Charles Grand

Some 2024 CRE Highlights Ahead of Anticipated Banner Year for D-FW

By Charles Grand / December 26, 2024 /

Word is the Dallas-Fort Worth metro area is the top market to watch next year, and if some of the activity logged in 2024 is any indication, 2025 may very well be a banner year for commercial real estate. Stressing North Texas’ diversified economy and growing population, the latest Emerging Trends in Real Estate report…

Forget Your Troubles at Downtown Dallas’ Ski Lodge-Themed Tower Club

By Charles Grand / December 22, 2024 /

For those who don’t have the time or budget to hit the slopes and bask in the afterglow at a genuine ski lodge, Tower Club Dallas has the latter experience on tap downtown this season. The upscale business and social club on the 48th floor of Santander Tower has been decking its halls to resemble…

Texas Stock Exchange Leases Temporary Digs at Weir’s Plaza While It Searches for Dallas Home

By Charles Grand / December 20, 2024 /

Looking to sink its roots in Dallas by mid-2026, the Texas Stock Exchange (TXSE) has ambitious plans to deliver a bustling new Texas Market Center — or Y’all Street as it’s been called. While it looks for a permanent location to set up operations, the TXSE found itself some temporary office space in the bustling…

Tensions Linger in McKinney Over Commercial Airport Terminal

By Charles Grand / December 16, 2024 /

McKinney National Airport could see commercial flights taking off as soon as 2026, but some residents are still wary of local officials’ plans to expand the facility to accommodate more air travel, claiming the City Council is circumventing the will of voters. The airport, which is owned by the city and currently caters to private…

Developer With Downtown Dallas Designs Is Betting on End of Remote Work

By Charles Grand / December 12, 2024 /

A commercial real estate developer who’s betting on Downtown Dallas recently said he thinks in-person work is going to make a comeback, foreseeing a reversal of the remote work trend that has left a lot of commercial office space idle across the country. “Everybody’s going to be back in the office,” predicted Mike Ablon, founding…