ODESSA, TX—The fast food/quick service restaurant space has picked up steam in the last year due to the cap rate compression for other triple net sectors and the amount of growth in QSR, says Max Freeman in this EXCLUSIVE.

HOUSTON—The mid-rise estate is an evolved concept that provides the best of both worlds, combining the indoor and outdoor elements of a home with the lock-and-leave aspects of a condo, says Mimosa Terrace's developer.

NEWARK, CA—Silicon Valley's newest advanced manufacturing project, OMP Eureka Landing, represents SAS' first West Coast outpost, where it will bring advanced manufacturing jobs to the Bay Area when it moves in after the first of the year.

ROWLETT, TX—In a partnership with Bayside Land Partners, the first Crystal Lagoon is underway in Texas as part of Bayside, a $1 billion mixed-use lake-front development.

HOUSTON—Billions of square feet in enterprise facilities go without a clear answer to better capacity from cellular services, at a time when the mobile device has become the workhorse of business and the social lifeline for consumers.

Here's a look at this week's trends, announcements and deals that you may have missed in Texas, New Mexico, Colorado, Oklahoma, Arkansas and Louisiana.

WEST OAKLAND, CA—The transformation is already well underway—the former American Steel warehouse is now American Steel Studios, while many of the surrounding old Victorian houses are being bought up and refurbished—along with 171 all-electric, solar-powered two- and three-bedroom townhomes in development.

DALLAS—Though DFW rents are rising at a slightly lower rate than a year ago, the moderation has not been as steep as the national markets and valuations have surpassed all-time highs, catching up with East and West Coast values.