SPRING, TX-The popular Brinker's International brand takes a 62,895-sf pad site in the under-construction Spring Town Center. The restaurant developer, once eyeing a summer 2005 opening, instead is chasing a spring delivery.

SCOTTSDALE, AZ-Voit Development's crew digs into a 47,756-sf, four-building development, Hayden Crossing, while lead execs push a plan through the city for Raintree Crossing, a 70,000-sf project that should be under way by year's end.

HOUSTON-Investors are lining up 10 deep for a piece of the action, with yields in some cases higher than comparable properties on the coasts. Still, there are some concerns because developers aren't heeding warning signs in the marketplace.

SCOTTSDALE, AZ-Searching for 146,000 sf of existing contiguous available space was difficult, so Pulte chose to take to-be-built space, which will come on line in September.

HOUSTON-Local observers think that it's going to be a tough battle to get the right tenant for 1400 Smith St. in Downtown.

CHANDLER, AZ-A Colorado investor had to be an "aggressive buyer" in order to beat out other bidders on a three-year-old grocery-anchored shopping center in this fast-growing Phoenix submarket

AVONDALE, AZ-A trio of well-known retail names in Phoenix forms a new investment group to buy a 6,000-sf building tied to a 15-year lease with a five-year option from the auto parts dealer. The trio's now shopping for more retail deal in the Southwest.

PHOENIX-ING Clarion outruns 14 others vying for the 497-unit Desert Club Apartments, a 90%-leased trophy handed off by Archstone-Smith. The one-year-old asset hit the market with a $69-million price tag.