Austin-based commercial real estate firm HPI has announced the launch of its Dallas Tenant Advisory Group, marking a strategic expansion of the firm’s platform. The new group will be led by Robbie Baty, a commercial real estate veteran with more than 20 years of experience representing tenants.…

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With Ellis County projected for significant population growth, Oncor Electric Delivery has secured a key tract of land about three miles north of Waxahachie.

Dallas-based Younger Partners announced Tuesday that it brokered the sale of 121 acres of undeveloped farmland to Oncor.…

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Parking technology platform JustPark has moved its headquarters to The Centrum in Dallas’s Oak Lawn neighborhood, marking what the company called an important step in the company’s U.S. expansion.

The company, formerly known as ParkHub, said the new 12,499 square-foot space will be home to JustPark’s 60-plus Dallas-based employees and will provide room for continued growth following several recent acquisitions, which include parking management software company Oobeo.…

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Chicago-based Cushman & Wakefield has expanded its office investment sales advisory services in Texas with the addition of several key executives.

Russell Ingrum, Jared Chua, and Matt Murphy have joined the firm as executive vice chairman, executive managing director, and director, respectively.…

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Globe Life Inc. plans to relocate its corporate headquarters within McKinney by acquiring 7677 Henneman Way from SouthState Bank as well as two tracts of developable land adjacent to the property.

“We’re excited to announce the relocation plans of our corporate headquarters as they will provide an opportunity to update and modernize our workspace for our valued employees,” Globe Life co-Chairman & CEO Matt Darden said in a statement.…

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Industry veteran Chris Hipps has joined real estate services giant Cushman & Wakefield as Texas Managing Principal based in Dallas. He will start on Jan. 2.

The firm said that Hipps will lead Cushman & Wakefield’s advisory professionals across Texas as the company further grows, refines, and integrates client services; develops new business; and continues to add top talent.…

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Real estate services giant Cushman & Wakefield has promoted Dallas-based Jeremy Edmiston to executive director and U.S. Lead for Build-To-Rent/Single-Family Rent, a role in which he will collaborate with the firm’s Capital Markets and Debt teams to provide unified BTR/SFR end-to-end solutions for the firm’s clients.…

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Real estate investment firm CapRock Partners is expanding in the Texas market, bringing on a new executive to lead acquisitions in the state.

The California-based company announced that it has hired Taylor Starnes as vice president of acquisitions for its Central Region, which includes a Texas focus.…

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Dallas-based Stream Realty Partners announced that Peery Wood, a Dallas commercial real estate veteran with more than 30 years of experience, has joined the company as an executive vice president to strengthen its office tenant representation team.

Wood will be responsible for expanding Stream’s tenant representation business across Dallas-Fort Worth.…

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Veteran hotelier Hans Ritten has been appointed general manager for the upcoming HALL Park Hotel, and Ashley Herrera has been named senior property manager for The Monarch at HALL Park residential tower at the HALL Park development in Frisco, Dallas-based HALL Group announced.…

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HALL Park will be home to the first Autograph Collection Hotels property in Frisco, adding to the picturesque development’s reimagined future.

Already under construction on Dallas North Tollway, The HALL Park Hotel, Autograph Collection, is part of the first phase of HALL Park’s $7 billion new masterplan that’s transforming the development from a singular office focus into a dynamic, live-work-play community.…

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Dallas-based institutional capital markets expert Jack Fraker has joined Newmark Group Inc., a full-service commercial real estate firm, as president and global head of industrial and logistics.

Newmark has offices in Dallas and Plano.

“Newmark’s Capital Markets advisory group, which has seen dramatic growth, is a key component of our platform’s acceleration, nationally and globally,” Newmark Chief Executive Officer Barry Gosin said in a statement.…

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Vari, the Coppell-based office furniture company, has opened its new global headquarters, VariSpace Coppell, a 180,000-square-foot facility that it built from the ground up in only one year.

The new building is a certified healthy and green work environment. It’s the third building in DFW to receive Fitwel certification, which developers and workplace strategists have embraced as part of the growing trend to promote healthy workplaces.…

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PGA of America unveiled its new headquarters in Frisco yesterday, offering 600 PGA members, dignitaries, and guests a look at what it calls “a destination for the future of golf.” The opening day event coincided with soggy climes—North Texas had over 9 inches of rain in 24 hours as of midday Monday—but the rain had passed by in time for the festivities.…

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Dallas-Fort Worth is the No. 7 metro in the U.S. for tech employment, according to Cushman & Wakefield’s April 2022 Tech Industry Performance Report. 

In Q1 2022, the Dallas-Fort Worth metro employed 272,390 high-tech workers—an 8% year-over-year increase and a 23% increase compared to Q1 2017.…

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The city of Richardson is looking for projects that could serve as the “gateway” to The Innovation Quarter.

The city has put out a request for proposals for developers to create a high-density, transit-oriented development at DART’s Arapaho Center Station, that will act as a large connector and entry point for The IQ—a sprawling district focused on innovation and entrepreneurship.…

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When you look at the industrial market in Dallas-Fort Worth in 2021 and ahead to 2022, you could sum it up as more, more, more.

Yes, more construction, more leasing, and more jobs. Experts believe that 2022 will continue the momentum of 2021, which was a “banner year,” says Cushman & Wakefield analyst Christopher Grubbs.…

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Page, a global architecture and engineering firm, has extended its 34,000-square-foot lease in downtown Dallas.

The firm’s seven-year extension at 1800 Main St. shows it is recommitting to the area, according to a statement. The 31-story Mercantile National Bank Building stands out with its illuminated tower and clock.…

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North Texans have long known how cool Deep Ellum is with its colorful murals, old buildings, quaint shops, eclectic artists, and good food.

Rideshare tech giant Uber thinks it’s cool too, recently announcing Deep Ellum will be the home of the company’s second-largest campus outside of its San Francisco headquarters.…

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