(Dallas, Tex. ‒ May 18, 2015) The Dallas office of Duke Realty Corporation (Duke Realty), a leading nationwide REIT (Real Estate Investment Trust) specializing in the ownership, management and development of bulk industrial facilities, announced that Owens & Minor has renewed its lease for 223,190 square feet in Lakeside Ranch Building 20. The national distributor of name-brand medical and surgical supplies and supply-chain management company will continue to serve its customers in Texas and surrounding states from the building which is located at 550 Lakeside Parkway in Flower Mound in the DFW Airport Industrial submarket.

"We are pleased that Owens & Minor has elected to remain a Duke Realty tenant and continue to occupy its space in Lakeside Ranch Building 20," said Jeff Thornton, Senior Vice President for Duke Realty's Texas Region. "The building not only meets Owens & Minor's space needs, but also provides them with ready highway access via I-635 and state highways 121 and 114 and is located within minutes of the airport."

Lakeside Ranch Building 20 is a 748,831-square foot building that Duke Realty acquired in 2012. The building is 100 percent leased, with HD Supply occupying the remainder of the space in the building. Adjacent to the building, Duke Realty also owns two pad-ready sites that will support the development of a 324,000-square-foot front-load building and a 660,000-square-foot cross-docked building. "Flower Mound is a growing industrial submarket with great highway access," added Thornton. "With the parcels we have here, our construction expertise and experience in meeting the demands of bulk warehouse users, we are well-positioned to efficiently serve businesses looking to expand in the Dallas-Fort Worth market."

Jim Cooksey and Adam Faulk with Jackson & Cooksey represented Owens & Minor in its lease renewal, while Duke Realty was represented by Randy Wood, Duke Realty's Vice President of Industrial Leasing.

About Duke Realty

In the Dallas-Fort Worth area, Duke Realty owns, manages, or has under development more than 16.6 million square feet of industrial and healthcare properties and has strategic land positions available for 3.5 million square feet of future industrial development and 300,000 square feet of future office development. Duke Realty's local offices are located at14241 N. Dallas Parkway, Suite 1000.

On a national basis, Duke Realty owns, maintains an interest in or has under development 141 million rentable square feet of industrial and office assets, including medical office, in 22 major U.S. metropolitan areas. Duke Realty Corporation is publicly traded on the NYSE under the symbol DRE and is listed on the S&P MidCap 400 Index. More information about Duke Realty is available at www.dukerealty.com. More information about Duke Realty is available at www.dukerealty.com. Duke Realty can also be followed on Facebook.

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