(DALLAS) – Hines, along with partners Westdale Real Estate Investment and Management (Westdale), and Ivanhoé Cambridge, announced today that they have completed the purchase of a land parcel at 2700 Commerce Street in Dallas’ booming Deep Ellum neighborhood, just east of the city’s CBD. The property will be developed into a 16-story, mixed-use building with 15,000 square feet of prime street-front retail and approximately 200,000 square feet of state-of-the-art office space. Hines and Ivanhoé Cambridge are concurrently in pre-development for another creative office building in Denver’s hot RiNo neighborhood.
Founded in 1873, Deep Ellum is known for brick-layered industrial architecture, mural-clad streetscapes, and a highly walkable environment teeming with 60+ authentic restaurants and bars, experiential retail, and 20+ live music venues. Unique for its sophisticated grit and candor, Deep Ellum has been the city’s hub for music and art throughout its history. Today, the area is the largest entertainment district in the Southwestern U.S.
The partnership worked with 5G Studio Collaborative to design the unmatched, next-level development built to embrace Deep Ellum’s undeniable edge. The building is stacked in both its distinguishable appearance and offers – hence its name. At ground-level, brick and grit will blend seamlessly with the neighborhood while the workspace above epitomizes innovation, function and style. The cutting-edge design will empower the business savvy, creating a first-class office experience in Dallas’ most energetic neighborhood. The Stack embodies workflow and lifestyle in Dallas, together for the first time, in a Class AA building.
The partnership is targeting both LEED®Core & Shell and WELL certifications for The Stack, and at completion, the project will be one of Dallas’ first new construction projects to receive WELL certification. Additional sustainability measures/amenities for tenants will include electric vehicle (and potentially scooter) charging stations, an expansive 10th floor amenity terrace overlooking the Dallas skyline, state-of-the-art fitness center, state-of-the-art bicycle storage and ‘end of trip’ facilities, coffee/cocktail lounge, concierge package delivery, and more. The true amenity is the location, which will give tenants over 75+ options (and growing) for breakfast, lunch, happy hour, and dinner, plus 18,000 square feet of ground floor one elevator stop away.
“We are excited to partner with Westdale and Ivanhoé Cambridge to bring this differentiated product with unique architecture to Dallas. As one of the most original office properties in the Dallas Market, The Stack is being designed to accommodate the needs of firms who seek creative class workers,” said Hines Managing Director Ben Brewer.
“This development represents a continuation of Westdale’s intent to partner with best-in-class real estate developers and investors to create iconic office and retail space in this most unique urban neighborhood,” added Westdale President and Chief Executive Officer Joe Beard.
“A unique project in a unique neighborhood, The Stack Deep Ellum will seamlessly integrate work and play for tenant end users, with terraces on each floor, a sky lounge, direct transit access and a doorstep to over 75 F&B options. An authentic embodiment of the new creative office class, The Stack will encourage community, creativity and collaboration,” commented Jonathan Pearce, Executive Vice President, Leasing and Development, Office and Industrial at Ivanhoé Cambridge.