The Farmers Branch deals put Data Center Systems into 16,336 sfat 14802 Venture Dr., vacated in the spring by Agent Systems Inc.,and Opteconn into a 20,398-sf lease at 14850 Venture Dr. held byOptical Cabling Systems, says a contact for Property AdvisersRealty Inc. of Irving. In a corporate reshuffling, part of OpticalCabling diversified into Opteconn, with some employees walking downthe block to Data Center Systems as well.

Data Center Systems moved into an as-is layout--a 7,500-sfoffice and bullpen in front, with mezzanine space and about 9,000sf of warehouse in the back. Opteconn's space, first floor mostly,is divvied into 7,736 sf of office area, with nearly 13,000 sf laidout as warehouse.

Built in 1977, Venture Tech Center is positioned near theintersection of Interstate 35 and Loop 635 in the North StemmonsCorridor, where the going rate for comparable product is $4 per sf.Jerry Reis, Property Advisers' president and owner, represented theDallas-based owner, Madison Realty Investors, in both transactionswhile the tenants represented themselves.