HOUSTON-When NASA's a client, it's best to stay close is the thinking behind a lease renewal for 1331 Gemini in Clear Lake. John Frassanito & Associates, an industrial design firm, has renewed its 2,444-sf spot, where it has officed for the past four years.

STAMFORD, CT-Although the fate of the economy is anyone's guess at the moment, Cory R. Gubner, president of Chase Commercial Real Estate/TCN Worldwide, believes the Fairfield County office market will remain strong this year.

SAN FRANCISCO-Partners Sagamore Equities and Citigroup are expected to close soon on the acquisition, a 110,000-sf office building at 74 New Montgomery St. owned by Levin Menzies Kelly and Associates and anchored by the University of California at San Francisco.

DALLAS-In an ongoing personnel shift, three more changes come down the pike for the region. The Weitzman Group and Wyndham International have implemented upper-level promotions while The Industrial Group has brought on board a new tenant rep.