Pre-leasing really hasn't been part of Hall's strategy. It'sbeen more important to "create the environment" so there'ssomething to show to clients looking to lease, Braun explains toGlobeSt.com. This time, Hall's leasing team is showing 200,000 sfin eight stories at 2801 Network Blvd. and 120,000 sf in two levelsat 2611 Internet Blvd., the sixth and seventh buildings to rise inthe 162-acre, master-planned development. The game plan appears tobe working since three buildings, totaling 350,000 sf, are 100%occupied and two more, representing another 250,000 sf, are 50%filled.

Braun says "the pipeline is excellent" although he admits thatthe Dallas office market is "soft." The Dallas situation, somewould say, is an understatement, but momentum appears to bebuilding as 2002 rounds the midyear point.

Braun is extraordinarily confident Hall's buildings will leasefairly quickly. He confides that "a number of deals" are nearingthe closing table. He's not ready to talk numbers or clients, butdoes say that some are North Texas newcomers.