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Energy Square

Energy Square

Fusing history with nature and modern stylings, Energy Square is a collaborative office working environment with the walkability of an urban center. Innovation and design has transformed the campus into a community radiating with restaurants, retail shops, and open green spaces that invites you to experience an energy all its own.

A Space for All.
Energy Square is vibrant with businesses of all sizes and industries. With over 1.1 million rentable square feet spread out over five buildings, tenants have plenty of space to themselves. Whether you are looking for inspiration or just need some fresh air, the park-like green spaces, outdoor plaza, and shared community spaces offer plenty of opportunities to relax, socialize, collaborate, and work.

Renovation Powered By Inspiration.
The extensive renovations to the Energy Square campus create an elegant environment with style and modernization. Beyond the cosmetic updates, the new campus layout connects each building with new shared spaces that include park-inspired landscaping, outdoor seating, and walking paths. The new Energy Square is unified around a green space that breathes life into the entire campus.

Convenience & Connectivity.
The new Energy Square is a Class A office campus with comforts and conveniences that rival those of Fortune 500 campuses. You’ll find a great variety of campus-wide amenities accessible to all tenants, including:
• 12,000 SF health club
• New in-building eateries
• Shared conference facilities
• Courtyard area and new campus park
• Outdoor entertainment area with campus Wi-Fi
• Rooftop deck with fire pit and catering capabilities
• Grub Burger Bar with expandable patio seating

If It’s Not Here, It’s Nearby.
Located just off U.S. 75 between Lovers Lane and E. University Boulevard, the commuter-friendly location offers ample parking and a multitude of on-site and walkable amenities. Prefer to avoid traffic? The Lovers Lane DART rail station is located just steps away, directly connecting tenants to Downtown Dallas, DFW, Love Field, and multiple North Dallas Suburbs.

Learn more at energysquaredallas.com/.

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Speakers and Panels

State of the Office Market in 2021

Deep Dive Into Vacancy Rates, Sublease Activity, Cap Rates, And Distressed and Non-Distressed Acquisition Activity

Sarah Hinkley Kennington

Sarah Hinkley Kennington

Partner

Thirty-Four Commercial

Jeremy Duggins

Jeremy Duggins

Director of Development

Cawley Partners

Sara Terry

Sara Terry

CMO & Managing Broker

Pacific Elm Properties

Billy Gannon

Billy Gannon

Managing Director

Transwestern

David Wheeler

David Wheeler

Chief Investment Officer

Hartman Income REIT

Sara Dickinson

Sara Dickinson

Workplace Market Leader

Stantec

Heath Johnson
Moderator

Heath Johnson

SVP & Market Officer

Prologis

Sarah Hinkley Kennington

Partner

Thirty-Four Commercial

Sarah has 18 years of experience in office brokerage in the DFW region. Prior

to founding Thirty-Four Commercial, she was previously a Principal at Peloton

Commercial Real Estate and an Associate at Transwestern. Sarah graduated

from Miami University before relocating to Dallas, Texas in 2003.

Sarah focuses her life around wellness and balance. In 2018, she obtained a 200-

hour Yoga Teacher Training Certification. Sarah enjoys spending time with her

husband and children, as well as traveling whenever their schedule allows.

Jeremy Duggins

Director of Development

Cawley Partners

A salesman at heart, Jeremy’s primary focus is on filling our buildings and new business development.

At Cawley Partners Since: 2012

Graduated From: Texas A&M

Sara Terry

CMO & Managing Broker

Pacific Elm Properties

Prior to joining Pacific Elm Properties, Ms. Terry was an

Executive Vice President at Colliers’ Dallas-Fort Worth

where she led the Office Agency Leasing group. During

her tenure at Colliers, she grew the firms’ Dallas footprint

by more than 8.5 million square feet in less than three

years, and she served as an advisor on Colliers’ National

Office Agency Advisory Council.

From 2014 to 2020, Sara was a Senior Vice President of

Leasing at Stream Realty, where she provided leasing

services for several institutionally owned Class A office

buildings, including leading the leasing and repositioning

efforts during the renovation of one of Dallas’ most iconic

office towers, Trammell Crow Center. In 2018 and 2019,

Sara was named a Stream Top Producer ranking her in the

top 5 of producers nationwide.

Prior to 2014, Sara spent most of her early career in

Atlanta, where she worked for Charlotte-based developer,

Crescent Resources. At Crescent, she was responsible for

leasing their 2.5 million square foot Atlanta office

portfolio, and she completed several corporate

relocations on behalf of the owner.

