2616 Commerce Event Center

My daughters wedding reception was here and I couldn’t be more pleased. Jill and Lisa handle every stressful mishap with ease. When we ran out of stuff, they even went to the store for us. It was beautiful and our guests were so impressed. I would happily recommend this place to anyone.

I would give them 0 stars just from how our phone conversation went. Lisa was VERY rude, passive and told me off top it would be $ 5500 BEFORE asking me how many guests we’d be having. Their correspondence is poor and phone etiquette is very unprofessional.
Just from our phone conversation alone, I will not ever go or recommend. It very well be a lovely place, but this will be our wedding day. We’ll be taking our 10k elsewhere!

I can’t speak of the staff because it wasn’t my event I was just attending a friend wedding. The place is convenient and easy to find. It was great not to have to search for parking in Deep Ellum, I’m sure they paid extra but it was well worth it. The ceremony took place upstairs and at 7pm it’s a beautiful site, there is some street noise but because of the occasion it was hardy noticeable. We headed downstairs to the beautifully decorated reception nice size dance floor and everyone we encountered was very professional. I would highly recommend for wedding or any type of party.

I loved working with this venue. Three levels here were able to accommodate over 800 guests in just one night (Summer Solstice) with over 30 food, drink and entertainment vendors. The staff was easy to work with and very accommodating. They helped with all of the lighting, sound, and décor set up limiting some of the stress that comes with planning large-​scale events. My favorite aspect of the space is the rooftop patio which had strung lighting and overlooked the vibrant Dallas skyline.

What a great event center!
Parking is easily accessible. There are several different spaces actually available for use, including an area with a dance floor and a beautiful deck area that has amazing views of downtown.
With the ability to accommodate several different types of events, you can rest assured that your event will be in good hands and turn out beautifully.
I also love the different location of Deep Ellum!

Here is really a good place for wedding! They offer unlimited option with their multilevel event center, outdoor rooftop patio and open door policies on food and beverage. Also, they can host large groups of up to 1,000 guests! I strongly recommended here! To find out more wedding venue in Dallas:

I’ve been to two Unilocal events at this location in five years. My first Unilocal event was here so it holds a dear place in my heart. I don’t think they had patio open for the first one but the second time was full deck. So lovely with the beautiful lights! This place is big enough to fit 500 people on three different levels. This venue can host most events. Located near bars so if there isnt enough alcohol at a event, your guests could walk to go get drinks around commerce. :-D

Went for the Unilocal Summer Solstice — what a fantastic venue! It’s next door to Cane Rosso. The 2^nd floor deck has a great view, is good-​sized, and would be a strong contender for any outside event. It’s nice that there are two inside spaces as well, in case there’s bad weather. The staff were very friendly and accommodating. Definitely worth checking out!

This is a great venue. I attended the Unilocal Dallas Summer Solstice– an all white affair. The space downstairs is open & was well decorated. The rooftop deck is beautiful and allows for awesome views of the downtown Dallas skyline.

Great venue right in the middle of DE area. It was perfect for the event I attended. Great balcony overseeing the skyline except for that big billboard sign covering parts of it. It would be more awesome if the city will get rid of that. Other than that I had a great time here

What an awesome space!!! First, I wanna say thank you to the 2616 Commerce staff for allowing Unilocal to transform the space into something awesome. I’m sure they were doing a lot behind the scenes that made the event go super smooth. Secondly, shout out to security for letting me get by with a picture of my DL, a student ID, and four credit cards to prove I was 21+ (especially since I don’t drink at all). Hahah what a night.
So the space is super cool, the bottom floor was transformed into this white wonderland with food/​drink sample booths scattered around as well as dancers, henna artists, fortune tellers and more! I was only going to be able to stay for about an hour (which almost became two!) so I tried to cram as much in as possible. The always lovely Bahn Shop was there and we got to try the Dry Soda, a couple other Asian inspired places, and of course henna! The henna artist was super sweet and did a great job, if you see this, five stars for you!
Since I’m elite, I got to go to the VIP lounge upstairs on the 4^th floor (although no one was really monitoring it) which was bumpin! Unfortunately, we got there too late for a swag bag, but I got a frisbee anyways! The party poured out from the DJ’s domain onto a rooftop patio decked with all kinds of alcohol and dancing. It was awesome.
Fantastic job Heli and the gang! My first big Unilocal event was awesome and I can’t wait for the next!

lisa and jill where very helpful and professional. our function went off w/​out a hitch. they were able to hire the music at the last minute. we had our own band but they backed out at the last minute. they had professional help they hired to serve the food and make the drinks. everyone had a great time. we will definitely be calling them for our next big function. thank u jill and lisa for a job well done.
sincerely, cindy ellis

