There are plenty of boutique shops still open for Christmas in the Knox District, but faithful patrons looking for a new look on Knox Street have a long wait ahead. For over a century, the Knox District preserved the feel of an old-timey commercial Main Street, but the September closing of ...
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Even Without Amazon’s HQ2, Victory Park Is Still a Tower Magnet
Although local developers tried, Victory Park in Dallas did not land an Amazon HQ2 -- but with three more tower projects in progress in or very near the district, there will still be plenty of cranes going into 2019. Let's take a tour: The Victor In the spring, Houston-based developer Hines ...
Still Cool After All These Years, the Purse Building Gets Its Second Chance
Just west of the twin brick arches at Market and Elm Streets, which mark the gateway to the Historic West End of downtown Dallas, you can’t help but notice the faded, ghostly five-story advertisements drifting in and out of focus on the side of the Purse Building. That ghost writing might be the ...
Through the Looking-Glass at the Drever, Downtown’s Largest Tower Renovation
Drever Capital Management received its fair share of good press over the last two years, as the owners of the California-based real estate investment outfit rode into Dallas like knights in shining armor to save one of downtown’s largest and best-known skyscrapers. Purchased out of bankruptcy ...
In a Changing Deep Ellum, the Continental Gin Building Faces the Future
Geographically located at the north central apex of Deep Ellum, the Continental Gin Building, for all its great expanse, sits hidden behind unkempt alley trees and the two- and three-story Elm Street Lofts that were also once part of the Continental Gin Company complex. Starting in 1888, it ...