Dallas' Victory Park, Once a Rail Yard and Power Plant, Nearing the Finish Line 20 Years Later

In case you haven't noticed, Victory Park is almost finished, just in time for its 20th birthday.Two decades after the 75-acre project was first envisioned on the northwest corner of downtown, the ambitious mixed-use development is mostly built.Only a few building sites remain.This year Victory Park will get its biggest development boost with the opening of four luxury apartment towers.The new rental high-rises will bring more than 2,000 additional residents to the district that includes Dallas' American Airlines Center sports arena.While Victory Park was originally planned to have a large number of office buildings, a shift in plans after the Great Recession has led to the construction of multiple apartment projects.The apartments have brought new life to a project that was slow to catch on and suffered setbacks in the early years.  Continue reading...