Museum Tower (Dallas)

{{Short description|Residential high-rise in Dallas Texas}} {{Use American English|date=February 2025}} {{Infobox building | name = Museum Tower | image = Museum Tower.jpg | image_size = 250px | caption = Museum Tower while still under-construction in February 2012 | location = 1918 North Olive Street <br>[[Dallas]], [[Texas]] | coordinates = {{coord|32.789386|-96.800248|region:US-TX_type:landmark|display=inline,title}} | status = Complete | construction_start_date = 2010 | completion_date = January 2013 | completed = | opening_date = | building_type = Residential condominiums | antenna_spire = | roof = {{convert|569|ft|abbr=on}} | top_floor = | floor_count = 42 | number_of_units = Over 100 | elevator_count = | cost = US$200 million<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.museumtowerdallas.com/_pdf/WWD_101608_-_Downtown_Revival.pdf |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2008-12-12 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090824075755/http://www.museumtowerdallas.com/_pdf/WWD_101608_-_Downtown_Revival.pdf |archivedate=2009-08-24 }}</ref> | floor_area = | architect = Johnson Fain Partners (DA), KTGY-GDA Architects (AOR) | structural_engineer = | main_contractor = | developer = Dallas Police and Fire Pension System | owner = | operator = | references = <ref>{{ctbuh|2700}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.emporis.com/buildings/257519 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160818050409/https://www.emporis.com/buildings/257519 |url-status=usurped |archive-date=August 18, 2016 |title=Emporis building ID 257519 |work=[[Emporis]]}}</ref><ref>{{skyscraperpage|63277}}</ref> }}

'''Museum Tower''' is a 42-story, {{convert|173.43|m|abbr=on}} [[skyscraper]] in the [[Arts District, Dallas, Texas|arts district of Dallas]], [[Texas]]. Completed in January 2013, the building is the tallest new structure to be built in the city in recent years, and is now the second-tallest all-residential building in Dallas, behind [[Gables Republic Tower]].

== Height == Museum Tower is the [[List of tallest buildings in Dallas|15th-tallest structure]] in Dallas, tied with both the [[Reunion Tower]] and [[Cityplace Center]] in height. Among all-residential buildings in Dallas it is surpassed in height only by the [[Gables Republic Tower|Republic Center Tower I]], with its {{convert|184|m|abbr=on}} spire.<ref name="republic"/> However, if measuring by roof height, and thereby excluding the Republic Center Tower I's spire, Museum Tower is taller. It also breaks the record for the highest residence in Dallas, surpassing the {{convert|138|m|abbr=on}} Republic I.<ref name="republic">{{cite web |url=http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=407|title=Republic Center Tower I| work=SkyscraperPage|accessdate=27 June 2012}}</ref> The Museum Tower is the 4th-tallest building in Dallas' Arts District, behind [[Chase Tower (Dallas)|Chase Tower]], [[Fountain Place]], and the [[Trammell Crow Center]]; with [http://www.baplaza.com/toc.cfm|The Bank Of America Plaza] being the tallest building in Dallas.

=== Design === Museum Tower was designed by architect [[Scott Johnson (architect)|Scott Johnson]], a member of the [[Los Angeles, California|Los Angeles]]-based Johnson Fain architectural firm and executed by architect of record, KTGY's Dallas Studio (formerly known as GDA Architects, LLC ).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.museumtowerdallas.com/#/team/|title=Museum Tower: The Team|accessdate=2007-10-19|publisher=Museum Tower}}</ref> Originally proposed as a 20-story tower, the height was significantly increased to accommodate more residences. The glass-clad tower features an [[ellipse|elliptical]] floorplan.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.museumtowerdallas.com/#/tower/|title=Museum Tower: Tower|accessdate=2007-10-19|publisher=Museum Tower}}</ref>

== Location and features == Situated in the center of the Arts District, Museum Tower is located adjacent to the [[Nasher Sculpture Center]], the [[Meyerson Symphony Center]], the [[Winspear Opera House]] and [[Wyly Theatre]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.museumtowerdallas.com/#/location/|title=Museum Tower: Location|accessdate=2007-10-19|publisher=Museum Tower}}</ref> The building consists of 115 residential condominiums, ranging from {{convert|1650|to|8700|sqft}} in area.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.museumtowerdallas.com/#/resdences/|title=Museum Tower: Residences|accessdate=2007-10-19|publisher=Museum Tower}}</ref> Each condominium will feature direct-access elevators and private balconies.

