HN Capital Partners is doubling down on the Design District, unveiling a slate of new restaurants and a fitness concept as it works to turn the eclectic showroom enclave into a round-the-clock neighborhood.
The Dallas-based firm is adding five eateries plus an indoor padel complex across its growing portfolio in the area, where it now owns roughly 40 acres at 1650 Oak Lawn Avenue, the Dallas Business Journal reported. Jo’seon Wagyu Omakase, a Korean-Japanese fusion format, is slated to debut in early December. Delilah — the celebrity magnet born in Los Angeles — is expected to open within 60 days, potentially with a January splash. Ospi, La Lupita Taco & Mezcal and Alara Modern Mediterranean will follow in stages through early 2026.
Vipin Nambiar, founder and managing partner of HN Capital Partners, told the outlet that he expects to announce a sixth restaurant in the coming weeks. HN Capital — along with McCort Partners — began amassing properties mostly within the Design District four years ago and now owns about 40 acres in the area Northwest of downtown.
It’s a major jolt for a district with about 17 existing eateries and a widening profile among developers chasing Dallas’ next creative cluster. HN won’t say how much it’s spending, though it notes that top-shelf concepts like Delilah run into the millions. The Dallas outpost will span about 15,000 square feet and host private and corporate events — a strategy modeled after the brand’s Vegas location, where snagging a table can be a sport.
The strategy is “thoughtful placemaking,” Nambiar said, tapping into the district’s artsy identity without sanding down its edge. Asana Partners’ new open-air center, The Seam, is rising nearby, and HN’s moves are designed to help stitch the area into a coherent all-day destination rather than a nighttime-only hotspot.
Lunchtime traffic is a big part of that equation, which helped put Ospi — an Italian-American concept from “Top Chef” alum Jackson Kalb — at the top of HN’s list to backfill the shuttered Meddlesome Moth.
HN is layering in recreation too.
The firm is bringing New York-based Padel Haus to a 24,000-square-foot warehouse on Dragon Street, aiming for a first-half 2026 opening. Padel, a racket sport played inside glass enclosures, hasn’t matched pickleball in popularity yet, but Nambiar told the outlet that he believes it could surpass it, calling the club a mix of fitness and social glue for Uptown, Oak Lawn and Design District residents and office workers.
The new leases preview the scale of HN’s ambitions. Last year the firm and McCourt Partners unveiled plans for Hi Line Square, a two-tower project expected to break ground in early 2026 and reshape the district’s skyline.
— Eric Weilbacher
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