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Duke Buys Land in Frisco, Texas, for Office Development
June 2, 2004 Duke Realty Corp. (NYSE:DRE) has purchased 57 acres in Frisco, Texas, a northern suburb of Dallas. The land can support up to 900,000 square feet of office development that Duke plans to develop primarily for sale. It...
Plans Expand for Retail Center in Mansfield, Texas
June 1, 2004 Dallas Business JournalKossman Development Co., based in Pittsburgh, will add 200,000 square feet to its Mansfield, Texas, town center development at the city's northern gateway. Kossman officials said they will use a planned 12-screen Cinemark Theater at...
Tellabs Site in Round Rock, Texas, Under Contract
June 1, 2004 Austin Business JournalThe coveted 76-acre Tellabs Inc. site in Round Rock, Texas, is under contract by a group of investors that includes former Austin Mayor Roy Butler. A 127,000-square-foot plant sits on the tract at 601 Jeffrey...
Trademark Property Unveils Mixed-use Development for Allen, Texas
June 1, 2004 Dallas Business JournalTrademark Property Co., based in Fort Worth, Texas, plans to build a 50-acre, mixed-use development called Market Street in Allen. The upscale, urban-style project will include nearly 300,000 square feet of retail and restaurant space,...
North Rim’s Lifestyle Center to Span 700 Acres in San Antonio, Texas
June 1, 2004 San Antonio Business JournalThomas Enterprises Inc., based in Atlanta, has closed on the purchase of an additional 250 acres for its North Rim project, bringing the grand total to 700 acres. Martin Marietta Materials sold the tract,...
Chinese Investors May Transform Mall in North Richland Hills, Texas
May 27, 2004 Star-TelegramA group of investors from China wants to turn the near-empty North Hills Mall in North Richland Hills, Texas, into an Asian shopping center. The group of Shanghai-area manufacturers also is looking for 2 million square feet...
Hanover to Move Forward on Houston Apartment High-rise
May 26, 2004 Houston ChronicleA battle between the Hanover Co. and American Ventures Realty Investors over a proposed residential tower in Houston has been resolved, clearing the way for construction of another high-rise in the Galleria area. After more than...
Las Cimas Buildings in Austin, Texas, up for Sale
May 25, 2004 Austin Business JournalChallenger Financial Services Group Ltd., an Australian investment company, has put Las Cimas II and III – 313,364 square feet of offices in Austin, Texas – up for sale. Challenger has hired the Austin office...
2 Office Projects Resurrected in Austin, Texas, Area
May 24, 2004 Austin Business Journal Hill Partners Inc., based in Austin, Texas, which put plans for a speculative 90,000-square-foot office building in San Clemente at Davenport on hold in May 2001, is moving ahead with the project. Construction could...
Crescent Trophies in Houston on Sales Block
May 24, 2004 Houston Business JournalCrescent Real Estate Equities is looking to sell a 50 percent equity position in the company's two Houston trophy properties - Greenway Plaza and Houston Center. The Fort Worth company has hired Lehman Brothers to...
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