Is Dallas' core infill being overlooked?

[Dallaz]

I am not claiming that Dallas has the densest core or the tallest buildings, but I do want to discuss the progress taking place within the city. This is just one part of the core, will discuss other areas later.

This is the only pic that I have that shows the entire high-rise/skyscraper core of Dallas. It really shows how close together all these areas are. This is what you see when crossing the Sylvan Ave Bridge, Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge or coming anywhere from the west. Coming from the south on I-35E or I-45, you cannot see everything since the skyscrapers in downtown basically creates a wall and blocks the view. Looking from from the South to North is the traditional skyline view that anyone who have seen a pic of Dallas' skyline are familiar with and is a reason why people think nothing has been built or changed. I like to think of the infill as 3 high-rise clusters. Red circle on pic is North Uptown (West village) / Cityplace - with Texas' only subway and streetcar station, Blue Circle - Turtle Creek/Oak Lawn, and the Green Circle - southern part of Uptown, Victory Park, and the Harwood District. This is where the vast majority of the high-rise development is taking place within Dallas. The picture quality isn’t the greatest (and it’s thousands of feet in the air), but it does show the high-rise infill and density that’s being built...even with height restrictions from Love Field.

Skyline from the west

From the Sylvan Ave Bridge over the Trinity River on Google Streeview

Looking toward downtown from the West on the Hampton Rd Bridge over I-30, just outside of downtown




Bank of America Tower at Parkside Uptown (450 ft) - U/C
Blue Circle - Four Seasons Turtle Creek (464 ft) - planned




Clear pic without circles



From Feb 2024

A monster boom is taking shape in Dallas’ Uptown and Turtle Creek areas
Twenty major real estate developments are underway or proposed near Dallas’ Uptown and Turtle Creek areas.

The area north of downtown Dallas that includes Uptown, Victory Park and Turtle Creek is seeing an unprecedented building boom.

More than $2 billion in buildings are on the way in almost two dozen major projects. Some of the largest developments include major employment centers for Goldman Sachs and Bank of America.

At the same time, developers are working on high-rise residential buildings for both renters and buyers.

19 high-rise projects listed in the article (some with multiple high-rise towers) and one mid-rise apartment project with retail.