HOUSTON-The developer of the second largest master-planned community here has acquired an additional 1,828-acres for development. The new acreage has 180 acres set aside for commercial purposes such as retail centers, multifamily housing projects, schools and churches.

PHOENIX-Tratt Industrial's latest project, Maricopa Industrial Center, has broken ground and pre-leased over 50% of the project to furniture maker Ethan Allen.

HOUSTON-SpawGlass Construction has broken ground on a headquarters building. The building is the first Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design-certified or "green" commercial office building in Houston.

PHOENIX-The Sports flooring and skylight firm doubles its space, leasing a 6,000 sf office-warehouse in Arizona Industrial Properties' Park 40, along Roeser Rd. Move-in is scheduled for August.

HOUSTON-Texas Cable Partners has signed a lease in the Greenspoint/North Belt submarket. The submarket still has a lot of work to do as second-quarter numbers paint a less than rosy picture.

PHOENIX-Syllar Enterprises and Kwik Products have each purchased an office-warehouse site near the airport for their respective businesses. Syllar plans to relocate 10 people from its west Phoenix headquarters.

TUSCAN, AZ-The Desert Sage apartments, a 64-unit, class C complex in Tucson has been sold to California investors for approximately $1.6 million. E.M. Gibson, the seller, had owned the 20-year-old, class C complex since the early 1990s.

PHOENIX-Until recently, Lincoln Property Co. had been in the business of acquiring properties in Phoenix. With the completion of its Lincoln Commerce Park, the firm is officially playing the speculative market.