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Dallas Logistics Hub Buildings Achieve Gold LEED Certification

Dallas-Based Real Estate Developer Receives Gold Certification from the U.S. Green Building Council

DALLAS, Texas (Dec. 22, 2009) – The Allen Group, developers of the Dallas Logistics Hub (DLH), a 6,000-acre multi-modal logistics park in Southern Dallas County, announced today that its first speculative industrial buildings located at 4800 & 4900 Langdon Road in Dallas have been awarded LEED Gold Certification established by the U.S. Green Building Council, and verified by the Green Building Certification Institute (GBCI). LEED is the nation’s preeminent program for the design, construction and operation of high performance green buildings. The award cited The Allen Group for efficiency in energy use, lighting, water and material use as well as incorporating a variety of other sustainable strategies for two industrial buildings.

According to Richard Allen, CEO of The Allen Group, “By using less energy and water, LEED certified building save money for families, businesses and taxpayers. They reduce greenhouse gas emissions and contribute to a healthier environment for residents, workers and the larger community. We have the potential to construct 60 million square feet of space within the Dallas Logistics Hub. These buildings are the first steps toward the company’s goal of creating a truly green and sustainable industrial park standard.”

The team members responsible for the project include The Allen Group, MYCON General Contractors, 3i Construction, LLC, GSO Architects, Bjerke Management Solutions, and LEED Consultant, GGO Architects.

About the Dallas Logistics Hub
The Dallas Logistics Hub is the largest new inland port in North America, with 6,000 acres master-planned for distribution, manufacturing, office and retail developments. The DLH will position Dallas as the number one trade exchange in the Southwest region. The property is adjacent to four major highway connectors (I-20, I-45, I-35 and proposed Loop 9), Union Pacific’s Dallas Intermodal Terminal, a potential BNSF intermodal facility, and a future air cargo facility at Lancaster Airport. www.dallashub.com

About The Allen Group
The Allen Group is a privately held commercial real estate firm specializing in the development of premier industrial, office, retail and mixed-use properties throughout the United States. www.allengroup.com

About U.S. Green Building Council
The Washington, D.C.-based Council is committed to a prosperous and sustainable future for our nation through cost-efficient and energy-saving green buildings. With a community comprising 78 affiliates, more than 20,000 member organizations, and more than 100,000 LEED Accredited Professionals, USGBC is the driving force of an industry that is projected to reach $60 billion by 2010.

About LEED
The U.S. Green Building Council’s LEED green building certification system is the foremost program for the design, construction and operation of green buildings.www.usgbc.org

The Allen Group Welcomes German Consulate Delegation to the Dallas Logistics Hub

DALLAS, Texas, (Feb. 20, 2009) — The Allen Group will welcome the German Consulate and the German Transportation Delegation to the Dallas Logistics Hub (DLH), a 6,000-acre multimodal logistics park in southern Dallas County, on Saturday, Feb. 21, 2009. The Delegation is visiting the United States on a fact-finding mission regarding transportation best practices in the States in hopes of partnering German and American companies on the potential development of a high-speed rail system with connectivity to logistics parks.

Richard S. Allen, Chief Executive Officer, along with Daniel J. McAuliffe, President and Leslie Jutzi, Director of Governmental Affairs; both from The Allen Group’s Texas Division, will officially welcome the delegation and provide an in-depth tour of the Union Pacific’s Dallas Intermodal Terminal; the multi-interstate highway system; Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) rail line system and Lancaster Airport’s air-cargo master-plan design, all which surround the DLH logistics park.

“We are honored that the German Consulate and the Transportation Delegation chose the City of Dallas and the Dallas Logistics Hub as part of their U.S. fact-finding mission,” said The Allen Group CEO Richard S. Allen. “Dallas has become one of the most recognized logistics centers in North America, because of its powerful highway, rail and air infrastructure; a true gateway center within the global supply-chain.”

Members of the Delegation included: Hon. Rainer Muenzel, Consul General of Germany; Dr. Ursula Gehring-Muenzel, Spouse of Consul General of Germany; Hon. William Hart, Honorary Consul of Germany in Dallas; Hon. Uwe Beckmeyer, Member of Parliament; Hon. Dirk Fischer, Member of Parliament; Hon. Norbert Koenigshofen, Member of Parliament; Hon. Patrick Doering, Member of Parliament; Prof. Dr. Wilhelm Bender, CEO Frankfurt Airport; Mr. Dieter Kaden, CEO DFS German Airtraffic Control and Mr. Hans Stang, Aviation Expert, Consultant to Boards of Lufthansa,

Arriving in the U.S. on Friday, Feb. 20, the Delegation has planned a 10-day stay in the country, starting with a four day visit to the City of Dallas. The Delegation will then continue on to Memphis, Tenn. and Washington, D.C. During their visit to Dallas, the Delegation will meet with several elected officials from both the City and County.

