DALLAS—More restaurant leasing news comes from The Union Dallas, continuing its feverish pace of tenant mix additions. Fox Restaurants Concepts' North Italia restaurant will open a new Dallas location at The Union Dallas in 2018. The 5,500-square-foot full-service pizza and pasta Italian concept from restaurateur Sam Fox will be on the ground level overlooking the central plaza of the office, residential and retail project that will total approximately 800,000 square feet in the Uptown area of Dallas, according to RED Development.

“North Italia is a great complement to the retail mix at The Union Dallas,” Jeff Moloznik, vice president development, RED Development, tells GlobeSt.com. “North Italia perfectly matches our plans of offering quality restaurants among other retailers to those who live, work and visit The Union. All of our designs and plans embody creating a vibrant and community-driven sense of place for this neighborhood. North Italia will be a sophisticated and energy-filled location that adds a wonderful gathering spot to the neighborhood.”

Serving lunch and dinner seven days a week, the restaurant is designed to open onto Field Street and will offer indoor and outdoor seating. Known for its made-from-scratch daily pastas and pizzas, the restaurant will bring a moderately priced dining option to the area. At The Union location, guests can expect to enjoy the same options offered in the other nine locations in Arizona, California, Colorado, Kansas and Texas. North Italia will join another Sam Fox restaurant at this location, The Henry.

“North Italia is a sophisticated, highly successful restaurant concept from the one and only Sam Fox, which perfectly complements the polished, welcoming live-work-play urban environment we are creating at The Union,” said Mike Ebert, managing partner, RED Development. “North is a real draw that will appeal not only to residents and people who work at The Union, but also to neighbors and visitors to Uptown Dallas seeking a best-in-class restaurant that marries wonderful food with a hip and inviting setting.”

Located at Field Street and Cedar Springs Road, The Union is a connection point for many of Dallas' most vibrant business and residential districts including Downtown, Uptown, the Arts District and Victory Park neighborhoods. The signature 22-story office tower and 23-story residential tower offer sweeping views of the city with unparalleled conveniences and amenities to tenants.

“The vibrant mix and quality of dining options at The Union are part of the many amenities that initially attracted our firm to this location,” said Vinson & Elkins partner John Wander. “The walkability to a variety of restaurants is important to our more than 145 attorneys and will also offer convenient opportunities for our clients.”

The Union offers 417,000 square feet of class-A rentable office space. Two professional services firms were previously announced to be moving to The Union Dallas office tower. Vinson & Elkins will move its firm to the project in 2018 and occupy approximately 82,000 square feet on three floors of the signature office building. Weaver, the largest independent accounting firm in the Southwest, will move its Dallas office to approximately 58,000 square feet and two floors in the office tower.

Beyond the ground-floor location that is within walking distance of Dallas' premier sports, entertainment, museum and outdoor park venues, The Union's 21,000-square-foot green space and events plaza will enhance North Italia's exceptional culinary experience. The central plaza will be designed by Texas landscape designer, Office of James Burnett, and will be surrounded by water features, seating areas, trees and a performance area.

Strategic project partner, StreetLights Residential, is leading the design and development for the 23-floor residential tower offering 309 luxury apartment homes and distinctive amenities. Designed by Dallas-based architect, HKS Inc., and with DPR as the general contractor, the project will feature 87,000 square feet of retail including a 60,000-square-foot Tom Thumb grocery store on the ground floor to provide convenient on-site grocery shopping.

Mike Kallner with RED Development oversees retail leasing along with CBRE/UCR's urban retail and leasing team.

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