TULSA, OK-Transwestern's team brings in one large tenant and later gets the assignment for a $55-million retail-to-office conversion. Talks are under way for BTS office tower.

THE WOODLANDS, TX-Easterling Development buys 5.8 acres for phase two of the 312-unit Plantation Apartments at the Woodlands, where phase one work is just finishing up.

TEMPE, AZ-Picking up the play from another developer, Wolff Co. starts dirt work for a 3.6-million-sf project at Tempe Town Lake. Specifics and the timeline are being finalized.

TEMPE, AZ-Picking up the play from another developer, Wolff Co. starts dirt work for a 3.6-million-sf project at Tempe Town Lake. Specifics and the timeline are being finalized.

AUSTIN-The JV lands $35.7 million of construction financing plus equity from Thrivent to build the 116,000-sf Capstar @ Compass Plaza. Delivery is penciled for late Q3 2009.

AUSTIN-The JV lands $35.7 million of construction financing plus equity from Thrivent to build the 116,000-sf Capstar @ Compass Plaza. Delivery is penciled for late Q3 2009.

JACKSON, MS-Like its peers, EastGroup execs report slower leasing although 341,000 sf of deals did close. FFO climbs 8.1% and property net operating income rose 11.7%.

PHOENIX-A 17,444-sf building with a front-row seat on the light-rail line lands an 8,722-sf tenant amid a $1.5-million makeover. Move-in and completion will be in October.