OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla.–GBT Realty Corp. is under contract to purchase 80 acres in Oklahoma City to develop the $50 million The Market at Czech Hall, a regional neighborhood center situated in one of Oklahoma's fastest growing suburban communities.

HOUSTON–Colvill Office Properties has been retained to lease 1415 Louisiana, a 43-story, 520,000-square-foot office building in Houston's Central Business District.

LOS GATOS, CA—The very tough entitlement and approval process in the Town of Los Gatos, coupled with an extremely limited availability of developable land, make Los Gatos one of the highest barrier to entry markets in all of Silicon Valley, says a source.

Todd Baldyga of NYSERDA gives his five benefits to making a facility more energy efficient.

IRVING–Leon Capital Group, a Dallas-based, real estate developer, has announced that Whole Foods Market will be the anchor tenant in its new retail development, The Shops at MacArthur Hills.

HOUSTON-- Savills Studley recently represented Blank Rome LLP in negotiating its long-term lease of 27,144 square feet on the 14th floor of 717 Texas Avenue.

PHOENIX—Institutional Property Advisors, a division of Marcus & Millichap, has arranged the sale of Level at Sixteenth, a 240-unit apartment complex located on more than four acres at 1550 E. Campbell Ave. in Phoenix.

PHOENIX—James DuMars, senior vice president and managing director of NorthMarq Capital's Phoenix based regional office has assisted the Perry family with financing placements on two premier Scottsdale office buildings totaling a combined $28.4 million.