[DFW]

Here is the design for Museum Tower 42-stories!!!!!

http://www.museumtowerdallas.com/#

[TexasBoi]

Simply wow. How tall will that be?

[DFW]

Looks to me more like a 50-story tower than a 42-story about 685-ft to 690, it kinda looks taller than nearby Trammell Crow Center which is 50-stories 686-ft.

[Zerton]

wow. very very very very nice. who's the architect? Johnson? Never heard of him but he clearly has talent.

[KevinFromTexas]

Wow. Looks to be almost 700 feet tall. That's awesome.

By the way, number of floors doesn't have much to do with height. It's 42 floors and looks to be about the same height or even slightly taller than The Austonian in Austin which will have 55 floors.

[mthd]

nice! very nice!

it's unlikely that a 42 story residential building would be much over 500 feet tall - they specifically mention 'more than 10 feet' for exterior glazing, but even at 11 foot floor to floor (unusually high) it would be 500 feet plus another 20 or 30 for a tall lobby, mechanical at top, etc.

whatever height it is, it's a beautiful building.

[LMich]

Very nice! I especially like the base.

Out of curiosity, it says 'right in the heart of the Arts District', but from the photo it looks like a rather empty part of the central city. What lies on the site, currently, and what exactly surrounds it? It looks so lonely, but that should really accentuate the height of the tower and turn it into a landmark.

[KevinFromTexas]

nice! very nice!

it's unlikely that a 42 story residential building would be much over 500 feet tall - they specifically mention 'more than 10 feet' for exterior glazing, but even at 11 foot floor to floor (unusually high) it would be 500 feet plus another 20 or 30 for a tall lobby, mechanical at top, etc.

whatever height it is, it's a beautiful building.

Actually, residential buildings with as few as 42 floors could reach that height. While actual heights usually are close to the floor number with residential buildings, it's not always the case. As mentioned above Austin is in the running for a 55-story residential tower that will be 683 feet tall according to the vice president of the development company.

http://theaustonian.com/

Anyway, back to this Dallas tower. I'm excited about it. With this tower and the Mandarin Oriental Dallas & Residences, (650 feet and 43 floors), these two will make an impact on the skyline. Especially since both aren't buried in the center of the skyline.

[KevinFromTexas]

By the way, what streets surround this new tower? There's a 20-story Museum Tower listed for Dallas at Emporis. Here's the location of that building, which is listed as proposed: Block bounded by North Olive & North Pearl Streets, from Flora Street to the Woodall Rogers Expressway

Are these the same building, or different? I'd like to update it if need be. Currently, there's no listing for a 42-story Museum Tower in Dallas. This beauty should be listed.

http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=museumtower-dallas-tx-usa

[atl2phx]

dallas scores a hot one!

[TexasBoi]

This is from Rob on DallasMetropolis.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v104/nextseason/Dallas/museum_tower_0001.jpg

[DFW]

By the way, what streets surround this new tower? There's a 20-story Museum Tower listed for Dallas at Emporis. Here's the location of that building, which is listed as proposed: Block bounded by North Olive & North Pearl Streets, from Flora Street to the Woodall Rogers Expressway

Are these the same building, or different? I'd like to update it if need be. Currently, there's no listing for a 42-story Museum Tower in Dallas. This beauty should be listed.

http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=museumtower-dallas-tx-usa

Kevin yes it is, it was first proposed as a 20-story then it was redesigned.

[Owlhorn]

Very nice! I especially like the base.

Out of curiosity, it says 'right in the heart of the Arts District', but from the photo it looks like a rather empty part of the central city. What lies on the site, currently, and what exactly surrounds it? It looks so lonely, but that should really accentuate the height of the tower and turn it into a landmark.

It would be next door to the Nasher Sculpture Center and surrounded by various performing Arts and art museum type venues. A lot of the area to the east of it is under construction right now. A real booming area. 7-11 is building its headquarters tower there. And two World Class performing Arts are under construction two blocks from the tower as well. Dallas' famous Booker T. Washington High School of the Performing Arts is building a new campus here as well as the city building its own performing arts center as well. There are cranes all over this place. This is also where the Woodall Rogers deck park will go. This is also right across the freeway from the most booming area of Uptown. Now this area has the Dallas Museum of Art, Nasher Sculpture Center, Crowe Asian Arts Collection and Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center.


