Dallas's New Park District (Canton: 2014, city hall, hotel)

[brock2010]

https://www.dallasnews.com/business/...as-south-side/

Don't know if this has already been posted but this looks interesting. Thoughts?

[turf3]

Well, I couldn't read the paywalled Morning News article, but it appears that it's a single city block or two, with an office tower and a residential tower, at the intersection of Pearl and Woodall Rodgers. Not a "district". Nothing "south side" about it at all.

[brock2010]

Originally Posted by turf3

Well, I couldn't read the paywalled Morning News article, but it appears that it's a single city block or two, with an office tower and a residential tower, at the intersection of Pearl and Woodall Rodgers. Not a "district". Nothing "south side" about it at all.

Well, that sucks.

[NTXPerson]

From DMN - The high-rise would be the first phase of a 20-acre district of new buildings along Canton and Cadiz streets on the south side of downtown.

[turf3]

OK, so how does Pearl and Woodall Rodgers enter into it (not on the south side of downtown)? Did I overinterpret the limited amount of information I could find due to the Morning News paywall?


It looks like there are several blocks where the space between Canton and Cadiz is filled with parking lots so that could be a good candidate for development.

[dallasboi]

Originally Posted by turf3

Well, I couldn't read the paywalled Morning News article, but it appears that it's a single city block or two, with an office tower and a residential tower, at the intersection of Pearl and Woodall Rodgers. Not a "district". Nothing "south side" about it at all.

I have been working with the city behind the scenes to create something different,” said Hoque Global CEO Mike Hoque. "It’s a transformative project. We want to create a project that will change south Dallas forever.”
The high-rise would be the first phase of a 20-acre district of new buildings along Canton and Cadiz streets on the south side of downtown.
The Newpark Dallas district that includes the new skyscraper is planned to include more than a million square feet of office space, 200,000 square feet of urban retail space, thousands of residential units and a four-star hotel. The Newpark “Smart District” would also have a 1 million-square-foot educational campus.
“During the Amazon pursuit, I learned the importance of education,” Hoque said. "Since Amazon left us at the altar, it opened our eyes. We have an opportunity right now to be ready for the next Amazon that is looking at our city.”
The now-vacant property is one of the development sites that was pitched to Amazon when it was looking for regional office locations in 2017. The e-commerce giant decided to put its HQ2 operation in suburban Washington, D.C.
“The proposed development will occupy existing surface parking lots,” the developers said in their design presentation. “The new district will combine office, residential, retail and educational uses to create an exciting, vibrant district in an area that has long sat vacant and underutilized.”
Dallas businessman and restaurateur Hoque began buying up land in the southern section of downtown in 2014.
“I have been working tirelessly for the last six years since I bought the land,” he said. "This is the kind of project that doesn’t happen overnight with one guy. When the pandemic goes away, we have to come out with guns slinging.”
Dallas officials say they support the idea of redeveloping the southeast corner of downtown.

Oh trust me it's a district by any standards.

[f4shionablecha0s]

You guys are talking about two different things. Park District is the development right next to Klyde Warren that's already completed. The Smart District is a new project south of City Hall.

[dallasboi]

Originally Posted by f4shionablecha0s

You guys are talking about two different things. Park District is the development right next to Klyde Warren that's already completed. The Smart District is a new project south of City Hall.

.......oh I see...........Well I quoted the Article so that's what I'm speaking about.

[brock2010]

Do you all think the New Park District development will happen or do you have reservations about it?

[dallasboi]

Originally Posted by brock2010

Do you all think the New Park District development will happen or do you have reservations about it?

Its already about to break ground on the first phase....That's what the article is about.