The Dallas Business Journal covered the sale of the Liberty State Bank Building at 600 S. Harwood Street, reporting that Wildcat Management sold the 115-year-old historic structure after a decade of preservation work that included relocating the building brick by brick from its original location on Elm Street to the Dallas Farmers Market District.
Key Highlights
- Wildcat Management sold the Liberty State Bank Building at 600 S. Harwood Street for an undisclosed price, confirmed to be more than the $1 the city sold it for in 2014
- The building was constructed in 1899 and represents the oldest continuous building in downtown Dallas
- Wildcat purchased the building from the City of Dallas for $1 in 2014 when its original location at 2226 Elm Street was threatened by road expansion plans
- The $2 million relocation project moved the two-story Italianate masonry building brick by brick in partnership with preservation architect Craig Melde of Architexas
- The building currently houses Green Door Public House and V12 Yoga and has become a local landmark in the Farmers Market District
Why This Matters
The sale of the Liberty State Bank Building marked the completion of one of downtown Dallas’ most unusual preservation stories. Wildcat Management’s decision to buy a threatened historic building for $1, move it brick by brick, and sell it a decade later as a functioning neighborhood landmark reflects the long-term, community-first approach that has defined Tanya Ragan’s investment philosophy in the urban core.
“It’s not about the sale of the building itself but about what it represented during that time. The experiences of the last 18 years and the evolution of my life and career are all encapsulated in this endeavor.”
Tanya Ragan, President, Wildcat Management
As Seen on Dallas Business Journal
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.