Several towers have been proposed and even started construction since this diagram. You can see the sight labelled as Museum Tower. This was the previous design which was about 20 stories tall.
http://img377.imageshack.us/img377/371/everchanginglandscapesu6.jpg

http://www.dallasperformingarts.org/images/gallery/winspear-performhall2.jpg

http://www.dallasperformingarts.org/images/gallery/winspear-exterior.jpg

http://www.dallasperformingarts.org/images/gallery/wyly-performhallext.jpg

http://www.dallasperformingarts.org/images/gallery/wyly-concert.jpg



here's a good thread showing the area as it is now:

http://forum.dallasmetropolis.com/showthread.php?t=6946

[toddguy]

Beautiful Tower. It looks good set apart abit from the rest.

[Owlhorn]

well, if we're lucky another one just as tall will go up a couple of blocks away.

[plinko]

wow. very very very very nice. who's the architect? Johnson? Never heard of him but he clearly has talent.

Scott Johnson (if it's the same one) was the architect of Fox Plaza, SunAmerica, and the MGM Tower in Century City in LA. Mega-talent...

[CTroyMathis]

Yes, I agree plinko. He has serious talent.

For those who dig lots of eye-candy, http://greengrassstudios.com will have some further renderings of this building in the near future.

Supposedly ~560'.

Source: http://forum.dallasmetropolis.com/showthread.php?t=6955 + MT website:

http://img168.imageshack.us/img168/8884/museumtowernew001iw1.jpg

[Chad]

Pure beauty....

[Coldrsx]

an intimate 1450sqft pied a terre....HAHHAHAHHAHAHHAHA you know you are in TEXAS WHEN.

[SkyWatcher]

I just posted about this tower thinking I hadn't seen a thread yet. Sorry I missed this one. The tower is 560 feet tall according to the article in the DMN this morning.

Very cool design. What's the other tall one a couple of blocks away we might get? I know about the 650 foot tower in Victory, but that's further away.

[Corinth940]

The DFW Urban Forum has been saying that the height is wrong from the DMN article, and that it should be about 100 feet higher (the Business reporter got his figures wrong?) As KevinFromTexas said in an earlier posting on here, it looks taller than 560' compared to those buildings surrounding it. Guess we'll find out soon enough...and the other tower that was alluded to, I believe, is the Corrigan Tower (working name?) being proposed as a 52+ story condo high rise just a few blocks away in downtown Dallas. Nothing concrete has been announced yet but supposedly within a few months we should know more. Maybe Owlhorn knows more??

[kenc]

well, if we're lucky another one just as tall will go up a couple of blocks away.

Are you talking about Craig Hall's building? Seems he is in court with the City right now.

[jammin]

Are you talking about Craig Hall's building? Seems he is in court with the City right now.

Ken..the Corrigan building is different from Hall's site. Here's a with more info link: http://forum.dallasmetropolis.com/showthread.php?t=4941

[Owlhorn]

Forgot about Craig Hall. That's a second one even closer. If that dispute is solved, his tower is already designed and the model has been shown off. I guess we shall see if he's serious or not soon, with him now having three competitor buildings in close proximity.

[CTroyMathis]

........................................


History: A little bit of insight into this sites recent past:
Past proposals that may or may not include everything that had ever come to light over the past 25 years.

1980s. . .

http://img104.imageshack.us/img104/292/artsdistricttowersite80qp3.th.jpg (http://img104.imageshack.us/my.php?image=artsdistricttowersite80qp3.jpg)
Dallas Tiimes Herald

Late 1990s - Early 2000s. . .

http://forum.dallasmetropolis.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=9372&stc=1&thumb=1 (http://forum.dallasmetropolis.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=9372) http://forum.dallasmetropolis.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=9373&stc=1&thumb=1 (http://forum.dallasmetropolis.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=9373) http://forum.dallasmetropolis.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=9374&stc=1&thumb=1 (http://forum.dallasmetropolis.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=9374) http://forum.dallasmetropolis.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=9375&stc=1&thumb=1 (http://forum.dallasmetropolis.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=9375)
Brook Partners/CTroyMathis

There was also an alternate tower design as well. Boxy and brown. We'll call her Boxy Brown.