The Museum Tower's large site features a second story-level outdoor pool and public gardens.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.museumtowerdallas.com/#/gardens_parks/|title=Museum Tower: Gardens & Parks|accessdate=2007-10-19|publisher=Museum Tower}}</ref> The structure is adjacent to [[Klyde Warren Park]] and a performance park, which feature public fountains and a movie pavilion.

== Groundbreaking == Originally proposed on June 15, 2007, developers released a tentative groundbreaking date of late 2007, but the 2008 recession put plans on hold until 2010.

As reported by the Wall Street Journal on June 15, 2010, developers had secured financing through the Dallas Police & Fire Pension System to move ahead with Museum Tower. A subsequent review of the Pension System's meeting minutes indicates that the pension fund is the owner of the entire project.

The project broke ground on Thursday, June 24, 2010. The building was completed in January 2013.

==Conflict with the Nasher== [[File:Turrell's Tending (Blue) destroyed.jpg|thumb|A sign posted in the sculpture garden of the Nasher states that "Because a clear view of the sky from the interior of ''Tending (Blue)'' is now obstructed by the Museum Tower, the artist, James Turrell, has declared the work destroyed."]] The Museum Tower's glass has reflected an undesirable glare into the nearby [[Nasher Sculpture Center]], whose architect [[Renzo Piano]] had specifically designed its roof to direct appropriate indirect sunlight into the galleries, based on the arc of the sun across the sky.<ref name=Pogrebin>{{cite web|title=Dallas Museum Simmers in a Neighbor's Glare|last1=Pogrebin|first1=Robin|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/02/arts/design/renzo-pianos-nasher-museum-in-dallas-has-sunburn-problem.html| work=New York Times|date=2012-05-01|accessdate=2013-02-20}}</ref> Artist [[James Turrell]] considers his work ''Tending (Blue)'' to be effectively destroyed by the glare, and the museum has closed the interior of the sculpture to the public at his request.<ref name=Pogrebin /> [[Peter Walker (architect)|Peter Walker]], the [[landscape architect]] who designed the Nasher's sculpture garden, has characterized the glare as "an attack on the garden and on the building and on the art."<ref>{{cite news | author=Charles A. Birnbaum | url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/charles-a-birnbaum/museum-tower-is-an-attack_b_2189048.html | title=Museum Tower is an "attack" on the Nasher Sculpture Center's garden, building and art | work=The Huffington Post | date=25 November 2012 | accessdate=6 June 2013}}</ref> In August 2015, Museum Tower's owners declared that they would no longer consider responsibility for the glare created by the tower, citing the expense and logistical difficulties of proposed solutions.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dallasnews.com/news/news/2015/08/28/museum-towers-owners-wash-hands-of-glare-dispute-with-nasher|title=Museum Tower's owners wash hands of glare dispute with Nasher|date=2015-08-28|accessdate=2018-03-20|publisher=Dallas News}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Fights, fantasy fixes and the FBI: Museum Tower and Nasher still at odds over glare after five years|last1=Granberry|first1=Michael|url=https://www.dallasnews.com/arts-entertainment/visual-arts/2016/09/26/fights-fantasy-fixes-and-the-fbi-museum-tower-and-nasher-still-at-odds-over-glare-after-five-years/|publisher=Dallas News|date=2016-09-26|accessdate=2020-05-02}}</ref>

==In popular culture== Exterior and interior location shoots were used in ''[[Dallas (2012 TV series)|Dallas]]'' (the 2012 revived series) as the residence of the fictional character [[Pamela Rebecca Barnes]].

== See also == * [[List of tallest buildings in Dallas]]

== References == {{reflist|2}}

== External links == {{commons category}} * [http://www.museumtowerdallas.com/#/ Official site] * [http://www.dallascondos.com/museum-tower.php Museum Tower] on DallasCondos.com

[[Category:Residential buildings completed in 2013]] [[Category:Residential skyscrapers in Dallas]] [[Category:Neomodern architecture]]