Dallas ComCenter, a CBD telecom hotel, will now house 14fiber-optic telecommunications tenants plus four more providersthat deliver high-tech access to the 32-year-old building that hasbeen converted into a Downtown high-tech hub. The contracts are aboon to Dallas ComCenter, Tom Ligon, the structure's Grubb &Ellis Co. leasing director, tells GlobeSt.com. "Moretelecommunications companies are looking for maximum connectivity.That's why we're bringing these leases to the forefront," heexplains. "It's important to others to know they're in thebuilding."

The long-range plan for the 85%-leased ComCenter is toultimately have 25% of its tenant base hail from thetelecommunications industry. Ligon says the center has the greatestamount of available space for telecommunications companies in theDowntown CBD. Dallas is ranked sixth nationwide for telecom centersand 11th worldwide.

Ligon says he has another significant deal in the pipeline,which he expects to finalize in the next couple of weeks. Thefiber-optic deals give Dallas ComCenter tenants connectivitychoice. The technology center boasts office, retail andcommunications components. Two weeks ago, Epoch Internet Networks,one of the nation's largest Internet providers had finalized its10-year lease for the 29,000-sf 18th floor of Dallas ComCenter.