Billy Gannon

Managing Director

Transwestern

Billy is a Managing Director at Transwestern with expertise in the Office and Industrial sectors.  He is a Dallas native and

7 th generation Texan. He has been in the real estate industry since 2004. He started his career as a commercial appraiser

and spent 13 years at Cushman and Wakefield. His real estate career has taken him across the country representing

various clients with lease negotiations, acquisitions, dispositions, sale leasebacks, portfolio review and economic

incentive consulting.

Billy won the 2013 Dallas Business Journal award for the Best Urban Office Deal of the Year when he represented Reel FX

with their headquarters acquisition of a 73,000 RSF former Yahoo warehouse in Deep Ellum. In addition, Billy has an

extensive background representing distribution and manufacturing companies, energy firms, fintech groups and law

firms.

David Wheeler

Chief Investment Officer

Hartman Income REIT

David Wheeler serves as Executive Vice President and Chief Investment Officer for both HIR Management and Hartman Advisors.

Mr. Wheeler joined Hartman Management (now HIR Management) in January 2003 as an acquisition manager, following a 16-year tenure with CBRE. Mr. Wheeler worked as an acquisition manager until August 2006, when he assumed his current position. He has almost thirty years of experience in the acquisition, disposition, financing and leasing commercial real estate investments.

Mr. Wheeler’s responsibilities range from sourcing investment opportunities, including shopping centers, office buildings, and warehouses, to closing, ownership transition and asset management. At CB Richard Ellis, Mr. Wheeler was a Vice President in the Investment Services Division, where he successfully completed the sale of over $400 million in commercial real estate comprising over 9 million square feet throughout the South Central U.S. Prior to CB Richard Ellis, Wheeler was a Project Engineer and Cost Estimator with HB Zachary for two years on numerous civil and site development projects including the Legacy business Park in Plano Texas for EDS.

Wheeler holds an MBA with a concentration in Real Estate from Southern Methodists University and a B.S. in Civil Engineering with an option in Construction Management from Texas A&M University.

Sara Dickinson

Workplace Market Leader

Stantec

An artist at heart, Sara thrives in a creative environment where she can collaborate with a network of thought leaders and innovators to bring a vision to life. As the workplace market leader for Texas, her passion is helping clients translate their experiences into designs that elevate the user environment and inspire people to do their best work.

Sara has nearly two decades of interior design experience ranging in scope and across multiple market sectors, including commercial, aviation, retail, multi-family, hospitality, and luxury high-end residential interiors. She complements her expertise with well-developed project management skills and an aptitude for maximizing project quality and aesthetic appeal within the clients’ budget. At the core of every project, her process focuses on creating healthy environments to both support the purpose of the space as well as the people within the walls.

Away from the office, Sara is an avid equestrian and runner. She finds that getting in a good run on the weekend and then spending time at the stable with her thoroughbred, Jager, is the perfect way to center herself from the day-to-day activity of work and raising a family.

The Mind Of Today's Office Tenant

Who Is Shopping For Space in 2021?

Ben Brewer

Ben Brewer

COO

Hall Group

Flip Howard

Flip Howard

President and CEO

WorkSuites

Bill Guthrey

Bill Guthrey

SVP/Land Development

KDC

Walt Zartman

Walt Zartman

Senior Vice President

Hillwood Urban

Clay Curlee

Clay Curlee

Senior Account Executive

HqO

Lauren Kraemer

Lauren Kraemer

Principal & Partner

ARCO/Murray Design Build

Nick Treder
Moderator

Nick Treder

Director, Advanced Construction Solutions

Johnson Controls

Ben Brewer

COO

Hall Group

In his role, Brewer oversees HALL Group’s asset management, development, and marketing teams, managing the company’s real estate portfolio valued at approximately $1.5 billion. Additionally, he serves on the loan committee for HALL Structured Finance, the company’s private lending division.

Before joining HALL Group, Brewer spent 18 years at Hines, where he most recently held the position of market leader for the Dallas operations. During his tenure at Hines, he led numerous real estate developments in the Dallas-Fort Worth market and was deeply involved in acquisitions, refinancing, REO transactions, zoning/entitlement, and real estate development. Earlier in his career, Ben worked at KPMG LLP.

Brewer is a member of the board of directors for The Real Estate Council (TREC), Klyde Warren Park Corporate Council, White Rock Lake Foundation, and the Dallas Regional Chamber.

He earned both his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Baylor University and is a Certified Public Accountant.

