GRAND PRAIRIE, TX-In three-year leases, one tenant takes 4,875 sf with an expansion option in Grand Prairie while the other signs for 12,590 sf in a pact valued at $139,989 for a Carrollton property.

GRAND PRAIRIE, TX-The Great Southwest Industrial Park wins the nods after both tenants looked around. An orthopedic brace manufacturer stays put in 20,160 sf while a logistics firm shifts from 1,400 sf to 6,800 sf.

FORT WORTH-Work could begin as early as next week on the 237-unit Hulen Bend Apartments, the first new project in a decade in the Fort Worth neighborhood. It's the second such project for Texas Affordable Communities, which is eyeing six for 2003.

DALLAS-A private investor from Pennsylvania signs the final papers to take over the 99%-occupied Bonnie View Apartments in South Dallas in a 45-day, start-to-finish transaction. The asset has a cap rate of 13.54%.

DALLAS-D&S Performance, an after-market shop for Harley-Davidson motorcyle parts, decides to buy a property practically right next door to its North Dallas address. With Lowe's as a possible neighbor, the timing was right for buyer and seller.

DALLAS-The new owner is the new property manager for the 98%-occupied Chateau Plaza. Brokers are being courted for the leasing job while Jones Lang LaSalle talks to hold onto its four-year assignment. But, the lead tenant too has some thinking to do.

MURPHY, TX-A North Texas franchisee breaks ground in December on an America's Country Store, a concept for horse lovers and the farm-and-home crowd. The site fronts a six-lane road project and backs up to a proposed shopping center.

DALLAS-It's definitely been a year of change in the Dallas-Fort Worth brokerage circles. The shifts have tapered off considerably, but two more recently made the decision to move. One specializes in multifamily and the other is in investment sales.