Upon their return to Germany, the Transportation Delegation will make a report to the German Parliament. The Delegation is focused on transportation systems in the U.S., observing best practices, security procedures at airports and high-speed rail systems. Eventually, the Delegation hopes to partner German and American companies on the development of a high-speed rail system which would create thousands of jobs for both countries. The United States has already designated various high-speed rail routes, with $8 billion of the Obama Administration’s Economic Stimulus Package designated for the development of a high-speed rail.

For more information about The Allen Group or the Dallas Logistics Hub, please visit www.dallashub.com.

The Allen Group Completes Land Sale at Dallas Logistics Hub to Oncor Electric Delivery Company

DALLAS, Texas, (February 19, 2009) — The Allen Group, developers of the Dallas Logistics Hub (DLH), a 6,000-acre multi-modal logistics park in southern Dallas County, announced today that Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC (Oncor), a regulated electric distribution and transmission company, acquired a 9.3-acre-land parcel for an electric transmission substation within the DLH.

Construction of the new electric transmission substation is scheduled to commence by May 2009 and is being constructed, in part, to support the more than 60 million square feet of planned industrial growth within the Dallas Logistics Hub. The site will become the third substation within the boundaries of the DLH and the fourth within the service area of the DLH.

Oncor is responsible for planning and building the electric transmission system, from the generator to the distribution substations, in portions of northern, western, and central Texas. Oncor is additionally responsible for operating its transmission system and maintaining the structures, wires, and associated facilities necessary for the reliable transmission of electricity.

“The infrastructure within the Dallas Logistics Hub continues to grow,” said The Allen Group’s Texas Division President Daniel J. McAuliffe. “This electric transmission substation, along with the existing facilities, will enable users within the DLH to receive redundant electrical power from a very high quality and reliable service provider.”

The DLH was represented by Jason Elms and Dan McAuliffe and the buyer was represented by Wendell South and Billy Dearmon in the real estate transaction.

For more information about The Allen Group and the Dallas Logistics Hub, please visit www.dallashub.com.

Dallas Logistics Hub Welcomes Advanced H20 with Flagship Lease

Dallas Logistics Hub Welcomes Advanced H2O with Flagship Lease

DALLAS, Texas, (Jan. 28, 2009) — The Allen Group, developer of the Dallas Logistics Hub (DLH), a 6,000-acre multimodal logistics park in southern Dallas County, announced today that Advanced H2O LLC, a producer of private label bottled water and water-based beverages, has signed a 15-year lease to occupy 313,040 square-feet at 4800 Langdon Road, located within the Dallas Logistics Hub.

Advanced H2O will lease approximately one-half of DLH Building 1, a 635,040 square-foot cross-dock facility with 32-foot clear height and 126 loading docks. According to Daniel McAuliffe, President of The Allen Group’s Texas Division, “We will have another 322,000 square-feet remaining to lease in the first building, as well as Building 2, which offers a full 192,000 square-feet of warehouse space.” Also, according to McAuliffe, both construction projects were completed in the fall of 2008 and will soon become North Texas’ first two LEED^TM Certified industrial buildings.

“We are pleased Advanced H20 chose our facility for its new state-of-the-art production and distribution facility. They obviously recognized The Hub’s advantages of a readily-available workforce and access to unprecedented rail and highway infrastructure, which will increase speed-to-market capabilities,” said Richard Allen, The Allen Group CEO. “Perhaps most of all, all parties appreciate the cooperation of the City of Dallas, with council member Atkins, which led to this transaction, and the promised economic advantages for the region.”

On the economic impact, “I am excited to welcome the Advanced H20 Company to the City of Dallas, as this will present a prosperous opportunity for job growth and an economic stimulus to the Southern Sector,” stated Dallas Councilmember Tennell Atkins in a recent interview.

Advanced H20 is one of the largest producers of private-label bottled water and water-based beverages in the United States. The company has facilities in Burlington, Wash. and Stockton, Calif. Now with this new facility, Advanced H2O projects to create 100 new jobs once the DLH facility is fully operational.

McAuliffe also noted, “In tough economic times, it’s encouraging to see the tremendous level of activity and interest in South Dallas County. The confidence of the various companies locating to the area, and to The Hub, underscores the value and opportunity for companies to create world-class supply chains in a prime location.”

For more information about the Dallas Logistics Hub and The Allen Group, please visitwww.dallashub.com.

The Allen Group to Relocate Corporate Headquarters to Dallas, Texas

The Allen Group Relocates Corporate Headquarters to Dallas, Texas

DALLAS, Texas, (Jan. 6, 2009) — The Allen Group, a commercial real estate development company and developers of the Dallas Logistics Hub (DLH), a 6,000 acre multi-modal logistics park in South Dallas County, announced that the Company has relocated its corporate headquarters and entire executive staff to Dallas, Texas from San Diego, Calif.

