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The University of Dallas teams up with KDC to transform 67.3 acres of Irving campus
The University of Dallas has turned to a local developer to maximize its campus holdings in Irving.
The Catholic liberal arts university is working with commercial real estate developer KDC, which has a long history of building office campuses in Irving, such as Wells Fargo’s forthcoming regional hub, and across Dallas-Fort Worth.
However, that’s not what is on deck for the more than 67 acres across State Highway 114 from the University of Dallas’ main campus.
Instead, the parties propose data center space.
A zoning application submitted to the city of Irving illustrates the University of Dallas and KDC don’t believe zoned uses for the land — office and multifamily — are feasible.
The current office market, especially following habits formed during the pandemic, have limited opportunities for new office development for the foreseeable future, according to the application.
“The recently adopted ‘work-from-home’ lifestyle has rendered most office buildings sparsely occupied and their future uncertain,” the application said. “Given the unachievable zoning demands, the University Property cannot be developed without being re-zoned.”
A data center use is more economically feasible for the university, with the additional considerations of new school district tax revenues, low traffic impact and the addition of high-tech jobs, the application indicated.
The University of Dallas and KDC said that the low-built data center structures would not harm the feel of the adjacent Our Lady of Dallas Cistercian Abbey, which is adjacent to the site. Cistercian Preparatory School is also near the proposed site.
Most of the acreage sits at the northeast corner of State Highway 114 and Braniff Drive, while the remaining 21 acres are on the northwest corner.
The application pitches 770,000 square feet of data center space, showing that this use would generate approximately $8.2 million in property taxes and business personal property taxes annually for Irving.
The University of Dallas has an undergraduate enrollment of 1,500 students and a graduate student enrollment of 1,100.
Part of the rezoning request teases the idea of the tax-exempt institution adding tax-generating uses to its holdings.
The project, set to go before Irving City Council on July 11, is recommended for approval.
Irving has been prioritizing data center space in recent decision-making.
Investment management firm Harrison Street and PowerHouse Data Centers acquired 50 acres in the city west of Dallas near DFW International Airport for a nearly 1 million-square-foot, 200-megawatt data center campus.
Edged Energy is constructing a smaller-scale concept in Irving that will utilize a lower-water capability. Built specifically for artificial intelligence, Edged’s 24-megawatt concept is expected to use 95 million fewer gallons of water annually than its peers.
Data center operator QTS Realty Trust, which first expanded into North Texas about 10 years ago, is also expanding aggressively in the area, adding hundreds of thousands of square feet to its footprint in the coming months.
MILWAUKEE, Wis. – Dallas mayor Eric Johnson will speak at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee on Tuesday night, according to sources familiar with the event.
Johnson, who announced he switched parties from a Democrat to a Republican in September of last year, is the only Republican mayor of the country’s 10 largest cities.
The party widely embraced him after making the switch and is now the head of the newly-formed Republican Mayors Association.
Johnson will speak as part of the second night of the RNC, which comes with the theme Make America Safe Again.
Overall violent crime in the City of Dallas dropped for the third straight year in 2023, according to the Dallas Police Department, but murders in the city rose.
Johnson has served as the mayor of Dallas since 2019.
Prior to being elected as mayor, Johnson represented Dallas in the Texas Legislature for nine years as a Democrat.
Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson on switch to Republican Party
The Texas Democratic Party has called on Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson to resign after announcing he is switching parties earlier this month. Johnson also denied that he plans to seek another office after his party affiliation change.
You can watch the second night Republican National Convention above.
The Charlotte Hornets love themselves some former Dallas Mavericks. At last season’s trade deadline, the Hornets sent P.J. Washington to his hometown Mavericks in exchange for two Charlotte natives, Grant Williams and Seth Curry. Curry was waived in the offseason, but there was optimism he would return to Charlotte later in the offseason.
That optimism has become a reality, as the Hornets announced they have re-signed Seth Curry on a one-year deal. While the terms of the deal weren’t announced, he was waived from a $4 million contract, so it would be reasonable to assume he’s on a minimum contract now.
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Charlotte is a young team and Curry can provide a veteran presence in that locker room. They went just 21-61 last season, missing the playoffs for the 8th straight season. With young players like LaMelo Ball and Brandon Miller, Charlotte is hopeful the team can live up to their potential soon.
Curry joins Grant Williams and Josh Green as former Mavericks now in Charlotte. They had Davis Bertans after a trade with Oklahoma City last season but waived his partially guaranteed deal this offseason. Green was acquired as part of the sign-and-trade that allowed the Dallas Mavericks to sign Klay Thompson from the Golden State Warriors.
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In previous years, we have published a Dallas Cowboys survey around this time to gauge how fans feel about the current state of the franchise. Considering the disastrous end to the 2023 season, we published a 12-question survey in January. With training camp about to begin next week in California, we’re circling back with 12 more questions.
This installment includes two write-in questions where we are just looking for one player’s name for each response. We also have one longer response question where we’d like fans to share several sentences about what currently tops their list of frustrations with the franchise that hasn’t reached the conference championship game in 28 years.
Thank you in advance for your participation. We will publish the results next Monday morning.
If you can’t access the questions below, try this link. On the Android app, users will need to use two fingers to scroll through the embedded form.
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