HOUSTON-The 50-year-old fast-food chain takes one of three outparcels at the 116,252-sf center, which will deliver in November. Whataburger's plan is to unlock its doors at the same time as the Northwest Houston center's grand opening.

HOUSTON-The bedding retailer negotiates a 3,484-sf inline spot at the 175,000-sf Northbrook Shopping Center, a Weingarten Realty-owned, one-year-old development in Houston's northwest submarket.

HOUSTON-Malladi Partners adds an office building to 750,000 sf of retail, 750 apartments and 300 acres, now under development. The buyer had to convince Koll Bren Schreiber to part with 9100 Southwest Freeway.

HOUSTON-The 19,073-sf lease hangs a "no vacancy" sign on a 103,040-sf warehouse in Houston's industrial corridor. The Norcross, GA food distributor has the keys to Vantage Cos.' Fairbanks Distribution Center.

HOUSTON-Reliable Life Insurance Co. relocates its district office from the suburb of Spring to a 3,766-sf office in Houston's Greenspoint submarket. In the Energy Corridor, Entrust Inc., an Internet security provider, slides into 14,000 sf.

HOUSTON-Franchisee Blinks Investment buys about 1.5 acres in the near west submarket along Interstate 10 East. Seller NewQuest Properties says it's a perfect fit for its neighboring 280,00-sf shopping center.

CONROE, TX-A CB Richard Ellis Chicago-based team and a Massachusetts-based "value retail" consulting group will set about re-tenanting and rejuvenating the 281,436-sf center. In recent months, Prime Retail returned the asset to the lender.

HOUSTON-First Industrial retains Keystone Automotive Industries in 25,200 sf at a 142,250-sf warehouse. Main Link Park Associates gets one final signing from Tanox on a 42,128-sf warehouse until its build-to-suit is done.