Groundbreaking set for McKinney Avenue high-rise

Construction is set to begin next week on an Uptown Dallas apartment tower.

Dallas Cheng Investments and Stoneleigh Cos. are building the 20-story residential high-rise on the former site of the Hard Rock Cafe on McKinney Avenue at Routh Street.

Called One Dallas, the building will contain about 200 apartments plus extensive retail on the first two floors.

Development partner Paul Cheng said the groundbreaking will be on July 23.

It will feature six levels of underground parking, charging stations for electric vehicles, rooftop pool and interior lobby designed by designer Francois Frossard, Cheng said.

Dallas architect Phillip Shepherd designed the building along with Humphreys & Partners Architects.

One of the restaurants will be called Style and Grace, featuring a superstar chef from New York City, Cheng said. The other restaurant we are finalizing the lease so we are not able to announce just yet.

Real estate brokers say the developers have talked to several high-end local eateries about moving into the project, including The Palm, which is now in downtowns West End.

Cheng Investments is building the tower in partnership with Illinois-based Stoneleigh, which is headed by Rick Cavenaugh.

The two firms bought the McKinney Avenue tract almost a year ago.

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Groundbreaking set for McKinney Avenue high-rise