Projects

The Metropolitan

Project Stats

Location: Dallas, Texas
Size: 281 units
Awards: IIDA Texas/Oklahoma, Honorable Mention
Market: Multifamily Residential
Expertise: Architecture

From a challenging office building to perfect homes

The Metropolitan, an existing 25-story office tower in downtown Dallas, lacked adequate parking and was riddled with asbestos. The developer tapped Corgan’s multifamily practice to convert the building into a luxury condominium complex.

An unusually narrow floor plate made it a challenging office space to lease for multiple tenants, but because that narrow plate allowed natural light to penetrate easily into the core of the building, it was ideal for residential use. Further because the building was a former office building, each residential unit benefitted from generous amounts of floor to ceiling curtainwall glazing around its entire perimeter. To create a residential unit experience, openings were carefully cut into the existing curtain wall to allow private balconies with incredible views of downtown and the Trinity River and a touch of fresh air.

The units were designed as clean, modern, highly amenitized spaces perfect for downtown living.

Residents are just steps from the downtown dining and retail scene, the local arts district, and the AT&T Discovery District.

Downtown Living

The complex offers 14 different floor plans for 1, 2, and 3-bedroom units ranging from 660 to 2,101 square feet.

A new six-story parking garage and outdoor recreation area and pool deck were constructed as added amenities.

To attract new residents, amenities include a media and movie room, business center and conference room, co-working space, fitness center, pool, community room, garage parking and 24-hour security concierge. Since The Metropolitan is situated on a full city block, it offers incredible downtown views for all. The prominent pedestrian walkway was maintained to provide sidewalk access to and from the building, with easy access to street-level retail and restaurants. New landscaping was added at the street level and at the recreation deck.