A sneak peek at Scott Beck's reimagined Dallas Midtown, AMC Theatres

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Dallas Midtown is the 430-acre tract slated for redevelopment north of LBJ Freeway. Dallas-based development firm Beck Ventures showcased these renderings at the International Council of Shopping Centers conference in Texas.

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Candace Carlisle

Staff Writer- Dallas Business Journal

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As the International Council of Shopping Centers' Texas conference gets in full swing, Dallas developer Scott Beck is showing off new plans for his massive $3.5 billion Dallas Midtown redevelopment.

The anchor of Beck's vision starts with AMC Theatres, which is already in operation at Valley View Center, which Beck Ventures owns.

Beck's firm, Dallas-based Beck Ventures, is the largest contiguous property owner of the 430-acre redevelopment project bound by LBJ Freeway on the south, Dallas Parkway on the west, Preston Road on the east and Southern Boulevard on the north. There are 121 property owners in all.

Beck Ventures wants to make the redeveloped Dallas Midtown the center for corporate life, with a number of amenities and places to reside in the immediate proximity. The initial phase of Dallas Midtown includes a grocer, retail and apartments on the site of the Dillards.

The project is expected to include 4 million square feet of office space (including a 40-story office tower), 3 million square feet of retail and restaurant space, 4,600 apartment homes, two hotels and one convention center, 600 condo homes above the hotels, a gondola connecting the project to the Dallas Galleria, and a hike-and-bike trail connecting Dallas Midtown to White Rock Lake.

Other plans include a 20-acre park that is supposed to compare to Central Park in New York City, a surfing water feature and a Bellagio-style water fountain.

The theater, as well as other tenants, are expected to operate at a minimum for the next two years as the developer prepares his plans. The development is expected to take more than a decade to complete.

Candace covers commercial and residential real estate and sports business.