Dallas/Fort Worth

For LEED Gold, Merriman Anderson implemented envelope improvements to optimize energy efficiency, and along with lighting improvements; these combined energy savings improved by more than 21.9%.

The economics are in favor of the small-box retailer, having to spend less on your lease rate means you can spend more on marketing, inventory management, customer management and of course less staffing.

The Minnesota company is the second this week to establish a multifamily presence in the Texas city.

The current skyscraper building boom falls short of the 80s, the country's busiest building boom by far, when skyscraper construction activity in Dallas was only surpassed by New York City, Chicago and Houston.

More multifamily investors are diversifying, looking for higher returns.

"The fact that the City of Fort Worth put its own economic development funds into developing the mixed-use complex was an uncommon situation."

Dallas marks the third new market that Walker & Dunlop's investment sales group has entered so far this year.

Independent Bank Group's headquarters will be enclosed with View Dynamic Glass, providing workers with unobstructed views and optimized natural daylight, which promote a more productive environment.