PHOENIX-Duane and Tamra Stepp of Taylor, AZ buy the holding at 1623 W. Denton Lane in Phoenix from local investor, John Jarzabek. The asset is situated in the northwest submarket, where vacancy is somewhat better than the metro average.

HOUSTON-The insurance firm heads into 3,301 sf at 2900 Wilcrest Dr. Its primary office is in Two Allen Center in the CBD. Cushman & Wakefield and Grubb & Ellis brokers work out the details.

SCOTTSDALE, AZ-Public Sector Personnel Consultants is planning an early September move into the class A Scottsdale Financial Center. The firm, signing for a 4,015-sf office, will be vacating 4330 N. Civic Center Plaza.

PHOENIX-It's a typical "bread-and-butter" deal, with Edgeport Technology taking 3,998 sf at the class A Madison Square, an 86,656-sf office building that's 83% occupied. CB Richard Ellis and Lee & Associates Arizona work out the terms.

HOUSTON-Sprint Cos. buys 10 acres at Fairbanks North Houston Road while Justone Investments takes the deed for six at the intersection of West Road and Texas 290. Koontz-McCombs is the seller of the smaller tract.

CHANDLER, AZ-White House Staging & Production is readying for the relocation now that the deal's done. The 15,585-sf acquisition is the second to sell in the four-building Arizona Corporate Park North.

TUCSON-The Barclay Group can make final plans now that two years of talks and a year of battling its neighbors come to a close. A first quarter 2003 start and a fourth quarter delivery are being planned for the Old Spanish Trail Crossing center.

PORT ARTHUR, TX-Lone Star Marine Services sells the property, which includes 60,586 sf of support buildings, to Port Arthur's R&R Marine Maintenance. The facility has deep-water access to the Intracoastal waterway.