IRVING, TX-Tenants like Lockheed Martin don't come along every day. Irving's Freeport Tech Center lands the premiere tenant for 14,496 sf in a five-year pact and ends a reported four-month for extra office space.

COPPELL, TX-Ablah Enterprises had good reason to celebrate at yesterday's brokers' luncheon at 500 Airline Dr. JDF Distribution Solutions' long-term lease puts last year's $16-million buy at 50% occupancy. Move-in is set for early April.

IRVING, TX-Cousins Texas beats out Houston's Hines Interests for a $1.8-million, 30-month contract to oversee development of a new convention center. Cousins, the project's pre-development manager, wasn't a shoo-in, GlobeSt.com is told.

DALLAS-McCarthy Building Cos. is getting ready for the pre-cast stage after months of site and foundation work on an 805,000-sf parking garage at the new Children's Pavilion at Dallas Market Center. The garage will open in 2003.

DALLAS-The largest block of contiguous downtown space opens up at the close of business March 31 when the FDIC turns out the lights on 14 floors at One Dallas Centre. Owner Colonnade Properties says it's ready to play with the credit-worthy crowd.

DALLAS-Site work has begun on the 60,000-sf Laura Lee Blanton Student Services Building, a $10-million project on the university's east quadrangle. Centex Construction is steering a 15-month schedule with a July 2003 delivery.

FRISCO, TX-Today, ground breaks on a 31,700-sf medical office building by the Cirrus Group in a suburb in need of such community services. It's a case of which came first since the 70% pre-leased project is near a 32-acre site ticketed for a 100-bed facility.

PLANO, TX-Marriott Administrative Services inks a five-year pact for 14,002 sf in the first wave of office space to deliver at Karahan Cos.' Shops at Legacy. The next deal closes in two weeks. Finish-out starts next week.