March 3, 2025: Dallas Historic Landmark Commission voted unanimously to initiate the Landmark Designation process for Dallas City Hall. 

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June 18, 2025: City staff estimates City Hall repairs at $81M-$121M  

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Aug. 27, 2025: Mayor orders “Finance Committee” be formed to determine the future of City Hall.  

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Oct. 21, 2025: City Hall repair estimates balloon to $142M-$345M.  

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Oct. 21, 2025: First closed-door City Council committee meeting to discuss the sale of City Hall.  

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Nov. 3, 2025 Second closed-door City Council committee meeting to discuss sale of City Hall.  

 

Nov. 4, 2025: Third closed door City Council committee meeting to discuss sale of City Hall. 

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Nov. 9, 2025: Mayor Eric Johnson says the city should consider moving regardless of the building’s architectural significance.   

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Nov. 12, 2025: Dallas City Council orders an evaluation due in February of options for moving City Hall, a third-party facilities condition assessment of the existing City Hall and an exploration of redevelopment or economic development opportunities for the City Hall site.  

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Nov. 12, 2025: Fourth closed-door City Council meeting to discuss the sale of City Hall. 

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Dec. 2, 2025: Economic Development Council, which is not an independent third-party, agrees to oversee new repairs estimates for City Hall, due Jan. 19. This process typically takes at least 1 year.

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Dec. 9 2025: Fifth closed-door City Council committee meeting to discuss the sale of City Hall.  

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Jan. 19, 2026. Report from EDC due to city staff. City staff then reviews the report and creates a brief for the Finance Committee by February. 

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Jan. 21, 2026: Mavericks CEO says they are planning for a new arena in one of two locations: City Hall or the old Valley View mall in North Dallas. 

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Feb. 20, 2026: The rushed EDC report is published. It claims renovating Dallas City Hall would cost an astronomical $1.4 billion. No other figures for alternatives such as relocating city staff permanently were presented. 

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Feb. 23, 2026: City Council’s Finance Committee discusses findings of Dallas City Hall. The committee moves to recommend to City Council that the city move emergency operators out of City Hall immediately,  evaluate relocating current city permanently, and consider opportunities to redevelop the land on which City Hall sits. 

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Feb. 26, 2026: Dallas mayor Eric Johnson issues adds a vote on City Hall to the City Council meeting agenda for March 4. 

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Upcoming:

March 2, 2026: EDC meeting with public hearing about City Hall at 1 p.m. 

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March 4, 2026: Dallas City Council Meeting at 9 a.m. to discuss City Hall followed by vote at 12 p.m. 

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