Centurion American Development plans rental community on Jackson Street near the Statler Hotel.
By Steve Brown – December 7, 2020
Developers are fine-tuning their plans for a downtown Dallas apartment project.
Centurion American Development Group has been working for more than two years on the combination parking garage and rental project at Harwood and Jackson streets on downtown Dallas’ east side.
The development is next to the landmark Statler Hotel and The Dallas Morning News’ offices, which Centurion American redeveloped.
Construction was completed more than a year ago on an underground garage that serves both the Statler and The News.
Now Centurion American is seeking approval from the Dallas Landmark Commission to increase the size of the apartment building that would be constructed on top of the garage.
The new plan is for nine stories of rental units on top of the parking.
“The primary purpose of the proposed modifications is to increase residential space,” according to the Landmark Commission agenda. “The second floor, originally designed to be an open-air garage, will be enclosed to become residential space.
“Two floors will be added to the upper story to increase the building height from seven to nine floors,” the filing said. “In addition, the parking on the first floor level will be slightly decreased to add more office/retail space.”
The Landmark Commission must okay the change since the project is in a historic district.
The apartments will face a new downtown park that will be built between Jackson and Canton streets.
