Wildcat Management President Tanya Ragan publishes new analysis examining 1823 Cadiz Street’s position along downtown Dallas’ southern edge, where convention center investment, Opportunity Zone incentives, by-right zoning flexibility and southern downtown growth converge around one of the last fully-entitled development sites in the Dallas CBD.
-- Wildcat Management President Tanya Ragan has published a new analysis examining why 1823 Cadiz Street, a fully entitled development site in the Dallas Central Business District, is positioned along downtown Dallas' southern edge at a moment when convention center investment, residential demand, Opportunity Zone incentives and southern downtown growth are converging.
The analysis, titled "1823 Cadiz Street and the Development Window Opening in Downtown Dallas," examines the site's connections to the Farmers Market District, the Cedars and the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center expansion and makes the case that the limited supply of flexible, fully entitled sites in the downtown core makes timing a critical factor for investors and developers watching the area.
Read the full analysis here: https://tanyaoutloud.com/1823-cadiz-development-window-downtown-dallas/
“It is not just a parcel near downtown activity,” Ragan wrote. “It is a parcel inside the activity.”
1823 Cadiz sits within walking distance of Dallas City Hall, the convention center expansion and the Farmers Market District, placing it at the center of the southern edge of downtown drawing civic, investor and developer attention. In the analysis, Ragan examines how that location connects to larger questions about downtown connectivity, walkability, residential demand, hospitality and how Dallas links major public investments with the neighborhoods and properties around them.
The 0.67-acre site currently functions as surface parking. It carries PD 357 zoning with no height cap, no parking minimum and no variance requirement. The site sits within the Newpark TIF District and lies within a federal Opportunity Zone, with a 20:1 floor area ratio allowing approximately 580,000 square feet of buildable area.
“The real scarcity often sits in the entitlement structure,” Ragan wrote. “A downtown site can look attractive and still be difficult to execute.”
Ragan’s analysis comes as Dallas-Fort Worth continues to attract population growth, corporate relocations, visitor demand and capital attention, while the $3.7 billion convention center redevelopment moves forward with an expected 2029 opening.
The city's growth across housing, hospitality, office, retail and entertainment is adding pressure across the southern edge of downtown. Ragan argues that 1823 Cadiz is one of the few sites there positioned to absorb that demand today.
“Dallas is still in the window where decisions made today can shape the city for generations,” Ragan wrote. “But that window will not stay open forever.”
About Tanya Ragan
Tanya Ragan is Founder and President of Wildcat Management, a Dallas-based real estate investment and development firm focused on urban redevelopment, mixed-use development and historic preservation. Ragan has spent nearly two decades investing in and advocating for downtown Dallas, including the Farmers Market District, the West End and surrounding urban core neighborhoods.
About the company: Wildcat Management is a Dallas-based real estate investment and development firm specializing in urban redevelopment, mixed-use projects and historic preservation. The firm’s work includes the restoration of the Purse Building, the relocation and preservation of the historic Liberty State Bank Building, and long-term investment in the future of downtown Dallas.
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