Dallas-based developer Jackson-Shaw has started construction on three speculative industrial buildings along Interstate 35 in Denton, the first phase of a business park that will eventually stretch across 68 acres and top 900,000 square feet. The project, known as Horizon 35, sits at the northeast corner of I-35 and Loop 288, with frontage along I-35, Loop 288, and U.S. Highway 77.
According to CoStar, the three buildings underway are located at 6280 I-35 (Building 1), 6240 I-35 (Building 2), and 6200 I-35 (Building 3) in Denton, a suburb of Dallas. Miles Terry, vice president of development at Jackson-Shaw Company, is overseeing the effort, while Jackson-Shaw is developing the larger industrial hub with construction firm ARCO/Murray. Denton, Texas, is officially the location where the park is underway, and Jackson-Shaw is a real estate company with a long history in the region.
Three Buildings, Half a Million Square Feet
Phase I of Horizon 35 totals 543,550 square feet spread across the three rear-load buildings — Building 1 at 147,390 square feet, Building 2 at 145,920 square feet, and Building 3 at 250,240 square feet — with completion targeted for the third quarter of 2027, according to Commercial Property Executive. A planned Phase II would add up to 400,000 square feet of build-to-suit space for larger custom users, with Jackson-Shaw currently pre-leasing Phase I while keeping that second phase open for bigger tenants.
The buildings are being engineered to modern logistics standards, with 32- to 36-foot clear heights, ESFR fire sprinkler systems, 60-foot speed bays, dock-high loading doors, oversized 18-by-20-foot drive-in doors, and car and trailer parking, per REBusinessOnline. Those specs — particularly the tall clear heights and wide speed bays — are increasingly standard requirements for tenants running automated rack storage or high-volume distribution operations.
Stream Realty Handling Leasing Duties
Stream Realty Partners, LP, a real estate company, is handling leasing for the project. Forrest Cook and Mac Hall, both executive vice presidents at Stream Realty Partners, LP, are working the assignment alongside Connor Land, an associate at Stream Realty Partners-DFW, L.P., according to the CoStar report by author Candace Carlisle.
Jackson-Shaw brings decades of experience to the project. Founded in 1972 and headquartered in Dallas, the company has delivered more than 65 million square feet of commercial, hospitality, and industrial projects nationwide, the report's data notes. Earlier this year, Jackson-Shaw and ARCO/Murray also announced a 606,000-square-foot build-to-suit project for Baer Manufacturing alongside a matching speculative building at CrossPoint Business District in Georgetown, Texas — a deal Hoodline covered in its report on that Georgetown build-to-suit rollout.
Denton's Population Boom Fuels Demand
The timing lines up with rapid growth in Denton itself. U.S. Census Bureau data cited in 2026 reporting shows the city's population grew by nearly 20% between 2020 and 2024, with local forecasts projecting Denton will top 200,000 residents by 2030. Denton County as a whole attracted more than $2 billion in major capital investments in 2024 while adding 31,635 residents, backed by a $650 million county transportation bond package upgrading the I-35 corridor, according to the Cross Timbers Gazette.
Regional demand for industrial space remains historically strong. JLL research found Dallas-Fort Worth led all U.S. markets with 17.9 million square feet of net industrial absorption in the first half of 2026, pushing regional vacancy down to 9.3%. Leasing activity was similarly robust: Cushman & Wakefield reported DFW industrial leasing hit 40.3 million square feet in the same period, a record for first-half volume, with average asking rents climbing to a new high of $9.19 per square foot.
Another Entry in a Crowded I-35 Race
Horizon 35 joins a wave of large-scale industrial projects reshaping Denton's stretch of I-35. Just weeks ago, Denton's historic 53-acre Harris Ranch was approved for redevelopment into a 1.1-million-square-foot industrial park, a project Hoodline detailed in its report on the Harris Ranch business park approval. Days later, Falcon broke ground on a 1.2-million-square-foot mega-warehouse in nearby Northlake along the same corridor, as Hoodline reported in coverage of the Northlake mega-warehouse groundbreaking. Together, the projects illustrate how the I-35 corridor north of Dallas-Fort Worth is rapidly becoming one of the region's most active distribution hubs.
