Tanya Ragan, President of Wildcat Management, has published a detailed investment analysis of 1823 Cadiz Street, examining why the fully entitled 0.67-acre development site in the Dallas Central Business District is positioned at the center of downtown Dallas’ next chapter of growth.
Key Highlights
- 1823 Cadiz Street is a 0.67-acre surface parking site in the Dallas CBD with PD 357 zoning allowing multiple uses by right
- No height cap, no parking minimum, no variance requirement, and a 20:1 floor area ratio creating approximately 580,000 square feet of buildable area
- The site sits within the Newpark TIF District and a federal Opportunity Zone
- Conceptual studies from Merriman Anderson Architects show residential, hospitality, and mixed-use development scenarios
- Located near City Hall, the Farmers Market District, and the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center expansion
Why This Matters
Fully entitled downtown development sites with no height cap and no variance requirement are increasingly scarce in Dallas’ urban core. As the $3.7 billion convention center redevelopment moves forward with an expected 2029 opening and Dallas-Fort Worth continues to attract corporate relocations and population growth, 1823 Cadiz sits at the convergence of the forces shaping the city’s next wave of investment.
“The real scarcity often sits in the entitlement structure. A downtown site can look attractive and still be difficult to execute. 1823 Cadiz removes those barriers.”
Tanya Ragan, President, Wildcat Management
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Founder and President of Wildcat Management, Tanya Ragan is a Dallas real estate developer, investor, and entrepreneur with twenty years developing some of North Texas’s most recognized neighborhoods. 2024 Texas Icon. Top 100 CRE Influencer. Co-author of Blaze Your Own Trail. She started in fashion, detoured through oil fields, built half of downtown Dallas, and has opinions about all three.