute,
negotiation, trial, appeal, defensive actions instituted by a third party
against mortgagee, or enforcement or any judgment based upon any of the Loan
Documents, whether or not suit is brought to collect such amounts or to enforce
such rights or, if brought, is prosecuted to judgment;

        (f)     all costs, expenses, and amounts arising under or pursuant to
any indemnity contained within any of the Loan Documents, or in any separate
agreement executed by Guarantor or Borrower in favor of Lender;

        (g)     the repayment of any other loans or advances, with interest
thereon, hereafter made to Borrower (or any successor in interest to Borrower,
as the case may be) by Lender when

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the promissory note evidencing the loan or advance specifically states that said
note is secured by this Guaranty, together with all extensions, renewals,
modifications, amendments and replacements thereof (herein and in the Loan
Documents, "Future Advance"); and

        (h)     the payment on demand of all Enforcement Costs (as hereinafter
defined).

        The obligation of Guarantor hereunder shall in no way be released,
impaired, affected, extinguished or diminished by any actions Lender may take or
fail to take with respect to the Loan Documents or any collateral security
therefor, including, but not limited to, a foreclosure of any such collateral.
The obligation of Guarantor to pay Lender shall continue without regard to the
number of advances or the amount of any advance made to Borrower or to amounts
applied by Lender for the account of Borrower on the Loan from the proceeds of
any enforcement action under the Loan Documents, whether by foreclosure or
otherwise. Lender shall have the right to determine how, when and what
application of payments and credits, if any, derived from the security for this
Guaranty or the Loan, shall be made on the Guaranteed Obligations, and this
Guaranty shall apply to and secure any ultimate balance of the Guaranteed
Obligations that shall remain owing to Lender.

        Anything in this Guaranty to the contrary notwithstanding, Guarantor's
liability hereunder shall be conditioned on, and shall arise immediately and
automatically upon, the occurrence of an Event of Default.

        3.      GUARANTOR'S AGREEMENTS. Guarantor hereby: (i) waives diligence,
presentment, protest, notice of dishonor, demands for payment, extension of time
of payment, acceptance and notice of acceptance of this Guaranty, non-payment
(whether at maturity or otherwise) and indulgences and notices of every kind
(except notice of default specifically set forth in the Deed of Trust or in any
of the other Loan Documents); (ii) waives, solely for the benefit of Lender and
any subsequent holder of this Guaranty, any right of indemnification which
Guarantor might have against Borrower or any other guarantor of the Guaranteed
Obligations, whether by contract, agreement or operation of law; (iii) consents
to any and all waivers, forbearances and extensions of the time of payment of
the Note, the Deed of Trust and all of the other Loan Documents; (iv) consents
to any and all changes in the terms, covenants and conditions of the Note or any
of the other Loan Documents hereafter made or granted to Borrower by Lender; (v)
consents to any and all substitutions, exchanges, releases or subordinations of
all or any part of the collateral for this Guaranty or for the Loan; (vi)
consents to any addition of additional guarantors or the release or substitution
of any such guarantor hereunder; (vii) waives the benefit of all appraisement,
valuation, marshalling, forbearance, stay, extension, redemption, homestead,
exemption and moratorium laws now or hereafter in effect; (viii) waives any
defense based on the incapacity, lack of authority, death or disability of any
other person or entity or the failure of Lender to file or enforce a claim
against the estate of any other person or entity in any administrative,
bankruptcy or other proceeding; (ix) waives any defense based on an election of
remedies by Lender, whether or not such election may affect in any way the
recourse, subrogation or other rights of Guarantor against Borrower or any other
person in connection with the Guaranteed Obligations; (x) waives any defense
based on the negligence of Lender in administering the Loan and/or the Loan
Documents or taking or failing to take any action in connection therewith, or
based on the federal Equal Credit Opportunity Acts and applicable regulations or
the Equal Credit Opportunity Acts and applicable regulations of any state

