The Crescent is sometimes credited for setting the quality level for much of the surrounding neighborhood, and today commands some of the highest office rents in Dallas.

[4][3] During final construction activities in 1986, The Crescent's parking garage was used by Orion Pictures and director Paul Verhoeven to stage and film a scene for Robocop.

In 2014 plans were announced to transform and update the exterior of the building, resulting in more park space along with retail and office upgrades.

[5] On January 7, 2025, Los Angeles Lakers general manager Rob Pelinka and Dallas Mavericks general manager Nico Harrison began discussions that would lead to the controversial blockbuster trade of Mavericks star Luka Dončić to the Lakers at a coffee shop in the lobby of the Hotel Crescent Court.

[7] The building lobby areas are finished in ten different types of marble, and covering the complex is the largest cut slate roof in the world (250,000 tiles installed by skilled craftsmen).