Tower at Cityplace
| The Tower at Cityplace | |
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| General information | |
| Type | Office |
| Location | 2711 North Haskell Avenue, Dallas, Texas |
| Coordinates | 32°48′20″N 96°47′33″W / 32.805513°N 96.792482°WCoordinates: 32°48′20″N 96°47′33″W / 32.805513°N 96.792482°W |
| Construction started | December 1984 |
| Completed | 1988 |
| Owner | Ashkenazy & Agus Ventures |
| Height | |
| Roof | 560 feet (171 m) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 42 |
| Floor area | 1,400,000 square feet (130,000 m2) |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Cossutta & Associates |
| Developer | Southland Corporation |
| Main contractor | HCB Contractors |
The Tower at Cityplace is a 42-story building located at 2711 North Haskell Avenue at North Central Expressway (US 75) in the Cityplace district of Uptown Dallas, Texas (USA). The building is 560 feet (171 m) tall and has 1,400,000 square feet (130,000 m2) of office space. It's also the tallest building outside of Downtown Dallas.
The building was designed by Cossutta & Associates (Araldo Cossutta, principal) of New York to be the corporate headquarters for Southland Corporation (now 7-Eleven). Formerly named CityPlace East, it was conceived as the first phase of the 135-acre (55 ha) Cityplace development. A twin tower (CityPlace West), later canceled, was planned across North Central Expressway with a skybridge connection over the highway. Several mid-rise buildings were also planned around the base of both towers. Construction began in December 1984 and the tower opened in 1988 after one year of delays. During this time and as a result of Southland's buyout in 1987, the need for headquarters space was reduced by 50%, leaving the lower 19 floors vacant. Because of the building's unique floorplate (Design), converting the space to speculative office space was a challenge. Despite opening during the Savings and Loan crisis and resulting real estate crash in Dallas, the building was eventually filled. Cityplace East was renamed Cityplace Tower and was the last major skyscraper built in Dallas during the 1980s.
Although neighborhood blocks were demolished in the mid-80's to make way future phases of Cityplace, additional plans were put on hold. In 1989, Southland sold land on the west side of North Central Expressway (including the CityPlace West site). Today this area is home to the West Village development. Enough Brazilian red granite was ordered and cut for the twin tower and office buildings; it remains for sale in a south Dallas County storage yard.
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