HOUSTON--Sealy & Co., sponsor of Sealy Strategic Equity Partners (SSEP), has acquired the 2.23 million-square-foot Southwest Properties industrial portfolio, which consists of 149 buildings located in three of the fund's target markets: Dallas, El Paso and New Orleans, LA.

PLANO--Southern Land Co. has sold its five-story urban development Junction 15, located in historic downtown Plano, to a commingled fund managed by New-York based real estate investment firm Clarion Partners LLC for an undisclosed amount.

DALLAS--Hillwood Communities, a Perot company, is moving forward with a new residential community, acquiring 400 acres that have been in the same family since before the Civil War.

DALLAS--NAI Robert Lynn's brokers specialize in specific submarkets in DFW. GlobeSt.com's Anna Caplan recently spoke with Mark Miller, president of NAI Robert Lynn, about his firm's "old-school tactics" when it comes to cold calling, and how NAI Robert Lynn consistently adapts to the market.

FORT WORTH--Reserve at McAlister, a community for adults 55 and over in south Fort Worth, has completed construction and is open for its first residents.

DALLAS--HFF has secured $28.17 million in construction financing to develop the 225-room, full-service Embassy Suites hotel to anchor the Civic Center redevelopment in Amarillo.

HOUSTON--Houston-based Baker Katz has completed its 90,000-square-foot multi-tenant center in Port Arthur, with the opening of a 13,000-square-foot PetSmart.

PLANO--Aligned Data Centers, a division of Aligned Energy, has opened a data center in Plano.