CONROE, TX-The popular discount retailer unlocks a 9,154-sf inline location in Montgomery Plaza, a 315,340-sf suburban center off Interstate 45. A roster of national names carried the weight to win the five-year lease.

HOUSTON-Lincoln Property Co. and Rreef America partner on a repositioning play with a 112-unit complex nestled in a primo neighborhood inside the Loop. More than $1 million will be spent to upgrade units and abate asbestos.

HOUSTON-Three industrial tenants renew their support for the East Side and northwest corridor. The longtime tenants go short and mid-term this time around. The largest pact keeps a logistics provider in an entire building.

HOUSTON-National Residential Mortgage is unpacking in 3,115 sf in a Koll Bren Schreiber Realty Advisors' office building in the northwest submarket. The new deal nudges occupancy to 95% for the class B property.

HOUSTON-Gulf Coast Storage & Warehousing was searching for plenty of dock doors, an East Side address and a deal with good economics. The search ended with a medium-term signing for 8000 Market St., which came with an expansion option.

HOUSTON-The Houston REIT will bring to market a series with a 6.75% annual dividend interest rate to raise proceeds to redeem one with a 7.44% rate. The new stock series will be available in May. Wachovia is the offering's sole bookrunning manager.

HOUSTON-A&E Motor Freight is settling into 2000 Silber, a 60,000-sf building on 2.7 acres that the inbound tenant is sharing with the owner. In another industrial deal, Southwest Networks takes 8,160 sf.

PASADENA, TX-A new administration, scuttling a plan to convert the facility into a city hall, gets more than $1 million from a Houston buyer who's considering a redevelopment into a seniors housing project and a small retail center.