Dallas City Hall by I.M. Pei faces demolition threat for Mavericks arena in $1 billion entertainment district
Rick Welt, the CEO of the Dallas Mavericks, intends to suggest the demolition of I.M. Pei's Dallas City Hall to pave the way for a new 50-acre entertainment district featuring a $1 billion NBA arena. This initiative comes after the City of Dallas issued an 'Open Call for Concepts' on April 3 regarding the City Hall site and the former Valley View Mall. The Mavericks' current lease at the American Airlines Center is set to expire in 2031. City manager Kimberly Tolbert is in talks with Welt, facing criticism over transparency. Opposition from Save Dallas City Hall, backed by AIA Dallas and other organizations, is growing. Repair plans by the Dallas City Council are projected to cost $1 billion. Proposals for the Open Call must be submitted by May 3, with a vote anticipated in May.
Key facts
- Dallas Mavericks CEO Rick Welt proposes demolishing I.M. Pei-designed Dallas City Hall for a $1 billion entertainment district
- The 50-acre development would include a new NBA arena, Mavericks headquarters, hotel, retail, and concert hub
- City of Dallas launched an 'Open Call for Concepts' on April 3 for the City Hall and former Valley View Mall sites
- Mavericks' lease at American Airlines Center expires in 2031
- Dallas city manager Kimberly Tolbert is negotiating with Welt to keep the team downtown
- Save Dallas City Hall movement has support from AIA Dallas, Dallas Architecture Forum, Docomomo US, and other preservation groups
- Repairing existing Dallas City Hall could cost $1 billion according to Dallas Finance Committee
- Henry Moore's sculpture 'Three Forms Vertebrae' sits in front of the building, enclosed by security fencing
Entities
Artists
- I.M. Pei
- Henry Moore
- Allison V. Smith
- Rob Wilson
- Steven Holl
- D. James Carry
- Gregory Ibañez
- Norman Alston
- Ron Siebler
Institutions
- Dallas Mavericks
- City of Dallas
- American Airlines Center
- Sports Illustrated
- Save Dallas City Hall
- Dallas Architecture Forum
- Dallas Institute for Humanities and Culture
- AIA Dallas
- D. James Carry Design Studio
- Docomomo US
- Kirk Huffaker Preservation Strategies
- Norman Alston Architects
- modTEXAS
- Preservation Dallas
- Preservation Park Cities
- Quimby Preservation Studio
- Siebler Historic Preservation and Remodeling
- Dallas Finance Committee
- Dallas City Council
- Economic Development Corporation
Locations
- Dallas
- Texas
- United States
- Valley View Mall
- North Dallas
- Irving
- Deep Ellum
- West End
- Cedars
- New York