Klyde Warren Park in Dallas, Texas

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“Klyde Warren Park is a beautiful place that helps stitch together our city center and serves as a wonderful attraction for Dallas residents and visitors from around the world,” said Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson. “Additionally, the Park has been an incredible catalyst for economic development in our great city. The value of the property around the Park has doubled in the past five years, providing significant tax revenue that pays for vital services for our residents.” Klyde Warren Park in Dallas, was designed to create a sense of discovery for visitors. Covering five acres and including 37 native species and 322 trees, the Park can accommodate approximately 10,000 people and serves as a physical, social, and cultural hub that creates a bridge over the recessed Woodall Rodgers Freeway between Pearl and St. Paul Streets. The bridge is the world’s largest suspended infrastructure to contain a park. It includes 300 concrete box beams and 6,900 cubic yards of concrete to form columns that support the beams. There are also over 4,700 linear feet of beam and trench panels supporting the structure. The first phase of the Park was completed in 2012 and is located above Woodall Rogers Freeway, bounded by St. Paul on the south, Pearl to the north, and the Woodall Rogers Frontage Roads to the east and west. Since opening in 2012, it is one of the most frequented destinations in the city. It is estimated that Klyde Warren Park has had a $2.5B economic impact on Dallas. Phase II of Klyde Warren Park, scheduled for completion in 2024, will provide additional open space, event space, retail, and parking on two separate deck structures over the freeway. The 1.5-acre expansion includes a three-story, enclosed special events pavilion that will contain a café, rooftop deck, and special events ballroom to provide ongoing financial support for the park. The pavilion will offer space for a single ground-floor tenant and will serve as a gateway into the city. Additional plans for the pavilion include a 36,000-square foot multi-use green space for markets, festivals, and recreation. The project will further enhance the land value around the Park and those taxes ultimately benefit the City and institutions such as our schools and hospitals. The park will be self-sustaining. Ongoing revenue will come from food and beverage sales, restaurant rent, sponsored events, in-kind contributions, advertising, venue rentals, corporate and individual gifts, and an operating and capital reserve.

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