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including without limitation the States of Maryland and Illinois; (xi) to the
extent permitted by applicable law, waives any defense based on the failure of
Lender to (a) provide notice to Guarantor of a sale or other disposition
(including any collateral sale pursuant to the Uniform Commercial Code) of any
of the security for any of the Guaranteed Obligations, or (b) conduct such a
sale or disposition in a commercially reasonable manner; (xii) waives the
defense of expiration of any statute of limitations affecting the liability of
Guarantor hereunder or the enforcement hereof, (xiii) waives any other defenses
of Guarantor to the Guaranteed Obligations, including any claim of offset or
counterclaim by Guarantor of loss of contribution from any co-guarantor with
respect thereto, and (xiv) waives any right to file any "Claim" (as hereinafter
defined), other than a compulsory counterclaim, as part of, and any right to
request consolidation of any action or proceeding relating to a Claim with, any
action or proceeding filed or maintained by Lender to collect any indebtedness
of Guarantor to Lender hereunder or to exercise any rights or remedies available
to Lender under the Loan Documents, at law, in equity or otherwise. The
intention of the foregoing is that Guarantor shall remain liable under this
Guaranty as principal notwithstanding any act, omission or thing which might
otherwise operate as a legal or equitable discharge of Guarantor or a legal or
equitable limitation on or diminution of the liability of Guarantor hereunder.
It is the intent of the foregoing to have Guarantor waive any and all defenses
to payment of the Loan which it may have such that Guarantor is liable to the
same extent as if it were maker of the Note immediately upon the occurrence of
any Event of Default under any of the Loan Documents. Guarantor hereby agrees
not to assert any rights or defenses which arise by reason of structuring the
Loan as a loan to Borrower secured by this Guaranty. Guarantor acknowledges that
without this agreement, Lender would not make the Loan to Borrower. For purposes
of this section, the term "Claim" shall mean any claim, action or cause of
action, defense, counterclaim, set-off or right of recoupment of any kind or
nature against Lender, its officers, directors, employees, agents or attorneys,
in connection with the making, closing, administration, collection or
enforcement by Lender of the indebtedness and obligations evidenced by the Note
or the other Loan Documents (including, but not limited to, this Guaranty).

        4.      SUBORDINATION OF INDEBTEDNESS. All existing and future
indebtedness of Borrower to Guarantor, or to any entity owned and/or controlled
by Guarantor (herein referred to as an "Affiliate"), is hereby subordinated to
the Guaranteed Obligations. So long as this Guaranty is in effect, upon a
default under any of the Loan Documents which continues beyond the expiration of
any applicable grace period provided therein, without the prior written consent
of Lender, such subordinated indebtedness shall not be paid or withdrawn in
whole or in part, nor shall Guarantor cause or permit any Affiliate to accept
any payment of or on account of any such indebtedness or as a withdrawal of
capital, nor shall Guarantor accept any such payment.

        5.      SUBROGATION. Guarantor agrees that it shall have no, and hereby
waives, rights of subrogation whatsoever with respect to the Note or to any
monies due and unpaid thereon or any collateral securing the same, and all other
rights that would result in such Guarantor being deemed a creditor of Borrower
under the Federal Bankruptcy Code or any other law, unless and until Lender
shall have received payment in full of all sums at any time secured by the Deed
of Trust and all of the other Loan Documents.

        6.      INDEPENDENT OBLIGATION AND ENFORCEMENT. The obligations of
Guarantor hereunder shall be, in each instance, absolute and unconditional and
independent of the

