HUMBLE, TX-Cole Real Estate Investments purchases the 306,890-square-foot power center for $56.5 million in an all-cash transaction.

DALLAS-The REIT buys Briar Forest Lofts and Fitzhugh Urban Flats--a total of 804 units -- for $88 million.

PHOENIX-The firm acquires The Canyons, a 629-unit luxury apartment community, in an all-cash transaction.

DALLAS-The CBRE Strategic Partners US Value 5 fund purchases four class A office buildings in the Preston Center submarket.

NAPERVILLE, IL-A Chicago-area fund has acquired McDowell Place, a 400-unit apartment community here, for a reported $41 million.

PLANO, TX-Network Engines Inc. has inked an early lease renewal and restructuring for 82,880 square feet at Plano Tech Center.

ARLINGTON, TX-A local company inks an agreement to open 35 UFood Grill locations throughout the Southwest over the next five years.

DALLAS-The local firm unveils a plan to develop a six-building office, hotel, retail and parking complex dubbed The Spire.