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Cityplace
West Village, Mondrian and Tower at Cityplace
West Village, Mondrian and Tower at Cityplace
Country United States
State Texas
Counties Dallas
City Dallas
Area
 • Water 0 sq mi (0 km2)  0%
Area code(s) 214, 469, 972

Cityplace is a TIF District and neighborhood in Old East Dallas, Texas (USA) - near the Uptown area of Dallas, adjacent to the intersection of Central Expressway and Haskell Avenue/Blackburn Street. East of Central Expressway, the neighborhood includes the tree-lined Haskell boulevard and travels past the 42-story Tower at Cityplace. At 42-stories, it is the tallest building in Dallas outside downtown. Also on the east is the newer Cityville high-end apartment complex. The west side Cityplace includes the new-urbanist West Village and the northern end of the Uptown neighborhood.

Tallest Structures

Measuring by structural height, the tallest buildings in the Cityplace neighborhood are as follows:

  1. Tower at Cityplace 560 feet (171 m)
  2. The Mondrian

Economy

On June 8, 2009 Dean Foods announced plans to move to the Tower at Cityplace in the first quarter of 2010.

Attractions

Education

Public (DISD)

High schools

  • North Dallas High School - AAAAA

Middle schools

  • Rusk Middle School
  • Alex W. Spence Middle School

Elementary schools

  • Houston Elementary School

Private Schools

Holy Trinity Catholic School

Transportation

Streetcars

  • Heritage streetcar 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. Service is free.
The M-Line features 40 dedicated stops serving key destinations including: the West Village, McKinney Avenue, Klyde Warren Park, the Dallas Arts District, four historical cemeteries, and the State Thomas historic neighborhood.

Light rail

  • Mainline rail interchange DART: Blue Line, Red Line, and Orange Line
    • Cityplace/Uptown station

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