Cityplace Tower (Dallas)
Template:Short description Template:Redirect Template:Use American English Template:Infobox building The Cityplace Tower (also previously known as the Tower at Cityplace) is a 42-story building located at 2711 North Haskell Avenue, at North Central Expressway (US 75), in the Cityplace district of Uptown Dallas, Texas (USA). The building is Template:Convert tall and has Template:Convert of office space.<ref name="dbj2003-09-17"/> It is also the tallest building in Dallas outside of Downtown.
History
The building was designed by Cossutta & Associates (Araldo Cossutta, principal) of New York to be the corporate headquarters for Southland Corporation (now 7-Eleven). Formerly named CityPlace East, it was conceived as the first phase of the Template:Convert Cityplace development. A twin tower (CityPlace West), later canceled, was planned across North Central Expressway with a skybridge connection over the highway.<ref name="skyscrapers.com"/> Several mid-rise buildings were also planned around the base of both towers. Construction began in December 1984, and the tower opened in 1988 after one year of delays. During this time and as a result of Southland's buyout in 1987, the need for headquarters space was reduced by 50%, leaving the lower 19 floors vacant. Because of the building's unique floorplate (Design), converting the space to speculative office space was a challenge. Despite opening during the Savings and Loan crisis and resulting real estate crash in Dallas, the building was eventually filled. Cityplace East was renamed Cityplace Tower and was the last major skyscraper built in Dallas during the 1980s.<ref name="Steve Brown 1988">Steve Brown. (1988, December 2). CITYPLACE NOW IN THE MARKETPLACE - Marketers tout `unique' building. The Dallas Morning News HOME FINAL ed., 1D. Retrieved December 15, 2009 from NewsBank on-line database (America's Newspapers)</ref>
Although neighborhood blocks were demolished in the mid-80's to make way for future phases of Cityplace, additional plans were put on hold. In 1989, Southland sold land on the west side of North Central Expressway (including the CityPlace West site). Today, this area is home to the West Village development.<ref name="dbj2003-09-17"/> Enough Brazilian red granite was ordered and cut for the twin tower and office buildings; it remains for sale in a south Dallas County storage yard.<ref>STEVE BROWN. (2008, August 22). UNCOMMON PROPERTY: CITYPLACE TOWER - Skyscraper's unbuilt twin awaits a buyer. Dallas Morning News, The (TX) FIRST ed., 8DD. Retrieved December 15, 2009 from NewsBank on-line database (America's Newspapers)</ref>
In 2000, DART's Cityplace Station, after years of planning, opened beneath North Central Expressway with entrances on both sides of the highway, the east side being at the bottom of the tower, the west in an aluminum and glass hut above the elevator shaft to the station's upper level under the expressway.
7-Eleven moved to One Arts Plaza in 2007, leaving half of the building vacant. Ashkenazy & Agus Ventures bought the property for $125 million and spent $7 million on upgrades.<ref name="STEVE BROWN. 2009">STEVE BROWN. (2009, July 24). Cityplace's Plan B - Scrapping residential redo in favor of offices proves smart. Dallas Morning News, The (TX) FIRST ed., 1D. Retrieved December 15, 2009 from NewsBank on-line database (America's Newspapers)</ref> There were plans to turn the top of the tower into luxury apartments, but an influx of new office tenants changed this plan. The building was renamed Tower at Cityplace. In 2008, UCR Urban proposed new retail development on the ground sites previously reserved for mid rise office towers.<ref>http://www.ucrurban.com/property_uploads/200807081102580.cityplace_tower.pdf Template:Dead link</ref>
Design
Costing almost $300 million for construction and improvements, the 42-story Cityplace skyscraper was the most expensive office project ever built in Dallas.<ref name="Steve Brown 1988"/>
Constructed as an elaborate corporate headquarters, the lower floors were devoted to facilities not commonly found in multitenant buildings. The ground floor contains a Template:Convert conference center with a 175-seat auditorium, a large cafeteria and a fitness center.
There are seven 5-story atrium lobbies spaced throughout the tower with glass windows at each end. This unique design provides clear views of downtown and East Dallas, but limits floor space on each level. The second and third floors, along with a basement-level concourse, were built with space for retail tenants. Below the tower is a 3,400-car underground parking garage, one of the largest in the region.<ref name="STEVE BROWN. 2009"/>
The façade of the building is made of Brazilian red granite, and the first four floors are finished in pink and white marble, imported wood paneling, and decorative tile. Elevators are lined with brass, polished wood, and stone, and cut mirrors.<ref name="Steve Brown 1988"/>
Tenants
- Dean Foods<ref>Hethcock, Bill. "Dean Foods to relocate corporate office." Dallas Business Journal. Monday June 8, 2009. Retrieved on August 2, 2009.</ref>
- Lone Star Funds<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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Onsite businesses
Subway and Larry North Fitness are no longer businesses in Cityplace.<ref>"Tower at Cityplace Template:Webarchive" from FindMyOffice.com. Retrieved on November 20, 2013</ref>
See also
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