West Village, Dallas

West Village

West Village at night
Interactive map of West Village
Location	Uptown, Dallas
Address	3699 McKinney Ave, Dallas, Texas
Coordinates	32°48′31″N96°47′46″W / 32.80849°N 96.79619°W / 32.80849; -96.79619
Status	Completed
Estimated completion	2001
Use	Mixed-use (retail, residential, office, hotel)
Website	www.westvil.com
Technical details
Leasable area	484,000 square feet (45,000 m2)

M-Line Trolley Car #122 on Cole Avenue.

The West Village District is a walkable urban village in the Uptown area of Dallas, Texas. West Village is located at the northern edge of Uptown along McKinney Avenue and is bordered by Lemmon Avenue, Cole Avenue, Haskell Drive and Central Expressway.

West Village proper has 88 retail, restaurant and entertainment tenants within 244,000 square feet (22,700 m²) and contains approximately 4,500 residential units. ^[1] It also contains a 240,000 square feet (22,000 m²) office building that previously served as the headquarters of The Richards Group. ^[2]

History

West Village, opened in 2001, was built on an undeveloped assembly that was cleared in the 1980s for a large, master-planned urban community to be known as CityPlace. West Village was developed by Urban Partners, Henry S. Miller Interests, Phoenix Property Company, and The CityPlace Company.

The original development, designed by Washington architect David M. Schwarz, is a mixed-use development with the retail portion managed by Urban Partners and the residential component managed by CIM. West Village has continues to stimulate development attracting tens of thousands of residents living in urban apartment homes.

Transportation

West Village is two miles (3.2 km) north of Downtown Dallas. The Katy Trail, a noted Dallas running and biking corridor, is within a block of the development.

Light Rail

• DART: Red Line, Orange Line and Blue Line connects Cityplace with downtown retail, businesses, museums, and other interesting attractions like the Dallas Federal Reserve Bank.

• • Cityplace/Uptown Station

Streetcars

• MATA: M-Line Trolley

The M-Line Trolley is a heritage streetcar that provides service between Cityplace/Uptown station in Uptown and St Paul station in Downtown. Riding the historical streetcars is free and provides a great way to tour this area of Dallas.

The M-Line features 40 dedicated stops serving key destinations including: West Village, the McKinney Avenue retail and business corridor, Klyde Warren Park, the Dallas Arts District, four historical cemeteries, and the State Thomas historic neighborhood.

References

1. "Home". westvil.com.
2. "One West Village". onewestvillage.com. Retrieved 1 February 2024.