The pact will consolidate the IS-Dallas staff into 6,400 sf onone floor instead of occupying space on two floors at 3232 McKinneyAve. Bob Deering, managing principal of IA-Dallas, says the firm'sarchitectural staff has grown by 350%. The firm specializes inworkplace solutions in terms of design, management and strategies.Its client roster includes a number of Fortune 1000 companies andcutting-edge, fast-growth businesses. The five-year-old IA-Dallas,regional office for parent IA Inc., is consistently been rankedamong the largest metroplex interior architectural firms based ongross revenues.

IA-Dallas has orchestrated the redesign of its new office space."That was strange at times ­ we can be a pretty demanding client,"Deering says. "We went back and forth on many issues, and weconstantly debated the Texas theme we chose in the materials weused ­ you know, Texas pecan wood, Texas stone, blue bonnet-shadedlights. But we are extremely pleased with what we have done."

Arledge/Power Real Estate Services represented IA in its leasenegotiations and Gaedeke Landers LLC acted on behalf of thelandlord.