Check out the new renderings of what the new Stoneleigh Penthouse is going to look like. The newly-redesigned Penthouse will be undertaken by Carleton Varney, who is the protége to the original designer, Dorothy Draper. The penthouse is being completely re-designed and sectioned off into four private rooms known as the presidential, bridal, corporate and terrace suites. Also, there will be three sections known as the drawing room, dining room, and gallery which will be used as public event spaces.

These images were on display Tuesday night at Nick & Sam’s Steakhouse, across the street from the hotel, during a special event where previous guests of the Stonleigh and soon-to-be-residents at the Tower Residences were able to meet all of the key players bringing these projects together.

The first image is a glance inside the master bedroom of the presidential suite, while the second image is a preview of the new terrace suite.

A few years ago, back when the Tower Residences at The Stoneleigh Hotel were no more than a sparkle in Prescott Reality’s eye, one urban Dallas enthusiast couldn’t wait to see the tower rise from the Uptown landscape. Being a resourceful Sim City 4 gamer/planner/mayor, he broke virtual ground and took the development into his own hands.

The sim designer may have embellished a bit by making the tower 40+ stories, but we do appreciate the enthusiasm. If you play Sim City 4, you can download a few Sim City game files (registration and Sim City 4 required) and plop the Tower Residences at the Stoneleigh Hotel into your own simulated cities. More than 5,000 sim gamers have already. Here are the tower’s in-game specifications:

Sim Stoneleigh Specs Lot Size: 4×6 Plop Cost: §85,000 Jobs: 410 Commercial High Wealth Power Consumed: 138 kWh/month Water Consumed: 512 gallons/month

Check out UnFair Park’s (Dallas Observer Blog) entry on the Stoneleigh Hotel and the great things they mention about the Stoneleigh’s new chef, David Bull!  You can see his current bio here on the Driskill Hotel website. We will be posting more on David soon.  We are excited to have him!

The Stoneleigh Residences is mentioned in an article from the Real Estate Journal from the Wall Street Journal that provides a good overview of the trends in luxury condo living.

Next week, I’m taking a sneak peak at the ongoing renovations to the Stoneleigh Hotel, which just opened its 10^th floor showroom, displayed in the first photo below. Also, I caught word that construction on the restaurant, outdoor patio, bar and lobby is wrapping up. I’ll try to take some photos and videos next week, and I’ll show them off here on the blog.  But for now, digital renderings of the soon-to-be finished product will have to do. Not that I’m complaining, the photo-realism on these is pretty stunning.