Law firm Thompson & Knight LLP has received silver certification in Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design for commercial interiors for its new offices in the Dallas Arts District. Read the article here.
Even amid reports of a failing real estate market, Billingsley Company’s One Arts Plaza has managed to lease out 100 percent of its commercial and real estate space. This helps strengthen the argument that Dallas was the least hit by the economic slump, and will be the first to recover.
One Arts, a multi-use property, is home to Knoll’s new showroom, Renée Rouleau Skin Care Spa, five of Dallas’ top restaurants, architectural firm Morrison Seifert Murphy, Thompson and Knight, 7-Eleven Inc., and CharlieUniformTango (CUT), a full-service post-production studio.
Announcing the 2009 Celebrating Leadership in Development Excellence (CLIDE) Award Winners
April 30, 2009 – Nine projects from across the North Texas region have been selected as recipients of the 2009 Celebrating Leadership in Development Excellence (CLIDE) Awards. The winning projects and their categories are:
5th Street Station at Garland Crossing, Garland – New Development Category
One Arts Plaza, Dallas – New Development Category
925 Main, Grapevine – Redevelopment Category
Museum Place, Fort Worth – Redevelopment Category
The Depot, Fort Worth – Redevelopment Category
The Bridge, Dallas – Special Development Category
Development and Implementation of the Dallas Green Building Ordinance, Dallas – Public Policy and Planning Category
City of Richardson 2009 Comprehensive Plan, Richardson – Public Policy and Planning Category
McKinney Town Center Study Initiative, McKinney – Public Policy and Planning Category
The nine winners were selected from a field of 35 applicants. The awards will be presented on June 12, 2009 at the North Central Texas Council of Governments’ General Assembly luncheon at the DFW Hyatt.
The biannual CLIDE Awards honor development and planning projects that exemplify the region’s Ten Principles of Development Excellence, which outline a vision for sustainable, livable communities in North Texas. They center on providing choices for how and where people choose to live and work, promoting walkable environments, transportation and resource-efficient growth, and mixed use and environmentally-responsible development—all in quality places that people will be proud to inhabit.
CLIDE Recipients were selected by a distinguished panel of four nationally-recognized experts in the fields of architecture, sustainable development, and planning.
More information on the CLIDE Awards is available at www.developmentexcellence.com .
Knoll Dallas, inside Billingsley Company’s One Arts Plaza has achieved LEED Gold Certification. The project earned 34 points total; exceeding the 32 points required to achieve Gold Certification.
Congratulations, Knoll!
The family at One Arts continues to grow, as The Arts Community Alliance (TACA) will be moving into the lobby-floor space next week. Read the Dallas Business Journal article here.
Billingsley is offering a buyback option for purchasers of condos at One Arts Plaza. We’re so confident in our condos at One Arts Plaza, we’re going to back it up with an option for buyers. In these trying economic times, we want purchasers to feel secure in their investment.
Read details in the Dallas Business Journal article.
Dallasnews.com profiles life in the Dallas Arts District, and how new residences and parks are changing the scope of walkable distances.
Click here to read the article.
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We just finished our video for Two Arts Plaza. This is a fun, cool video featuring Lucy Billingsley, Peter Riley—Managing Partner at Thompson & Knight LLP, Joseph DePinto—President and CEO of 7-Eleven, and others talking about the changes going on in the Dallas Arts District.
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Because of our involvement with the development of the Dallas Arts District, including One Arts Plaza, we’d like to share a cool little video with you featuring some of our neighbors.
Now is a great time to get down to the Arts District. The Tut exhibit is going on at the DMA (One Arts Plaza is offering a free shuttle bus), and The Marriage of Figaro has one more performance this Saturday. Plus, there’s always great food at the Plaza.
Those of us who are pet owners already know this, but a study by the APPA revealed that pet ownership is on the rise in America. There were 73.9 million dog owners in the US in 2005/2006 (up from 65 million in 2003/2004). Studies show that pet-related spending has doubled in the last ten years in the U.S.*
Dogs are so popular, in fact, that they even have their own social network called dogster.com. This site allows pets owners to post their dog’s profile, photos and more.
These are a few of the reasons why Billingsley Company believes it so important to have pet-friendly apartments and condos. The trails at Austin Ranch offer the perfect walking area for families and their furry loved-ones, while the unique “doggy” concierge services of One Arts Plaza gives urban doggies a chance to live in the lap of luxury.
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