(Southland Holdings Corporate Headquarters was recently awarded a Tilt-Up Achievement Award from the Tilt-Up Concrete Association.)

(Richardson, Texas) – Scott Meyer AIA, Principal of Alliance Architects, Inc., is pleased to announce the completion of a new two-story headquarters office building for Southland Holdings. Located in Grapevine, Texas the site was designed to save dozens of large existing trees. The tiltwall/structural steel hybrid construction provides a balance of economy and aesthetic freedom and reflects Southland’s heavy construction and infrastructure business, through use of material, form, and color. The office building is comprised of 40,000 square feet and features an entry lobby which boasts a two-story volume with floor to roof glass, allowing an abundance of natural light. Additional components include a mixture of private and open offices, conference/huddle rooms a work café, coffee bars, and a presentation room for company forums that seat approximately 120 people. The firm’s branding, logo, and company colors are incorporated throughout. The outdoor recreation space features a putting green and 2 medium size bocce ball courts for tournament-style play. The outdoor space was designed to promote a healthy work environment.

Southland Holdings Corporate Headquarters was recently awarded a Tilt-Up Achievement Award from the Tilt-Up Concrete Association. Alliance Architects team members include Principal-in-Charge, Scott Meyer, Project Designer Zach Weldy, Registered Interior Designer Jordan Raymond, and Project Architect Robert Bryant. Alston Construction was the general contractor, Structural Studio provided structural engineering services, and Belle Firma provided the landscape architecture for the courtyard.
Southland Holdings is a multi-faceted heavy civil construction firm active throughout North America, building virtually any structure to facilitate and protect the movement of people, water and wastewater. They are currently the largest civil contractor in the United States and one of the largest in Texas.

About Alliance Architects, Inc.

Alliance Architects, Inc., located in Richardson, Texas, provides architectural, project management, master planning, space planning, and interior design services for the following project types: office, interiors, industrial, retail, mission-critical, call and data centers, education and liturgical, and transportation. For additional information on Alliance Architects, please visit the firm’s website at www.alliancearch.com.

According to Transwestern research, the Dallas-Fort Worth office market is following developments in the business cycle and has begun transitioning from the recession phase to recovery phase of the real estate cycle. The metroplex continues to lead the nation in returning to the office with 50.1% occupancy at the end of Q2, up from 39.7% at the end of Q1.

A leader in digital marketing solutions for B2B professionals, Multiview is a portfolio company of the Stagwell Group. Outside of its Las Colinas headquarters, Multiview has offices in Washington, D.C., Toronto and Utah.

“After touring several properties throughout the Las Colinas market with the JLL team, we concluded One Panorama is a world-class facility that sits 10 minutes from DFW Airport and is surrounded by several great restaurants for our 350 Irving-based employees. Multiview is excited to continue to call One Panorama Multiview’s headquarters for the foreseeable future and appreciate the guidance we received from JLL throughout this process,” said Andy Keith, CEO of Multiview.

During its 30-year history, Regent and its principals have acquired, developed, financed and managed over $4 billion in real estate transactions nationally, encompassing more than 26 million square feet of retail, commercial, residential and mixed-use projects and 13,000 acres of master-planned communities representing 31,000 lots. The firm’s investors include large institutions and high-net-worth family offices.

“We are elated Multiview selected our building for their office needs,” said Matthew Benbassat, Chief Operating Officer of Regent Properties. “Multiview has continued to be a great tenant at One Panorama Center and we are excited they will continue to be here for many years to come.”

Robert Blount and Scott Hage with JLL represented Multiview in the transaction.

Dunnaway, a multi-discipline design firm, announced Aug. 2 it has named Kervin Campbell as its North Texas Regional Executive. The role is responsible for growing the business in the region as well as promoting and implementing strategic business development and marketing initiatives.

“Kervin’s significant engineering experience along with his business mindset make him a great fit for this role,” said Chris Wilde, CEO of Dunaway. “As we continue our North Texas expansion, it is critical to have someone who understands our business and the needs of our clients to consistently deliver on our brand promise. Kervin’s leadership over the past 18 years has played a key role in the expansion of our business in North Texas.”

Most recently, Campbell led Dunaway’s civil engineering practice. He is also on Dunaway’s Executive Leadership Committee.

“Fort Worth is a high-growth market and with our 65-year history, this is a great opportunity to position Dunaway to help develop the region,” said Campbell. “As we execute on our expansion strategy, including the acquisition of DBI and launching the Dallas office, we will leverage our expertise across all sectors to bring our clients best-in-class capabilities.” Click to read more at www.fortworthbusiness.com.

Darwin Realty/CORFAC International Associate Mandy Lewandowski represented third party logistics provider Betters Trucks Last Mile, LLC in its lease of a 30,826 square foot space in Norcross, GA, and a 40,000 square foot lease in Arlington, TX. The growing trucking company is based in Chicago and expanding across the country. For both transactions, she worked in conjunction with CORFAC International network brokers in out-of-state offices.

“As its name indicates, this company is looking to be the best in last-mile delivery services in many cities throughout the country,” Lewandowski says. “We were able to find ideal spaces for them in two of the fastest-growing industrial markets in the southeast.”

In Arlington, Lewandowski worked with Bradford Commercial Real Estate/CORFAC International’s Joe Santaularia to find a new space for Better Trucks, which leased a 40,000 square foot space at 3701 E. Randol Mill Road, Suite 200. Located in Dallas’s Great Southwest industrial submarket, it has easy access to I-30, SH-360 and TX-161. The building has 3,186 square feet of office space, 28-foot clear height ceilings, and a 200-foot shared truck court. Cushman & Wakefield’s David Eseke and Clay Balch represented the building owner, Prologis.

In Norcross, the tenant sublet 30,826 square feet at 6510 Jimmy Carter Boulevard, Suite D. Better Trucks is subleasing from Northeaster Swimming Pool Distributors, Inc. The building is southeast of Alpharetta and has 3,320 square feet of office, fenced outdoor storage, seven dock doors, one drive-in door, and motion sensor T-5 lighting. The sublessor was represented by King Industrial Realty, Inc./CORFAC International’s Anthony Cicio and Wilson Covington.