State-of-the-art, fully air-conditioned,
134,028 q. ft. building on 50 acres
in Dallas, Texas
Former Dallas Morning News facility
Construction:
The building was constructed in 2007
and features 8” – 10” reinforced concrete
floors; ceiling heights to 67’; steel columns,
40’ x 60’; precast concrete tilt walls
Utilities:
Electric power supplied by TXU/Oncor; gas supplied by Atmos; municipal water and sewer
Lighting:
T-5 fluorescent
Sprinkler:
Fully sprinklered via ESFR system
Office Space:
9,600 sq. ft. of modern office space, including numerous private offices, conference rooms and a cafeteria
Compressed Air:
One 180 and one 125 hp air compressors
Automated Storage Retrieval System:
State-of-the-art Westfalia automated storage/retrieval system with 4,416 pallet positions; 67’ ceiling heigh
Truck Loading:
Sixteen (16) 10’ x 10’ dock-high
doors with seals and levelers
Rail:
BNSF and UP border the site
Additional Features:
• DSS security system
• 150’ long truck court
• TI Fiber Optics provided by
• Verizon and AT&T
• One passenger elevator
• Triple Freeport exemption status
Location:
The property is ideally located 15 minutes South of downtown Dallas, just north of the Dallas Logistics Hub, approximately one mile south of I-20 and two miles west of I-45. It is 20 minutes to Interstates 635, 30 and 35, and 30 minutes to Dallas/Ft. Worth International Airport and Dallas Love Field.
The fourth largest and number one fastest growing metropolitan areas in the United States, Dallas is the main economic center of the 12-county Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex. The geographic center of North America, it is equidistant to the five major business centers - New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, Mexico City and Toronto. Ninety-eight percent of the US population is reachable within 48 hours. Every major city in the United States is within a four hour flight from Dallas. Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport is the seventh busiest in the world, and combined with Dallas Love Field, over 65 million passengers fly on a yearly basis to 192 destinations on 23 airlines. Three major rail lines pass through Dallas, and four intermodal facilities operate in the region.
Dallas is one of the world’s leading corporate headquarters centers boasting 45 Fortune 1000 companies, 21 companies on the 2007 Forbes List of America’s Largest Private Companies and 81 headquarters operations that employs at least 1,000 people globally. Companies that make Dallas their home include AT&T, Atmos Energy, Southwest Airlines, Texas Instruments, J.C. Penney, Kimberly-Clark, RadioShack and Centex.
Businesses that locate in Dallas can take advantage of a multitude of incentives, including Freeport tax exemptions, low unionization levels, business property tax abatements and tax increment financing. In addition, there is no state income tax, and Texas is a right-to-work state.
The City of Dallas maintains and operates 406 parks on 21,000 acres. The city’s parks include 17 lakes and 62 miles of biking and jogging trails and is home to 47 community recreation centers, along with six 18-hole golf courses, two driving ranges and 477 athletic fields. A wide variety of arts and cultural programs are offered at the city’s 19 city-owned cultural facilities – a total of 1.5 million sq. ft. of space dedicated to arts and cultural function.
With its excellent quality of life, skilled labor force, economic incentives and abundance of cultural and recreational activities, Dallas proves an exceptional location in which to live and conduct business.