DALLAS-Carlton Advisory Services says it's 30 to 45 days out from closing on a $28-million refinance for New York City owners, Angelo Gordon & Co. and Provident Realty Advisors. The original mortgage's $19-million balance is almost at its due date.

PLANO, TX-It's taken quite some time, but Crossmark Holdings is finally off and running on its $25-million, 150,000-sf headquarters project in the prestigious Legacy Business Park. The site is a 14.4-acre tract in an area fetching $8 per sf for land.

DALLAS-The New York City developer says it's bent as far as it will go for Dallas City Council's blessing on the $600-million Victory project. It's a fine line between reality and vision. What will Palladium do if a May 8 vote goes against its revised plan?

DALLAS-Hines hires Dallas' Holliday Fenoglio Fowler to go to market on the 1.8-million sf Galleria proper, 112,000-sf Galleria North and 431-room Westin. All told, nearly 50 acres of prime land and trophy product are up for grabs.

FLOWER MOUND, TX-Developers score another coup for their 163-acre Lakeside DFW, the state's largest Verizon SmartPark. Hines is on board to develop the conference center hotel. No ground-breaking this year, GlobeSt.com is told.

DALLAS-The 347-unit Arboretum at Cliffcreek Apartments is due for more change than the owner. A $3-million upgrade is in progress at the 60%-occupied complex in Dallas' southwest sector. The seller is a bankrupt Dallas-based limited partnership.

DALLAS-Grubb & Ellis' Dallas research team says vacancy is up another 1.6% to 23.9% from the 2001 close. The recorded 8.8 million sf of sublease space is the highest in a decade. And, it most likely will get worse before it gets better, says a key researcher.

FORT WORTH-Property Advisers Realty in Irving and Woodmont Co. in Fort Worth spin closings for nearly 13,000 sf of inline space in Fort Worth and Denton. The Summit at Bridgewood gets three of the seven "bread-and-butter" signings.