ARLINGTON, TX-The activity is a welcome sign for property owners in both Arlington and Grand Prairie. Three of the four recently closed deals belong to Arlington, including the sale of the 38,396-sf building for $35 per sf.

ARLINGTON, TX-A co-investment fund, with ties to Dallas and New York City, make their first retail buy, the 81,900-sf Sublett Corners, before it hits the market. Two other properties are flagged by the lead players, now huddling to expand the new purchase.

LUBBOCK, TX-The New York City group turns to Lubbock to start a portfolio of high-cap rate properties in tertiary markets. A $7.5-million Fannie Mae aggregate loan backs the second acquisition while papers are being processed for a third.

CARROLLTON, TX-Nature's Formula gets the keys early to the bulk warehouse, being retooled with 21,000 sf of headquarters space, to start the consolidation move from three locations in Valwood. The 10-year lease brings early-outs at two of the three spots.

ARLINGTON, TX-Federal Sign & Signal sells the 1960s-era building to HS Floral of Arlington, a wholesale distributor who got the structure and 3.2 acres at a below-market price. The deal closed in a start to finish of 40 days.

DALLAS-Champion Partners and Colonnade Properties sit down at the closing table after seven months of negotiations for 195,000 sf of office and retail in one of Dallas' ritziest neighborhoods. The deal closes with equity from the fund and a loan from JPMorgan Chase.

DALLAS-David Snyder, vice president of national marketing and development, leaves the Crescent post Thursday for an executive vice president's job at Constructors. The prodigal son returns May 5, with new skills acquired during a three-year hiatus.

DALLAS-Ikon Office Solutions reshapes its space to 32,856 sf in a final contract with a first right of refusal on abutting space in the class A-minus property in Dallas. In Garland, DefaultLink stays tied to an office in the Chase Bank Building.