Updated
Updated · Bloomberg · Jun 22
Morgan Stanley Weighs $1.3 Billion Dallas Tower for 709,000-Square-Foot Texas Expansion
Updated
Updated · Bloomberg · Jun 22

Morgan Stanley Weighs $1.3 Billion Dallas Tower for 709,000-Square-Foot Texas Expansion

3 articles · Updated · Bloomberg · Jun 22

Summary

  • $1.3 billion is the price tag Morgan Stanley is considering for a new Dallas office tower that would deepen its Texas expansion.
  • The 709,000-square-foot skyscraper at 2401 McKinney Avenue would consolidate several Morgan Stanley businesses now spread across different parts of the city, according to city documents.
  • The move adds Morgan Stanley to Wall Street firms betting on Texas as a financial hub, with the site less than a mile from Goldman Sachs' $500 million Dallas campus project.
  • Trammell Crow owns the property, which currently houses a seafood restaurant and a defunct gym, underscoring how a prime Dallas site could be remade for finance.

Insights

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