DALLAS-The bulk of a 45-store assignment lands on desks in Dallas. CBRE and Winn-Dixie are signing the marketing contract as the Dallas team guards letters of intent for three Dallas-Fort Worth sites in the 25-store Texas package.

OKLAHOMA CITY-A father-son team replaces bank financing with a permanent loan for an office portfolio bought earlier this year from Praedium as a starting point for class B buys. Four more buildings are under negotiation in Dallas and New Orleans.

DALLAS-Crow Holdings is about to sit down at the closing table for 2100 McKinney, the latest in a string of trophy sales pushing prices well above replacement costs. Commercial Developments International/East is still rumored to be the buyer.

CARROLLTON, TX-The increased value isn't coming from higher taxes, but rather increased personal business property from growing tenants. More Freeport exemptions are under consideration, a value-add move for the 2,200-acre park.

DALLAS-LaSalle Investment Management and Cambridge Holdings will build upward of 500,000 sf of specialized properties. Dallas-Fort Worth is first out of the chute, but projects are coming to New York, New Jersey and California...for starters.

DALLAS-The city's first Mexican/Hispanic-owned mall will open in a vacant Kmart, now being retooled for 200 shop spaces, 10,000-sf bus terminal, 6,000-sf special events center and 3,200-sf private club. The 10-year lease was closed in just four months.

ADDISON, TX-Buyer Post Properties gets full ownership, except for some "for sale" condos, in the 80-acre project. Seller Gaylord Properties of Oklahoma City gets out from under $15.3 million in debt and Post gets a "going in" FFO of 8.9%.

DALLAS-A Houston developer starts site work on 16.3 acres, the lone multifamily tract in the 900-acre industrial park. An assumable HUD loan leverages 90% of the 332-unit development, which delivers in April 2004.