Historic Oak Cliff Dairy Farm owner eying possible mixed use development

Dallas-based Cienda Partners calls itself a property investment company.

But for the last decade or so, the private firm has been something of a real estate rainmaker.

Cienda has bought up Dallas properties in strategic locations that are now being developed into high-profile projects.

No doubt that’s what will happen with its latest purchase – a 16-acre property at the doorstep of North Oak Cliff.

It’s the Oak Farms Dairy, an almost 80-year-old milk processing plant that is at the foot of the two bridges crossing to downtown.

Cienda bought the dairy from Southern Foods Group, who will continue to use the dairy for another year.

During that time, Cienda will spend time planning the property for redevelopment, said partner Philip Wise.

“We started looking at this site several years ago and always thought it was the best one around,” Wise said.

The property is zoned to allow high-rise construction and could accommodate up to 1,000 apartments and 600,000 square feet of commercial space.

Cienda has hired architects Good Fulton & Farrell to work on planning for the property, which is adjacent to Oak Cliff’s Gateway Park and on the new streetcar line connecting to downtown

Here is a cool picture provided if you are unfamiliar with the plant



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Here is the architects website: http://www.gff.com

They really have done some cool stuff including the new Perot Museum.