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by utgf
08 Jun 2023 20:30
Forum: City Issues/News
Topic: Dallas Office Occupancy
Replies: 13
Views: 4515

Re: Dallas Office Occupancy

Hopefully the San Francisco market is finally turning around: They Fled San Francisco. The A.I. Boom Pulled Them Back
by utgf
19 Dec 2022 20:32
Forum: Urban Development
Topic: DT Dallas: Adolphus Hotel
Replies: 2
Views: 1202

Re: DT Dallas: Adolphus Hotel

I think they ruined the room with the renovation. It still looks nice but pales in comparison to what it used to look like. Not sure how old the previous look was, but it would be criminal if it was original to the building and they updated it with the last renovation. https://www.gannett-cdn.com/au...
by utgf
16 Apr 2022 10:40
Forum: Urban Development
Topic: Knox District / Knox Park
Replies: 814
Views: 583641

Re: Knox / Henderson - Knox Street Side

Looks like Ligne Roset has closed. This was the worst run business I've ever interacted with. Completely incompetent and it's stunning they're still in business at all. I had spent close to $90k over a 2 month period at their store in the design district 20+ years ago to furnish my modern 3 level t...
by utgf
28 Dec 2021 01:40
Forum: Urban Development
Topic: Downtown Dallas: Dallas High School
Replies: 165
Views: 114587

Re: Downtown Dallas: Dallas High School

Hopefully the unfinished vertical band of windows will have the red accent similar to red accents on the other side. I think that should make the building pop from the highway. I see in San Francisco 2 new buildings that use the similar variated size window treatment which looks much better in light...
by utgf
08 Jul 2021 19:15
Forum: City Issues/News
Topic: Corporate Relocations/Expansions
Replies: 765
Views: 532535

Re: Corporate Relocations/Expansions

For companies considering California to Texas moves, the question is ‘why didn’t we do this sooner’ Site Selection magazine says Texas topped the list of states with the most new projects for 2020, buoyed by business-friendly climate and an accessible talent pool. https://www.dallasnews.com/busines...
by utgf
02 Jun 2021 00:40
Forum: Urban Development
Topic: Downtown Dallas: Hillwood Urban - Field Street Tower
Replies: 449
Views: 321802

Re: Downtown Dallas: Hillwood Urban's ~50 storey tower on former BoA motorcourt

utgf, one of those building images looks like it's straight out of Sim City 4's image tiles. That's so cool! Where did you find that? You must be referring to the one I mistook as original plans for the building. All images posted were found doing Google pic searching for 345 California Center. The...
by utgf
30 May 2021 02:21
Forum: Urban Development
Topic: Downtown Dallas: Hillwood Urban - Field Street Tower
Replies: 449
Views: 321802

Re: Downtown Dallas: Hillwood Urban's ~50 storey tower on former BoA motorcourt

Nice find! Wouldn’t be my first choice, but its is much better than the current design. I’d break up a bit of the monotony with some texture changes near the tops of each box to create crowns at the top. Strap on some LEDs on this bad boy and you got an https://dallasmetropolis.com/dfwu/download/fi...
by utgf
09 Apr 2021 18:29
Forum: City Issues/News
Topic: Downtown Progress
Replies: 358
Views: 234613

Re: Downtown Progress

Bakery chain plans to add up to 30 locations in North Texas https://www.bizjournals.com/dallas/news/2021/04/08/paris-baguette-dallas.html How does this place compare to, say, La Madeleine? Does not have restaurant section like La Madeleine. Seems more asian influenced. They opened up a new small on...
by utgf
13 Feb 2021 02:27
Forum: City Issues/News
Topic: North Dallas: Galleria
Replies: 621
Views: 344908

Re: North Dallas: Galleria

vman wrote:Couldn't agree more...this need to be right and/or prove someone else wrong is pathetic and troll-ish.

