Commercial Real Estate

Trading Skyscrapers for Suburbia: AT&T Will Leave Downtown Dallas for Plano

By Charles Grand / January 6, 2026 /

Well, it’s happening. AT&T is going to build a new campus outside of downtown Dallas, opting to relocate its global headquarters to Plano instead of maintaining operations in the city center. In a statement, a spokesperson for AT&T said that a 54-acre site at 5400 Legacy Dr. would provide the necessary space to consolidate its…

Neiman Marcus Downtown Faces New Uncertainty as Saks Global Bankruptcy Appears Imminent

By Charles Grand / January 2, 2026 /

The future of the beloved Neiman Marcus flagship store in downtown Dallas seems even more up in the air following a report that Saks Global is getting ready to file for bankruptcy. Last week, Saks Global missed a hefty interest payment (more than $100 million) on bonds associated with its acquisition of Neiman Marcus Group.…

Dire Downtown Office Picture in Dallas and Other Highlights To Round Out 2025

By Charles Grand / December 29, 2025 /

2026 is right around the corner, and the D-FW office real estate market is closing out another year of recalibration. A lot of this might sound old hat at this point, but it’s hard to overstate the transformative impact of the COVID-19 pandemic when it comes to office space. Remote and hybrid schedules have become…

Apartment Tower Construction to Gear Up at Plano’s Park at Legacy

By Charles Grand / December 26, 2025 /

Work on the residential component of The Park at Legacy redevelopment in Plano will be gearing up in the coming months, with new construction expected to kick off in April. Once the headquarters of the department store chain JCPenney, 6501 Legacy Dr. is in the process of being transformed from an old school suburban office…

Historic Murphy House May Get the Uptown Treatment

By Charles Grand / December 21, 2025 /

A  proposed project in Uptown is in need of a PD update, and it’ll be going in front of the City Plan Commission next month. If ultimately approved by council members down the line, a 24-story tower will replace a piece of Dallas history: the over-a-century-old Victorian mansion still sitting on Maple Avenue. In 2023,…