ML Realty nears half-million square feet in DFW industrial leases

Illinois firm owns more than 60 industrial properties in the metro and counting

ML Realty Partners' Matthew Smith and Ryan Hesch. Clockwise from top left: 13755 Diplomat Drive in Farmers Branch, 310 Wilmeth Road in McKinney, 1406 Dunn Drive in Carrollton, 910 and 920 South Freeport Parkway in Coppell, 9660 Dilworth Road in Dallas, 8301 John Carpenter Freeway in Dallas (ML Realty Partners, Google Maps)
ML Realty Partners' Matthew Smith and Ryan Hesch. Clockwise from top left: 13755 Diplomat Drive in Farmers Branch, 310 Wilmeth Road in McKinney, 1406 Dunn Drive in Carrollton, 910 and 920 South Freeport Parkway in Coppell, 9660 Dilworth Road in Dallas, 8301 John Carpenter Freeway in Dallas (ML Realty Partners, Google Maps)

An Illinois-based company has leased 488,800 square feet of warehouse/industrial space it owns across the Dallas/Fort Worth area.
Here are the deals ML Realty Partners signed recently:

  • US LBM Holdings, 96,600 square feet at 13755 Diplomat Drive, Farmers Branch
  • Endeavor Managed Services, 89,900 square feet at McKinney Trade Center, 310 Wilmeth Road, McKinney
  • Kristopher James Company, 50,500-square-foot renewal at 1406 Dunn Drive, Carrollton
  • Classic Auto Air Manufacturing, 37,800-square-foot expansion at Park West Crossing, 910 and 920 South Freeport Parkway, Coppell
  • Continental Datalabel, 32,800-square-foot renewal at 9660 Dilworth Road, Dallas
  • Foundation Building Materials, 30,500-square-foot renewal at 8301 John Carpenter Freeway, Dallas
  • Metropolitan Hardwood Floors, 23,800-square-foot renewal at Park West Crossing, 435 Southwestern Boulevard, Coppell
  • Sojourn Group, 23,800-square-foot expansion at Union Bower Business Park, 300 Union Bower Court, Irving
  • American Vending Sales, 20,200 square feet at Union Bower Business Park, 1101 Union Bower Court, Irving
  • Trivantage, 19,400-square-foot renewal at Union Bower Business Park, 300 Union Bower Court, Irving
  • Southwest Sales, 15,900-square-foot renewal at Park West Crossing, 910 South Freeport Parkway, Coppell
  • Bayer Brothers Sets, 14,900 square feet at 1174 Quaker Street, Dallas
  • George O’Day’s, 14,200-square-foot renewal at Union Bower Business Park, 400 Union Bower Road, Irving
  • Exponential Power / Storage Battery Systems, 9,600 square feet at Union Bower Business Park, 400 Union Bower Road, Irving
  • Fortune Energy, 8,800-square-foot renewal at Union Bower Business Park, 1001 N. Union Bower Road, Irving

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ML Realty’s Union Bower Business Park is a 6-building, 303,700-square-foot complex in Irving that the firm acquired in 2016. The buildings are situated right off Loop 12, Highway 183, and I-35, with direct access to the Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport and the Dallas Central Business District.

Quaker Court, a two-building, 205,400-square-foot industrial property that ML Realty acquired in 2019 is at 1144-1188 Quaker Street in Dallas. They are situated on the northwestern edge of the Dallas Design District.

ML Realty currently owns about 60 properties across Dallas-Fort Worth and is looking to continue expanding its portfolio in the future, says exec Matthew Smith.

The Dallas-Fort Worth area was leading the nation’s industrial pipeline last year and has had a strong start moving into the new year.