HOUSTON-Curtis & Windham Architects reserves 5,145 sf of first-floor office space in the redeveloped 3815 Montrose building. Colliers International and Cushman & Wakefield negotiate the flagship lease.

HOUSTON-The long-time tenant takes the lead role at the 100,000-sf 1400 Broadfield in West Houston's Park Ten area. The overall lease of 52,893 sf pushes the six-story, 20-year-old building to 94% occupancy.

PHOENIX-A former Cinnabon executive, now working for the competition, is looking hard for locations and a key franchisee as part of a major expansion plan. Vice president Don Cline already has commitments for 200 locations worldwide.

PHOENIX-The 98%-occupied, class C Suntree complex in Central Phoenix sparks a rash of bidders due to a better-than-average cash flow, says an insider. The holding is one of the few in its category that isn't strapped for cash due to resident exits.

CASA GRANDE, AZ-A distributor and manufacturer of game room furnishings has relocated to a developing distribution hub in outlying Casa Grande. The buyer picks a 7,800-sf warehouse for his Arizona base.

HOUSTON-Octagon 2000 LLC of Dallas snags a 6.85% interest rate for a $48.2-million refinancing of seven multifamily properties in Houston and Fort Worth. New York City-based Metropolitan Funding Corp. is the lender.

HOUSTON-Three industrial sales close as tenants move to harvest rewards from owning instead of leasing. The largest sale is a 15,530-sf warehouse in Stafford while the most unusual in the trio is a DeLorean Motor Co. restoration site.

HOUSTON-It's the same old story, with rent making nominal gains amid a growing space availability. In Houston, more than two million sf added in 2001 has rent practically nil and experts saying the market is definitely in a state of hyper supply.