HOUSTON-The 501,000-sf Weslayan Tower in Greenway Plaza attracts three new tenants while three others stay put in renewals and expansions. The bottom line is 14,208 sf of the class A structure has been booked in a recent leasing wave.

HOUSTON-Warehouse Associates has secured another 1.4 acres for its 35-acre Corporate Center Kirby in South Houston. The developer has 108,000 sf under construction and is gearing up for another 137,000 sf.

HOUSTON-The Visionary Community Church of Houston has closed on the acquisition of an 18,000-sf distribution center. Also in Houston, an equipment and parts supplier has snagged an 18,450-sf industrial site from Waste Management.

PORT ISABEL, TX-State and local officials huddle for the second consecutive day over the recovery effort of the downed causeway that leads to South Padre Island. Officials stress the popular tourist spot is still open for business via alternative transportation.

SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, TX-The South Padre Island Economic Development Corp. calls it the largest and most significant project in the destination spot's future. Isola Bella will bring 64 luxury units in a twin-tower design to the vacation hotspot.

HOUSTON-Regency Centers of Florida is lobbing a play for a market share in the Houston area, buying a 109,757-sf grocery-anchored center, opening a 97,332-sf one and plotting to acquire or develop four more in 2002.

HOUSTON-A 25-year industry veteran joins the Stewart Mortgage Information team as a senior vice president. Scott Jones will lead the Houston-based lender's national sales and marketing effort. He formerly was a VP at IMX Exchange.

HOUSTON-First Franklin Financial Corp. has renewed a 3,305-sf office spot in Four Oaks Places' Interfin building, an 18-year-old office building in the Uptown-Galleria submarket. The San Jose, CA-based financial firm is a non-prime wholesale loan originator.