DALLAS-The Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas allocates funds to 18 projects, with an aggregate development cost of $59 million, in 13 Texas cities. Four grants for nearly $1.3 million go to multifamily projects.

DALLAS-US Ink Corp. signs for another seven years to hold onto its longtime address in Perimeter Warehouse 1 at 12002 Corporate Dr. in northeast Dallas. The "market rate" deal keeps the 265,000-sf building filled.

DALLAS-Sphinx Development gets the financial backing for an affordable housing project in southeast Dallas, locking in Lend Lease as its equity partner. The loan, with a 5.35% interest rate, will deliver units with monthly rents of $673 to $857.

DALLAS-The owner of the repositioned center gets a five-year loan from Prudential Mortgage Capital, using a Washington Mutual ground lease and 104,000 sf of shadow retail as collateral for the financing at a 4.80% interest rate.

DALLAS-Summit Properties today brings the last of seven multifamily assets in Texas to market, saving the trophy for the farewell salute. The 97%-leased offering beside the Galleria Mall neighbors four million sf of retail and 4.8 million sf of office space.

GRAND PRAIRIE, TX-The long-term deal puts a Rreef Funds-owned building at 100% occupancy while Glazer Wholesale Distributors, which is moving in now, delivers a true expansion for the Dallas-Fort Worth marketplace.

NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, TX-The New York City-based Praedium teams with Dallas-based Westmount Realty Capital for the 230,000-sf Richland Centre in a behind-the-scenes trade with the developer of the nine-year-old asset.

DALLAS-Le Meridien's EVP says the war is far from over with LaSalle Hotel Properties. A modern-day "Battle of New Orleans" will rage as Le Meridien files a judgment and LaSalle appeals the award. In Dallas, compensation will be sought, but it's a different tact.