The Dallas/Fort Worth metro area is home to the country’s fastest-growing industrial building market, with more than 50 million square feet of construction underway. Wilmer, a city of only 5,000 citizens yet boasting nearly 20 million square feet of industrial warehouse space and even more on the way, leads this growth. Bandera Ventures has partnered with Invesco Real Estate to build two Class A facilities in Wilmer’s Southport Logistics Center: Building 1 spans 746,420 square feet and Building 2 covers 744,452 square feet. GSR Andrade Architects have been listed as the design firm while JLL team led by Kurt Griffin will be tasked with leasing out the property upon its third quarter delivery this year; an estimated $76 million investment into DFW’s booming industrial sector.
Energy Shocks and Rising Oil Prices Squeeze Commercial Real Estate Occupiers
Energy market turbulence is increasingly shaping how commercial real estate occupiers manage their space, budgets and long-term plans. As oil
Steve Griffin
June 13, 2026
