THE WOODLANDS, TX-D.R. Horton subsidiary, Dietz-Crane Homes, selects the Woodland Research Forest office building for its new divisional office. The tenant has signed for 3,754 sf in a deal negotiated by in-house representatives.

HOUSTON-Ribelin Sales has found a taker for its vacant 57,600-sf industrial building, surplus real estate now that it's new structure is finished. The asking price on the northwest Houston site was nearly $2 million.

HOUSTON-ProLogis finds an 18,000-sf tenant for a 40,250-sf distribution center in Houston's southeast submarket. Southwestern Scrap Materials will set up shop in a 14-year-old building with 13 loading docks.

HOUSTON-The Houston City Council is taking another two weeks before putting a crucial issue to the test of a vote. The delay is welcomed by Crescent Real Estate Equities, which is challenging a possible 90-year lease of the Compaq Center to a church.

HOUSTON-An investment group acquires a prime tract in East Houston, a hotbed of big box retail activity. The investors are talking to nine national retailers and restaurateurs to join the Hayden Road mix.

HOUSTON-Paradigm Geophysical heads west to be closer to its energy clients as it vacates a 41,784-sf spot at Two Allen Center and moves into 51,470 sf at Two Memorial City Plaza in Houston's western tier. Devon Energy latches onto Paradigm's old space.

HOUSTON-The hustle and the bustle of Houston's northwest submarket may have crested. Still, a year-end call bets two million sf will be absorbed, up 28% from last year's grand tally. The question now is whether it's time to build more industrial space.

HOUSTON-Integrated Trade Systems, a software and tech solutions provider for the logistics industry, takes 37,111 sf for 2500 Citywest, a holding of Chicago-based Equity Office Properties Trust. The structure is located in the popular Westchase submarket.