Two submarkets come up constantly when DFW tenants start an office search north of the LBJ corridor: Addison and Las Colinas. Both offer real value against Uptown pricing — but they fit different kinds of companies. Here’s how we frame the choice for our clients.
The case for Addison
Addison packs restaurants, walkable amenities, and a dense cluster of mid-size office product into a few square miles along the Dallas North Tollway. For professional-services firms whose teams live in Plano, Frisco, or Carrollton, the commute math is hard to beat — and landlords in established buildings compete hard for tenants, which shows up in concession packages.
Addison tends to win for: firms of 10-75 people, client-facing offices that lean on the restaurant scene, and tenants who value Tollway access over a downtown address.
The case for Las Colinas
Las Colinas offers larger blocks of space, campus-style product, and direct DFW Airport access — a different animal entirely. Corporate users with heavy travel schedules or larger headcounts usually land here, and the Music Factory district has closed much of the after-hours amenity gap.
Las Colinas tends to win for: companies over ~100 heads, frequent flyers, and tenants consolidating from multiple locations who need contiguous space.
The decision usually comes down to three questions
1) Where does your team actually live? Map it before touring anything. 2) How much space do you really need — Addison’s sweet spot is smaller than Las Colinas’s. 3) How hard will you negotiate? Both submarkets reward tenants who run a real competitive process instead of renewing quietly.
Get the full Addison picture
We keep a dedicated breakdown of the submarket on our Addison commercial real estate page, and our team tours these buildings weekly. For tenant representation anywhere in DFW — Addison, Las Colinas, or beyond — call (832) 956-1444. Our representation costs tenants nothing; landlords pay our fee.