Christine Perez

Commercial real estate still feels uncomfortable, even in Dallas-Fort Worth. Capital remains cautious. Transactions are slower than normal. Many investors are sitting on the sidelines waiting for more certainty before putting money back to work. That’s usually when opportunities start to emerge. We’re now entering year five of this downturn cycle. That is a long time for a real estate correction, longer in many respects than the downturn following the Great Financial Crisis.

Each week, D CEO Real Estate tracks the region’s top commercial real estate leases, sales, and developments in its Deal Ticker. Submit your news via this digital form. Development Industrial Hillwood has broken ground on Alliance Westport 16, a 1.2 million-square-foot spec industrial facility in the Alliance Logistics District at AllianceTexas.

My 16-year-old son loves the movies, always has. He writes scripts and makes short films—he’s a certified cinephile at this point—and he actively collects DVDs, because physical media is cool with kids these days. So is AI. His generation is coming up in the world at a time when nostalgia is valued—and technology is advancing faster than ever. They were raised with digital citizenship and taught about the negative effects of screen time and the dangers of social media. These kids are informed.