FT. WORTH-Nine leases, including some renewals, have been finalized for office buildings and a retail center in Ft. Worth and Arlington. The 57,206-sf total includes a few displaced tenants from the 2000 tornado who decided to stay in subleased space.

SHREWSBURY, NJ-Internet Photonics has inked a deal for 25,896 sf at 1030 Broad St. here. The local market boasts a 1.5% vacancy rate.

THE WOODLANDS, TX-It's the next logical step for The Woodlands' Town Center. A dual-pronged hotel and convention center project will break ground this summer. The project will cost upward of $40 million.

IRVINE, CA-In its first quarter report, Marcus & Millichap details the reasons for continued optimism in the health of the local apartment market.