HOUSTON-Three office deals fall to Crescent's 1800 West Loop South, which has a "for sale" sign hanging on the 400,000-sf asset, and the fourth in the stack goes to Three Post Oak Central as a temp service sets up shop in the building's retail component.

BELLAIRE, TX-Medical Research Consultants takes the first chunk from the ConocoPhillips space in the Chase Bank Building, signing for the balance of the energy giant's term. The office space hit the market at $8 per sf gross.

HOUSTON-The renovated Nabisco cookie factory, now owned by Texas Medical Center, takes the medical office building award after an extensive renovation. Other wins go to BMC Software, American General, Granite, Transco and the "his and her" CBD towers.

HOUSTON-A gift store, optical office and residential real estate firm ink five-year leases for a combined 5,930 sf at Kroger-anchored shopping centers. All are planning to open doors in April.

HOUSTON-Panattoni will add a third building to the Beltway 8 Corporate Centre, where a set of twins has one fully leased and the other at 75% occupancy. The developer has carved out a 10-acre site from the 120-acre park for the class A addition.

HOUSTON-The Hussion Family Partnership replaces retail properties with an industrial building on six acres in the northwest submarket. The deed passes to the first bidder in all all-cash trade that came close to the $2.8-million asking price.

HOUSTON-With an estimated $4-million price tag, Windemere Village construction gets underway within 45 days on a 3.5-acre tract at the intersection of North Eldridge Parkway and FM 1960 West. A 10-year lease to Pei Wei Asian Diner kicks off the development.

HOUSTON-Local businessman Allan R. Klein shifts a custom draperies and blinds business from an 81,816-sf warehouse at 1312 Live Oak St. so he can convert it to lofts. Klein's business stays in the East End, but moves into a 20,000-sf building.