HOUSTON-International Holdings acquires the northeast Houston acreage for a build-to-suit for its Houston affiliate, United Crane. Ten acres of the 27-acre buy along McCarty Road will be dedicated to the project.

DALLAS-The slug-it-out times of this year are going to continue well into 2003 for the Dallas-Fort Worth office market, say two of the region's seasoned executives. The New Year will be one of renewal...lease renewals, that is.

AUSTIN-The 1,100-member council selects real estate attorney Tim Taylor as president. Taylor, a partner with Dallas-based Jackson Walker, has been a member of the council's executive committee for five years.

BOSTON-Beacon Capital Partners buys 501 Boylston St. from MetLife in a deal reported at roughly $130 million. The transaction involves a leaseback arrangement that will enable the insurance firm to vacate the building over time.