Mid 2000s. . .

http://img228.imageshack.us/img228/3372/artsdistricttowersitedeeo0.th.gif (http://img228.imageshack.us/my.php?image=artsdistricttowersitedeeo0.gif) http://img266.imageshack.us/img266/1639/museumtower1op8.th.jpg (http://img266.imageshack.us/my.php?image=museumtower1op8.jpg) http://img464.imageshack.us/img464/9664/museumtower2pp7.th.jpg (http://img464.imageshack.us/my.php?image=museumtower2pp7.jpg) http://img464.imageshack.us/img464/7113/museumtower3iz0.th.jpg (http://img464.imageshack.us/my.php?image=museumtower3iz0.jpg) http://img455.imageshack.us/img455/3801/museumtower004he2.th.jpg (http://img455.imageshack.us/my.php?image=museumtower004he2.jpg)
Beck/Corgan Assoc.

And, once again, it's current evolution. . .

http://img168.imageshack.us/img168/8884/museumtowernew001iw1.jpg
Brook Partners/Johnson Fain Partners/Green Grass Studios



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[StatenIslander237]

That's beautiful. Dallas needs this. I really hope this project goes through.

[texcolo]

The coolest thing about this building is the site... it sits in a clover-leaf style freeway exit ramp.

[Owlhorn]

Beautiful, but not needed.

[br.reese]

heard a rumor that it was 52 stories and 700-750 ft tall

[Dale]

heard a rumor that it was 52 stories and 700-750 ft tall

Which project ? This one is 42.

[br.reese]

don' remember..Is there another one going on?

[maconahey]

You might be thinking of this one

http://img345.imageshack.us/img345/9793/1900pacificdesign001ww8.gif
Photo courtesy of Dallas City Hall/Michael Graves.

[Dale]

You might be thinking of this one

http://img345.imageshack.us/img345/9793/1900pacificdesign001ww8.gif

Now, THAT one looks like it might be 52 stories. :yes:

[br.reese]

Sweet

[StatenIslander237]

You might be thinking of this one

http://img345.imageshack.us/img345/9793/1900pacificdesign001ww8.gif

wow this one too is impressive...whats the status on this one?! oooooh Dallas is exciting :yes: :D

[maconahey]

wow this one too is impressive...whats the status on this one?! oooooh Dallas is exciting :yes: :D


http://forum.dallasmetropolis.com/showpost.php?p=257240&postcount=266

[James2390]

Wow, real nice!

[TexasStar]

MUSEUM TOWER
DALLAS ARTS DISTRICT

http://pages.sbcglobal.net/samclark/dallas/museum_twr_ad.jpg
The Dallas Morning News

[jsoto3]

http://forum.dallasmetropolis.com/showpost.php?p=257240&postcount=266

Link to whole thread:
http://forum.dallasmetropolis.com/showthread.php?t=4941

[Texas Tuff]

I certainly hope the Museum Tower gets built, but I also hope they build that 1900 Pacific above as well. That looks awesome!!!!!!
:tup:

[kenc]

This one will get built. The developers realize this is a one of a kind location.
Surrounded by the Arts District; this is the last available lot to build on. This will be the tallest building for blocks... with guaranteed views of Downtown forever, because they are not about to tear down the Museums and Concert halls!

[kenc]

wow this one too is impressive...whats the status on this one?! oooooh Dallas is exciting :yes: :D

The city of Dallas and the developer of this project have been fighting it out because the developer is asking for TIF money, and the same developers have been renting space out Downtown to a nightclub that has caused many security problems.

Recently a peace treaty of sorts has evolved, with above mentioned nightclub getting closed down, and public support for this project is high. The City is about to spend milliions on building Downtown parks, and this project is is within 2-3 blocks of two of them.

For these reasons I think this something will happen here, and if they get the TIF money I believe it should mean a percentage of the units will be "affordable". That's not the law...just my opinion.

