Design District: Urby Dallas I + II (~308 FT | 27 ST)

[Tnexster]

New Dallas Design District apartment tower kicks off leasing
27-story Urban high-rise is seeking first tenants.

https://www.dallasnews.com/business/rea ... f-leasing/

[cowboyeagle05]

It's still very much under construction and not ready for any touring, so like the article says, they are vetting priority tours for real potential tenants. The amenities are very, very much under construction, but with properties like this, people will move in long before a pool is ready or the gym is open.

[Urbancowboy]

Great location and the views of Uptown and Downtown from this building will be amazing.

[undefinedprocess]

Great location and the views of Uptown and Downtown from this building will be amazing.

Hoping to tour ASAP (for RE work). Will post photos whenever I do (been thinking about those views every since the tower was announced). Whole city in view and you hardly have to turn your head!

[CTroyMathis]

Great location and the views of Uptown and Downtown from this building will be amazing.

Hoping to tour ASAP (for RE work). Will post photos whenever I do (been thinking about those views every since the tower was announced). Whole city in view and you hardly have to turn your head!

Sounds good.

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Reported: 7/20/2022
Project Title   
Track Project
Urby Tower 2 / Phase 2
Project Type      New Construction
Physical Address      1960 Hi Line Drive  Map
City, State (County)      Dallas, TX 75207   (Dallas County)
Category(s)      Commercial, Heavy and Highway, Residential
Sub-Category(s)      Multi-Family Homes, Parking Garage, Retail
Contracting Method      Bids by Invitation.
Project Status      Construction Documents, Construction Start Expected August 2022, Construction Completion Expected August 2024,
Estimated Value      Less than $99,000,000
Architect
   
5G Studio Collaborative   Websites   Analysis   
1217 Main St Ste 500
Dallas, TX 752023940   (214) 670-0050
fax: (214) 670-0052
Developer
   
Ironstate Development   Websites   Analysis   
50 Washington Street
Hoboken, NJ 07030   (201) 963-5200
fax: (201) 963-5020
General Contractor
   
Moss Construction   Websites   Analysis   
6950 Tpc Dr Ste 300
McKinney, TX 75070   (469) 625-9022
Description      364 apartments, 27 stories, one-story retail and lobby structure, nine-story parking garage.

As of July 19, 2022, a general contractor has been selected. A building permit application is on file with the City of Dallas Building Department and is under review. A firm timeline has not bee established, but construction is expected to begin August 2022.

*Project information, including timeline and contacts, has been obtained through public sources. The content management team continues to pursue additional details; however, the contact(s) listed have yet to disclose or confirm any information. Inquiries should be directed to the contact(s) listed.

[Tnexster]

So hopefully within days this one turns dirt.

[rono3849]

So hopefully within days this one turns dirt.

These folks from the NY/NJ metro area don't just mess around. They mean business.

[Tivo_Kenevil]

Why can't local developers be as committed as out of Towners? This team has been committed since day 1. Love to see it.

[R1070]

We need more developers from outside of Dallas to snatch up these lots. Even Houston and Austin developers are a lot more ambitious. The Dallas developers are very conservative with their developments.

[citygeek]

Most all of the large skyscrapers of the 80's in Dallas were the result of Canadian (mostly Toronto) developers. Campeau, Bramalea,Cadillac-Fairview and others as I recall were fearless (or foolish, as the case may be)......Anyway, I could not agree more with your comment R1070. The big local boys then as now, were Trammel Crow and Lincoln. Hines of Houston has always built larger and better designed projects in Houston, Austin and everywhere else they build. Dallas always tends to cheap out in the actual construction design once underway and worse, they get away with because the market here will accept it..... Just look at forums like ours in other major cities or Skyscraper page sites. You tube has great videos of downtown projects both under construction and planned in a host of other cities. Hell we can't even build decent looking parking garages for the most part. Anyway, we are getting some better looking buildings now, just wish we had more of them.

[mhainli]

Most all of the large skyscrapers of the 80's in Dallas were the result of Canadian (mostly Toronto) developers. Campeau, Bramalea,Cadillac-Fairview and others as I recall were fearless (or foolish, as the case may be)......Anyway, I could not agree more with your comment R1070. The big local boys then as now, were Trammel Crow and Lincoln. Hines of Houston has always built larger and better designed projects in Houston, Austin and everywhere else they build. Dallas always tends to cheap out in the actual construction design once underway and worse, they get away with because the market here will accept it..... Just look at forums like ours in other major cities or Skyscraper page sites. You tube has great videos of downtown projects both under construction and planned in a host of other cities. Hell we can't even build decent looking parking garages for the most part. Anyway, we are getting some better looking buildings now, just wish we had more of them.

