FLOWER MOUND, TX-Brytar Cos. takes down one of two empty corners at the junction of FM 2499 and Dixon Lane after having it under contract for seven months. Part of the site is going to a bank and the balance is being platted for office and retail.

FORT WORTH-Bell Helicopter gets a "first-class" seat at Alliance Airport for its commercial business unit and training academy in a real estate deal with far-reaching implications. The first move fills a 160,897-sf building for 15.5 years.

WYLIE, TX-Wessington Properties buys 6.7 acres at the junction of FM 544 and McCreary Road in a plan to split the land and develop a self-storage complex and retail pad sites. Ground breaks in the spring; delivery comes in the fall.

FORT WORTH-The out-parcel projects in high-profile centers will have the bulk of the space filled by the video chain in a pair of leases in two of the four highest growth suburban markets in Tarrant County. Reservations are placed for Mansfield and Crowley.

FLOWER MOUND, TX-Sherman Residential outbids a handful of investors hanging on the sidelines for the Lantana Apartments, a class A development in an area with high barriers to entry. Sources say the seller releases keys for about $68,000 per door.

PLANO, TX-Adventa Control Technologies keeps a 15,000-sf headquarters in the Plano Business Center for another three years while another medium-term renewal lets Auto Glass Distributing hold onto 8,500 sf in the Great Southwest.

DALLAS-The organization's first big play of a three-year plan kicks off in nine days in a first-time session with the CCIM Institute. The alliance-building strategy is aimed at leveraging clout for the industry and adding educational benefits for members.

NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, TX-RJS Marine acquires the 2.9-acre hard corner at Precinct Line Road and Northeast Tarrant County from its favorite neighbor, Wal-Mart. The plan calls for a 29,000-sf shopping center, the third in the Great Lakes line.