PASADENA, TX-Surplus real estate from a 1999 union consolidation puts the deed to a 50-year-old Pasadena structure into the hands of the New Testament Ministries. The building was on the market for about six months at an asking price of roughly $185,000.

HOUSTON-An office building vacant for 15 years along W. Loop South is undergoing lifesaving surgery to turn it into a class A boutique property. The top-to-bottom makeover will deliver in spring 2002.

HOUSTON-Caldwell Watson Real Estate Group hires an experienced real estate researcher to oversee the industrial division's data collection. The goal is to provide up-to-date information and performance stats, particularly for the firm's specialty northwest submarket.

ORANGE COUNTY, FL-The $4.4 million in multifamily housing revenue bonds involve the Oak Glen Apartments, an affordable housing project developed by Lennar Corp. and ENB Partners.

LONGWOOD, FL-Local and regional planning councils, not the state of Florida, are the proper venues for growth management says a local attorney with years of experience in the commercial real estate industry.

HOUSTON-Veritas DGC finds two tenants for office sublease space, totaling 5,850 sf at 10375 Richmond in the Westchase submarket. In another deal, a travel agency relinquishes 3,019 sf at 3100 Wilcrest.

ORLANDO- Despite a national recession and political uncertainty, Orlando lenders are arranging financing to support class A multifamily properties. One financier says lenders are welcoming loans from strong developers with solid projects.

STAFFORD, TX-Alpha Circuits is done with a move from Sugar Land Business Park to Trammell Crow's Southwest Techniplex in Stafford, at least for now. The tenant has the keys to the first of a three-building plan that's on the drawing boards.