PLANO, TX-The retail giant plans to put a Neighborhood Market store in the building, which anchors Preston Parker Crossing shopping center.

CORPUS CHRISTI, TX-The local 169-unit Bay Vista and the 128-unit Avenue, in Nederland, TX, trade in separate transactions for a combined total south of $30 million.

PHOENIX-Business Real Estate Weekly reports Greystar and Goldman Sachs acquiring three Phoenix-area multifamily properties, the first half of a larger, $183 million transaction involving 1,575 units throughout the metro area.

SCOTTSDALE, AZ-Healthcare Trust of America's year-over-year figures recorded a 23% increase in FFO, a 40% increase in FAD and NOI up by 14.9%. Also trending upward: Rental income.

HOUSTON-Both companies combine to form NewQuest Crosswell, with plans to develop retail centers throughout Texas.

PHOENIX-The fast-food hot-dog chain has tapped local firm Velocity Retail Group to find space for three to five locations in Arizona during the next 12-18 months.

AUSTIN-Apartment Realty Advisors' Student Housing Year End Report indicates a healthy real estate sector, complete with stabilized cap rates, more developments and REITs and institutional investors returning full bore to the market.

PORT ALLEN, LA-The Fortune 500 company takes space in the Baton Rouge West Distribution Center and will officially open shop on its new distribution center on March 1.