Eye on the Future: Planned Developments Keep DFW On the Forefront of Industry and Livability

Eye on the Future: Planned Developments Keep DFW On the Forefront of Industry and Livability

Pandemic or no, commercial real estate developers are forging ahead on plans that ensure Dallas-Fort Worth will remain an innovative, forward-thinking place for generations to come.

SoGood @ Cedars [Rendering: Hoque Global]

BY QUINCY PRESTON AND SANDRA ENGELLAND • OCT 7, 2020

Pandemic or no, developers forge ahead on plans that ensure Dallas-Fort Worth will remain an innovative, forward-thinking place for generations to come. Here are some of the projects that can add to the region’s broad appeal.

Downtown Dallas /Deep Ellum

Hoque Global and KDC are developing NewPark—A Smart District. 20 acres of contiguous blocks are planned to become a major tech and educational hub adjacent to Dallas City Hall. The master plan includes three to five million square feet of office space centered around a new signature city park. Just south of I-30, Hoque Global will develop 15 acres of a former industrial site into a new mixed-use neighborhood called SoGood @ Cedars. The development will be connected to Downtown with a linear park that would run between Good-Latimer and Cesar Chavez along an abandoned rail line.

A downtown revitalization of the 52-story First National Bank Tower, dubbed
The National, will provide 1.5 million square feet of new mixed-use activity. Todd Interests and Moriah Capital are redeveloping the 1964-constructed tower, which will contain a hotel, 324 multifamily units, 37,000 square feet of office space, and 43,000 square feet of retail. Earlier this year, Downtown Dallas Inc. signed on as the building’s first office tenants.