Simmons, looking for expansion space since late 2006, will turnon lights in 213,392 sf of Trade Center V at 2580 Esters Blvd. inmid-March. Locally based Trammell Crow Co. has the spec projectslated for completion by the middle of this month.

The particularly brisk leasing activity at DFW InternationalAirport and the industrial market's overall absorption lastyear are underwriting the developer's plan to start construction onthe fifth distribution center in the 2.4-million-sf Trade Centerdevelopment, owned by Seattle-based Kennedy Associates Real EstateCounsel LP. "There is excellent activity. We're still in the sweetspot of the marker," Steve Trese, vice president for CB RichardEllis in Dallas explains to GlobeSt.com. "Simmons was not thefiring pin, but it was a contributing factor."

Damian Rivera, vice president for Dallas-based Stream RealtyPartners LP, says Atlanta-based Simmons had narrowed the decisionto a build-to-suit or Trade Center V. [IMGCAP(2)]"Trammell Crowtook a chance. They built a great spec building that met a lot ofour requirements right out of the gate," he says, "and flexibleenough to meet other requirements so we put the build-to-suitoption aside and moved forward with theirs."