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obligations of Borrower or any other guarantor. Borrower's liability under the
Note is separate and distinct from Guarantor's liability hereunder and this
Guaranty shall in no way limit the liability of Borrower provided for in the
Note. Following the occurrence of an Event of Default hereunder or under the
Note, Lender may proceed directly against Guarantor (or any other guarantor) to
enforce its rights under this or any other guaranty without proceeding against
or joining Borrower or any other guarantors. This Guaranty may be independently
enforced by Lender without first resorting to or having recourse to the Note,
the Deed of Trust or any other Loan Document or the Property or any portion
thereof, through foreclosure proceedings or otherwise; provided, however, that
nothing herein contained shall prevent Lender from suing on the Note without
making Guarantor a party to the suit, or from foreclosing on any of the Loan
Documents, or from exercising any other rights thereunder; and, if such suit,
foreclosure or other remedy is availed of, only the net proceeds therefrom,
after deduction of all charges and expenses of every kind and nature whatsoever,
shall be applied in reduction of the amount then due on the Note and/or under
any other Loan Documents, and Lender shall not be required to institute or
prosecute proceedings against Borrower to recover any deficiency as a condition
of payment hereunder or enforcement hereof. Guarantor hereby waives any rights
it may have to compel Lender to proceed against Borrower or any security or to
participate in any security for sums guaranteed hereby. Neither the declaration
of a default, nor the exercise of any remedy against Borrower, nor the sale,
enforcement or realization of any security for the Note, shall in any way affect
any Guarantor's obligations hereunder, even though rights which such Guarantor
may have against Borrower or others may be destroyed, diminished or otherwise
affected by such action. At any sale of the security or collateral for the Note
or any part thereof, whether by foreclosure or otherwise, Lender in its sole
discretion may purchase all or any part of such collateral so sold or offered
for sale for its own account and may apply against the amount bid therefor an
equal amount out of the balance due it pursuant to the terms of the Note and the
other Loan Documents. Any amount received by Lender from whatever source may be
applied by it towards the payment of the Note, sums due under the Deed of Trust
or any of the other Loan Documents, expenses incurred in the collection of the
indebtedness and expenses incurred in the protection or preservation of the
priority and security of its lien, in such order of application as Lender may
from time to time elect in its sole discretion.

        7.      RELEASES AND IMPAIRMENT. Guarantor agrees that its obligation to
make payment in accordance with the terms of this Guaranty shall not be
impaired, modified, changed, released or limited, in any manner whatsoever, by
any impairment, modification, change, release or limitation of the liability of
Borrower or its estate resulting from the operation of any present or future
provision of any federal, state or local bankruptcy or insolvency laws, or from
the decision of any court, and shall not be impaired, modified, changed,
released or limited by the release from this Guaranty of any other guarantor.
This Guaranty shall continue to be effective or be reinstated, as the case may
be, if at any time payment of the Guaranteed Obligations, or any portion
thereof, is, pursuant to applicable law, rescinded or reduced in amount, or must
otherwise be restored or returned by Lender, whether as a "preferential
transfer", "voidable preference", "fraudulent conveyance" or otherwise, all as
though Guarantor never made the payment so restored, returned or rescinded or
the portion of the payment which exceeds the reduced amount thereof. Guarantor
promptly shall file in any bankruptcy or other proceeding in which the filing of
claims is required by law, all claims and proofs of Claims that Guarantor may
have against Borrower or any other guarantor and hereby assigns to Lender or its
nominee (and will, upon request of Lender, reconfirm in writing the assignment
to Lender or its nominee of) all rights of

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Guarantor under such claims. If Guarantor does not file any such claim, Lender,
as attorney-in-fact for Guarantor, is hereby authorized to do so in the name of
Guarantor, or in Lender's discretion, to assign the claim to a designee and
cause proof of claim to be filed in the name of Lender's designee. In all such
cases, whether in administration, bankruptcy or otherwise, the person or persons
authorized to pay such claim shall pay to Lender the full amount thereof and, to
the full extent necessary for that purpose, Guarantor hereby assigns to Lender
all of Guarantor's rights to any such payments or distributions to which
Guarantor would otherwise be entitled. In the event (a) Borrower, Guarantor or
any other guarantor shall (i) file, voluntarily or be filed against
involuntarily, for protection under the U.S. Bankruptcy Code, or (ii) have
sought or consented to or acquiesced in the appointment of any trustee,
receiver, conservator, or liquidator, and (b) the automatic stay imposed by the
applicable provisions of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code, against the exercise of the
rights and remedies otherwise available to creditors of Borrower or such other
guarantor is deemed by the court having jurisdiction to apply to Guarantor who
is not in bankruptcy so that such Guarantor is not permitted to pay Lender the
Guaranteed Obligations and/or Lender may not immediately enforce the terms of
this Guaranty, Lender shall immediately be entitled, and Guarantor hereby
consents, to relief from such stay, and Guarantor hereby authorizes and directs
Lender to present this Guaranty to the applicable court to evidence this
agreement and consent. Guarantor hereby waives all rights it may have at law or
in equity (including, without limitation, any law subrogating Guarantor to the
rights of Lender) to seek contribution, indemnification, or any other form of
reimbursement from Borrower, any other guarantor or any other person now or
hereafter primarily or secondarily liable for any obligations of Borrower to
Lender, for any disbursement made by Guarantor under or in connection with this
Guaranty or otherwise.

