FARMERS BRANCH, TX-A San Francisco LP had its broker searching for the "Best Buy." Sperry Van Ness scores a homerun with a 138,000-sf property that never made it to market thanks to a Monday morning national sales huddle.

ATLANTA-The Brentwood, TN-based owner and operator of 61 hospitals negotiates to buy all but one of the hospitals owned by Memphis-based Methodist Healthcare. The package encompasses 676 beds at facilities in Brownsville, Dyersburg, Jackson, Lexington, Martin, McKenzie and Selmer.

ARLINGTON, TX-Aloha Fan moves in Nov. 1 to a 60,812-sf building owned by ProLogis while Alamo Industries goes for 11,000 sf owned by Proterra Properties. For Aloha Fan, the long-term lease means a major expansion.

DENVER-Three strong conventions in Denver and the Grand Prix at the end of the month buoy August hotel occupancy and room rate results, notes the most recent Rocky Mountain Lodging Report.