To commemorate the posting of new photos of our Design District project onto our flickr page, I’ve decided to write a bit about the project.
First off, here is a little history about the area. The Dallas Design District originated in the 1950s as a “Strictly To the Trade Only” collection of design showrooms and galleries. Low rent and prime warehouse space along the district’s Dragon Street, enabled a wave of art gallery owners to set up shop, thereby christening its spot as Dallas’ premier art locale. With all the movement, came attention.
Centrally located near Downtown Dallas, just opposite I-35 from Uptown’s Victory Park complex, the district oozed potential for redevelopment. Unfortunately, years of neglect had left streets filled with potholes, broken or non-existent sidewalks and medians covered with dead grass and mangled trees. To fix these problems and encourage new economic development, the city of Dallas stepped in to create a Tax Increment Financing (TIF) Fund. Together with TBG Partners, Good Fulton & Farrell and developer PegasusAblon, focusEGD developed a plan to revitalize the Design District experience for a whole new set of users. (More …)
