HOUSTON-A London-based investor acquires the 66,400-sf industrial center near George Bush Intercontinental Airport for $17 per sf, which translates to about $1.2 million.

HOUSTON-The Spanish language communications giant purchases the 5100 Southwest Freeway near the Galleria for its local television and radio broadcasting units.

HOUSTON-Locally based Spark Energy takes a bite out of Columbia Gulf Transmission's 105,000-sf of sublease space at 2603 Augusta Dr. in the Galleria.

HOUSTON-Looking for high visibility, easy access and ample parking, the institution leases 40,000 sf at Loop Central I in the Galleria area for its third campus in the Houston area.

HOUSTON-St. Germain Street Investments of Austin buys Richmond Tower from a local investment group, which turned over the deed with an empty 43,000 sf of contiguous space after an eight-year hold and $5 million in renovations.

HOUSTON-NewQuest Properties will start work soon on a 7,000-sf expansion of the 105,000-sf Cy-Fair Town Center after a series of leases for 7,160 sf and a letter of intent on 1,200 sf fill the remaining inline space.

HOUSTON-Stewart International takes functions from several groups and sets up a 30-employee division for contracts with foreign governments. One of the group's main charges is to develop an e-commerce tool integrating maps, taxation and ownership.

HOUSTON-Six commercial real estate firms are in the "best and final" running for the Houston Independent School District's coveted administration campus inside the 610 Loop. The deadline is May 14.