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GRAPEVINE, TEXAS — Design-build firm ARCO/Murray will construct a 972,380-square-foot speculative industrial facility in Grapevine, located in the northern-central part of the metroplex. The developer was not disclosed. Phase I will consist of a 200,340-square-foot, rear-load warehouse that will feature 37 dock positions, two drive-in ramps, 119 car parking spaces and 49 trailer parking stalls on a 16-acre site. The building is designed to accommodate up to four tenants. Phase II will include three buildings totaling 772,040 square feet (504,000, 183,040 and 85,000 square feet) with a total of 216 dock positions, eight drive-in ramps and 700-plus car parking spaces on the remaining 72 acres. All necessary approvals have been secured, and construction is set to begin in September.

PFLUGERVILLE, TEXAS — Dallas-based developer Ironwood Realty Partners is underway on construction of a project in the northern Austin suburb of Pflugerville that will add 490,000 square feet of industrial space across three buildings to the local supply. The project represents the third and final phase of 130 Crossing, a development whose first two phases featured five buildings totaling 675,000 square feet. Alliance Architects is designing Phase III, and Catamount Constructors is serving as the general contractor. Stream Realty Partners is the leasing agent. Completion is slated for the fourth quarter.

DALLAS — Houston-based developer Lovett Industrial has broken ground on a 960,956-square-foot project within the 140-acre Trinity West Business Park in West Dallas. Buildings II and III will total 763,960 and 196,996 square feet and are being developed as build-to-suits for a global logistics company and Dallas County, respectively. Arch-Con Corp. is the general contractor for the project, completion of which is slated for the fourth quarter.

WILMER, TEXAS — A partnership between Dallas-based Bandera Ventures and Atlanta-based Invesco Real Estate is underway on construction of two buildings totaling 1.5 million square feet at Southport Logistics Center, a speculative industrial development in the southern Dallas suburb of Wilmer. Building 1 will total 746,420 square feet, and Building 2 will span 744,452 square feet. Both structures will feature 40-foot clear heights, 60-foot loading bays, 185-foot truck court depths and cross-dock configurations. Completion is slated for the third quarter. JLL is marketing the development for lease.