Flip Howard

President and CEO

WorkSuites

Flip Howard, Principal and CEO of WorkSuites, is a 20-year veteran of the coworking industry and a leader in the rapidly growing market sector. Howard got into the business in 2001 when the industry was still called “executive suites” and “coworking” wasn’t even a word. He bought Meridian Business Centers in 2001 and rebranded it as WorkSuites in 2018 to reflect the direction the industry was heading and his company’s transformation from an executive suites brand to a full-service coworking operation. Under his leadership, the WorkSuites brand has grown to encompass 20 locations across Texas–16 in the Dallas–Fort Worth metro and 4 across the Houston metro–with many more to come. In 2019 alone, Howard opened five new locations with plans to add four more in DFW and to triple the WorkSuites footprint in Houston soon. “We have successfully evolved from a traditional executive suites company into a coworking company that specializes in providing a private, productive, and professional atmosphere for our community of professionals. We are locally owned and customer-focused; you will never feel like a number here.”

Bill Guthrey

SVP/Land Development

KDC

As a senior vice president at KDC, Bill Guthrey’s primary

responsibilities include managing and marketing KDC’s Land

Ventures, which offers over 500 acres of prime office, industrial and

mixed-use land positions nationwide. He establishes joint ventures

with landowners who need master planning and development

assistance.

While with KDC, Guthrey has developed and leased over 2.5 million

square feet of industrial and office space and developed or sold

over 2,000 acres.

Guthrey joined KDC in 1995 from FGB Realty to develop and

market Fort Worth’s CentrePort Business Park, formerly Greater

Southwest International Airport/Amon Carter Field. The 1300-acre

master-planned business park is home to well-known companies

including American Airlines, Bank of America and NBC5/KXAS-TV.

He earned his Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance

from Texas Tech University in Lubbock and a master’s in Business

Administration from the University of Texas at Dallas.

Guthrey is a licensed broker with the Texas Real Estate

Commission and a member of CoreNet Global, the North Texas

Commercial Association of Realtors, and the Dallas Regional

Chamber of Commerce. His community endeavors include serving

on Builders of Hope’s board.

Guthrey and his wife live in Dallas. The couple has three children.

Walt Zartman

Senior Vice President

Hillwood Urban

Walt Zartman is Senior Vice President of Hillwood Urban, where he pursues

and overseas the implementation of landmark development

opportunities throughout the North Texas region.

Mr. Zartman is currently overseeing the development of Victory Commoms,

a 352,000 square foot, Class AA office tower in Victory Park. Other recent

projects include the Turtle Creek Office project, a consolidation of the Perot

Companies into a campus headquarters located in Uptown Dallas as well

as the iconic Perot Museum of Nature and Science, a 170,000 square foot,

$190 million project. The project opened ahead of schedule and under

budget, and has become one of North Texas’ most important entertainment

and educational attractions. Current developments in design are Class AA

office projects in Victory Park and Turtle Creek as well as a new

landmark skyscraper adjacent to Woodall Rodgers Freeway in Downtown

Dallas.

Prior to joining Hillwood Development, Mr. Zartman served as Vice

President, Investments & Development for Crescent Real Estate

Equities in both Houston and Dallas. At Crescent, Mr. Zartman was the

development officer responsible for 5 Houston Center, a 580,000 square foot

Class A office tower and the re-development and “re-branding” of The

Park Shops, a 290,000 square foot retail center in downtown Houston,

Texas. In addition, Mr. Zartman was the development officer in charge of a

250,000 square foot Class A office building in Las Vegas, Nevada as well as

the 590,000 square foot Ritz Carlton Hotel and Residences in Dallas, Texas.

Prior to joining Crescent, Mr. Zartman served as Vice President of

Development for Hines in Dallas, Texas. During his 14-year tenure with

Hines, Mr. Zartman was responsible for the development of more than

900,000 square feet of Class A office space (including Galleria North in

North Dallas and Computer Associates Plaza in Plano) and for the

acquisition of projects in the southwest region of the United States.

Mr. Zartman was also responsible for the day-to-day asset management

of a 2.3 million square foot office portfolio in Dallas, Texas and of

approximately 594,000 square feet of properties located in San Antonio and

Austin, Texas, as well as Albuquerque, New Mexico.

During his more than 32 year career, Mr. Zartman has been directly

responsible for the development and construction of more than 3.7 million

square feet, representing in excess of $1.1 billion in value.