These people are shifty & deceitful. They are unprofessional and RUDE. It took 2 weeks for them to respond to our emails & they promised reserved private parking which we paid extra for, but EVERYONE on the block was parking there.
It doesn’t clean up well as promised — it is very dingy looking.
First — the night before my step daughter’s wedding they were supposed to have everything ready for us to start our decorations by 7, they didn’t have the linens on the tables & they told us to get out of the way so they could get it done — it should have been done BEFORE we got there.
They are claiming we broke 5 mirrors — REALLY 5??? We didn’t break 1 much less 5! They conveniently threw them away & don’t even have pictures. There were vases on top of the mirrors, but the vases didn’t get broken, SO I guess the kids were careful enough to MOVE the vases but break 5 mirrors! We supposed stole 5 crystal candle holders & 4 Crystal goblets. WTF would anyone want with those much less that many! And finally we supposed stole a rose ball — WTF is a rose ball anyway!!! & how do you steal something like that? Put it under your shirt & pretend your pregnant? They charged my credit card $ 500 for this CRAP, but didn’t send a statement until we called to ask (3 weeks later) what those charges were.
And in addition to ALL that 1 of them was VERY RUDE to me and some of our guests. (I don’t know which of them it was)
We gave them the contact info for the Bartender service we hired but they didn’t bother to get the TABC license from bartenders. The bartenders stole from us & the camera system that the venue claims to have didn’t get them on camera — so either there isn’t a camera system or it isn’t worth a damn — either way it didn’t do what it’s supposed to do.
Find another venue this one isn’t worth the headache!

Lisa is AMAZING. I got married on the deck on May 4, with a reception that followed downstairs in the commerce room. It was SO perfect. She really went above and beyond to make everything amazing, and I’m so glad we decided to have our wedding here. Every single thing we wanted was done, and she was around the whole night to make sure everything was going the way it needed to. She is perfect, and if you’re looking for a venue definitely pick this place!!!

I work with Lisa at 2616, and she is a person that has such a deep love for making sure that her clients are able to live out their dream event (Wedding reception, Party, Corp. Event or etc.). I’m a DJ and when I come in she make sure that I have everything that I need in order to do my job. She’s a awesome person to work with. If you need a place to have your next event Please contact LIsa At 2616. DJ Mike

Among many other issues, what took the cake? They threw away our wedding cake! :(

Extremely pleased with the event center! Jill was the perfect organizer and she made my wedding reception beautiful!

Lisa handled my event for appx 600 guests on the 1^st & 2^nd floor with no problem at all! she secured tabc certified bartenders, barbacks, cleaning crew (before & after), set-​up event. lisa also had late night taco’s brought in for midnight snack. we booked our own dj’s and had one downstairs and one on the 2^nd floor patio (HUGE!) that overlooks downtown.
everything was great, and she was a pleasure to work with in an industry that can be very «trying» at times.

DO NOT plan an event here. Beautiful space, although it is very dirty and cluttered. We had our wedding here and were incredibly disappointed in the staff for the venue. The venue staff is disorganized, irresponsible, non-​responsive, they even no-​showed us for our final planning meeting that I confirmed twice in the week leading up to it… I could go on and on.
Randy– I believe he is the owner, will give you every excuse in the book for why nothing is done correctly. They are unable to keep event staff on hand, as we quickly found out in the initial planning stages when one quit and another quit returning our calls/​emails altogether. Her name was Karmen Pannell– I believe she is a private wedding planner in DFW area. I would not use her though, very unresponsive– also lots of excuses for why she is always so unavailable.
1) When we arrived for our wedding ceremony, not one table, chair, aisle, or bar had been set up. Our wedding party plus husbands/​wives had to scramble around like madmen to set it all up ourselves in a very short period of time. We were told by the venue staff that this would all be done the night before. However, given their terrible track record so far, we made sure to arrive early in case there was a problem. Our hair and make-​up was basically destroyed due to all the manual labor we had to do to set up. So much for a relaxing start to your wedding day!
2) The venue staff told us that 150 parking spots would be provided free of charge. As our wedding party started to arrive, we were asked to pay $ 5 a car. I’m not sure what happened for the rest of the night as we are about to begin communication with our attorneys regarding several of these issues.
Luckily, most of our guests had no idea that anything was wrong once we finally got the ceremony started (late, I might add b/​c we had no time to get dressed!). This is not due in any part to the 2616 employees/​staff/​mgmt. The only thing their event staff did for us that night was set up the dance floor after the ceremony. Some of their staff even came upstairs to take decorative trees from our reception to use in another event going on downstairs! My understanding is that the other event happening on our date had their fair share of problems too.
Overall, I’m in agreement with Roger W. Until there is a new manager or owner, I’d never consider this venue again. It’s a real shame because it really is a cool venue.

Oh my snap, I need to plan an event. This space is rather amazing seeing how you could easily have a party upstairs on the balcony (over looking the downtown view) while someone else is having «get down and party» event downstairs.
Beautiful spot right in the middle-​ish of Deep Ellum with so much potential to make your party plans come true. The vibe is very Deep Ellum with exposed brick, black painted pipes and exposed hardware. Could be gorgeous against a anything.
Parking would be, in my opinion, in the paid lot next door ($ 10) or metered (4 hour max limit).
Right next door to Cane Rosso, so catering could be easy too. Just saying.

Really cool event space in the Deep Ellum. There is a large party space on the ground level and an amazing rooftop terrace with views of downtown. There is some free parking directly behind the venue, otherwise there are several paid lots and meters on the street.
I’m not sure when I would have need for an event space, but if I ever do I’m going to check this place out. It would be a great place for a party!