SCOTTSDALE, AZ-Susie's Deal tickets Indian River Plaza for its largest store in the Valley, clearing a five-year lease for about 4,000 sf more than its typical shop. The family apparel retailer is eyeing a fall opening.

PHOENIX-After five years of working the turf, the Rosemont, IL-based development firm is ready to expand. The firm, holding a three-year lease, turns on lights Monday in a 3,700-sf in the Camelback Corridor.

PHOENIX-McDowell Properties and Buchanan Street Partners score the off-market coup with a $28.9-million check for Thunderbird Ranch Apartments. Another $5 million is earmarked to retool the 90%-leased complex, inside and out.

PHOENIX-McDowell Properties and Buchanan Street Partners score the off-market coup with a $28.9-million check for Thunderbird Ranch Apartments. Another $5 million is earmarked to retool the 90%-leased complex, inside and out.

HOUSTON-The 650,000-sf MetroNexus Technology Center has a date with a wrecking ball in 60 to 90 days, says the new owner, who's sketched out a plan to scrape the 34-acre site, develop a $30-million apartment complex and sell tracts to homebuilders.

PHOENIX-Jesco Mechanical Inc. signs a five-year lease with a $320,000 payout to get enough space for its operation and a pair of recently acquired companies. The deal fills the balance of a 21,000-sf industrial building.

PHOENIX-Dibble & Associates makes a six-year commitment for the Plaza at Squaw Peak, ending a lengthy search for headquarters space. The $2.3-million lease includes a 15,000-sf expansion option.

HOUSTON-Jenard Gross, a veteran apartment developer and prominent Houstonian, acquires the dormant telecom asset from MetroNexus and Macfarlan Real Estate Investment Management, ending a five-year hold and dashed hope for a carrier hotel.