Pacific Plaza Park

Pacific Plaza Park is a 3.7-acre (1.5 ha) public park located in downtown Dallas, Texas, United States. The park is located between St. Paul Street and Harwood Street, north of Pacific Avenue in the City Center District, and opened to the public Oct. 14, 2019. The City of Dallas acquired the land with help from the Trust for Public Land.

Pacific Plaza
Site of Pacific Plaza
Typepublic park
LocationDallas, Texas
Coordinates32°47′01″N 96°47′46″W
Area3.4-acre (14,000 m2)
Operated byCity of Dallas
Statusnow open

History
Pacific Plaza was previously parking lots. Aston Park, Pacific Place, Corrigan Tower and 1700 Pacific can be seen in the background.

The site is one of the larger open areas in the City Center District and had been eyed for several projects in the past. In 1985 RepublicBank Corp., one of the largest banks in the Southwest and owner of the adjacent Republic Center, announced plans to construct a 60-story, 1,400,000-square-foot (130,000 m2) building designed by Skidmore, Owings and Merrill. The $250 million complex would have also contained a three-story retail center surrounding a rotunda, landscaped courtyards and formal gardens.[1] Plans were terminated in 1987 when rival InterFirst Corp. acquired the company.[2]

Design

The park incorporates the existing Aston Park, a grove of mature trees dedicated in 1983.

References
  1. Steve Brown. (1985, October 16). REPUBLICBANK TO CONSTRUCT 60-STORY TOWER - $250 million skyscraper set for completion in 1989. The Dallas Morning News HOME FINAL ed., 1a. Retrieved December 15, 2009 from NewsBank on-line database (America's Newspapers)
  2. Steve Brown, Robert Dodge. (1987, December 9). FIRST REPUBLIC PLANS TOWER SALE. The Dallas Morning News HOME FINAL ed., 1d. Retrieved December 15, 2009 from NewsBank on-line database (America's Newspapers)


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