Dallas/Fort Worth

DALLAS-The merger creates rare force by teaming six MAI-designated appraisers. HSM Consulting's Mark O'Briant remains president and Tracy Smith Law becomes EVP.

IRVING, TX-The buyer completes the acquisition of Knollwood Apartments after working on the deal since May. The result is a class B for less than $30,000 per door.

NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, TX-The local company signs a full-building lease to light one of two buildings emptied by Kimberly-Clark. The move-in takes place this month.

DALLAS-The REIT, pruning a $2.4-billion buy, reports $35.2 million of net gain to date. Next will be Residence Inns, totaling 472 keys, in Georgia, California and Missouri.

HALTON CITY, TX-Picking up another complex in less than two months, the new owner of Desert Sands Apartments watches occupancy go from roughly 50% to 86% during escrow.

ARLINGTON, TX-The developer is scrapping a dinosaur mall to make way for Pioneer 360 Business Center, a $55-million, 1.2-million-sf showcase that goes vertical in December.

DALLAS-The Allen Group vows to start work Monday on a 635,040-sf cross-dock and 192,850-sf office/warehouse, the first space for its 6,000-acre Dallas Logistics Hub.

BEDFORD, TX-The <i>Fortune</i> 500 company will move its long-term care division's HQ after 20 years in the same spot. A renovated Parkwood Plaza gets the nod.