        8.      BENEFIT. This Guaranty may be assigned or transferred in whole
or in part by Lender to any purchaser of the Note or an interest therein, and
the benefit of this Guaranty shall automatically pass with a transfer or
assignment of any portion of the Note to any subsequent owner or holder.
Guarantor agrees that this Guaranty shall inure to the benefit of and may be
enforced by Lender, its participants, successors and assigns, and all references
to Lender herein shall be deemed to include any participant, successor or assign
of Lender or any subsequent owner or holder of or participant in the Note.

        9.      DELEGATION. Guarantor's obligations hereunder shall not be
assigned or delegated.

        10.     NO ORAL CHANGE. This Guaranty may not be changed orally, and no
obligation of Guarantor can be released or waived by Lender or any subsequent
owner or holder of the Note except by a writing signed by the owner or holder of
the Note.

        11.     COSTS OF ENFORCEMENT. If: (a) this Guaranty or any of the Loan
Documents is placed in the hands of an attorney for collection or is collected
through any legal proceeding; (b) an attorney is retained to represent Lender in
any bankruptcy, reorganization, receivership, or other proceedings affecting
creditors' rights and involving a claim under this Guaranty or any of the Loan
Documents; (c) an attorney is retained to protect or enforce this Guaranty or
any of the Loan Documents or to provide advice or other representation with
respect hereto or to any of the Loan Documents; or (d) an attorney is retained
to represent Lender in any other proceedings whatsoever in connection with the
enforcement or protection of this Guaranty or any of the Loan Documents, then
Guarantor shall pay to Lender upon demand all reasonable attorneys' fees,

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costs and expenses, including, without limitation, court costs, filing fees,
recording costs, expenses of foreclosure, title insurance premiums, survey
costs, minutes of foreclosure, and all other costs and expenses, incurred in
connection therewith (all of which are referred to herein as "Enforcement
Costs"), in addition to all other amounts due hereunder or under any of the Loan
Documents.

        12.     Deleted.

        13.     SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS; GENDER. Guarantor agrees that this
Guaranty shall be binding upon and enforceable against Guarantor and its
successors and assigns. The use of any gender shall be applicable to all
genders.

        14.     SEVERABILITY. Should any one or more of the terms or provisions
of this Guaranty be determined to be illegal or unenforceable, at the option of
Lender, all other terms and provisions hereof nevertheless shall remain
effective and shall be enforced to the fullest extent permitted by law.

        15.     GOVERNING LAW, CONSENT TO JURISDICTION AND WAIVERS.

        (a)     Guarantor agrees that (i) this instrument and the rights and
obligations of all parties hereunder shall be governed by and construed under
the laws of the State of Maryland; (ii) the obligation evidenced by the Note is
an exempted transaction under the Truth-in-Lending Act, 15 U.S.C. Section 1601,
ET SEQ. (1982); and (iii) said obligation constitutes a business loan for the
purpose of the application of any laws that distinguish between consumer loans
and business loans and that have as their purpose the protection of consumers in
the States of Maryland and Illinois.

        (b)     Guarantor hereby submits to personal jurisdiction in the State
of Maryland for the enforcement of this Guaranty and waives any and all personal
rights to object to such jurisdiction for the purposes of litigation to enforce
this Guaranty. In the event such litigation is commenced at any time when
Guarantor is not permanently domiciled in the State of Maryland, Guarantor
agrees that service of process may be made and personal jurisdiction over
Guarantor obtained, by service of a copy of the summons, complaint, and other
pleadings required to commence such litigation upon an appointed Agent for
Service of Process in the State of Maryland, which Agent Guarantor hereby
designates to be:

                The Corporation Trust Incorporated
                300 East Lombard Street
                Baltimore, Maryland 21202

