CEDAR HILL, TEXAS — Four tenants have joined the line-up at Uptown Village at Cedar Hill, a 725,000-square-foot regional lifestyle center located in Cedar Hill. Bailey’s Prime Plus will open a 7,500-square-foot restaurant, Lane Bryant will open a 6,780-square-foot location, Chic Holic will open a 3,940-square-foot location and Lens Crafters will open a 3,200-square-foot location. All of the tenants are expected to open this year. Uptown Village opened in March 2008; it is anchored by Dillard’s, Barnes & Noble and Dick’s Sporting Goods. Amenities at the center include a village green with a performance stage and an interactive fountain, a 2,000-square-foot children’s play area, and an oversized chess and checkers board. The project is owned by Dallas-based MGHerring Group.
FRISCO, TEXAS — Fitness consulting company Champion4Fitness will open its flagship studio location at The Shops at Starwood, a multi-phase mixed-use development located in Frisco. Champion4Fitness will open in May at a 4,000-square-foot end cap space. It will feature a sports apparel retail boutique, a proprietary LifeStyle Performance Center that provides scientific fitness testing, fitness and nutrition counseling, personal training and sports massage. The Shops at Starwood, which is owned by Dallas-based Hermansen Land Development, held its grand opening in 2006. The third phase of the project, consisting of an office tower, retail and restaurants, will break ground this year. Recent retail tenant openings include Panache at Home, The Gent’s Place, Papagallo’s Classiques, Petra Essence of Mexico, The Cupcakery, Mattress Logix and Plum Crazy.
DALLAS — The Texas Capital Bank Building, a 20-story, 507,000-square-foot office building located at 2000 McKinney Ave. in uptown Dallas, has opened. The tower, which was designed by HKS Inc., includes street-level restaurant and retail space, a 1,300-space parking garage built into the building’s base and 15 residential units along the building’s Woodall Rodgers Freeway frontage. The property’s office component is currently 35 percent occupied by a tenant roster that includes Texas Capital Bank and Corrigan Properties. Occupancy will increase to more than 80 percent by late spring when Lincoln Property Co. takes moves into its offices.
DICKINSON, TEXAS — The Houston office of Henry S. Miller Brokerage (HSMB) has negotiated a lease for the second expansion of Sherwin Williams within Dickinson Village Shopping Center, a grocery-anchored retail property located at 3410 Gulf Freeway in Dickinson. The retailer increased its presence by 1,400 square feet, bringing its total amount of space in the center to 8,400 square feet. In November 2008, Sherwin Williams completed its first expansion, which was also for 1,400 square feet. HSMB’s Shawn Ackerman represented the landlord, SW Kirkwood LP. Dickinson Village Shopping Center is anchored by Kroger; additional tenants include Subway, Pizza Hut, Curves and H&R Block.
DALLAS — The Dallas-based TIG Real Estate Services has negotiated a lease for a 41,850-square-foot industrial building located at 11370 Pagemill Rd. in Dallas. TIG’s Helen Hudson represented the landlord, which was undisclosed. The property was leased by John’s Lone Star Distribution. Terms of the lease were not released.
FRISCO, TEXAS — The grand opening has been held for the new Main Event Entertainment, a 65,000-square-foot entertainment and restaurant venue located within Frisco Market Center in Frisco. Main Event Entertainment features interactive games, bowling, billiards, laser tag, a ropes course and a restaurant. The entertainment center is located at The Frisco Market Center Promenade, which will include an additional 66,000 square feet of restaurants, retail and office space when it is completed in the fall. Frisco Market Center is an 88-acre master-planned development located at the corner of Main Street and Dallas North Tollway. Upon full build-out, it will feature retail, restaurants, multifamily units, hospitality and entertainment. Additional tenants already signed on for the center include Howard Wang’s China Grill and IHOP. In March, construction will commence for Courtyard by Marriott’s new concept hotel, Go Marriott. Frisco Market Center is owned by Dallas-based Hermansen Land Development.
DALLAS — The Dallas office of Transwestern has been selected to manage a 2 million-square-foot portfolio owned by Energy Future Holdings, a privately held energy company with a portfolio of regulated energy subsidiaries that includes Luminant, Oncor and TXU Energy. The most notable property that Transwestern will now manage is Energy Plaza, a 48-story, 1.2 million-square-foot office building located at 1601 Bryan St. in downtown Dallas. The Transwestern team responsible for the portfolio includes Kim Brooks, Jeff Anderson, Mike Ogden, Jeff Shea and Jim Graham. Brooks and Anderson will oversee leasing and marketing efforts for Energy Plaza, while Shea will oversee management of the property. Graham will facilitate lease administration for the portfolio and Ogden will provide senior management oversight.
DALLAS — Dallas-based The Allen Group has disposed of a 9.3-acre land parcel located within the Dallas Logistics Hub, a 6,000-acre, multi-modal logistics park located in southern Dallas County. The parcel was acquired by Oncor Electric Delivery Co., a regulated electric distribution and transmission company. Oncor plans to construct an electric transmission substation on the site. Construction is scheduled to begin by May. It will become the third substation located within Dallas Logistics Hub.
HOUSTON — Colliers International has completed the sale of an office building located in Houston. The property consists of a six-story, 135,000-square-foot office building located at 2600 North Loop. Bob Parsley and Bill Byrd of the Houston office of Colliers represented the seller, Irving, Texas-based CHRISTUS Health. The buyer, Fuller Realty Partners, was represented by Jay Kyle, also of Colliers’ Houston office. The acquisition price was not disclosed.
HOUSTON — NAI Houston has brokered the sale of a 10,000-square-foot industrial building located at 1724 Townhurst Dr. in Houston. NAI’s Travis Land and Michael Keegan represented both parties. The property was acquired by Hilpert Realty LLC from an undisclosed party. The acquisition price also was not released.