South Dallas Becomes Targeted Location

DALLAS-Once upon a time, the South Dallas submarket – that area south of the central business district — was a commercial real estate’s no-man’s land, one that never met the expectations or predictions of commercial real estate or political experts. But these days, much like the overnight sensation that was years in the making, South Dallas is receiving a lot of interest – and a lot of action – from industrial developers and corporations. As such, experts tell GlobeSt.com that the South Dallas sector could become to this region what the Inland Empire is to Southern California.

There is some reason for these comparisons. L’Oreal Group has plans to build a 513,000-square-foot regional distribution hub in the area. Prologis is underway on more development of its Prologis 20/35 business park. In the meantime, Kohl’s Department Stores has completed its 951,000-square-foot e-commerce distribution center, as has Home Depot, which completed a 1.2-million-square-foot distribution center.