DALLAS — Accounting firm Carter & Co. has signed a 7,205-square-foot office lease renewal in North Dallas. The company renewed a year before the expiration of its lease at Highland Park West, a 51,847-square-foot complex that is now 96 percent leased. Jared Laake and Richmond Collinsworth of Bradford Commercial Real Estate Services represented the landlord in the lease negotiations. Bill Zei of McLeod-Zei Inc. represented the tenant.
HOUSTON — Locally based brokerage firm Cypressbrook Co. has negotiated a 6,874-square-foot office lease at The Meadows at Interwood in North Houston. According to LoopNet Inc., the building was constructed in 1984 and spans 146,685 square feet. John Hornbuckle of Cypressbrook represented the tenant, ABM Insurance & Benefit Services, in the lease negotiations. Valere Costello of Brummett & Co. represented the landlord.
ROBINSON, TEXAS — Walmart (NYSE: WMT) will open a dairy processing plant in Robinson, located just south of Waco in Central Texas, in a move that represents a capital investment of about $380 million in the regional economy. The Arkansas-based retailer also expects that the project, which will comprise 310,000 square feet of production and distribution space within Robinson Business Park, will result in the creation of about 400 jobs. Cushman & Wakefield represented Walmart in its site selection and purchase of the 79-acre tract on which the facility will be developed. The opening is scheduled for 2026.
FORT WORTH, TEXAS — CBRE has negotiated a 221,444-square-foot industrial lease near Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport. The tenant, Big Ass Fans, will occupy the entirely of Building A at Fort West Commerce Center, a three-building, 531,601-square-foot development that sits on a 30-acre site. Buildings are designed to accommodate users with requirements from 34,041 to 221,444 square feet and feature 32- to 36-foot clear heights. Gordon Benedict, Courtney Oldenburg and Tim Vogds of CBRE represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. Matt Carthey and George Jennings of Holt Lunsford Commercial represented the landlord, Phoenix-based Creation.
FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Texas-based investment firm Stonelake Capital Partners has purchased a 119,995-square-foot distribution facility in Fort Worth. The building at 4400 Diplomacy Drive, which was fully leased at the time of sale to Litex Industries, is located just south of DFW International Airport in the central part of the metroplex. Jim Carpenter, Jud Clements, Robby Rieke and Madeleine Supplee of Cushman & Wakefield represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. Coleman Brown, Michael Massad, Will Thomas and Keontae Burns represented Stonelake on an internal basis.
HOUSTON — Locally based brokerage firm Finial Group has arranged the sale of a 19,259-square-foot industrial building in northwest Houston. The building at 6606 Gessner Road sits on 1.5 acres and includes outdoor storage space. Jason Gibbons and Christian Villarreal of Final Group represented the seller in the transaction. Christy Bowen of Fox & Graham Real Estate represented the buyer. Both parties requested anonymity.
HOUSTON — Accounting firm Abbott & Associates has signed a 4,848-square-foot office lease renewal in southeast Houston. According to LoopNet Inc., the building at 12600 N. Featherwood Drive was built in 1987 and totals 75,166 square feet. Ryan Hartsell of locally based brokerage firm Oxford Partners represented Abbott & Associates in the lease negotiations. Ryan Clark of The Mission Cos. represented the landlord.
RICHARDSON, TEXAS — San Francisco-based developer Legacy Partners has completed Ovation at Galatyn Park, a 361-unit apartment community in the northeastern Dallas suburb of Richardson. Designed by WDG Architecture, Ovation at Galatyn Park offers one-, two- and three-bedroom units that range in size from 500 to 1,700 square feet and are furnished with quartz countertops and various pieces of smart-home technology products. Amenities include a pool, fitness center, sky lounge, outdoor game room, arcade, billiards room and a podcast studio. Legacy developed the project in partnership with Bridge Investment Group. Construction began in June 2021. Rents start at $1,525 per month for a one-bedroom apartment.
DALLAS — Sidley Austin LLP has signed a 118,484-square-foot office lease at 23Springs in Uptown Dallas. The law firm will relocate from an 80,000-square-foot space at the nearby McKinny & Olive complex to four full floors and a partial fifth floor of the 26-story, 626,215-square-foot building in early 2026. Granite Properties is developing 23Springs, which is slated for a March 2025 completion. Craig Wilson, Randy Cooper, and Greg Biggs of Stream Realty Partners represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. Robert Jimenez, Burson Holman and Elizabeth Fortado represented Granite Properties on an internal basis.
MCKINNEY, TEXAS — Locally based firm Peak Development Partners has sold a 14-acre industrial development site located at the corner of El Dorado Parkway and Stonebridge Drive in the northeastern Dallas suburb of McKinney. Peak originally acquired 18 acres at the site last year and will break ground on four retail pads on the other four acres later this year. Evan English and Tim McNutt of DBA Real Estate represented the buyer, SLX Development, in the transaction. Peak was self-represented.