[Texas Tuff]

This one will get built. The developers realize this is a one of a kind location.
Surrounded by the Arts District; this is the last available lot to build on. This will be the tallest building for blocks... with guaranteed views of Downtown forever, because they are not about to tear down the Museums and Concert halls!

And if all of that wasn't enough, it will also be directly across from the proposed Woodall Rodgers Park!!!

[maconahey]

http://img232.imageshack.us/img232/593/mt1ij8.jpg

http://img232.imageshack.us/img232/5665/mteb7.jpg

http://www.greengrassstudios.com

[phillyskyline]

Great location! I bet the views will be spectacular.

[kenc]

I love this building's design and hope we see it built. It's location in the last available site in the Arts District tells me it will happen. If I had 1M to spend on a high rise condo this is where I would buy.

[Austin55]

approve it already,arghhhh:P
ye,its a very sleek tower,and a needed addition to the skyline.

[EmpireCityGuy]

http://img232.imageshack.us/img232/593/mt1ij8.jpg

http://img232.imageshack.us/img232/5665/mteb7.jpg

http://www.greengrassstudios.com

This design is truly imperial. I've spent time in the Dallas Arts district-- the fine arts museum is awesome. Im from Wash D.C. where museums and arts are apart of the lifestyle. I get the same feeling there in Dallas. When the Calatrave bridges span the river and this tower is erected, Dallas will reinvent itself as a truly international city.

The glass facade is most striking - giving off a weightless affect. It's thin structure and simple pleasing design make it elegant and sexy.

[dallasbrink]

This tower will begin construction in the Beginning of 2008. I was contacted by one of the sales reps for the tower and she said it was a done deal to be built in the first quarter.

[GoldenBoot]

This tower will begin construction in the Beginning of 2008. I was contacted by one of the sales reps for the tower and she said it was a done deal to be built in the first quarter.

That's good news. I really like this tower. However, be careful when throwing out the words "done deal." Nothing, at this stage of development, is ever a "done deal."

[Texas Tuff]

According to an article posted on the Museum Tower website, construction now appears to be planned for this summer. Check out the link below and read pdf article from January 2008 titled "Tower Planned for Arts District". Has anyone heard anything to the contrary since January???

http://www.museumtowerdallas.com/#/news/

[KevinFromTexas]

Great! Surely this thing has got to be more than 560 feet. I'd say at least 600 feet. Trammel Crow Tower is 686, and it looks to be close in height to it. Love the design too. I have a feeling it'll end up being one of my favorite buildings in the state actually.

[GoldenBoot]

Great! Surely this thing has got to be more than 560 feet. I'd say at least 600 feet. Trammel Crow Tower is 686, and it looks to be close in height to it. Love the design too. I have a feeling it'll end up being one of my favorite buildings in the state actually.

Kev, those renderings are drawn from near ground level... 560' or ~600'+, it's still a great design!!!

[NDPhilly]

this is the tallest one if it gets built since the comercia bank tower in 1987

[Thymant]

So what's going on with this now?

[photoLith]

Great looking building, Dallas needs some more scrapers like this. There are too many damn parking lots in all of Texas's major cities. We need to cover them up pronto.

[Thymant]

Yes indeed!

[NThomas]

So what's going on with this now?

Nothing... :(

[jtk1519]

Museum Tower has been delayed, but as of March, they are still moving forward with it...

Developers of the proposed Museum Tower condo project in Dallas' Arts District are adding to their marketing efforts. The 42-story residential tower will be built on a vacant downtown tract across the street from the Nasher Sculpture Center.

Museum Tower builders said this week that they have hired Bobby Dhillon as director of sales for the luxury residential project. Dhillon previously worked in sales for the Residences at the Mandarin Oriental project in Atlanta. Before that, he did sales and marketing for the Residences at the Ritz-Carlton in Dallas.

Groundbreaking for Museum Tower has been delayed, but the developers are seeking buyers for the project.

http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/bus/industries/commrealestate/stories/030609dnbusmuseumtowerbrf.909e1d3.html

From what I have read on other boards, they are probably going to have to come down on the $1,000 per square foot asking prices. If they do, I wouldn't be surprised to see dirt moving in the near future.