Guarantor agrees that this appointment of an agent for service of process is
made for the mutual benefit of Guarantor and Lender and may not be revoked or
changed without Lender's consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably
withheld. Guarantor hereby agrees and consents that any such service of process
upon such agent shall be taken and held to be valid personal service upon
Guarantor whether or not Guarantor shall be then physically present, residing
within, or doing business within the State of Maryland, and that any such
service of process shall be of the same force and validity as if service were
made upon Guarantor when physically present, residing within, or doing business
in the State of Maryland. Guarantor waives all claim of error

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by reason of any such service. Guarantor hereby consents to the jurisdiction of
either the Circuit Court of Ann Arundel County, Maryland, or the United States
District Court for the District of Maryland, in any action, suit, or proceeding
which Lender may at any time wish to file in connection with this Guaranty or
any related matter. Guarantor hereby agrees that an action, suit, or proceeding
to enforce this Guaranty may be brought in any State or Federal Court in the
State of Maryland and hereby waives any objection which Guarantor may have to
the laying of the venue of any such action, suit, or proceeding in any such
Court; provided, however, that if jurisdiction does not lay in either of the
courts described above, the provisions of this Paragraph shall not be deemed to
preclude Lender from filing any such action, suit, or proceeding in any other
appropriate forum.

        16.     EVENT OF DEFAULT. Lender's right to enforce this Guaranty shall
be conditioned upon (i) Guarantor's failure to comply with any of the terms and
conditions hereunder or (ii) the occurrence of an "Event of Default" under and
as defined in the Note, the Deed of Trust and/or under any of the other Loan
Documents.

        Any notice given to Borrower under the Note shall be deemed to have also
been given to Guarantor hereunder such that it shall not be necessary to give
separate notice to Guarantor. All grace periods under the Note, Deed of Trust,
Loan Documents, and/or this Guaranty shall run concurrently such that once any
grace period has expired without the curing of the default in question, Lender
shall be entitled to exercise any and all of the rights and remedies granted
under the Note, Deed of Trust, Loan Documents and this Guaranty without the
necessity of issuing any further notice or the granting of any further grace
periods.

        17.     NOTICES. Any notice, demand, statement or request required under
this Guaranty shall be in writing and shall be (a) hand-delivered, (b) sent by
United States express mail or by private overnight courier, or (c) served by
certified mail postage prepaid, return receipt requested, to the appropriate
address set forth above. Notices served as provided in (a) and (b) shall be
deemed to be effective upon delivery. Any notice served by certified mail shall
be deposited in the United States mail with postage thereon fully prepaid and
shall be deemed effective on the day of actual delivery as shown by the
addressee's return receipt or the expiration of three business days after the
date of mailing, whichever is earlier in time. Any of the parties may change
their address or to whom a copy should be sent by specifying such change(s) in a
written notice to all other parties, given in accordance with the provisions
hereof, such change of notice to be effective ten (10) days after receipt
thereof. Guarantor hereby requests that any notice, demand, request or other
communication (including any notice of an Event of Default and notice of sale as
may be required by law) desired to be given or required pursuant to the terms
hereof be addressed to Guarantor as follows:

                        Towson Circle LLC
                        2901 Butterfield Road
                        Oakbrook, Illinois 60523
                        Attention: Roberta Matlin

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                With a copy to:

                        The Inland Real Estate Group, Inc.
                        2901 Butterfield Road
                        Oakbrook, Illinois 60523
                        Attention: General Counsel

        All notices and other communications to Lender shall be addressed as
follows:

                        c/o Allstate Investments, LLC
                        Allstate Plaza South, Suite G5C
                        3075 Sanders Road
                        Northbrook, Illinois 60062
                        Attention:   Commercial Mortgage Division
                                     Servicing Manager

                With a copy to:

                        c/o Allstate Investments, LLC
                        Allstate Plaza South, Suite G5A
                        3075 Sanders Road
                        Northbrook, Illinois 60062
                        Attention:   Investment Law Division

        18.     TERMINATION. The obligations of Guarantor hereunder shall
terminate only upon the repayment in full of the Guaranteed Obligations, subject
to the provisions of Paragraph 7 hereof, and the payment of all other sums due
Lender hereunder pursuant to Paragraph 11.

