Built in 1912, the seven-story landmark at 701 Commerce St.spent its first 50 years as the headquarters building for the KatyRailroad Co. Today, it's a 57,600-sf renovated structure with a 77%occupancy, a 14-tenant roster, mostly attorneys with long-termcommitments, and a solid foothold in the shadow of the DallasCounty and federal courthouses, Greg McDonald, executive vicepresident of Dallas-based Weitzman Group, tells GlobeSt.com.

McDonald and Weitzman senior vice president Eddie Liebmancornered the assignment from well-known local investor, CliffBooth, who has moved his office and hung a "for sale" sign on anasset steeped in history and a block from the West End HistoricDistrict yet boasting a 21st Century amenity with direct access tothe light-rail system. Owner of Westmount Realty and WestmountRealty Capital LLC, Booth, a caretaker of several historic Dallasbuildings, has started a multi-million-dollar loft conversion ofthe Santa Fe Terminal at 1122 Jackson St.

McDonald expects the listing, though labeled as a class Cbuilding, will attract 10 to 15 offers. "The redeeming fact is thatit's so well located," he says. The landmark building, renovated in1985, is leased and managed by the Bradford Cos.

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