FORT WORTH-The Hudgins Co. breaks ground next week on the first multifamily complex to rise in the City View section of southwest Fort Worth since 1999. The Malone-financed project gets going with a 40-year loan at 7% interest.

GARLAND, TX-United Equities hawks its last pad site in the redeveloped 125,000-sf Ridgewood Village. Ground breaks this week on a 12,000-sf CVS Pharmacy. At Broadmoor Village, MJDesigns targets 25,000 sf for its next location.

FORT WORTH-American Health & Life stamps possibly the largest office lease this year in Fort Worth after looking for nearly a year. The deal sparks a relocation from the CBD to Mercantile Center, five miles from the city's heart. The move starts in July.

LEWISVILLE, TX-Core-Mark is taken into the Fleming family, coming as promised before the second-quarter close. It's part of a double takeover that boosts Fleming's portfolio to 55,000 stores. Another $100 million will be spent on 2002 buyouts.

DALLAS-Bill Flaherty exits Hillwood for Maguire Partners in a plan to expand Solana while scouring Texas for other development opportunities. A Lend Lease principal goes to Trammell Crow, where he is tapped to oversee his former employer's portfolio.

DALLAS-Next week, Southeast Dallas ends a decade-long wait for a retail developer to break ground in its bounds. Houston's United Equities has the honor as it digs into a 12-acre project with a 53,000-sf Fiesta Mart lined up as the grocery anchor.

MIDLOTHIAN, TX-Dealmakers look ahead to the next closing now that Target has its deed to 124 acres at TXI/RailPort. Ground officially breaks as site work starts next week for the 1.35-million-sf center. Four deals for another 700,000 sf are in talking stages.

ROANOKE, TX-The Kajima Associates' design takes a first-place state award from the Association of General Contractors. The estimated $7-million project was kept as low key as possible by owner Cardinal Health until it got the keys. Woodmont gets a local honor.