THE INFILL TOD CIRCUS: STEP RIGHT UP
GARLAND CITY CENTER & OAKS 5TH STREET CROSSING PHASE 2
Tuesday, September 23rd 2014
Norman P. Bjornnes Jr.
GARLAND
CITY
CENTER
ROUTE
DART
Time Lapse Video Phase 2 Progress
City of Garland: Texas Made Here
• 12th Largest City
• 15 miles NE of Downtown Dallas
• Downtown Redevelopment Implementation Plan• 2005• Presented City’s downtown renaissance strategy • Phase 1: 5th Street Crossing
• Developed by High Street Residential• Completed in 2009
• Phase 2: RFQ• Issued in August,2011
City of Garland: Strongest Supporter
•Zoning is not an issue•Public/Private partnership•DART Blue Line•Development driver to Downtown Square•Freight line is Parallel to DART
Work Force Housing Demographic
•Conventional Financing•Land Lease•City due diligence•Unwavering city support
• Administrative & Political
Challenges
• Parking
• City Parking Structure
• Concurrent Construction
• 2 or more of everything
• Construction Schedule Challenges
• Additional time• Complexity
