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DALLAS<\/strong> – The new deck park over Interstate 35 near the Dallas Zoo opens to the public this weekend. It\u2019s being called the park that will change Oak Cliff.<\/p>\n Halperin Park <\/p>\n What we know:<\/p>\n Halperin Park is a new, five-acre park above I-35 between South Ewing and Marsalis avenues. It features a large children\u2019s area with a “treehouse in the woods” theme, multiple water features, and gathering space for community events, concerts, and more.<\/p>\n After years of planning and fundraising, it finally opens to the public this weekend.<\/p>\n What they’re saying:<\/p>\n Hudson Henley is an Oak Cliff developer who has been buying property in the area for more than a dozen years, long before the park was an idea. He\u2019s hoping it gives birth to new life.<\/p>\n He\u2019s already planning several projects including a 200-unit apartment and mixed used development along Ewing Avenue, just west of the park.<\/p>\n Henley said the park is just what Oak Cliff needs.<\/p>\n “It’s been a long time coming. We went through COVID and the slowdown with that and everything. But these people have done a fantastic job,” he said. “It’s really exciting. As you can see, it’s a gorgeous park. It’s going to be a game changer over here.”<\/p>\n He hopes it brings new visitors to the area and helps to rebuild communities.<\/p>\n “It’s given an incentive for those of us who own property over here to redevelop it. And we’re going to create a new entertainment district \u2014 restaurant, retail, housing,” he said.<\/p>\n Henley owns the City Inn Suites property right across from the new park. He is planning to tear it down soon, making room for parking.<\/p>\n Other developers in the area have agreed to pay additional money into what\u2019s called the Halperin Park Public Improvement District.\u00a0<\/p>\n What’s next:<\/p>\n Halperin Park is a reality because of a $300 million public private partnership, including a $23 million naming rights gift from the Halperin Family Foundation.<\/p>\n And instead of a ribbon cutting event, the foundation opted for a ribbon-tying event as a symbolic gesture to the community.<\/p>\n The Source:<\/b> FOX 4’s Shaun Rabb gathered information for this story by talking to developers and local leaders during a park preview event.<\/p>\n Oak Cliff<\/a>Business<\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"DALLAS – The new deck park over Interstate 35 near the Dallas Zoo opens to the public this…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":781670,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5135],"tags":[5229,64,1596,7290,50,10429,358,3187,67,586,132,5230,68,2969],"class_list":{"0":"post-781669","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-dallas","8":"tag-america","9":"tag-business","10":"tag-dallas","11":"tag-dallas-county","12":"tag-news","13":"tag-oak-cliff","14":"tag-texas","15":"tag-tx","16":"tag-united-states","17":"tag-united-states-of-america","18":"tag-unitedstates","19":"tag-unitedstatesofamerica","20":"tag-us","21":"tag-usa"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/116538307525710274","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/781669","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=781669"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/781669\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/781670"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=781669"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=781669"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=781669"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}