Commercial Real Estate

New Preston Center Project Aims to Tap Into ‘Flight-to-Quality’ Office Demand

By Charles Grand / October 18, 2025 /

A new mixed-use development is in the works in Preston Center, with high-end office, residential, and retail space slated for delivery in 2028. Plans for 8300 Douglas Ave. call for 12 floors totaling 300,000 square feet of Class AA office space and a 17-story residential tower with 147 luxury units, courtesy of Ramrock Real Estate…

New Preston Hollow Hotel, Apartment Tower Could Be Going Up, Pending Zoning Approval

By Charles Grand / October 9, 2025 /

Developers looking to build a $650 million mixed-use project on seven acres in a popular Preston Hollow commercial zone want to spruce up the area with some hospitality, housing, and greenery. Burk Interests and Greenway Investment Company, both Dallas-based firms, plan on putting up a transformative development that includes a 28-story hotel, a 24-story condo…

What Does the Federal Shutdown Mean for Real Estate?

By Charles Grand / October 4, 2025 /

The latest federal shutdown started at midnight on October 1, setting up an open-ended game of chicken between Republicans and Democrats on Capitol Hill. Reports currently suggest this shutdown won’t be super brief (some previous shutdowns stretched only hours to a few days). The last one dragged on for more than a month. Political calculations…

H-E-B Secures City Plan Commission Recommendation for First Dallas Store

By Charles Grand / September 19, 2025 /

Dallas is another step closer to getting its first H-E-B after the City Plan Commission voted unanimously to recommend the grocer’s zoning request to build a 127,000-square-foot store at the southeast corner of LBJ and Hillcrest Road. The project has drawn consternation from neighborhood residents who believe the location is inappropriate for a grocery store…

Fort Worth’s Class A Office Market Only Has a Few Big-Block Options

By Charles Grand / September 12, 2025 /

There aren’t many available options out there for a company of some size looking to settle into Class A office space in Fort Worth. In fact, there are only a handful of properties in Cowtown that can currently accommodate a tenant in need of at least 40,000 square feet of contiguous Class A space (which…