Stories by Frank Bullock
Business
Frank Bullock: Commercial Real Estate and the Second Millennial Oil Boom
Boom Town, the 1940 movie about the early oil patch days starring Clark Gable, Spencer Tracy and Claudette Colbert, has nothing on what has been and is going on in Texas and the expanding oil patch the past 10 years. The effects of this second millennial oil boom are deep and far-reaching—just like the technology that has fueled this phenomena.
Retail
Frank Bullock: Dallas Movie Theaters, Then and Now
Gravity, starring George Clooney and Sandra Bullock (no relation to me), recently made its debut and grossed more than $56 million. The record-breaking opening prompted me to recall a few of the Dallas theaters of yesteryear and how the industry, as well as the use of the real estate in some instances, has changed over the years.
N. Central Expressway
Frank Bullock: The Evolution of Retail on Greenville Avenue
In a recent conversation with my comrade and friendly competitor, Jack Gosnell at UCR, we talked about how interesting it is to see concepts change, restaurants evolve, and players come and go; yet good real estate only gets better. North Greenville Avenue, as that great Texican philosopher Gene Street once told me, "is a chicken dinner winner."
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Frank Bullock: A Tribute to Dan Beaird
April 26, 2012, was a red-letter day in commercial real estate in Dallas. It was not the day a huge corporate relocation was announced, or yet another behemoth public-private development broke ground. It was the day the North Texas Commercial Association of Realtors awarded Dan L. Beaird its 2012 Lifetime Achievement Award.
Retail
Frank Bullock: A Report from ICSC’s Open Air Summit
Dallas' Ritz Carlton in the heart of Uptown was the site of last week's Open Air Summit, presented by the International Council of Shopping Centers. The three-day event hosted 400 top-notch retailers, developers, investors, and brokers from around the country, for a discussion on current trends and initiatives within the industry.
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Stories by Frank Bullock
Arlington-Grand Prairie
Frank Bullock: College Park—A Boon for Arlington
The $80 million College Park development is a catalyst for a resurgence in the city's downtown and the eastern side of UTA 's 400-acre campus. It provides housing for 600 students, 30,000 square feet of retail, 1,800 parking spaces, and an exquisite 7,500 seat, multipurpose arena.
Retail
Frank Bullock: Holiday Retail Sales Up 3.3 Percent
It should come as no surprise that the 2011 holiday season was a very successful one for many DFW retailers. All one had to do was go shopping and experience the mayhem of traffic, packed parking lots, and people with packages in their arms.
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Frank Bullock: Holiday Cheer for DFW Real Estate Pros
Last week, the commercial real estate industry in Dallas-Fort Worth celebrated the annual Stemmons Service Award honorees at Brook Hollow Golf Club. Stemmons is truly a service award, and one that recognizes achievements during one's entire career.
Retail
Frank Bullock: The Power of the People
On a recent trip to Jackson, Miss., I pulled into a McDade's grocery-anchored center that was a total throwback to those I frequented as a child in the 1960s while shopping with my mother. In fact this particular center, because of its design, was featured in the recent hit movie, “The Help,” with several scenes being shot there.
Retail
Frank Bullock: Dallas Real Estate’s Deep Sense of Community
On a recent Thursday afternoon at Trinity Hall at Mockingbird Station, about 60 retail real estate brokers experienced the essence of Dallas' brokerage community as we celebrated the prequel of the iconic mixed use development's rebirth. Although we are fierce competitors for property listings, tenant representation assignments, and even brokers themselves, we always tend to come back together and support one another.