Blast From the Glass

Museum Tower pleads its case with another full-page ad in Dallas Morning News

Museum Tower continues to push for its proposed solution in the Arts District fracas with neighboring Nasher Sculpture Center, this time with a full-page ad in the business section of the Dallas Morning News.

With a headline that reads “An appeal to the Nasher Sculpture Center: Why not test a reasonable solution?” the ad invites the Nasher to “review and comment” on the “simple reconfiguration” of oculi cones on the Nasher’s sunscreen roof, which Museum Tower is willing to pay for. Four color photos attempt to show that those adjustments would restore the gallery environment to pre-Museum Tower conditions.

This ad comes in response to the Nasher’s repeated public rejection of the solution, which the Nasher has called “grossly inadequate” and “deeply flawed.” The Nasher also contends that Museum Tower needs to fix its own building, not propose adjustments to the museum.

The battle between the two — which stems from the Nasher’s assertion that the glare from the tower endangers the priceless art in its galleries and gardens — caught the attention of the New York Times and Vanity Fair and prompted the Association of Art Museum Directors to issue a statement on the Nasher’s behalf earlier this year.

This is also not the first time Museum Tower has taken out an ad in its defense.

Museum Tower took out an ad in the Dallas Morning News asking the Nasher to "review and comment" on the high-rise's solution to the glare problem.

Photo courtesy of Museum Tower

Museum Tower took out an ad in the Dallas Morning News asking the Nasher to "review and comment" on the high-rise's solution to the glare problem.

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Grand Prairie expands to the south with new master-planned community

Rendering courtesy of Provident

Goodland Grand Prairie

The City of Grand Prairie is growing fast and expanding to make way for a new master-planned development south of US Highway 287 and along Tollway 360, in Ellis and Johnson counties.

The community development, called Goodland, is the result of Grand Prairie’s recent 1,500-acre annexation extending its southern border toward Mansfield. Overall, with the added land, Goodland will be a 5,000-acre site featuring 15,000 residences including townhomes, custom homes, and gated communities for 50,000 residents.

According to a release, it will be a “city within a city” and a 45-minute drive from Dallas-Fort Worth. Beyond housing, there will be shops, restaurants, schools, public and private event venues, regional sports fields and complexes, dance halls, churches, trail systems, city parks, ponds, and preserved green spaces.

“This is a significant step in our city’s development,” says Grand Prairie Mayor Ron Jensen in a statement. “Unlike many of our neighboring cities, we have the unique advantage of new development opportunities to our south that will drive the growth and prosperity of our city. We recognized the opportunity and took decisive action.”

Leading the development is Provident, a Dallas-based real estate firm that has created other master-planned communities across Dallas-Fort Worth, such as Preston Hollow Village and Hillstead in Collin County. Provident has plans to work nature into the space design with more than 1,600 acres of creek corridors and floodplain land.

Plans are ongoing for a centralized mixed-use walkable Town Center, complete with civic buildings and other commercial development. Further south on the property near Highway 67, light industrial uses and other private employment campuses are already underway, projects that will contribute vital tax dollars for city growth and future expansions.

“This level of placemaking is quite rare, and certainly not easy to execute, especially in a brand-new community," says Provident Managing Director Rylan Yowell in a statement. "We are committed to a long-term vision with a desire to be good stewards of the land."

A new four-lane road called Goodland Parkway will link Goodland to Grand Prairie at Tollway 360 and US Highway 287. It's set to open by December 2025.

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