Texas

HOUSTON — Three new restaurants have joined the lineup at CITYCENTRE, Midway Companies' $500 million, 1.8 million-square-foot mixed-use development located in downtown Houston. Austin-based Eddie V's Prime Seafood is entering the Houston market with a 10,500-square-foot location. Also entering the Houston market is Yard House, an upscale-casual American restaurant that opened an 8,532-square-foot location. Finally, San Francisco-based Straits Restaurant has opened a 6,000-square-foot location on the ground floor of Hotel Sorella. It is the Singaporean restaurant's first location in Texas.

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CARROLLTON, TEXAS — Dallas-based Bradford Commercial Real Estate Services/CORFAC International has brokered a 16,002-square-foot office/warehouse lease renewal in Carrollton. Nevill Business Machines occupies the flex space, which is located within Belt Line Place at 1301-05 W. Belt Line Road. Brian Pafford of Bradford represented the landlord, Aquiport DFWIP, in lease negotiations. David Little Real Estate represented the tenant.

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FORT WORTH, TEXAS — A joint venture between Barclays Capital and Goff Capital has acquired Fort Worth-based Crescent Real Estate Equities from Morgan Stanley Real Estate Funding II. As part of the transaction, John Goff, who co-founded Crescent and served as vice chairman and CEO until its sale to Morgan Stanley in 2007, will re-join the company as chairman and CEO. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Crescent Real Estate Holdings owns or manages approximately 17 million square feet of office space, including Houston's 4.3 million-square-foot Greenway Plaza office complex.

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DALLAS — TIG Real Estate Services has arranged two leases for office/warehouse space in Dallas. TIG's Jerod Hangartner and Tom Smolik represented the landlord, Anthony Interrante, in a lease for 26,291 square feet of office/warehouse space at 8925 Premier Row. Mercer Company represented the tenant, Tom Addis Productions. TIG also negotiated a lease for 20,011 square feet of office/warehouse space at 11460 Hillguard Rd. to tenant Eco Freash USA. TIG's Michael Grant and Ryan Wolcott represented the landlord, RREEF.

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GRAPEVINE, TEXAS — Lee & Associates has completed a 180,000-square-foot industrial lease on behalf of Wistron Info Comm Co. in Grapevine. The communication technology manufacturer will occupy space within DFW Trade Center, which is located at 4051 N. State Highway 121, for approximately 10.5 years. Trey Fricke and Reid Bassinger of the Dallas/Fort Worth office of Lee & Associates represented the tenant. Cannon Green and Blake Kendrick of Stream Realty Partners represented the landlord, DCT Industrial Trust.

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THE WOODLANDS, TEXAS — Excelerate Energy has signed a lease for 23,242 square feet of office space at 1450 Lake Robbins Drive in The Woodlands. The company will relocating its headquarters from a smaller space at 1330 Lake Robbins Drive. The landlord, BIT Holdings Forty-Six, allowed the tenant to terminate Excelerate Energy's 10,589-square-foot lease and agreed to a favorable leasing package for it to relocate across the street. The relocation will be complete by February 2010. Mary Barnwell of CB Richard Ellis (CBRE) represented the tenant in lease negotiations Lance McCarthy, formerly of CBRE and now with Studley, assisted Barnwell in the transaction. Gary Johnson of Crimson Services represented the landlord. Terms of the lease were not disclosed.

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AUSTIN, TEXAS — Structura Inc. has completed the renovation of the Perry Brooks Building, a 12-story office tower located in downtown Austin. The lobby of the building was redesigned and now includes granite walls and floors, chrome railings and window trims, modern fixtures and abundant natural light. The building envelope was also renovated and now includes interlocking metal panels that cover the upper levels and are 30 percent more energy efficient. The project plans to seek the EPA's Energy Star certification for the project. L.M. Holder & Associates was the project architect. Transwestern's Austin office is leasing the property.

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HOUSTON — KDC has leased a total of 40,600 square feet of industrial space at Ellington Trade Center, the company's 50-acre, 513,000-square-foot industrial park located at 12554 Highway 3 in Houston. Goodman Distribution Inc. signed a lease for 25,300 square feet and the Houston Chronicle signed a lease for 15,300 square feet. John Ferruzzo, Griff Bandy and Jon Michael of NAI Houston represented KDC in lease negotiations. Valerie Palmquist of Transwestern represented the Houston Chronicle, and Shirley Laymance of Mohr Partners represented Goodman Distribution. Terms of the leases were not disclosed.

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