        19.     NONRECOURSE. Guarantor's obligations hereunder shall be subject
to Section 3.11 of the Deed of Trust.

        20.     WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. IN THE EVENT OF ANY LITIGATION WITH
RESPECT TO THIS GUARANTY OR ANY OF THE LOAN DOCUMENTS OR ANY MATTER RELATING TO
THE LOAN, GUARANTOR AND, BY THE ACCEPTANCE OF THIS GUARANTY, LENDER HEREBY
COVENANT AND AGREE NOT TO ELECT A TRIAL BY JURY OF ANY ISSUE TRIABLE OF RIGHT BY
A JURY, AND GUARANTOR AND LENDER, BY THE ACCEPTANCE OF THIS GUARANTY, HEREBY
WAIVE ANY RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY FULLY TO THE EXTENT THAT ANY SUCH RIGHT SHALL
NOW OR HEREAFTER EXIST. THIS WAIVER OF RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IS SEPARATELY
GIVEN, KNOWINGLY AND VOLUNTARILY, BY GUARANTOR AND LENDER, AND THIS WAIVER IS
INTENDED TO ENCOMPASS INDIVIDUALLY EACH INSTANCE AND EACH ISSUE AS TO WHICH THE
RIGHT TO A JURY TRIAL WOULD OTHERWISE ACCRUE. LENDER AND GUARANTOR ARE HEREBY
AUTHORIZED TO SUBMIT THIS GUARANTY TO ANY COURT HAVING JURISDICTION OVER THE
SUBJECT MATTER AND THE PARTIES HERETO, SO AS TO SERVE AS CONCLUSIVE EVIDENCE OF
THE FOREGOING WAIVER OF THE RIGHT TO JURY TRIAL.

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FURTHER, GUARANTOR AND LENDER, BY THE ACCEPTANCE OF THIS GUARANTY, HEREBY
CERTIFY THAT NEITHER OF THEM NOR ANY OF THEIR REPRESENTATIVES OR AGENTS HAS
REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, TO THE OTHER THAT IT WILL NOT SEEK TO
ENFORCE THIS WAIVER OF RIGHT TO JURY TRIAL PROVISION.

        21.     HEADINGS. The headings used herein are for purposes of
convenience only and should not be used in construing provisions hereof.

        22.     COUNTERPARTS; TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE. This Guaranty may be
executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an
original, and all of which when taken together shall constitute one and the same
instrument. This Guaranty shall become effective when one or more counterparts,
individually or taken together, shall have been executed by all of the parties
hereto. Time is of the essence of this Guaranty and each covenant and provision
hereof.

        23.     ENTIRE AGREEMENT. This Guaranty constitutes the entire agreement
and supersedes all prior agreements and understanding, both written and oral,
between the parties with respect to the subject matter contained in this
Guaranty.

        24.     RELATED AGREEMENT. This Guaranty is one of the Related
Agreements and Loan Documents.

                                 *  *  *  *  *

                            [Signature Page Follows]

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        IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned Guarantor has executed this Guaranty
under seal as its free act and deed for the purposes herein contained as of the
day and year hereinabove first written.

                                TOWSON CIRCLE LLC,
                                a Maryland limited liability company

                                By: /s/ Steven P. Grimes
                                   --------------------------------------
                                Name:   Steven P. Grimes
                                      -----------------------------------
                                        Authorized Person

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STATE OF Illinois       )
                        ) SS.
COUNTY OF Cook          )

        I, the undersigned, a Notary Public in and for the County and State
aforesaid, DO HEREBY CERTIFY, that Steven P. Grimes, the Authorized Person
for TOWSON CIRCLE LLC, a Maryland limited liability company, personally known
to me to be the same person whose name is subscribed to the foregoing
instrument, appeared before me this day in person and acknowledged that as
such authorized person he/she signed and delivered the said instrument as
his/her free and voluntary act and deed and as the free and voluntary act and
deed of said entity in the capacity indicated, for the uses and purposes
therein set forth.

        GIVEN under my hand and notarial seal this 15th day of July, 2004.

(SEAL)
                                        /s/ Elizabeth Ann Irving
                                        ------------------------------------
                                                 "OFFICIAL SEAL"
                                              ELIZABETH ANN IRVING
                                        NOTARY PUBLIC STATE OF ILLINOIS
My commission expires:                  My Commission Expires 11/14/2004

  11-14-2004
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