CARROLLTON, TX-Easton & Associates isn't stopping with just one acquisition in Dallas-Fort Worth, says a broker involved in the deal with the Miami investment company. The Carrollton property is just first out of the pipeline.

IRVING, TX-Hunt Textiles steps in as the owner of a 22,000-sf industrial building on about three-fourths of an acre near Texas Stadium. The textiles distributor was one of six bidders once the property's asking price was "notched down.

DALLAS-This time, Addison and Arlington office buildings get the new deals. The largest pact comes from a merged law firm that has closed off 12,295 sf of class A space at Greenhill Park in Addison.

DESOTO, TX-DeSoto Ranch will be the first multifamily product to be built in DeSoto since the mid-1980s. Rezoning the 16-acre tract took a year, but the land is now in a well-known developer's hands. The loan equals 90% of the construction cost.

DENTON, TX-Hunt Properties has rolled 5.5 acres in Denton into its plans for either a retail center or pad sites along Loop 288. More should be known when brokers get back from ICSC. In Frisco, C&B Electric buys four acres.

DENTON, TX-A Texas limited partnership is prepping a 78,644-sf tract for an 18,440-sf center in the North Texas college town of Denton. Car Toys and Sprint Communications lead off the tenant roster for the Great Lakes shopping center along Loop 288.

DALLAS-Five professionals shift affiliations or snag promotions for the three Dallas-Fort Worth companies. The biggest catch is Attorney James B. Matthews, who joins the Core Network as director of corporate restructurings.

ALLEN, TX-Wells REIT, known for paying cash at the table, gets the deed to a two-building office campus in a Dallas suburb. An entity of the high-rolling Principal Life Insurance Co. is the seller of the holding, valued at nearly $30 million.