900 E. Clarendon Drive. Dallas, TX 75203
This historic 63,000-square-foot industrial building, originally built in 1915, has a rich past as both an airplane manufacturing plant and a book manufacturer. After sitting vacant for over seven years, we’re eager to collaborate with you to discover the best businesses, services, and creative ventures to bring this space back to life! Join us in shaping its exciting future!
HI THERE. WE’RE PROXY PROPERTIES
We are a real estate group focused on vacant and often historical buildings! Our team is all based in Oak Cliff and hope to create spaces that the community can gather at and around.
At East Dock, we’re focused on inviting our neighbors into the process!
We want to create environments where businesses and communities can thrive.
The Location
Located just steps from the Dallas Zoo, DART Zoo Station, Tenth Street Historic District, and the future Southern Gateway Park, this site is perfect for a mix of uses that enhance these vibrant assets and serve local neighborhoods. AJ Ramler and the Proxy Properties team see great potential in East Oak Cliff, having successfully renovated the nearby Zion Hill Missionary Baptist Church, now known as Oak Cliff Assembly. This former church, built in 1942, has been transformed into an arts and theater space with offices and co-working studios, fostering community engagement and collaboration.
The History
EAST DOCK is a unique adaptive use project being developed in East Oak Cliff by Proxy Properties, LLC. The property is located at 900 E. Clarendon, within the original farming community of Hord’s Ridge, settled in the early 1800’s along Cedar Creek. The Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe railroad was chartered in 1873, adjacent to the east side of the property, and the location has been used as an industrial site since the 1890’s. A 42’ tall, 3,330 SF concrete ice vault was built in the early 1900’s, and Oak Cliff Ice & Cold Storage Co. occupied the site and operated an ice factory with artesian water. Refrigeration eliminated the need for ice storage. Guiberson Corporation purchased the property and added metal warehouse buildings for their aircraft engine and parts factory, leaving the current remaining 62,000 SF footprint as outlined on the 1951 Sanborn map. DART developed the light rail system along the railway route in the mid-1990’s, and the Red Line now passes behind the site.
The Timeline
Design development plans have passed an energy efficiency audit, and the project is on track for Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) financing. The project team made a presentation to the City of Dallas Urban Design Peer Review Panel in April and will be seeking funding to assist with public spaces, infrastructure, and site amenities. Annilee Waterman 3d modeled and rendered the visuals, creating the ice vault murals with assistance from AI. Since the buildings have an interesting history, Jay Firsching is preparing applications for State and Federal Historic Preservation Tax Credit. The first phase of construction should begin later this year and the redevelopment promises to contribute to the economic growth and prosperity of District 4 in the southern section of Dallas.
We are projected to be completed by the end of 2025, but we are currently meeting with local businesses and organizations to learn about how we can include them in East Dock plans.
OUR MISSION