[JoninATX]

Dallas Police and Fire Pension System to fund Arts District condo project

09:35 AM CDT on Wednesday, June 16, 2010

By STEVE BROWN / The Dallas Morning News
stevebrown@dallasnews.com

Developers who have been working for more a decade to build a soaring downtown Dallas condo tower say they are moving ahead with those plans.

The 42-story Museum Tower will have more than 100 luxury residences, smack in the middle of the Arts District.

The builders reached an agreement with the Dallas Police and Fire Pension System to fund the $200 million development, partner John Sughrue said Tuesday.

Construction will start as soon as next week on what will be the largest private-sector real estate project started in Dallas in more than two years.

"We very much have confidence in the decision to go ahead and believe this is the right project at the right time for Dallas," Sughrue said. "We won't be delivering units for two and a half years.

"We think we will have the market to ourselves."

http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcon...er.18749d4.html

This will make a huge impact on the Dallas skyline :tup:

[TXLove]

Great news! Love this tower!

[shakman]

This is indeed excellent news. I look forward to see this highrise against the Skyline.

Just a little patience seems to have paid off.

[texcolo]

A nice addition to the skyline, and possibly the best place to live in town, especially if you like the arts.

The symphony, opera, theatre, museum, outdoor sculpture garden, and the Woodall Rogers deck park, all with in 3 blocks of the place.

:notacrook:

[tjh1]

This is a great looking building and will be an excellent addition to Big D's skyline.

[stranger]

Doesn't this officially make it "Under Construction"?

200 people show up for Museum Tower groundbreaking in Dallas Arts District (http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/bus/industries/commrealestate/stories/062510dnbusMuseum.d4ba980f.html)
By STEVE BROWN / The Dallas Morning News

http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/img/06-10/towersmall.jpg

Building groundbreakings are few and far between these days.

So maybe that’s why more than 200 people turned out on a hot summer morning to watch construction kick off on the Museum Tower condo project in downtown’s Arts District.

The 42-story building is the tallest building started in Dallas since work began on the Cityplace Tower in the mid-1980s.

And getting the $200 million Museum Tower under way at Pearl Street and Woodall Rodgers Freeway has taken more than a decade.

“To say the least, this is a momentous occasion for us after 12 years of work,” Museum Tower partner John Sughrue told the crowd Thursday morning. “People are asking us 'Why start now?'

“The answer is easy – look around you.”

The luxury residential high-rise is across the street from the Meyerson Symphony Center and will overlook the Nasher Sculpture Center and the new Woodall Rodgers Park.

“Rewind a couple of decades and think that this whole area was a used car lot,” said Dallas Mayor Tom Leppert. “I believe there is going to be a lot of commercial development in this area, and business will move here.”

The 122 condos planned in the oval glass tower will start at more than $1 million each, and the skyscraper will take more than two years build.

“This will be one of the great addresses in the U.S.” said Museum Tower partner Dan Boeckman.

It’s also one of the few skyscrapers going up in the country because of the recession and credit crunch, which has cut off funds for most building.

“This tower is one of the first in the U.S. to turn the corner in the economic slowdown,” said project architect Scott Johnson.

Museum Tower is being paid for by the Dallas Police and Fire Pension System, which will own the building and plans to profit from the condo sales.

[Dale]

I'm still not sure I understand why fewer highrises appear to be breaking ground in the US than in almost any other sector of the globe. It wasn't like the US was the hardest hit.

[TexasStar]

MUSEUM TOWER
Arts District - Dallas

http://urbandallas.us/images/mt_05.JPG

200 people show up for Museum Tower groundbreaking in Dallas Arts District

11:48 AM CDT on Thursday, June 24, 2010
By STEVE BROWN / The Dallas Morning News

http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/bus/stories/062510dnbusMuseum.d4ba980f.html

Building groundbreakings are few and far between these days.

So maybe that’s why more than 200 people turned out on a hot summer morning to watch construction kick off on the Museum Tower condo project in downtown’s Arts District.

The 42-story building is the tallest building started in Dallas since work began on the Cityplace Tower in the mid-1980s.

