DALLAS-Summit Global Partners works out a long-term direct deal with Crescent for 35,193 sf in the CBD's Fountain Place, even though its pact with Chubb has at least a year to go before the roll. Six months of talks land a modest TI, flat rate and expansion option.

DALLAS-The Olympus affiliate exercises an option well in advance of the deadline to ante up the Fannie Mae master credit facility, setting a new five-year expiration date at a low floating rate interest with strong assumption appeal for a portfolio buyer.

PLANO, TX-The nation's eighth largest commercial builder unpacks in 8,081 sf of class A suburban office space, moving into a building it constructed two years ago. The long-term lease boosts Plano Corporate Center's occupancy to 75%.

DALLAS-The Irvine, CA-based operator gets three full floors of ready-to-go executive suites locations. The 55,667-sf stack has TriWest Plaza being primed for move-in; 5050 Quorum nearing the start date; and Stanford Corporate Centre up and running.

DALLAS-Fifty two of 69 multifamily properties leverage the financing from Green Park Financial, coming in the form of an add-on to a late 2003 loan. The new deal sets the stage for an attractive assumption when the portfolio sells.

DALLAS-The sector's strength prompts CBRE's Dallas team to put out its first retail market report in several years and the North Texas Commercial Association of Realtors to schedule a summit. The count has 5.9 million sf rising, up 2.9 million sf from 2001.

DALLAS-Trammell Crow Co. signs a headquarters pact for 47,000 sf in a class AA building it developed in the Dallas CBD. In an early renewal ending a yearlong search, US Trust re-ups the 27th floor after securing a market rate and full-floor overhaul.

ARLINGTON, TX-Express 60-Minutes Delivery stays put in a 49,514-sf office/warehouse for another two years following street-wise negotiations for a rock-bottom rate from Illinois Tool Works for the balance of its term.