HOUSTON-Chicago's Alliance Holdings gets title to the 282-unit Chasewood and 462-unit Wallingford, both in Houston, and the 580-unit Waterford in Corpus Christi. The combined asking prices exceed $60 million.

HOUSTON-Alamo Cement Co., touted as the oldest producer west of the Mississippi, is venturing into Houston, buying ship channel land for a dock and storage area for importing cement. The terminal will take a year to build.

CORPUS CHRISTI, TX-Building permits are up for the first time in three years in the port city of 389,600 residents. A $50-million stadium and $30-million conference center renovation have sparked the interest.

HOUSTON-Hall Financial Group buys into Tremont Tower, an eight-story, 76-unit condominium project at 3311 Yupon St. on the CBD's edge. The funds supplement $10.4 million secured through North Houston Bank and $3 million in cash from the developer.

HOUSTON-Cagle Lumber & Pallet of Houston closes on 7.55-acre parcel after having it under contract since June. A 10,000-sf building will be renovated, but the rest of the plan calls for 50,000 sf to 100,000 sf to rise on the Todd Street tract.

THE WOODLANDS, TX-The 1.25-mile canal moves into its second construction phase as work ramps up on another bridge. Later this year, multifamily developers get crews moving on 400 urban residences along the stretch leading to office and retail products.

CORPUS CHRISTI, TX-The Houston developer closes the deal so work can start on a 65,260-sf shopping center on the south side of Corpus Christi. Kohl's will anchor the center, which is planned to open in the fall.

STAFFORD, TX-St. Louis, MO-based electronics manufacturer, LaBarge Inc., is moving 20 miles southwest from Houston to Stafford in order to be closer to clients and suppliers. The company takes space in a building that also is home to California Microwave.