HOUSTON-Rent is 16.2% higher than a year ago and FFO is up 6.6%. The portfolio's overall occupancy rose just a shade to 91.8% while the leased retail fell 0.2% to 92.6%. Weingarten typecasts the Q1 run as another strong performance.

HOUSTON-Boxer Property Management buys a 76,093-sf office building at 8700 Commerce Park Dr. after it lingered on the market for 18 months. The half-filled office building no longer fit the portfolio, says the seller's broker.

SECAUCUS, NJ- Most of that space was taken up by Bank of America, which expanded by more than 10,000 sf and now occupies just over 57,000 sf at 300 Harmon Meadow Blvd.

TROY, MI-The bulk of 24 Kmart stores will transfer ownership to a consortium including the home improvement giant, Wal-Mart and Kohl's. Funds from the transfer will help Kmart emerge from bankruptcy.