The corporate team has temporarily relocated its corporate operations to downtown Dallas within Chase Tower, where it will share offices with the company’s Texas development division. The move officially took place January 5, 2009

“The Dallas Logistics Hub has gained significant national and international recognition as the most sophisticated Inland Port logistics park in North America, and we are very excited to call Dallas our new home,” said Richard S. Allen, Chief Executive Officer of The Allen Group. “We have refocused our company’s investments to the DFW region because of the significant opportunities that exist here. Being a nexus of the global supply chain infrastructure and having the business-friendly environment of the State, the local community and the political support for the DLH, the move to Dallas only makes sense.”

“This move underscores The Allen Group’s commitment to creating jobs and fostering business development in South Dallas County, and I am pleased to welcome them to our community,” Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson said. “I appreciate The Allen Group’s stewardship of the Dallas Logistics Hub, and I look forward to continuing our positive working relationship.”

“The Dallas Logistics Hub is the cornerstone of our logistics portfolio,” said Ken Howell, Chief Financial Officer of The Allen Group. “Given the reputation of Dallas as the financial center of the southwest, it was a very logical move for us.”

The key executives relocating to Dallas will include: Richard S. Allen, Chief Executive Officer; Ken Howell, Chief Financial Officer; Jon Cross, Director of Leasing and Marketing and David Hernandez, Director of Construction Services.

Both Cross and Hernandez will take on additional responsibilities as part of the transition. Cross will manage leasing activities for the Dallas Logistics Hub, along with his ongoing national marketing responsibilities. Hernandez will be responsible for managing the vertical and infrastructure construction activities at the Dallas Logistics Hub.

These four executives will be joining the long standing existing Dallas Logistics Hub team, which includes: Daniel J. McAuliffe, Division President, Jason Elms, Director of Engineering; Leslie Jutzi, Director of Government Affairs and Susan Villanueva Executive Assistant and Marketing Administrator.

Contact information for the new corporate headquarters is:

The Allen Group
2200 Ross Ave, Suite 4150 West
Dallas, Texas 75201
Phone: 214-661-1800
Fax: 214-661-1850

Allen Group to host Bridge Terminal Transport container yard at Dallas Logistics Hub

December 3, 2008

Logistics real estate: Allen Group to host Bridge Terminal

Transport container yard at Dallas Logistics Hub

By Jeff Berman

DALLAS—Commercial real estate developer The Allen Group said this week it has executed a lease with Bridge Terminal Transport (BTT) in whichBTT will develop a build-to-suit container yard at the Dallas Logistics Hub (DLH).

BTT is a maritime container hauler that covers major U.S.-based port locations and inland rail sites andalso provides global container services, agency, logistics, and terminal activities. The DLH is a 6,000 acre multi-modal logistics- and manufacturingfocused industrial park, which is being developed byThe Allen Group. It is the largest new logistics park currently under construction in North America. Allen Group officials said that with this move BTT will relocate their container yard operations from an existing facility near the Love Field Airport to a DLH site within the City of Hutchins. They added that will close proximity to Union Pacific’s Dallas Intermodal Terminal (DIT) and Interstate 45, the container yard will store inbound and outbound containers transferring through DIT, as well as chassis and trailersfor customers.Construction for the new container yard is underway, and it is expected to be completed by February 2009.

In an interview with LM, Daniel J. McAuliffe, president of the Allen Group’s Texas operations said that based on company information the UP DIT is operating at approximately 350,000 lifts, with the ability to operate at 385,000 and expand to 685,000 with some physical and operating changes.

With the addition of DDT into the fold, McAuliffesaid that the proximity of the DLH location to the UP DIT is attractive to shippers because “by choosing this location they can better service their customers’ needs and decrease the drayage costs.”

Another benefit of this new container yard, explained McAuliffe, is that it is will be the first storage facility within the DLH that will allow foraccessible integration between the DIT and distribution customers in and around the logistics park.

When asked if there are future plans for any other marine container haulers to take up residence at the DLH, he said that the Allen Group is currently in discussions with several other operators considering opportunities at the DLH, some as small as ten acres and others are more than 50 acres.

The DLH, which had an official groundbreaking ceremony for its first two industrial buildings in November 2007,is master-planned for the potential development of 60 million square feet of vertical logistics and manufacturing space. Along with Union Pacific’s intermodal facility, it is adjacent to the BNSF rail line, major highway connectors—I-20, I-35, I-45 and the proposed Loop 9—and Lancaster Airport, which is in the master stages to facilitate cargo distribution. DLH development is part of four cities in Texas: Dallas, Lancaster, Wilmer, and Hutchins.

