Mayor Eric Johnson and city council members are getting closer to deciding what to do about Dallas City Hall. Tear it down and sell the land in the heart of downtown Dallas, or keep the nearly 50-year-old iconic building designed by world-renowned architect IM Pei?
Ahead of last week’s briefing, the city released new estimates of the cost to fix and update the building. They range from more than $531 million to nearly $611 million. This covered only major repairs over a six- to ten-year period. Prior estimates were over $1 billion over a 20-year period that included more than just repairs.
Eye on Politics reporter Jack Fink spoke exclusively with Johnson about what he thinks should be done with the current Dallas City Hall.
Johnson supports selling the Dallas City Hall site for redevelopment
Johnson said he wants the city to move out of Dallas City Hall because the latest cost estimates are too expensive for taxpayers…