It’s not as if the Continental Gin Building is the home of the lotus-eaters, where visitors, enchanted by the local cuisine, forget about returning to their daily lives.

But if someone walks into the historic Deep Ellum property for a morning coffee, there’s a chance they’ll stay all day.

The 400,000-square-foot portfolio comprises loft apartments and creative office buildings spanning nine acres in the historic Exposition Park.

More than 400,000 square feet of commercial and residential property near Fair Park has been bought by a Dallas real estate firm that’s redeveloped two Deep Ellum buildings.

Properties span nearly nine acres in Exposition Park, a neighborhood between Deep Ellum and Fair Park, and contain more than 400,000 square feet.

August Real Estate has purchased 17 buildings with more than 400,000 square feet of commercial and residential space in the Exposition Park neighborhood near the main entrance to Fair Park.

No matter how you feel about the big-name openings—one of them was memorable enough to be named our Restaurant of the Year—there’s no dispute that neighborhood restaurants stepped up their game.

Martini lovers and beginners, here’s your new Dallas spot.

A cozy retro-inspired bar with a car theme has opened in a historic building in Deep Ellum Dallas. Called Tina's Continental, it's in the Continental Gin Building at 3309 Elm St.

Tina’s is teeny: It’s an 800-square-foot martini bar that will share a vestibule with Tatsu, an intimate omakase restaurant. Tina’s co-creator Elias Pope describes the place as both classic and modern, with cocktails that are batched in advance and kept ice-cold in the freezer.

Opening in the Continental Gin Building in Deep Ellum this winter, Tina’s is a new, tiny 800-square-foot martini bar next to popular sushi spot Tatsu. Founded by UNCO Hospitality (HG Sply Co., Leela’s Wine Bar), the new spot will serve several kinds of cocktails.

A Japanese restaurant named after its fourth-generation master sushi chef Tatsuya Sekiguchi is expected to open in Deep Ellum this winter.

Not even the tiniest detail at Tatsuya Sekiguchi’s Deep Ellum sushi bar goes overlooked.

The Continental Gin is so much more than just a historic building in Deep Ellum–it’s a true icon of Dallas and the cornerstone from which Deep Ellum’s history was built.

What was once the largest manufacturer of cotton gins in the world is now an experiential office, retail, and neighborhood destination with its beautiful well-crafted urban landscape.

Tatsu Dallas, located inside the Continental Gin Building in Deep Ellum, is a semifinalist in the best new restaurant category. The 10-seat omakase sushi restaurant that opened in 2022 is included in the category because it “already demonstrates excellence in cuisine, atmosphere, hospitality, and operations while contributing positively to its broader community, and seems likely to make a significant impact in years to come,” according to the press release.

A critically acclaimed sushi chef, most recently of New York City, is coming to Dallas to open a special kind of restaurant: Called Tatsu Dallas, it's an edomae-style restaurant from chef Tatsuya Sekiguchi, opening in the recently renovated Continental Gin Building in Dallas' Deep Ellum.

August Real Estate is building up its East Dallas portfolio with the recent purchase of Lakewood Tower on Gaston Avenue.

After years of working in real estate, two Dallas brothers have formed a new family venture to focus on backing creative, urban, mixed-use spaces starting in their hometown.

Evan August and Jordan August co-founded August Real Estate Co. after the pair recently unveiled plans to restore and renovate two family-owned buildings in Deep Ellum, a hip neighborhood just east of downtown Dallas.

CEO Spotlight featuring Evan August, Co-Founder of August Real Estate Co.