North Dallas' Lakeside Square is getting a major shot in the arm, with CRC Group signing a 49,000-square-foot lease that will consolidate staff from four area offices into a single tower. The move will bring more than 200 employees into the building starting in January 2026, marking a significant reshuffle for the company’s Dallas footprint and adding fresh energy to the 18-story high-rise.
JLL announced the deal, and according to REJournals, the commitment is expected to push Lakeside Square to roughly 85% occupancy once CRC is in place. On the landlord side, JLL’s Gini Rounsaville and Trevor Franke represented owner Acram Group, while the tenant was represented by Conor McCarthy and Taylor Dickerson of JLL along with Kyle Stanich of Lincoln Property Company, as reported by BisNow.
Building Owner and Amenities
The 18-story tower is owned by Acram Group and has been repositioned through a multi-million-dollar capital program focused on drawing corporate users. Both Acram Group and the property’s leasing materials at Lakeside Square highlight upgrades such as floor-to-ceiling windows, a tenant lounge, conference facilities and refreshed common areas, all intended to keep the building competitive with newer Class A office product.
What The Lease Signals For The Dallas Market
CRC’s decision to consolidate into an upgraded tower fits neatly into the broader “flight to quality” story playing out across the Dallas office market, with companies trading older or scattered locations for amenity-rich buildings. A recent example in the same pocket of the city is AT&T’s 186,000-square-foot lease at the nearby Lakeside campus, a move that further underscores this tenant preference, as reported by The Dallas Morning News.
Fit-Out Under Way Ahead Of Move
State filings indicate that interior build-out work tied to CRC’s Lakeside Square lease began in October and is scheduled to continue through March 2026. The registration details improvements across two floors and nearly 20,000 square feet of interior renovation, pointing to an active fit-out ahead of the company’s planned occupancy. The project scope and timeline are outlined in the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation’s public record for the CRC Dallas Lakeside project.
