Todd Burnette, executive vice president in the Fort Worth officeof Dallas-based Staubach Co., tells GlobeSt.com that the expansionwas sealed with a term "just shy of five years" for a 121,700-sfoffice/warehouse at 3333 Quorum Dr. He says the county's realestate team looked "off and on" about six months before zeroing inon Mercantile Center, a two-million-sf development of flex officeand industrial space positioned close to the junction of Interstate35W and Loop 820.

Burnette credited the park's local long-term ownership withcontributing to the win. Other dealmakers were the building'sflexibility for expansion and 28-foot clear height. "They hadchoices and more than one good choice," he says. "I just think theyliked that particular location." Staubach senior vice presidentGeorge D. Duncan Jr. partnered with Burnette for the search andsigning with Mercantile Partners LP's broker, Brian L.Randolph.