This document provides an overview and history of Sundance Square in Fort Worth, Texas. It describes how Sundance Square transformed over 40 blocks of the central business district through a public-private partnership beginning in the late 1970s. The development established core values of urban planning, pedestrian scale, and organic growth. It now includes over 2.9 million square feet of retail, office, residential, and parking space. Images show the area before and after redevelopment, illustrating how Sundance Square revitalized the formerly vacant and underutilized downtown area.

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2. Sundance Square
Fort Worth, Texas

3. Sundance Square
Evolution

4. Sundance Square History

9. Public/Private Partnership
Sundance Square’s Evolution
Public and Private Accomplishments
EARLY 80s
EARLY 90s
LATE 90s
• Sundance Square
• Worthington
• City Center
• Sundance West
Residential
Movies
Retail
• Sundance East
Retail
Movies
Offices
UDAG
UMTA
Tax Abatement
TIF

10. Sundance Square History

11. Before

12. After

13. Before

14. After

15. Before

16. After

17. Before

18. After

19. Before

20. After

21. Overview
• +/- 40 blocks of CBD, mixed-use real estate
• Central location viewed as the “Prestigious Address” in Fort Worth
• Planned and managed as a single mixed-use development
• Core values in:
urban planning, pedestrian scale and rhythm, authenticity and organic growth
• Retail, Office, Residential and Parking
• Location and land portfolio is a barrier to Entry

22. Overview
• 2.9 million sf of GLA
• 330,000 sf of retail
• 2.3 million sf of office
• 78,000 sf or 118 Residential units
• 6,000 parking spaces
• Largest property tax payer in Tarrant County

23. Overview
• Retail – 97%
• Office – 93.2%
• Residential – 91%
• New Development:
• 2002 Sanguinet Building
• 2009 The Carnegie
Occupancy

24. Sundance Square
History
• Began in the late 70’s
• Philanthropic interest at first
• Public and Private Partnership
• Vision and interest in the city
• Architect / Planner relationship

25. Sundance Square
The Plan

26. Vacant Lots & Parking Lots

27. Non-Friendly Pedestrian Edges

28. Street Grid Interrupted by Combined Blocks

29. Portion of Streets Separated from Downtown by
Structures Spanning Over Streets

30. Overlay of Multiple Issues
(Combined Blocks, Spanned Streets, Pedestrian Barriers)

31. Recommended Acquisitions

32. Final Plan with Proposed Downtown Public Square

33. Downtown Fort Worth Prior to Master Plan

34. 1988 – Sundance West Apartment Building

35. 1988 – Sundance AMC 11 Cinemas

36. 1991 – Sanger Lofts

37. 1992 – Fort Worth Central Library

38. 1993 – Sundance Montessori School

39. 1993 – Sundance East

40. 1993 – Wells Fargo Building

41. 1996 – Nancy Lee & Perry R. Bass Performance Hall

42. 1997 – Maddox Muse Center

43. 2002 – Bank One Building

44. 2005 – Tarrant County Family Law Center & Garage

45. 2006 – Sid Richardson Museum

46. 2009 – The Carnegie Building

47. Fort Worth Downtown – 1988 Fort Worth Downtown – Present
(with Proposed Central Plaza & Hotel)

49. Columbia Heights
Washington, D.C.

50. Columbia Heights Redevelopment
Public Infrastructure Investment through Transit

51. Columbia Heights Redevelopment
Inclusive Public Process

52. Columbia Heights Redevelopment
Vibrant Public Spaces

53. Columbia Heights Redevelopment
DC USA Development

54. Columbia Heights Redevelopment
Seeding Public Investments

55. Columbia Heights Redevelopment
Program Activity

56. Columbia Heights Redevelopment
Commercial Tenants at DC USA