The city says this could clear the way for Neiman to stay open in downtown Dallas but a lot of big questions remain.

There’s also the attempted exit from Neiman Marcus’ relatively new office lease at Cityplace Tower in Uptown— a move that the landlord, NexPoint, disputes is even allowed. Then, there’s Saks’ announcement that it’s injecting $100 million into the NorthPark location of Neiman Marcus for renovations.

As an editorial in this paper noted, the loss comes as “a painful reckoning that a part of who we are is going away.” When Neiman Marcus is gone, downtown — once a regional mecca of department stores — will have no such institution remaining.

Neiman Marcus' parent company Saks said despite a land deal worked out between the downtown Dallas building's owner and the city, their plans to close the iconic location have not changed. "Given our role in the Dallas community,