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GuideStone Financial Resources leased 115K SF in the Pinnacle Tower at 5005 LBJ Freeway near the Galleria. This will replace its old headquarters at 2401 Cedar Springs in Uptown. GuideStone also sold its 200K SF former headquarters, 2401 Cedar Springs, to Goldman Sachs and Crescent Real Estate. 
JLL's Brad Selner and Brooke Armstrong represented GuideStone in the leasing negotiations. GuideStone plans to move into its new space in late summer 2018. JLL's Jack Crews represented Guidstone in the sale transaction of its former HQ. EXECS Robert Babcock…
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White-Collar Work In A Barn? You Bet
Turns out people do not have to shovel manure to work in a barn. In Fort Worth, The Barn at 1921 Golden Heights is a novelty office development recently created from a restored barn near Alliance Airport. In an office…
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The Life Of Martin Luther King Jr., As Told Through Real EstateThis weekend the country celebrated the birth of civil rights activist and beloved African-American leader Martin Luther King Jr. A preacher and a forerunner in the 1950s civil rights movement, King inspired a country divided by hate and ignorance to set aside its prejudice to build a more unified nation at a time when the legal segregation of African-Americans prevented black and white citizens from drinking from the same water fountain and legally marrying. Though he did not live to see his dream manifest, 50 years following his death the country still celebrates his heroism and his push to improve the lives of African-Americans without invoking violence. This is Bisnow's look at the life of the revered preacher and social activist, as told through the prism of commercial real estate. |
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New NAFTA Deal Could Pay For U.S.-Mexico Border WallTensions about the future of NAFTA are running high as the three countries that are subject to the agreement prepare to re-enter negotiations. While President Donald Trump has reiterated threats to pull out of the pact, more recently he has expressed interest in negotiating new terms that could help finance the U.S.-Mexico border wall. 
Mexico has denied the possibility of this occurring, with Mexico Chief NAFTA Negotiator Kenneth Smith Ramos writing in a Twitter post that the border wall payment would never be part of negotiations, Bloomberg reports. At the same time, Canadian government…
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Beyond The Bio: Bisnow's 16 Questions With North American Properties' Mark ToroThis series profiles men and women in commercial real estate who have profoundly transformed our neighborhoods and reshaped our cities, businesses and lifestyles. In the summer of 1996, as the world's eyes turned to Atlanta during the Summer Olympics, Mark Toro joined the firm North American Properties and founded its Atlanta office. At the time, the Olympics changed the face of Atlanta's real estate in many ways. More than 20 years later, the same can be said about Toro, now chairman of the board of North American Properties. Toro has spearheaded a number of game-changing developments in Atlanta. |
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