DALLAS-Centex Corp. ends a three-year wait for a buyer of its headquarters building, with the Fortune 250 company in 76% of the fully leased, class A space. Hines REIT not only gets an Uptown landmark, but a promising venture as a condo conversion if it wants.

CHICAGO-The law firm will move from the Aon Center, where it now leases 360,000 sf, to 24 floors at Houston-based Hines' 60-story, 1.3-million-sf project at 300 N. LaSalle St.

CARLSBAD, CA-GE Commercial Finance Real Estate Partner's Group, which seeks joint ventures on new developments as well as value-added plays, brings $30 million of equity to scoop up a 229,753-sf class A office property at Equastone's 25-acre Faraday Corporate Centre.

GUADALAJARA-The international real estate firm's recently formed joint venture with the California Public Employees' Retirement System is in the design phase for a 96-unit project here that is expected to break ground before the end of the year.