HOUSTON-The Wolff Cos. begins work on a 22,000-sf headquarters project for MedLeh Group. The class A office building, rising on 1.8 acres in Westway Park, will be ready to occupy in spring 2006.

MOORESVILLE, NC-Mother Nature rains on Lowe's Companies Inc. first quarter sales.

GOODYEAR, AZ-Newland Communities' new block of land is situated within the 20,000-acre, master-planned community of Estrella Mountain Ranch. The developer's plan calls for roughly 1,600 acres of retail, office and multifamily development.

PRESCOTT VALLEY, AZ-The public/private partnership clears all hurdles for the 142,000-sf convention and events center, which will be seeded by a new Central Hockey League franchise. Ground will break in July.

TEMPE, AZ-Fairfield Residential buys Superstition Park, a 93%-leased, class B complex primed for a value-add play with up to $1 million of renovations. The takedown takes place with a $13-million loan assumption.

HOUSTON-Pride International Inc. decides to stay put in San Felipe Plaza, swapping several subleases on the verge of expiring for a direct pact that includes a 14,000-sf headquarters expansion for an all-in total of 83,000 sf of class A space.

SUGAR LAND, TX-Storehouse signs a 9,000-sf pact for Sugar Land Town Square, setting up a play to open its sixth Houston-area store. The furniture retailer expects to open doors in the third quarter.

SUGAR LAND, TX-Storehouse signs a 9,000-sf pact for Sugar Land Town Square, setting up a play to open its sixth Houston-area store. The furniture retailer expects to open doors in the third quarter.