COLLEYVILLE, TX-Realty Capital Corp.'s Villages of Colleyville sees the start of two more mixed-used buildings in its Main Street district. The $11-million undertaking will bring 62,000 sf of retail, office and residential space to the development.

DALLAS-Texas developers seemingly retreat from mega-industrial projects. It's a temporary hiatus for the million sf-plus projects, says a Dallas-Ft. Worth developer. Less risk and easier leasing for 250,000-sf to 600,000-sf buildings spark the downsizing.

CARROLLTON, TX-An ongoing relationship between NorthMarq Capital's Dallas team and a Manhattan-based lender kept an acquisition loan alive in the aftermath of Sept. 11. The five-year loan finally closes for Carrollton's 150-unit Lakeside Apartments.

DALLAS-It's a pretty good formula to keep the market stable: Construction's down, rent's up a tad and occupancy's high. All moves for a sound market, says M/PF Research in its Q3 analysis. Construction has slipped back to the good old days of mid-1997.

GRAND PRAIRIE, TX-The Great Southwest keeps packing in the tenants, with two deals for 39,500 sf driving 100% occupancies. A Long Island, NY supplier sets up its first Texas distribution center. It's a 43,142-sf bottom line for five fresh deals in the area.

DALLAS-In Dallas, a seller of sport fishing and marine accessories decides it's time to own. Tempress Products buys a 34,990-sf building on about 1.3 acres, with an appraised value of $854,760. In Ft. Worth, Cityview Towne Crossing sells one acre to Pizza Hut.

DALLAS-Third Avenue Value Fund, one of the nation's best known, and related mutual funds stake a claim in Dallas. On a buying binge since Sept. 11, Third Avenue gets 2.4 million shares of the Trammell Crow Co. from majority stockholder, Crow Holdings.

DALLAS-It's a pretty good formula to keep the market stable: Construction's down, rent's up a tad and occupancy's high. All moves for a sound market, says M/PF Research in its Q3 analysis. Construction has slipped back to the good old days of mid-1997.