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Wait, what Pelli project?

Cesar Pelli chosen to design Crescent's Uptown project

Dallas Business Journal by Candace Carlisle, Staff Writer Date: Tuesday, December 13, 2011, 10:20am CST

Fort Worth-based Crescent Real Estate Holdings LLC has chosen famed architect Cesar Pelli to develop its 600,000-square-foot, mixed-use high-rise project on its 3.1-acre site in Uptown Dallas.

Pelli's Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects was chosen after an extensive selection process.

"We exercised a tremendous amount of care in selecting a design architect," said John Goff, chairman and CEO of Crescent, in a written statement. "Out of an elite group of 12 initial candidates, Pelli Clarke Pelli ultimately took the lead with a vision that will undoubtedly make this development the best mixed-use project in our region."

Pelli has designed throughout the world for projects, such as the World Financial Center in New York, the Petronas Towers in Malaysia and the International Finance Centre in Hong Kong. The architect has won more than 200 awards for design excellence.

"It was clear from the beginning that we shared the same vision as Crescent in developing this incredible Uptown Dallas site," Pelli said. "Dallas is a market that is respected for its innovation around the world, and we believe that its architecture should reflect that."

The development — at McKinney Avenue near Cedar Springs, adjacent to the Ritz-Carlton Dallas Hotel — has initially been designed to include 400,000 square feet of office, 60,000 square feet of retail and 50 luxury residences.

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