DALLAS-Five recent transactions have architects at the drawing boards to fine-tune development plans in five Dallas-Ft. Worth municipalities. Two are for Whataburger, one for Town East Ford in Mesquite, another for a Food Lion and the final, a Dallas church.

CASTLE ROCK, CO-Monthly rents will average about $725 for a one-bedroom unit and about $1,005 for a three-bedroom unit in TCR Mountain State Properties' affordable multifamily rental housing development here.

MONTEREY, CA-The sales price was not disclosed, but an outside source reported that it went for nearly $40 million. USB Warburg LLC put the hotels on the market in January of this year.

LOS ANGELES-The 118,947-sf building has been snatched up by a real estate partnership, as the vacancy rate countywide has dropped into the low single digits. It is expected that demand will continue to outpace supply, as there is little space available for additional development.