DALLAS-Heritage Capital, the rare coin dealer, stamps a 10-year lease for 43,050 sf or the top two floors of 3500 Maple Ave. in Uptown. The class A lease gets top billing for new deals in the submarket and lights long-dark space with a new lead tenant.

FORT WORTH-Lee Finley, owner of Brand FX Body Co. in Keller, pays close to the asking price for an expansion site to manufacture his GemTop line. The new owner also is toying with building some spec industrial projects on part of the land.

DALLAS-7-Eleven Inc. is rolling the dice on a top-dollar close as it courts hungry real estate investors with its world headquarters, categorized a year ago as a "non-core asset." The chain will hold onto 482,000 sf as bait for the trade.

DALLAS-Jim Hayden, senior managing director in the Southeast, rises to executive director of the Dallas-based group. The 20-year Trammell Crow professional says the buzz phrase is "alliance director," with 25 existing employees being sized up for roles.

CARROLLTON, TX-AG Spanos turns over the Cambria at Coyote Ridge Apartments at 4230 Fairway Dr. to a San Antonio buyer willing to take a chance on the leasing market by acquiring a class A property at a deep discount from the $23.8-million ask.

FARMERS BRANCH, TX-One industrial lease fills a 17,500-sf office/warehouse in Farmers Branch and another carves out 28,099 sf for a relocation from within the Val West Business Park in Carrollton, where the move-in has just begun.

FRISCO, TX-The long-awaited start arrives for a $40-million privately funded hotel and attached $20-million convention center. Bookings roll in before concrete can be poured for the next phase to a $300-million, sports-themed, build-out plan.

DALLAS-L&B Realty Advisors scores the win on behalf of an institutional buyer, taking title to its first retail asset in Dallas and its second deed in the region. Nearly 30 buyers of all breeds put in an offer for the rare vintage landmark in an affluent area.