The back-to-back closings for 6363 Forest Park Rd. included a20,671-sf renewal by InterCept Inc., which signed a six-year leasein a reworking that allowed Texas Independent Bank to move from a5,067-sf sublease to a short-term direct lease, Kathy Permenterwith Grubb & Ellis Co.'s Dallas office explains to GlobeSt.com.Randy Garrett, principal with the Fort Worth-based NAI StoneleighHuff Brous McDowell's Dallas office, steered talks for InterCeptwhile NAI's Robert Deptula handled negotiations for TexasIndependent Bank.

The University of Texas' Southwest Medical Center inked afive-year lease for 14,079 sf, predominately on the eighth floor,to take its total to 156,000 sf in the 14-floor, class B officebuilding in the Stemmons Corridor. Finish-out is underway on theextra space.Longtime tenant Doolin Trust also held tight to a1,518-sf office for the long term. The trust used in-houserepresentation to ink the deal with building owner, Crown ExchangePartners LP of Garden City, NY.

Despite the gain, the asset's broker says "I still have work todo." American General Tower, which has four lower floors ofcontiguous space sitting empty, is on the market for $13 per sf to$13.50 per sf.