Dallas Seeks Ideas for City Hall Redevelopment

City launches open call for concepts on adaptive reuse and broader site opportunities.

Apr. 9, 2026 at 10:23pm

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A photorealistic painting of the Dallas City Hall building in a warm, cinematic style, with the structure bathed in diagonal sunlight and deep shadows, conveying a sense of timeless civic presence.Dallas City Hall stands as a stoic civic landmark, its future now open to community-driven visions for adaptive reuse and redevelopment.Dallas Today

The City of Dallas has launched an open call for concepts and ideas revolving around City Hall and the nearby city-owned property. The city is seeking preliminary perspectives from the community and market on potential adaptive reuse of the existing building as well as redevelopment opportunities for the broader City Hall site and adjacent acreage.

Why it matters

As the city's government center, any changes to Dallas City Hall could have significant impacts on the surrounding area. The redevelopment of this prominent site presents an opportunity to reimagine the civic heart of the city and align it with the expansion of the nearby convention center.

The details

The adjacent acreage includes the city-owned property that will become available upon the completion of the Kay Bailey Hutchinson Convention Center expansion, which includes roughly 20 to 30 acres. Residents, stakeholders, architects, designers, urban planners, developers and community organizations are invited to submit proposals addressing topics like economic impact, adaptive reuse, community impact, and connectivity.

  • The open call for concepts and ideas was launched on Monday, April 3, 2026.
  • The deadline to submit responses is 2 p.m. on Sunday, May 3, 2026.

The players

Kimberly Bizor Tolbert

The City Manager of Dallas who issued the memo launching the open call for concepts.

Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center

The convention center expansion project that will free up 20-30 acres of adjacent city-owned property.

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What they’re saying

“The City is seeking 'preliminary perspectives from the market and the community regarding potential adaptive reuse of the existing building as well as redevelopment opportunities for the broader City Hall site and adjacent acreage.'”

— Kimberly Bizor Tolbert, City Manager

What’s next

The city will review all submitted concepts and ideas, with the goal of identifying potential redevelopment opportunities for the City Hall site and adjacent property.

The takeaway

This open call represents Dallas' effort to engage the community and market in reimagining the future of its civic center, presenting an opportunity to transform a prominent downtown site in alignment with the expansion of the nearby convention center.