One of Dallas’ most exclusive office campuses will get even bigger. Old Parkland is expanding.
The Dallas City Council approved a request from developer Crow Holdings to raise the maximum allowable height at the 2½-acre site bounded by Fairmount Street, Shelby Avenue, Reagan Street and Maple Avenue during its Tuesday meeting. Early plans call for 300,000 square feet of new space and multiple buildings. It’s the second phase of Old Parkland East.
Cody Armbrister, senior managing director of Crow Holdings Development’s office sector, outlined the project during a May meeting with the Oak Lawn Committee. Crow Holdings plans to build a 10-story tower behind two four-story buildings. The 10-story building also includes two companion towers of seven stories, Armbrister said. The project’s highest point will be the spire at the top of the tallest tower — 290 feet. The phase will also include four levels of below-grade parking.
The project’s signature building will be called Tholos, a marble dome that will include statues and artwork celebrating Western civilization. A tholos is a Greco-Roman building type. It is a round structure with a circular wall and roof. One notable example: A tholos sits atop the U.S. Capitol’s cast iron dome.
Armbrister previously told The Dallas Morning News that he hopes the firm can start the project as soon as early fall. The project could finish in early 2029. The city planning and zoning commission recommended approval of the project in July.
The Old Parkland campus surrounds the original 1913 Parkland Hospital building, which Crow Holdings began restoring roughly two decades ago for its headquarters. The initial 9½ acres feature restored and newly constructed Jeffersonian-style office buildings.
In 2022, Crow Holdings expanded across the road with Old Parkland East, an eight-story, 255,000-square-foot building that replaced small restaurant buildings and apartments on the block between Maple Avenue and Fairmount Street.
The campus is home to some of Dallas’ most influential investment firms, family offices and other related firms. Tenants include the New York Stock Exchange Texas, which occupies the top floor of the property’s Resolute Tower.
“For decades, Old Parkland has served as an influential gathering place for prominent business leaders and civic voices to exchange ideas and engage on impactful issues shaping Dallas and beyond,” Armbrister said in a statement. “We’re excited about the opportunity to continue building on that legacy through our expansion of the East campus.”