A seven-story building with residential and commercial uses will be built in Dallas’ Bishop Arts District over the next two years.
Scheduled to begin in March, the $13 million project called the “Art House” will cover 138,000 square feet on North Beckley Avenue and West 8th Street, with commercial space on the ground floor and apartments above, according to a Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation filing. Architecture Demarest, a company with offices in Dallas and Philadelphia, is listed as the design firm.
The North Oak Cliff development is a venture between Omega Industries, My Count Solutions, and Strategic Builders, according to The Dallas Morning News. The residential component will include 70 units. Retail and restaurant space will be housed below, adding to a growing mixed-use community east of the Bishop Arts District, including property on Zang Boulevard and Seventh Street and buildings on Zang Avenue and Davis Street.
The Bishop Arts District near Downtown Dallas is home to dozens of restaurants and bars — including Paradiso, Tejas, Written by the Seasons, Nora Restaurant and Bar, Lucia, La Reunion, Bar Eden Lounge at Paradiso, and Casablanca — boutiques and art galleries. Its residential component includes Bishop North, Treehaus, and Bishop Flats. Another residential property, Bishop Canopy, is expected to open soon.
Architecture Demarest’s portfolio in the mixed-use category includes developments Alexan Riveredge in Dallas, Northside 1-UTD and Northside 2 in Richardson, and Allegro Addison Circle 1 and Allegro Addison Circle 2 in Addison.
The development is taking place despite the City of Dallas being difficult to build in because of its backlogged permitting process, which contributes to negative growth.
Dallas’ Development Services Department recently began moving into the City’s new permit office, with phase two of the move expected to be completed early next year, as reported by The Dallas Express.
With local officials demanding faster permit times in Dallas, a new permit office with an enhanced work environment could help solve the problem. The main issue for Dallas heading into 2024 primarily involves commercial permitting.