Cargo Container Firm Signs Deal in Dallas Logistics Hub

By Steve Brown

Developer Allen Group − which is building the 6,000−acre Dallas Logistics Hub in southern Dallas County − said Tuesday that it has signed a new deal with a cargo container firm.

Bridge Terminal Transport, a marine container hauler with locations across the U.S., will relocate its existing container yard from Love Field in Dallas to the project.

The new location is near Union Pacific Railway’s Dallas Intermodal Terminal in Interstate 45 in Hutchins.

“We are pleased to work with Bridge Terminal Transport to provide them with a perfect location for its Dallas container yard facility,” Daniel J. McAuliffe, president of The Allen Group’s Texas operations, said in a statement.

“This will be the first storage facility within the Dallas Logistics Hub that will allow accessible integration between the Dallas Intermodal Terminal and distribution customers in and around the logistics park.”

Allen Group said construction has begun on the facility which will open in February.

Bob Hagewood of Stream Realty Partners LP brokered the real estate transaction.

The Allen Group is based in San Diego and is developing about 8,000 acres in the U.S.

Dallas Logistics Hub Gains New Tenant

The Dallas Logistics Hub, a logistics park in South Dallas County developed by The Allen Group, announced this week that Bridge Terminal Transport has signed a lease and will be moving its container yard operations into a new facility in the park.

Bridge Terminal Transport is a marine container hauler that currently operates its container yard operations near Dallas Love Field Airport.

The Allen Group says construction is under way on the new Bridge Terminal Transport facility, which is expected to be operational by February 2009. The project will add 15 full-time jobs.

Allen Group to Develop Dallas Container Yard

By Thomas L. Gallagher

The Allen Group will develop a build−to−suit container yard at the Dallas Logistics Hub for Bridge Terminal Transport.

BTT will relocate its container yard operations from an existing facility near Love Field Airport to the 6,000−acre DLH multi−modal logistics park near Union Pacific’s Dallas Intermodal Terminal. The yard will store inbound and outbound containers that transfer through DIT, as well as chassis and trailers.”This will be the first storage facility within the Dallas Logistics Hub that will allow accessible integration between the DIT and distribution customers in and around the logistics park,” said Daniel J. McAuliffe, president of The Allen Group’s Texas operations.

With construction already underway, the yard is expected to be fully operational by Feb. 2009.

The Allen Group to Develop Container Yard Facility for Bridge Terminal Transport

The Allen Group to Develop a Build-to-Suit Container Yard at Dallas Logistics Hub

Bridge Terminal Transport Selects DLH for Relocation of a New Container Yard Facility

DALLAS, Texas, (Nov. 25, 2008) — The Allen Group, developers of the Dallas Logistics Hub (DLH), a 6,000-acre multi-modal logistics park in Southern Dallas County, announced today an execution of a lease with Bridge Terminal Transport (BTT), one of the largest marine container haulers covering all major port locations and inland rail sites within the United States. BTT is a market leader in worldwide container services, agency, logistics and terminal activities.

The company will relocate their container yard operations from an existing facility near the Love Field Airport area to a site at DLH that falls within the City of Hutchins. With close proximity to Union Pacific’s Dallas Intermodal Terminal (DIT) and Interstate 45, the container yard will store inbound and outbound containers that transfer through DIT, as well as chassis and trailers for customers.

“We are pleased to work with Bridge Terminal Transport to provide them with a perfect location for its Dallas container yard facility,” said Daniel J. McAuliffe, President of The Allen Group’s Texas operations. “This will be the first storage facility within the Dallas Logistics Hub that will allow accessible integration between the DIT and distribution customers in and around the logistics park.”

Construction is currently underway and expected to be fully operation by February 2009. The project will also create 15 full-time jobs. BTT was represented in the real estate transaction by Bob Hagewood of Stream Realty Partners, LP.

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About The Allen Group
The Allen Group specializes in the development of high-end industrial, office, retail and mixed-use properties throughout the United States. The Company’s major focus is the development of Logistics Parks and Inland Ports that are located adjacent to some of the most sophisticated rail, intermodal and highway infrastructure in the country. The Allen Group has developed a wide rage of commercial projects and currently has over 8,000 acres under development across the United States. The Allen Group is based in San Diego with regional offices in Visalia, Bakersfield (Calif.), Dallas and Kansas City. For more information about the Company, please visit www.allengroup.com.

About Bridge Terminal Transport
Bridge Terminal Transport, Inc. (BTT) is the largest marine drayage company in the world. With 44 terminals and 30 container yards, BTT provides on-time, terminal-to-door service at competitive prices. Our reliable, professional service includes the best safety program in the industry, full-liability insurance with excess coverage for cargo, as well as specialized and standard chassis, Hazmat certified drivers, on-line container tracking, and EDI capability.