And getting the $200 million Museum Tower under way at Pearl Street and Woodall Rodgers Freeway has taken more than a decade.

“To say the least, this is a momentous occasion for us after 12 years of work,” Museum Tower partner John Sughrue told the crowd Thursday morning. “People are asking us 'Why start now?'

“The answer is easy – look around you.”

The luxury residential high-rise is across the street from the Meyerson Symphony Center and will overlook the Nasher Sculpture Center and the new Woodall Rodgers Park.

“Rewind a couple of decades and think that this whole area was a used car lot,” said Dallas Mayor Tom Leppert. “I believe there is going to be a lot of commercial development in this area, and business will move here.”

The 122 condos planned in the oval glass tower will start at more than $1 million each, and the skyscraper will take more than two years build.

“This will be one of the great addresses in the U.S.” said Museum Tower partner Dan Boeckman.

It’s also one of the few skyscrapers going up in the country because of the recession and credit crunch, which has cut off funds for most building.

“This tower is one of the first in the U.S. to turn the corner in the economic slowdown,” said project architect Scott Johnson.

Museum Tower is being paid for by the Dallas Police and Fire Pension System, which will own the building and plans to profit from the condo sales.

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[Coldrsx]

Great to hear it is FINALLY going ahead. I love this tower and had actually been invited, by the developer, to come see it 3 yrs ago but never made it down.

[Roaming]

Looks great! I am glad Dallas still booming.

[shakman]

I was about to ask where this tower will be in relation to the rest of the skyline. Thanks for the pic. The location indeed will have a great impact on the skyline.

[Onn]

Better late than never, looks like this will be a worthy addition to the Dallas skyline. :)

[SouthmoreAve]

Looks great! I am glad Dallas still booming.

I don't think any city in the US is booming, and there really isn't a market for this in Dallas. With that said, Museum Tower is a nice,sleek tower that DT Dallas' skyline desperetely needed, and it will have a nice impact as well. Will watch go up for sure.

[()_T]

http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?p=4889794#post4889794

[Busy Bee]

...and there really isn't a market for this in Dallas.

Well obviously a bank thinks there is.

[SecretAgentMan]

Looks like a knock-off of the Austonian. Who is the architect?

[kazpmk]

Very good news! It's nice to finally see a new 500 footer UC in the US

[Shasta]

I love this tower and as a skyscraper geek, I can't wait to see it in person.

That said, 122 units that start at $1 million and then rise quickly in Dallas????

Good luck with that.

There are 35 units that remain unsold at the Ritz-Carlton. That's out of 95 total units in the tower. The Ritz has a better name and a MUCH safer location in which to market to Dallas' high end buyers. They've been marketing the Ritz for 3+ years now.

The W Hotel Residences are even in worse shape. There are numerous unsold units in that tower and many of the ones that did sell are presently leasing.

[TonyAnderson]

Well obviously a bank thinks there is.

They said it was financed by some pension fund, to make a profit.

[cityguy]

Wonderful addition to Dallas's skyline.

[StatenIslander237]

I'm amazed at the sheer amount of distinctive and striking new city landmarks Dallas is gaining right now. In addition to this tower which serves as a marker for a burgeoning arts district with more one-of-a-kind buildings than one could ever imagine, you've got the coming Woodall Rodgers Park and it's landmark glass fountain, the Perot Nature & Science Center, as well as three new Santiago Calatrava-designed bridges that will soon span the Trinity River. If Dallas wasn't already a photogenic destination, it is surely destined to have one of the most distinctively snapshot-worthy cityscapes in the country in just a few short years. :cheers:

[rantanamo]

I love this tower and as a skyscraper geek, I can't wait to see it in person.

That said, 122 units that start at $1 million and then rise quickly in Dallas????

Good luck with that.

There are 35 units that remain unsold at the Ritz-Carlton. That's out of 95 total units in the tower. The Ritz has a better name and a MUCH safer location in which to market to Dallas' high end buyers. They've been marketing the Ritz for 3+ years now.

The W Hotel Residences are even in worse shape. There are numerous unsold units in that tower and many of the ones that did sell are presently leasing.

