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Antiques step aside for new office building in Dallas Design District

The building will come with terraces featuring views of the Dallas skyline.

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There's a new office building in the works for the Dallas Design District: Branded as Thirteen Thirty Three, the project will be a 10-story building at 1333 Oak Lawn Ave., at the intersection of Dragon Street.

Previously home to a collection of antique shops, the building will comprise 120,286 square feet including 10,864 square feet of amenities on the ninth floor that include a community lounge, fitness center, basketball court, and terraces with views of the Dallas skyline.

Thirteen Thirty Three will also include a full-service specialty restaurant on the ground floor.

According to a release, the building is from Quadrant Investment Properties (QIP), a Texas-based real estate investment firm, and FCP, a privately held real estate investment company based in Maryland. The project will break ground in the second quarter of 2022 and be ready to roll in 2023.

"For some time now, we have felt a shift in the way users of office approach their space needs, with a focus more on curating the culture of their companies," says QIP founder Chad Cook. "We believe there is significant demand for a smaller scale office building that still provides the full offering of non-commodity amenities. Thirteen Thirty Three is the culmination of that thought process."

Transwestern’s Paul Wittorf, Kim Brooks, Laney Underwood and Natalie Serio will oversee leasing for the property.

It's described as a "podium-style" building with nearly 118,000 square feet of office space on floors 6 to 10, with spaces ranging from 19,000 square feet to 29,000 square feet.

A five-level parking garage will be on-site.

Cook calls the Design District "the perfect canvas to create a diverse portfolio of hospitality driven office."

QIP is focused on the Dallas Design District, having acquired 23 properties in the last two years, including 141 Manufacturing St. where Dallas-based ride share company Alto has recently leased more than 16,000 square feet for its headquarters.

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Sandwich News

Pickleman's Gourmet Café rolls out 2 new sandwich shops around Dallas

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Chicken salad sandwich at Pickleman's Gourmet Cafe

A fast-casual sandwich chain from the Midwest is making moves on Texas: Pickleman's Gourmet Café, known for its menu of sandwiches and more, has opened a location in Plano, at 8448 Parkwood Blvd. #300, in the same center as Oishii and Halal Guys.

Pickleman's serves toasted sandwiches, but also salads, soups, and pizzas, for dine-in and takeout. The chain was founded in 2005 by founder & CEO Doug Stritzel, former COO of Jimmy John's, who opened the first location in Columbia, Missouri. They now have 35 locations across Missouri, Kansas, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Indiana, Nebraska, and Texas.

They made their Texas debut in 2024 with their first DFW location in McKinney. A second store just opened in Celina in March 2026. There's also a location coming to The Colony, 5600 Nebraska Furniture Mart Dr.

Pickleman's is part of a big wave of sandwich chains that have proliferated in the past decade, many of whom — Cheba Hut, Snarf's, Capriotti's — have expanded into the Dallas area. Pickleman's is frequently compared to Potbelly, with a menu centered on sandwiches and toasted subs, served on choice of white or wheat bread.

Their selling points include produce prepped daily, 7-ingredient bread with no dough conditioners, and a "no-fryer" kitchen policy. Their sandwich options include turkey club, chicken salad, grilled cheese, and a Cuban sandwich, with notable creations as follows:

Buffalo chicken with provolone, bleu cheese, buffalo sauce, lettuce, and ranch
Italian beef with shaved beef dipped in au jus topped with giardiniera peppers
Italian club, with Genoa salami, capicola, smoked ham, pepperoni, provolone, lettuce, tomato, onion, mayo, vinegar & oil, and Italian seasoning

The lineup is meat-centric, with one veggie sandwich, containing cucumber, avocado, lettuce, tomatoes, and provolone.

But their menu expands beyond sandwiches with salads, soups, and bowls such as mac & cheese. A signature item is a combo featuring grilled cheese and tomato bisque soup.

They also do pizza — a thin-crust version featuring classic toppings such as pepperoni and Italian sausage, as well as pizza versions of some of their sandwiches, such as the Buffalo chicken and an asiago chicken pizza with bacon and Asiago Caesar dressing.

Sandwiches range from $8 to $11. Pizzas range from $12-$19.

The Plano café is from Integrity Franchise Group, and is part of Pickleman's goal to open a dozen or more locations across DFW.

"Expanding into Texas is a massive opportunity for us, and DFW is the perfect market for a concept that refuses to cut corners," Stritzel says in a release.

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