Agree! Most of our local developers (TC, Lincoln, Hillwood, Hall, Harwood, etc.) don’t seem interested in doing a world class development- even when they have the premium location for it… As for the ugly parking garages, I blame the city. Stricter and more expensive treatment requirements should have been in place years ago. No wonder developers here would rather build above ground parking garages. Case in point, the Victory Park parking garages backing up to IH-35. Yuk..

[thelivingworld]

Agree! Most of our local developers (TC, Lincoln, Hillwood, Hall, Harwood, etc.) don’t seem interested in doing a world class development- even when they have the premium location for it… As for the ugly parking garages, I blame the city. Stricter and more expensive treatment requirements should have been in place years ago. No wonder developers here would rather build above ground parking garages. Case in point, the Victory Park parking garages backing up to IH-35. Yuk..

The Dallas developers are national names and got where they are by building cheaply and by building on a speculative basis and anticipating the next big thing. Dallas got started by getting convincing people that the Trinity River was navigable and by convincing the H&TC and T&P railroads to change their routes to pass through Dallas. Trammell Crow and Ross Perot are of sort of legends around these parts for their work ethic and vision so it's no wonder the holders of their legacy hold sway here. Purportedly, Trammell Crow started the first modern atrium and the first fast-tracked high-rises in America (building the foundations and first few floors before the design was completed for the upper floors).

This is an exert from the 1984 Texas Monthly article on Trammell Crow:
"At the corner of Bryan and Harwood stands a brand-new post-modern skyscraper, all granite and graceful lines, built by the Toronto developers Olympia and York. Once you walk into that building, though, it becomes cold and uninviting—the lobby is small and claustrophobic, and the granite seems menacing instead of graceful. The building was completed more than a year ago, yet almost 40 per cent of its floor space remains empty. You can’t say that about a Crow building."

[citygeek]

Oh yeah. Forgot about Olympia and York. Jesus that's a long time ago.

[lakewoodhobo]

I agree with most of this, and if you consider Mathews Southwest a Canadian developer then it's hard to argue that these out-of-towners don't end up doing more to transform the skyline than the local developers.

Then again it was another Canadian firm, Cadillac Fairview, that did the most damage to the downtown core back in the 70s and 80s. I don't have their list of casualties handy, but I wanna say they destroyed a couple of the Theatre Row movie houses, the 5-way intersection that became 1700 Pacific, and maybe the Volk Brothers building that added so much character to the Main Street District.

Not trying to compare historic downtown buildings with some run-down warehouse in the Design District, but I guess the point is "be careful what you wish for."

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[DBadger]

Wow. Steve Brown Circa 1980...

[thelivingworld]

Audio/Visual context for that Cadillac Fairview story: https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531 ... 245948/m1/

They now own a 50% stake in KDC and have set up a $800 million dollar development venture with them along with investing in Lincoln Property back in 2019. They sold their Dallas holdings along with the rest of their US holdings to JMB Realty back in 1987. They built Pacific Place, 1700 Pacific and Comerica Bank Tower. D-Magazine story back in 1982 on the Canadian Retreat: https://www.dmagazine.com/publications/ ... n-retreat/

Units now available at the Urby starting from $2200 for 1br and $3600 for 2br, available to move-in starting 8/15/22. Square footage isn't listed but my rough calculations is the smallest unit is around 450sqft. https://www.urby.com/dallas

[Dallas_Uptown]

Audio/Visual context for that Cadillac Fairview story: https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531 ... 245948/m1/

They now own a 50% stake in KDC and have set up a $800 million dollar development venture with them along with investing in Lincoln Property back in 2019. They sold their Dallas holdings along with the rest of their US holdings to JMB Realty back in 1987. They built Pacific Place, 1700 Pacific and Comerica Bank Tower. D-Magazine story back in 1982 on the Canadian Retreat: https://www.dmagazine.com/publications/ ... n-retreat/

Units now available at the Urby starting from $2200 for 1br and $3600 for 2br, available to move-in starting 8/15/22. Square footage isn't listed but my rough calculations is the smallest unit is around 450sqft. https://www.urby.com/dallas

Great find!

[lakewoodhobo]

Wow. Steve Brown Circa 1980...

Back when he probably liked his job.