HOUSTON-It's shapiing up to be a stellar year in land sales, says an area broker. Some 7.3 acres alone have been sold in Cedar Creek Crossing Park. Activity could be the hardiest it's been in five years.

HOUSTON-Factory-2-U and Famous Footwear have signed for extra space in the city. The nationwide retailers have signed for an aggregate 41,000 sf at Westhill Shopping Center and Fairway Plaza.

HOUSTON-Bruce elementary and Southmayd elementary schools are the recipients of a community service program from Crescent Real Estate Equities. Greenway Plaza and Houston Center staffs are the contributors.

THE WOODLANDS, TX-The 130,000-sf Sterling Ridge Shopping Center is hanging a "no vacancy" sign. Hang Town Grill, which opens in the fall, has snagged the last spot in the Woodlands' retail line-up.

HOUSTON-An ad agency's downsizing has sparked a tenant shuffle in the 25-story BHP Tower. McCann-Erickson has subleased its space, inked a bridge lease and a more permanent pact all for the same building.

HOUSTON-An ad agency's downsizing has sparked a tenant shuffle in the 25-story BHP Tower. McCann-Erickson has subleased its space, inked a bridge lease and a more permanent pact all for the same building.

HOUSTON-Weingarten Realty Investors has snagged a managing director from Pittsburgh as the new vice president of its industrial division. W. Greg Murphy had been leading the industrial division of Oxford Development Co.

HOUSTON-The Morgan Group has brought Stanley D. Levy on board as executive vice president and CFO. He had been with JP Morgan Chase Co. as a managing director. Part of his job will be to help find strong multifamily markets for more projects.