Real estate
BY COLBY FARR & CONNOR PITTMAN
The commercial property vacancy rate in Denton dropped nearly two percentage points from 2024 to 2025, according to Texas-based real estate rm Weitzman’s annual report. The report, which was published after Weitzman’s 2026 Annual Forecast, includes information on vacancy, an inventory of commercial space and new construction over the last year. Executive Managing Director Bob Young presented a look back at the retail market’s performance in 2025. At the end of 2025, Denton had only 4% of unoccupied retail space, compared to nearly 5.94% in 2024. Denton sees year- over-year drop in retail vacancy
One more thing
Across Dallas-Fort Worth, the occupancy rate in retail space was 95.3% in 2025, according to previous reporting. “We are truly in a great market,” Young said. “We use the term ‘coopetition’ for the way our industry and our cities work together for the region’s greater good.”
Denton Town Center is near high-tra c shopping areas, such as Golden Triangle Mall.
Denton commercial occupancy
Occupied retail space in DFW
2025
Leased space: 5.82M square feet Vacant space: 242.38K square feet
100%
96% occupancy
50%
2024
+3.9% percent change
Leased space: 5.49M square feet Vacant space: 346.78K square feet
94.06% occupancy
0%
SOURCE: WEITZMAN COMMUNITY IMPACT
SOURCE: WEITZMAN COMMUNITY IMPACT
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