Commercial Real Estate

Hutchins Warehouse No Longer in Play for ICE Mega Detention Facility

By Charles Grand / February 17, 2026 /

An industrial facility just south of Dallas in the small city of Hutchins will not be leased or sold to the Department of Homeland Security to serve as a migrant detention center, according to the property owner. The vacant 1-million-square-foot warehouse became the center of significant controversy locally after multiple reports claimed ICE was looking…

Builders Get To Work on Phase One of Fort Worth’s Westside Village

By Charles Grand / February 16, 2026 /

Construction has begun on the new Westside Village mixed-use district in Fort Worth, with work on phase one of the project aiming to deliver an apartment community and office building. Located just west of the city center, Westside Village will comprise 238,000 square feet of retail, 1,785 multifamily units, 880,000 of office space, and a…

Saks Global To Close Stores Nationwide, Dallas Neiman Marcus Locations Await Their Fate

By Charles Grand / February 13, 2026 /

Saks Global is working to reduce its national footprint, but it’s not quite clear what that means for Neiman Marcus operations in Dallas just yet. Waves of closures have been announced as part of an ongoing turnaround plan to reposition the various brands under the Saks Global umbrella in the wake of the company’s bankruptcy…

Frisco EDC Spotlights Commercial Growth in FY 2025

By Charles Grand / February 9, 2026 /

With another fiscal year in the books, the Frisco Economic Development Corporation is taking a victory lap and touting the economic growth the city clocked. Fourteen corporate relocations and expansions were logged in FY 2025, nine of which were achieved without financial incentives from Frisco EDC. Residents can credit the projects for generating or retaining…

Mayor Eric Johnson to Business Leaders: Dallas Isn’t Suburbia — and That’s the Point

By Charles Grand / February 4, 2026 /

If Dallas is going to stay competitive, it has to lean into its identity as a pro-business urban center to leverage corporate flight from less-hospitable environments and stave off D-FW’s suburban upstarts, according to Mayor Eric Johnson. Speaking at a Metroplex Civic & Business Association luncheon on Tuesday, Johnson highlighted some of the concrete indicators…