At the north edge of Uptown Dallas, Kaizen Development Partners is rolling out fresh renderings and details for Chalk Hill, a mixed-use duo of towers with a price tag north of $650 million. The project would replace the former public broadcasting campus with Class A offices, branded condos and a luxury hotel just off the Katy Trail, with the developer pitching the site as a high-amenity gateway into Uptown focused on wellness and hospitality-driven perks.
What’s Planned at the Site
The plan pairs a 22-story office tower, with roughly 400,000 square feet of workspace, alongside a 29-story hotel and residential high-rise that combines a 214-room luxury hotel with 60 for-sale condominiums. Condo prices are expected to start around $1.5 million and reach about $20 million at the top of the stack, with Douglas Elliman Development Marketing handling exclusive sales, according to The Dallas Morning News. Kaizen also plans food-and-beverage concepts and street-level retail woven into both buildings to keep the Harwood frontage active throughout the day and evening.
Design and Amenities
Marketing materials for Chalk Hill spotlight a wellness-forward setup that reads more like a resort than a traditional office block. Renderings show a full-service spa with hydrotherapy offerings, a lively pool deck, indoor and outdoor fitness areas, hospitality-style lounges and landscaped terraces atop green roofs. The Chalk Hill website also leans heavily on the project’s walkability to dozens of nearby restaurants and its position along the edge of the Katy Trail atop the Austin Chalk formation, which lends the development its name.
Timeline and Site Work
Demolition of the old public broadcasting buildings on the property kicked off in June 2025, clearing the way for below-grade construction, the Dallas Business Journal reported. Kaizen CEO Derrick Evers told The Dallas Morning News that crews could begin excavating three underground levels as soon as this fall, with the broader project targeted for completion by the end of 2028. “We are literally at the gateway into Uptown,” he said.
Ownership, Leasing and Next Steps
Kaizen acquired roughly 2.4 acres of KERA’s campus in 2023, and KERA plans to build a new headquarters right next to the towers, the public broadcaster announced at the time. JLL has been tapped to handle office leasing, and the developer says it has already inked leases and marketing partnerships as it moves toward taking reservations, according to KERA. With demolition underway, key next steps include permitting, locking in contractors and rolling out the first wave of retail tenant announcements as the team transitions into excavation later this year.
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