NEW ORLEANS – In an off-market transaction an unnamed investor has paid $55 million for a new Home Depot site.

GALVESTON, TX – Texas A&M University here has picked Hunt Cos. to develop a cadet residence hall. This is the developer's first project with the University System.

AUSTIN – The 330-unit multifamily property, The Cottages, has traded hands for $39 million. NorthMarq Capital arranged $25.3 million in acquisition financing for the buyer, a Midwest-based LLC.

HOUSTON – The Baybrook Mall's 550,000-square-foot expansion is seen, by industry professionals, as indicative of Houston's robust retail market.

HOUSTON–Transwestern Development Co. and Ridge Property Trust have come together in a joint venture to expand their industrial reach throughout the US and into Mexico.

AUSTIN, TX—The 1.4-million-square-foot, mixed-use complex will contain office space, residential units, a lifestyle hotel and retail space.

DALLAS – Embrey Partners has begun construction on GreenVUE, a class A, transit-oriented residential development.

HOUSTON – Transwestern Development Co. and Ridge Property Trust have formed a joint venture to focus on industrial projects.