GARLAND, TX-Jay Jones of Dallas has beefed up his holdings in the Garland market, buying a 17,952-sf building on nearly 1.4 acres. He is weighing his options for the property, says a broker who negotiated the deal.

DALLAS-All but 25,000 sf to 30,000 sf of the 860,000-sf American Airlines Center will be done in time for the July 28 grand opening. The original $230-million project cost is now $420 million, but it's an "apples to oranges" comparison.

DALLAS-Some 500 real estate professionals got the first peek at the 1.3 million-sf Genisus Dallas North, the largest spec telecom project in the country. Tenants are talking, but no one has signed yet. Check in next week, says the developer's point man.

DALLAS-Reclaimed Textiles will be relocating its corporate headquarters and consolidating two sites into 48,100 sf at 119 Regal Row. The move represents a 30% expansion for the Dallas-based clothing recycler.

GRAND PRAIRIE, TX-There's no room at the inn in a 170,100-sf manufacturing site in the Great Southwest Industrial Park. ServiceCraft is renewing for the short term and Wagner Industries, is returning for the long term.

DALLAS-Building owners walk a fine line when it comes to appeasing the community, abiding municipal codes and still finding ways so tenants can enjoy a smoke break. The fines are hefty, the restrictions plentiful and the violators many, say executives.

DALLAS-Lease signings are picking up, with area brokers signing six tenants to an aggregate 220,098 sf in the Dallas-Ft. Worth metroplex. McKinney will get a new Starbucks and a renewal closes for a 16-year tenant at 555 Republic Place.

DALLAS-Building owners walk a fine line when it comes to appeasing the community, abiding municipal codes and still finding ways so tenants can enjoy a smoke break. The fines are hefty, the restrictions plentiful and the violators many, say executives.