DALLAS-The Carlsbad, CA, health club operator seizes a rare opportunity in the downtown, getting a turnkey, 40,000-sf fitness center in the 1.1-million-sf Bryan Tower. The easy set-up is thanks to a $3-million redo by Gold's Gym, which vacated in May.

DALLAS-The 102-year-old law firm, with seven years invested in Bank One Center, will remain rooted on floors 36, 37 and 38. Like others around town, the firm crafts an early renewal with the new deal not set to kick off until March 2007.

DALLAS-FRAM plans to break ground by year's end on the Merryvale Residences at the West End. The historic district project dovetails off 1001 Ross, which opened this week, and relies on the premise "if you build new, people will come to the downtown."

DALLAS-The hotel REIT passes the test to file a shelf registration. The filing opens the door to sell 2.4 million shares to realize up to $350 million for the coffer. Ashford's CFO says there is no schedule to go to market, execs are just making sure they can if needed.

DALLAS-Randy Wood takes two decades of landlord representation skills to ProLogis, which controls more than 18 million sf in the metroplex. Six weeks after talks begin, he closes the deal for a senior leasing position and ends a two-year run at First Industrial.

DALLAS-In a packaged deal, development partners from SoCal buy Aviall Inc.'s 303,734-sf headquarters and regional distribution center and Hitachi's 72,056-sf microchip facility, allowing a clean exit of Texas by Tampa, FL-based HBO Acquisitions.

GRAND PRAIRIE, TX-Assembly Solutions, a manufacturer of wiring harnesses, will move Oct. 1 into Avenue R II, signing a six-year lease for more than triple the space. The deal fills a block emptied just three months ago.

GILBERT, AZ-A private partnership from San Francisco deploys gain from a multifamily sale in its homeport for the 61,377-sf Encore Plaza. A 97% occupancy, class A status and high cap rate are the draws to cross the California line.