E D U C AT ION

Southern Methodist University – Bachelor of Business Administration

Lauren Kraemer

Principal & Partner

ARCO/Murray Design Build

Lauren leads the Tenant Solutions team in Dallas, bringing over a decade of experience at ARCO/Murray. She oversees operational consistency and drives design-build strategy across Texas and nationwide. Lauren began her career with ARCO/Murray as a Project Manager, was promoted to Director of Accounts, and now serves in her current leadership role. Her work has earned multiple recognitions, including ENR’s 2025 Top 20 Under 40, ENR Texas & Southeast Top Young Professional, Dallas Business Journal’s 2024 Women in Business honoree, and recognition as one of the Top Women in Real Estate. She is also a graduate of TREC’s Associate Leadership Council Class of 2022.

Outside of work, Lauren enjoys playing sports, traveling, and spending time at the lake with her husband and daughter.

Nick Treder

Moderator

Johnson Controls

Nick Treder has worked in the Information Technology, HVAC, Security, and Life Safety

construction and services field for the past 20 years. Nick joined Johnson Controls in 2000 and

has held various positions including engineering, account management, business development,

and general management. Currently, Nick leads the Johnson Controls Connected Technologies

business development effort for the sports and entertainment / commercial real estate vertical

markets, responsible for providing complex, outcome-based solutions to owners, developers,

contractors, and consultants.

Nick has a Bachelor’s of Science, Mechanical Engineering from the University of Wisconsin-

Milwaukee and a Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Management from the University

of Wisconsin-Whitewater. Nick is also a board member for the African American Chamber of

Commerce of Wisconsin helping drive growth and sustainability of African American owned

businesses.

Opening Remarks

Mahesh Tharoor
Opening Remarks

Mahesh Tharoor

Regional Director

SageGlass

Mahesh Tharoor

Opening Remarks

SageGlass

As the regional director for SageGlass, Mahesh leads the sales and business development strategy for

the Western and Central Regions of the United States.  With over 25 years of professional experience

and an extensive background in energy-related technologies, Mahesh offers extensive expertise on

energy efficiency and sustainability in the built environment. His profession certifications include

Certified Energy Manager, Certified Demand Side Management Professional, Business Energy

Professional and Six Sigma Black Belt.

SageGlass, the global leader in smart window technology, helps create low-carbon buildings that

enhance occupant wellness by delivering the world’s best dynamic glass.

Development Trends In Office

Revitalizing Aging DFW Office Buildings Vs. Ground Up New Developments

Jonathan McLaurin

Jonathan McLaurin

Senior Director

USAA Real Estate

Matthew Omundson

Matthew Omundson

Principal

Glenstar

Jason McCann

Jason McCann

CEO and Co-Founder

Vari

J.J. Leonard

J.J. Leonard

Managing Director

Stream Realty Partners

Jeff Eckert
Moderator

Jeff Eckert

President , U.S. Agency Leasing

JLL

Matthew Omundson

Principal

Glenstar

Matt has been with Glenstar since 2004 and opened the Dallas, Texas office in 2015. He oversees Acquisitions and Development across the Midwest and Sunbelt regions along with expanding the firm’s capital partner relationships.

Jason McCann

CEO and Co-Founder

Vari

As a founder and the CEO of Vari, Jason McCann’s mission is to help companies create environments that elevate people.

A lifelong entrepreneur, Jason has more than 30 years of experience building and running successful companies. He learned the importance of putting the customer first early-on while working in his mother’s hair salon as a child.

Jason co-founded VariDesk in 2013, and the brand quickly became synonymous with sit-stand desks. Under his leadership, the company grew at an incredible pace and expanded its product and service offerings significantly, calling for it’s new, more inclusive name – Vari.

Today, the company has grown into a workspace innovation company that provides everything high-growth businesses need to unlock the potential of their workforce – from a full suite of office furniture to the workspaces themselves, offering space-as-a-service with VariSpace. A multi-tenant campus ideation lab designed to elevate the way businesses approach office, VariSpace offers first-class amenities, fully furnished offices, and flexible lease terms to enterprise-level clients.

Jason accepted the award for 2016’s fastest growing company in the Dallas area at the annual SMU Cox Dallas 100™ Awards Ceremony, and in 2017 he was honored with EY’s Entrepreneur of the Year award alongside his co-founder and longtime business partner. In 2021, D CEO Magazine named Jason CEO of the Year.

Jason has spoken at industry events including Dreamforce, The C-Suite Conference, and Startup Grind. In 2018, Jason was interviewed by CNN Money on the NYSE floor, and he spoke at Australia’s Parliament in 2015 regarding workspace innovations and their effects on public health. He has been published by Forbes, Entrepreneur, Inc., and more.

