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Jan2013
Quorum International Inks 203,289-SF Lease
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:Nick Talley, 817-921-8177Karen Simon, 817-921-8170FORT WORTH, TX (January 7, 2013) – Signing a 203,289-sf lease, Quorum International has renewed, expanded and will consolidate its national distribution center under one roof at Railhead Industrial Park.The long-term term lease has landed at Railhead Distribution Center, located at 421-441 Railhead Dr., owned by Sun Life Assurance Co. and one of Quorum's two landlords in the park since 1998. In a consolidation decision, the specialty lighting company has leased the 123,905-sf balance of Sun Life's 305,255-sf rail-served building, where it presently occupies 79,384 sf."The main factor that got the deal done was they could be in contiguous space," says Nick Talley, market director for Dallas-based Bradford Commercial Real Estate Services.Tenant improvements are underway on the expansion space, including a dispatch office for long- and short-haul drivers. Quorum's new space will be ready to occupy in March.Quorum began searching for expansion space in September 2012. Talley and Bradford's Karen Simon, executive vice president and managing partner, negotiated directly with the Fort Worth-based company, which manufactures and distributes ceiling fans, lights and accessories worldwide.About Bradford Commercial Real Estate Services/CORFAC International
Bradford Commercial Real Estate Services/CORFAC International is a full-service real estate company based in Dallas with an annual transactions volume exceeding five million square feet. The company manages and leases more than 20 million square feet, valued at $300 million, in North Texas for its strategic partners. Bradford is an affiliate of CORFAC International (Corporate Facilities Advisors, Inc.), one of the largest commercial real estate services organizations in the world and founded in 1989. For more information on CORFAC, contact 703.532.6160 or visit www.corfac.com.