Local Firm Acquires Neiman Marcus Warehouse in Irving, Plans Expansion
Provident Realty Advisors has acquired a 491,308-square-foot warehouse in Las Colinas that is currently occupied by Neiman Marcus, according to Dallas County deed records. Neiman Marcus, which sold the facility, recently told the Business Journal that 420 people work there. The company plans to occupy the facility through fall 2022. Terms of the deal were […]
More Las Colinas Buildings Are Sporting Tenant Names
Las Colinas is home to some of North Texas’ biggest businesses. But driving down the freeway through the Irving high-rise district, you won’t see any signs of those major employers. Tough architectural restrictions that date to the 1980s keep all those flashy business tags off the tops of most of the towers in Las Colinas. […]
New Restaurant Brings Texas State Fair Pie Shakes, Burgers to Irving
Scrumbscious Burgers and Pieshakes began with 14 leftover pies and an idea. The holidays had ended, and Chris and Sherry Howard, who ran a small pie business at the time, were too tired of pie to eat one more bite. So Sherry Howard threw a piece of pie into a blender, added vanilla ice cream […]
Irving Home Fitness Company Expands as Demand Soars
Like a lot of business owners, Warren Wilkins worried when COVID-19 shut down much of the country a year ago, but unexpected success as a result of the coronavirus has led the business owner to expand his at-home personal training company. Wilkins, who owns BaB In-Home Personal Training, watched his business dry up as people […]
How Does Irving Measure Up? Here’s a List of Its Top Rankings in 2020
Irving made headlines in 2020 for being a hotspot for millennials on the move and a haven for vegetarians and vegans. Below are some of the city’s rankings from 2020: No. 5 among hardest working cities: Personal finance website WalletHub compared the largest U.S. cities across key measures, including average hours worked per week, employment […]
Irving is Home to One of the World’s Most Innovative Companies, New Ranking Says
An Irving marketer dedicated to promoting avocados was named one of the most innovative firms in the world by Fast Company. Avocados From Mexico grabbed the No. 33 spot on the 2021 list for “catapulting humble produce into a covetable branded product,” according to the publication. Avocados From Mexico joins the likes of Moderna, Pfizer-BioNTech, […]
Indian Fusion Restaurant Opens Second Location in Irving
A new burger spot in Irving blends Indian flavors with an American classic — the burger. King and Cardinal opened in Irving in February, with burgers, wings, samosas, sandwiches and bubble tea. Owner Gopi Tokala said the restaurant gets its inspiration from his native India, where chicken and mutton burgers are popular street foods. “In […]
Irving Residents Can Help Shape the City’s Housing Future
Irving is asking for feedback from residents as it develops a 20-year housing plan that will shape the city’s housing assistance programs, planning and zoning and investments into parks, libraries, streets and more. The city will host two town halls, one in English and one in Spanish, both in-person and via Zoom, that will address […]
Florida Investor Takes Two North Texas Apartment Communities
A Florida-based investor has acquired two Dallas-area rental communities. Eagle Property Capital of Miami bought the Residences at Northgate in Irving and Arbor Creek apartments in Lewisville. The purchases were financed with $55.1 million in loans arranged by commercial property firm Berkadia. The Residences at Northgate is a 320-unit rental community at 4310 W. Northgate […]
Developers Eye Another Warehouse Project at DFW Airport
Another big industrial development is on the way near DFW International Airport. Last summer, Dallas-based Gruene Real Estate Partners and Weber & Co. leased more than 100 acres on the southeast side of DFW Airport on Valley View Lane. Development plans for the site included almost 1.6 million square feet of warehouse space. Now the […]
