DALLAS--The Buccini/Pollin Group, a privately-held, full-service real estate acquisition, development and management company (BPG) based in Wilmington, Dela., has acquired the 282-room DoubleTree by Hilton DFW Airport North.

HOUSTON–Trammell Crow Co. and Prudential Real Estate Investors have announced a joint venture to develop One Grand Crossing, a 172,000-square-foot class A speculative office building in Houston.

AUSTIN—KW Commercial has announced the closing of Goodwin Apartments in Austin. The deal went under contract and closed in less than a week's time.

DALLAS–Apartment research and data firm Axiometrics says the state of the U.S. apartment market through 2014 was strong, with the largest fourth-quarter annual effective rent growth in nine years, according to a report from the Dallas-based business.

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DALLAS—An affiliate of Berkshire Group has acquired Aura Medical District, a 325-unit class-A apartment community in Dallas, from Trinsic Residential Group.

FORT WORTH–Fort Worth-based Morris Capital Partners has acquired Morrison Crossing in Brownsville, Texas.

HOUSTON--Rental properties continue to rise in the Houston market, and in the new year, brokers will continue to emphasize value-add properties in the multifamily sector.