The brokerage house's executive team didn't return telephone calls by press time to comment on the move to 4851 LBJ Fwy. from 3030 LBJ Fwy. Jeff Eckert, senior vice president for Jones Lang LaSalle in Dallas, tells GlobeSt.com that the inbound tenant signed a six-year, stair-stepped lease with one renewal option for the 10th floor of the 12-story building, strategically positioned at the crossroads of Interstate 635 and the Dallas North Tollway.

The 187,644-sf building's location was the dealmaker, according to Eckert. He and other market sources say NAI Robert Lynn started looking in midsummer for an office location in the Galleria area, putting freeway visibility for a sign at the top of its requirement list. In signing the deal at 4851 LBJ Fwy., NAI Robert Lynn's team will get about 2,000 sf of extra elbow room and an "eyebrow" sign at the sixth-floor level.

"We gave them a good class A option with great visibility on one of the busiest intersections in the city," Eckert says. Likewise, the building, which only goes by its address, will gain in prominence. "They're a great company, a great local brand name and great for the identity of the building," he adds. After the field was narrowed to 4851 LBJ Fwy., he says negotiations went full circle within 45 days.