Uline Inc., which occupies 160,000 sf in Freeport VIII, haddevelopers of all new space within a two-mile radius jockeying forthe long-term deal. "They needed to get in. If we were a monthlater in delivering, we would have lost the deal," Jeff Turner,senior vice president for the Indianapolis-based Duke, tellsGlobeSt.com. "We really sped up getting this building up and done.It's the fastest we've built a building in Dallas."

Four months ago, Duke ramped up work on a two-building specaddition to its 3.5-million-sf park, which is 95% occupied. Uline'swarehouse and its 95,677-sf sister at 700 Bethany Rd. will deliverMarch 15. Turner says there are 13 acres left in the 200-acreFreeport North. And, he says, "the odds are high" that another specbuilding will come off the drawing board before too long.

Turner says talks, as expected, were aggressive to win Uline'snod. "As any deal goes in Dallas, TX, with savvy competitors, youalways have to be aggressive," he says. The spec space was on themarket for $4.50 per sf to $5.50 per sf net.