Jason lives in Coppell, Texas with his wife of 25 years and their three children. He is a board member at the Texas Real Estate Council and a member of Eric’s Club, a distinguished and select group of University of Houston’s Hilton College that build a legacy of student inspiration.

Jason earned both his B.S. and MBA from the University of Houston.

J.J. Leonard

Managing Director

Stream Realty Partners

J.J. Leonard joined Stream Realty Partners in 2015 and serves as the Managing Director for the Dallas office division. He is responsible for leading the strategic direction and operations of Dallas’ Office Team. In this capacity, his responsibilities include expanding Stream’s leasing and management platform throughout the Dallas/Ft. Worth market.

J.J. possesses more than 14 years of commercial real estate experience, all in Dallas. JJ represents some of the largest institutional investors of office properties in DFW and has closed over 5 million square feet of lease transactions with an aggregate value of more than $1.0 billion.

Jeff Eckert

Moderator

JLL

Jeff Eckert is responsible for leasing and marketing office buildings within the company's portfolio, as well as new business development for the office division. He brings a strategic and proactive approach to the marketing and leasing of assets within his portfolio. In addition to established broker relationships, Jeff's finance background allows him to effectively communicate with the owners he represents.

Experience

Prior to joining Jones Lang LaSalle, Jeff was a Senior Vice President at Trammell Crow Company and CB Richard Ellis. Jeff has generated over 5 million square feet of transactions during his real estate career. Prior to that, he held positions with Trilogy, Inc., Applied Materials, Inc., and PricewaterhouseCoopers.

Education and Affiliations

Jeff received a B.B.A. in Accounting from Southern Methodist University in Dallas in 1995. He is a Certified Commercial Investment Member (CCIM) and a licensed Texas Real Estate Salesman. Additionally, he is a member of The Salesmanship Club of Dallas, The RISE School of Dallas Touchdown Club, Co-chair of the RISE School of Dallas Broker's Cup Golf Tournament, Highland Park United Methodist Church, and President of the Bradfield Elementary Dad's Club (HPISD).

Recent awards Jeff has received include:

Awarded the Champion of Excellence for Jones Lang LaSalle in 2017

Named Top Achiever for Jones Lang LaSalle, 2010 and 2011

Named Gold Achiever for Jones Lang LaSalle, 2012

Awarded Special Achievement New Business Driver for Jones Lang LaSalle, 2010

Selected by D Magazine as being a D CEO Power Broker

Continually named to The Best Commercial Real Estate Brokers in Dallas by D CEO Magazine

DFW Jones Lang LaSalle Executive & Management Committee

Continually selected as one of Dallas Business Journal's Top Brokers in North Texas

Member of JLL's National Investor Accounts Team

Event Summary

What You'll Learn: 

  • A deep dive into the three R's: DFW's office vacancy rates, lease rates and cap rates one year after the coronavirus pandemic began. 

  • The Great Sublease Debacle:  A look at today's growing office sublease market and its impact on concessions and lease terms.

  • The new Class-A amenities driving tenants away from Class-B buildings and older properties.

  • Where to build and redevelop office products in DFW if you want businesses to come.

Who You'll Meet: Owners, developers, investors, tenants, architects, engineers, general contractors, technical consultants, brokers, prop-tech companies, and city officials 

Why You Should Attend:  DFW office tenants and landlords are living in a pandemic-scarred market that presents them with a smorgasbord of opportunity, pain, revival and new development. Hear from developers and landlords as they check the market's temperature, sharing the reality of operating,  investing in, and building office assets in DFW today. Panelists will share information on recent transactions, major upcoming projects, distressed buying opportunities and much more!

Venue

Energy Square 
6688 N. Central Expy.
Dallas, TX 75206

Floor: 15th floor, Building Three


Free parking in campus parking lots at 4925 Greenville Ave. or 5646 Milton St.

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Agenda

Time Activity
1:00 PM
2:00 PM
Pre-Event Networking
2:00 PM
2:45 PM
State of the Office Market in 2021

Deep Dive Into Vacancy Rates, Sublease Activity, Cap Rates, And Distressed and Non-Distressed Acquisition Activity

2:45 PM
3:30 PM
The Mind Of Today's Office Tenant

Who Is Shopping For Space in 2021?

3:30 PM
4:15 PM
Making The Old New Again

Revitalizing Aging DFW Office Buildings

4:15 PM
4:30 PM
Closing Networking