MUCH safer? They are 3 blocks from each other. The Museum Tower will have better views, be right next to the park, closer to rail(the residents are likely Bently drivers, hehe), right in the Arts District. I don't get why its being built either, but the group funding it has a rock solid record with its investments. They likely know something we don't good or bad. Could be looking to sell it for profit. Who knows.

[Okc@heart]

I am so glad to see this finally start under construction. I have seen so many projects get canceled that I was afraid that this one was going to suffer a similar fate. Great news for Dallas and will be a solid addition to the strength of the arts district! Fantastic News! It will be fun to follow!

[JoninATX]

They should of started construction by now... hopefully we should see some activity by this month.

[Yael]

Looks good to me and it's going to fit perfectly in Dallas' Skyline. :)

[Tex17]

Wow, I had pretty much given up on this one! Just hope it's still actually going to be 560.

[Dallas Snob]

Snapped a picture this morning on the way to work of heavy equipment moving dirt around. Not sure why my photos don't show up, but follow the link below.

http://www.myphotos.yahoo.com/s/214pwi4usdsless55esk

[Dallas Snob]

Looks like a knock-off of the Austonian. Who is the architect?

Actually, more like a taller version of the AZURE condos in Uptown, Dallas, built a few years ago.

[CraftTeutonic]

this tower is gorgeous and unique. i'm jealous

[SouthmoreAve]

Actually, more like a taller version of the AZURE condos in Uptown, Dallas, built a few years ago.

It actually does. Museum Tower obviously being more slimmer and sleeker.
http://www.richpatterson.net/images/HighRise/Azure/hr2998795-1.jpg
http://www.richpatterson.net/images/HighRise/Azure/hr2998795-1.jpg

[KevinFromTexas]

The other thread mentioned it would be 460 feet tall. Where did that number come from?

[dfwcr8tive]

From yesterday:

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4134/4862281062_2a1862b2b8_z.jpg

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4075/4861660335_cdff327d50_z.jpg

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4136/4861661069_dbd807f919_z.jpg

http://www.flickr.com/photos/dfwcre8tive/sets/72157624532015695/

[DFW]

The other thread mentioned it would be 460 feet tall. Where did that number come from?

460-ft is wrong; The official height is 560-ft to the roof, although I did the math some floors will be higher from floor to ceiling than others, I think it will actually be more like 580-ft including the glass walls rising above the roof.

[DFW]

Here is the breakdown.


http://pages.sbcglobal.net/samclark/dallas/museum_twr_ad.jpg

[Thymant]

Im just glad to finally see some work being done. :worship:

[br.reese]

460-ft is wrong; The official height is 560-ft to the roof, although I did the math some floors will be higher from floor to ceiling than others, I think it will actually be more like 580-ft including the glass walls rising above the roof.

540' to the roof and probably 560' to the top.

[jtk1519]

http://img256.imageshack.us/img256/4066/museumtower081110.jpg
http://forum.dallasmetropolis.com/showpost.php?p=384913&postcount=1021

[greywallsareboring]

Will it have an underground parking garage?

[Okc@heart]

http://img256.imageshack.us/img256/4066/museumtower081110.jpg
http://forum.dallasmetropolis.com/showpost.php?p=384913&postcount=1021

Nice shot! This would be a great angle and perspective for a Construction Camera. Does anyone know if there is one that is intended to be made available to the public who are interested in following this tower's development and construction progress?

I hope so as it is a great way to allow people to gain a great interest in the cities development and learn about the construction process.

Plus I am a construction junkie and would love to have another tower to follow!

[jtk1519]

Will it have an underground parking garage?

Yes.......

[skys the limit]

A real time webcam to the general development area can be found here:

http://www.theparkdallas.org/


The website is for the new "Central Park" like urban deck park being constructed over Woodall Rogers Freeway, immediately at the doorstep to Museum Tower.

The webcam camera is pointed in the direction of Museum Tower's construction site, so you can see that activity occurring as well.

Just click on "Live Web Cam" on the homepage. I was just watching the heavy equipment digging the hole for the new 42 story tower!

Enjoy!