Dallas/Fort Worth

RICHARDSON, TX-New York-based CapLease Inc. has bought a two-building office complex situated at the northeast corner of Campbell Road and North Central Expressway in Richardson for an amount of $46 million.

DALLAS-Holliday Fenoglio Fowler recently arranged $22.7 million in financing for 10000 NCX, a 15-story Class A office tower in Dallas.

DALLAS-The Hyatt Regency Dallas is commencing a $50-million project to renovate 1,120 guest rooms in the hotel.

FORT WORTH-Dallas-based Centennial Real Estate Co. has bought three retail centers in Colleyville and North Richland Hills.

CARROLLTON, TX-North Texas-based Exalt Printing Solutions is expanding and consolidating its operations in Carrollton.

DALLAS-The locally based convenience store company continues its fast-paced growth, with plans to add at least 630 new stores in North America by year end.

IRVING, TX-SkyWalker Property Partners has purchased an office building measuring 70,938 square feet at 3301 W. Airport Freeway in Irving from a California-based family trust for an undisclosed price.

IRVING, TX-Schindler Elevator Corp., Switzerland-based Schindler Group's operating company, has leased 25,597 square feet at Parc 114, a 52-acre business center in Irving.

FORT WORTH-RioCan, a real estate investment trust based in Toronto, is expecting to purchase an 80% stake in the retail division of Montgomery Plaza situated on West Seventh Street in Fort Worth.

DALLAS-Estein & Associates taps Trademark to develop and implement a leasing strategy for retail and undeveloped land in the mixed-use project. Also: CRE news from the Southwest.

RICHARDSON, TX-JRK Property Holdings beats out 25 offers to take possession of the late 1990s multifamily property. The upside: A booming submarket and minor renovations to push rents.

IRVING, TX-Two sets of panelists at the 5th annual RealShare Student Housing conference explain what students want from housing, and why the CRE sector is so attractive.

DALLAS-KPMG Centre, an 828,000-square-foot office tower in downtown Dallas, has been posted again for the June foreclosure auction.

IRVING, TX-During the fifth annual RealShare Student Housing conference, technology was said to be an important amenity in student housing.

IRVING, TX-Panelists at the 5th annual RealShare Student Housing conference on May 15 pointed out that increased enrollment combined with reduction in appropriations is moving the industry toward more partnerships.

DALLAS-RealShare Student Housing takes place here tomorrow; catch up on coverage leading up to the event.

BATON ROUGE, LA-Domain Cos. moves dirt on the 198-unit Residences at High Grove, near the 1.6-million-square-foot Mall of Louisiana. Also included: 25,000 square feet of retail space.

DALLAS-CRE veteran John Alvarado departs Jones Lang LaSalle to join CBRE as its new senior vice president. Plus more Southwest news.

DALLAS-Special servicer roles are changing in this shifting commercial real estate market.

DALLAS-Faris Lee's McLellan touches on some challenges facing the retail industry.