PHOENIX-The Alter Group unveils plans for Buckeye Logistics Center, an 82-acre industrial development with 1.8 million sf on its development docket. The first wave of construction--a 640,000-sf spec building--gets under way in early 2006.

PHOENIX-The Alter Group unveils plans for Buckeye Logistics Center, an 82-acre industrial development with 1.8 million sf on its development docket. The first wave of construction--a 640,000-sf spec building--gets under way in early 2006.

HOUSTON-After testing the market, the Iglesia De Dios Ministerial De Jesucristo International Ltd. of Miami leases 4,703 in the Bissonnet Retail Center, where the finish-out plan calls for a "full scrape and remodel."

THE WOODLANDS, TX-A local franchisee for the Schakolad Chocolate Factory ends a lengthy search for the right retail space, signing a 1,500-sf lease for Research Forest Plaza. The deal marks the first spot in the region for the Winter Park, FL-based chain.

THE WOODLANDS, TX-A local franchisee for the Schakolad Chocolate Factory ends a lengthy search for the right retail space, signing a 1,500-sf lease for Research Forest Plaza. The deal marks the first spot in the region for the Winter Park, FL-based chain.

PHOENIX-Crown Pacific Properties collects a sizable return for its 16-month hold of the five-year-old luxury complex, turning over the deed to Chicago-based condo converter, Monaco Development, for $50.6 million.

PHOENIX-Crown Pacific Properties collects a sizable return for its 16-month hold of the five-year-old luxury complex, turning over the deed to Chicago-based condo converter, Monaco Development, for $50.6 million.

MESA, AZ-A group of California investors turn over the 90%-leased Sandal Ridge Apartments to a Phoenix buyer who places the winning bid in less than two weeks after marketing begins. The deal closes for $8.3 million or $300,000 less than the ask.