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 early 2016, the 52-story First National Bank tower was... ...
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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 took Continental Gin 26 years to complete construction of... ...
West End Hotel Project Tries Playing Nice With Dallas’ Most Historic Parking Garage
The five-story brick building at 711 Elm Street, with its rows of factory-style steel casement windows, fits right in with its scruffy neighbors in the historic West End , and Milton Anderson is hoping a redevelopment project with a six-story addition will fit in with the existing look of the area — at least enough to pass... ...
Plano Developer Eyes 28-Story Tower at Uptown Office Complex
Plano-based Granite Properties owns Cedar Maple Plaza , a swanky 2.5-acre office complex in the heart of Uptown that has enjoyed healthy occupancy rates for 35 years. Located in the 2300 block of Cedar Springs Road, south of the Maple Avenue intersection, this collection of four-story buildings is home to two bank branches and more than a score... ...
For These Towers, Spring Was the Season for Breaking Ground
It wouldn’t be spring without a groundbreaking celebration in the downtown Dallas area, and the city’s developers have already celebrated a few. Centurion American Development Group, the brain trust behind the $230 million restoration of The Statler Dallas hotel, recently took on another historic building redevelopment — and it’s curiously similar to the Statler project, this ...