DART TOD project at SMU Mockingbird Station breaks ground

Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) and Trammell Crow Co. broke ground last week on the DART TOD project at the SMU Mockingbird light-rail station.

This is reported by the railway transport news portal Railway Supply.

Set on 16 acres at a former DART parking lot at Twin Sixties Drive and Worcola Street, the SMU Mockingbird Station transit-oriented development is planned to include a 500-space subsurface parking garage for DART riders, 394 apartment units, plus a hotel and office space.

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In a DART news release, the agency said the project will be integrated into the existing shopping center at the SMU Mockingbird Station.

DART TOD project scope and phased buildout

The site buildout will proceed in phases. Trammell Crow said the apartment structure will be constructed first, with completion slated for the end of 2027. Once delivered, residents and visitors will have access to DART’s 93-mile light-rail system.

Funding for the SMU Mockingbird Station transit-oriented development

A local news report estimated the transit-oriented development cost at $123 million. That report said the city of Dallas in 2022 allocated up to $29 million for the project through a tax incremental financing district, as reflected in a City of Dallas development agreement item.

It also noted that the North Central Texas Council of Governments’ Regional Transportation Council granted $20 million for construction of the parking garage, outlined in an NCTCOG/RTC briefing document.

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