Dennis M. Barnes
Executive Vice President

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Dennis Barnes, Executive Vice President – Advisory and Transaction Services joined CBRE in June 2004 and is responsible for the company’s full-service agency leasing initiatives and business development for the Dallas/Fort Worth office market. Dennis has 30 years of extensive experience in all aspects of marketing, lease negotiations and budgeting for all classes of suburban and CBD commercial office buildings.
As an agency leasing specialist, Dennis has annually led the local brokerage community in the number of lease transactions completed. During 2020/2021, he led teams that consummated 111 lease transactions totaling 1.06 million square feet that ranged from 1,834 to 403,200 square feet (in both suburban and urban office properties). These lease transactions represented a combined consideration of $551 million and a 110k sf office building sale at $21 million.
As an agency leasing specialist, Dennis has annually led the local brokerage community in the number of lease transactions completed. During 2020/2021, he led teams that consummated 111 lease transactions totaling 1.06 million square feet that ranged from 1,834 to 403,200 square feet (in both suburban and urban office properties). These lease transactions represented a combined consideration of $551 million and a 110k sf office building sale at $21 million.
Education
- University of Arkansas, Bachelor of Science in Finance and Banking
Pro Affiliations / Accreditations
- North Texas Commercial Association of Realtors (NTCAR)
- Real Estate Council
- Licensed Texas Real Estate Broker
- D-CEO Power Broker, CoStar Power Broker and DBJ Heavy Hitter
Significant Transactions
- Uber Technologies
Lease
617,000 SF - Vistra Energy
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403,200 SF - NationStar
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292,900 SF - Nissan MAC
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268,000 SF - EPA
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229,000 SF - PWC
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192,000 SF - FedEx
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166,000 SF
Clients Represented
- Hilltop Securities
Lease
155,900 SF - Neiman Marcus Group
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154,200 SF - Dallas County
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136,000 SF - Ernst & Young
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147,000 SF - Merit Energy
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101,300 SF - Hilti North America
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98,000 SF - Crestron Electronics
Lease
84,600 SF
- CBRE Global Investors
- Four Rivers Capital
- Goddard Investment Group
- Intercontinental RE Corp
- JP Realty Partners
- KBS Realty Advisors
- MetLife
- Principal Financial Group
- Property Income Advisors
- SMA Equities/Moinian Group
- Sterling Bay
- Trammell Crow Company
- Westdale Properties
- Woods Capital