"I expect to add a new dimension to the Dallas and Texas marketswith the Legacy foundation," Spencer Stuart Jr., the firm's newestsenior vice president and partner, tells GlobeSt.com. He and Legacyhave been negotiating the deal since late spring after he exitedthe top job in Dallas for the Netherlands-based Palladium Group'sUSA division. "Legacy has a number of the same awards that I wonwhen I was at Palladium," he says.

Stuart says he's looking at several suburban and urban areas forthe first ground-up project in Texas by the 35-year-old West Coastcompany. He says the goal is to build "two or three" developmentsper year, beginning with rental product and later segueing intocondos. Dallas/Fort Worth and Austin are at the top of Stuart's "todo" list.

The office has just opened at 13455 Noel Rd. in North Dallas'Galleria. Stuart's plan is to hire from the local market asprojects take root.