Preston Center

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…

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…

Former QB Colt McCoy Expanding HPI to Fort Worth as Dallas Office Sees Office Leasing Wins

By Shelby Skrhak / June 2, 2025 /

From Staff Reports Former NFL quarterback Colt McCoy, following his January debut in the booming Fort Worth commercial real estate market, has named longtime local broker Matt Montague as Executive Managing Director of the full-service commercial firm HPI. Meanwhile, the firm’s Dallas-Fort Worth office is seeing traction in office leasing in downtown Dallas. Founded in…

A Great Family Home Is Really All That Matters

By Karen Eubank / May 19, 2025 /

When Compass realtor Gretchen Brasch sent me the link to this beautiful home, it struck me in a way most don’t. This one is not about drama or an excessive price tag. It’s a reality check on what really matters and what people want today: a great family home. That’s what we all care about.…

RSVP: Don’t Miss This First United Mortgage Group Event at Preston Center

By Candy Evans / June 24, 2024 /

Preston Financial Center — the striking white stairstep building you’ll see as you drive Preston and Northwest Highway — is like Dallas’ hidden bank mecca. There are a whopping 52 bank branches in this area, and growing. That’s more banks than exist in downtown Dallas (that’s 47 according to the map I sourced). Given the…