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City Center TIF District
Spanning the Main Street corridor in the historic center of downtown Dallas, the City Center TIF District was established in 1996, and expanded in 2013, to create a base of residential units in the area's existing building stock, and to encourage activation of the street-level environment.
The district has been an unqualified success in transforming the core of downtown into a fully mixed-use environment by supporting over 2,000 new housing units, 400 hotel rooms, and a variety of urban amenities. The Lamar Corridor / West End Sub-district, added in 2013, brings the city's largest historic commercial area and the heart of the city's innovation culture.
The district has been an unqualified success in transforming the core of downtown into a fully mixed-use environment by supporting over 2,000 new housing units, 400 hotel rooms, and a variety of urban amenities. The Lamar Corridor / West End Sub-district, added in 2013, brings the city's largest historic commercial area and the heart of the city's innovation culture.
City Center TIF District Map
City Center TIF District Sub-districts
The City Center Sub-district represents the core of the original TIF district, centered on the historic Main Street office district, between Griffin & Harwood streets. It spans northward to Ross Ave. and the southern end of the Dallas Arts District, and south to the Government District, including Dallas City Hall. The sub-district many of the city's largest office buildings and a diverse array of mixed-use building conversions and new construction. The boundaries of this sub-district overlap with the Downtown Connection TIF District on a parcel-by-parcel basis.
Added in 2013 to the original district, the Lamar Corridor / West End Sub-district adds much of the West End Historic District and the Lamar St. Corridor, a primary connection between the Oak Cliff and Victory Park neighborhoods through downtown. The West End's historic character of mid-rise brick buildings serve as the hub of Dallas' innovation culture, including the Dallas Entrepreneur Center, the Dallas Innovation Alliance, El Centro College, and a wide variety of co-working and small office spaces for start-ups and small businesses. A combination of new residential projects and conversions of older buildings is creating a vibrant live-work-play environment.
District Characteristics
TIF Lifespan
- Creation Date: June 26, 1996
- City Center Sub-district
- Start Date: January 1, 1997
- Expiration Date: December 31, 2022
- Lamar Corridor / West End Sub-district
- Start Date: January 1, 2014
- Expiration Date: December 31, 2037
Size
- Total: 92.5 Acres
- City Center Sub-district: 65.4 Acres
- Lamar Corridor / West End Sub-district: 27.1 Acres
Participating Jurisdictions
- City of Dallas
- Dallas County
More information can be found in the annual report, available here.
City Center TIF Projects Summary
| Projects Within TIF District Utilizing TIF Funding |
Units / SF |
Approximate Value |
TIF Investment |
Total |
2,114 res. units; 444 hotel rooms; 644,082 SF office; 296,732 SF retail; 20,000 SF educ. |
$623,118,181 | $86,123,840 |
| Projects Within TIF District Not Utilizing TIF Funding |
Units / SF |
Approximate Value |
TIF Investment |
Total |
845 res. units; 2,643 hotel rooms; 1,518,076 SF office; 81,079 SF retail; 51,000 SF museum |
$544,221,740 | $0 |
Total (TIF & Non-TIF) |
$1,167,339,921 | $83,876,235 |