The high-profile, five-year contract is to be signed no laterthan Friday, says Thom Ridnour, senior vice president of office anddevelopment services, who will be overseeing leasing and propertymanagement duties. In concert with the assignment, TCS Dallas willmove its offices by year's end into the granite-and-glass,arch-connected twin towers that serve as a landmark in the NorthDallas corridor. Since its entry into the Dallas market,Transwestern has been officing at 3 Forest Plaza, Merit Dr., aproperty it developed in 1978.

"We are providing the project with our most senior talents,"says Kim Butler, Transwestern's executive vice president and Dallascity leader, emphasizing the significance of the "prestigiousassignment" that had been held by the Trammell Crow Co.

Ridnour, in an exclusive interview with GlobetSt.com, says allcommon areas of the 12-story twin towers, situated at 5001 SpringValley Rd., will be updated while Transwestern's new 18,000-sfaccommodations also will undergo some design changes and build out.What won't be changing is the existing on-site management officeand its seven-member staff, he emphasizes.