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Pioneer Natural Resources has added 70,000 square feet in Las Colinas this year. “The Mustangs of Las Colinas” is a landmark in Williams Square Plaza.

The drilling rigs dotting the Dallas-Fort Worth landscape aren’t the only signs of the oil and natural gas boom. Look at the office expansions by energy companies to house their growing employee ranks or increase their profile.

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Brandi Pollock and daughter Alexis live in a no-smoking complex in Fort Worth.

FORT WORTH — Virginia transplant Brandi Pollock thinks her new home is a breath of fresh air. The smoke-free setting at Monterra Village in North Fort Worth — from inside the apartment to the pool area to roads — was a major attraction. “The neighbors at my Virginia apartment smoked, and it came through the vents into my apartment,” said Ms. Pollock, who moved last month with 8-year-old daughter, Alexis. “My clothes smelled like smoke. It was awful.” Welcome to the latest no-smoking frontier: private homes. Smoke-free housing could become as common as no-pet policies.

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The Savannah College of Art and Design is considering the vacant West End Marketplace and an adjoining office building for the site of a possible downtown Dallas campus. .

It’s been more than a decade since the first light-rail trains started running through downtown Dallas. But the West End Station won’t open until late this month. This “station” at Lamar Street and Ross Avenue, is bringing 146 high-end apartments and ground-floor retail space to the West End entertainment district. The rental community sits next to DART’s busy commuter rail stop.

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The DART rail system and the appeal of a more urban location played into Tenet's decision to shift the company's head office to the Ross Avenue skyscraper.

High gasoline prices and a revitalized downtown have lured Tenet Healthcare Corp. to downtown Dallas from its current offices in the north suburbs. About 500 Tenet employees will make the move from north of LBJ Freeway to Fountain Place by the end of next year.

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The 22-story Glass House residential high-rise on McKinnon Street in Uptown was planned as a condominium tower, but developer Wood Partners recently decided to switch to rental.

Developer Wood Partners' new Uptown building isn't finished yet but has already seen major changes. The 22-story Glass House residential high-rise on McKinnon Street was planned as a condominium tower. But the builder recently decided to switch to rental after several months of marketing the units to potential buyers.