I just saw it as people trying to set the facts straight. That should always be appreciated.
by utgf
31 Dec 2020 12:48
Forum: Urban Development
Topic: Oaklawn: Old Parkland
Replies: 148
Views: 90510

Re: Oaklawn: Old Parkland

Atleast the clock tower itself does not look as bad as this: https://strata.ca/slate-image/property-images/1780/00_Watermark%20Long%20Branch_3563%20Lake%20Shore%20Blvd%20W-640.jpg But the effect of the whole development is the same. Completely ruined what started out with the restoration of the old ...
by utgf
24 Dec 2020 19:36
Forum: Urban Development
Topic: Design District 1.0
Replies: 115
Views: 82248

Re: Design District 1.0

Hopefully the nearby Dallas Decorative Center is not being redeveloped by anyone and remains as it is.
by utgf
24 Dec 2020 19:21
Forum: Rail + Guided Transit
Topic: Hyperloop: Texas Triangle
Replies: 36
Views: 35911

Re: Hyperloop: Texas Triangle

You basically have to build a meglev rail system and build it in a vacuum tube.
by utgf
04 Nov 2020 23:35
Forum: City Issues/News
Topic: DFW in the Media
Replies: 82
Views: 74816

Re: DFW in the Media

Also all registered voters can get mail-in ballot. Has been like that since I moved here more that 10 years ago. Never have had to vote in person. I went to the polling station only to drop off the mail-in ballot since I did not trust USPS to deliver in time this year. I had the option to drop it of...
by utgf
04 Nov 2020 01:21
Forum: City Issues/News
Topic: DFW in the Media
Replies: 82
Views: 74816

Re: DFW in the Media

https://s.hdnux.com/photos/01/15/05/17/20206545/3/900x0.jpg A comparative map of San Francisco, left, and Dallas, right, shows the dramatic difference in available polling stations over a similar-sized area. https://www.sfgate.com/politics/article/Maps-disparity-polling-locations-SF-Georgia-Texas-1...
by utgf
10 Oct 2020 01:05
Forum: Urban Development
Topic: Deep Ellum 1.0
Replies: 1020
Views: 776368

Re: Deep Ellum 1.0

Hannibal Lecter wrote:When friends come to visit you at home do they have to park 2-3 blocks away and pay $5 to park?

If only they were so lucky. :)
by utgf
10 Jul 2020 23:58
Forum: Urban Development
Topic: Pegasus Place Tower
Replies: 32
Views: 21528

Re: Pegasus Place Tower

Yuck. I don't like the "refresh." It looks outdated. The original design is sleek and cool. Just clean it up and replace materials, but don't change the original architectural vision. The original architectural vision was already destroyed decades ago in the previous refresh which left it...
by utgf
21 May 2020 23:52
Forum: Urban Development
Topic: Deep Ellum: Epic ~ Knights of Pythias Temple
Replies: 670
Views: 568424

Re: Deep Ellum: Epic ~ Knights of Pythias Temple

Too many pessimists on this string... Will Uber ride off to Dallas with its headquarters? As cost-cutting pressures mount, speculation intensifies that Uber could move its San Francisco headquarters to lower-cost Dallas. https://www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/news/2020/05/01/will-uber-ride-off-to...
by utgf
15 May 2020 22:01
Forum: City Issues/News
Topic: Corporate Relocations/Expansions
Replies: 765
Views: 532535

Re: Corporate Relocations/Expansions

Tesla picks Austin and Tulsa as finalists for new US factory

The new factory will be Tesla's biggest so far. The electric car maker has said it wants the factory to be in the center of the country and closer to East Coast markets.
by utgf
08 May 2020 18:06
Forum: Urban Development
Topic: Deep Ellum: Epic ~ Knights of Pythias Temple
Replies: 670
Views: 568424

Re: Deep Ellum: Epic ~ Knights of Pythias Temple

I can't read the article since its behind the pay wall, but is this anything more than musings of a business reporter and civic boosters? Has the company itself made any move so that one can even try to wonder if it is just playing to get incentive from California/SF. Because the chances of them get...
by utgf
24 Apr 2020 17:33
Forum: Urban Development
Topic: Uptown Dallas: 2811 Maple (~380 FT | ~30 ST)
Replies: 69
Views: 36891

Re: New Uptown Tower

Hopefully does not meet the street with a wall and/or a valet car park, continuing the current trend of new buildings in the area being less integrated with the streets than the older ones they are replacing.
by utgf
27 Jan 2020 02:44
Forum: Urban Development
Topic: Uptown Dallas: Parkside Uptown (Miyama) (~424 FT | ~30 ST)
Replies: 232
Views: 106627

Re: KDC & Miyama Project - 30 ST

I really don't care for AMLI's 80's throwback architecture made that much worse by imitating Fountain Place. I think hanging garden architecture on this one is great for Dallas if they follow through. The problem is the wall created by the parking podium, which is the shame with so many of the new b...
by utgf
23 Jan 2020 01:27
Forum: City Issues/News
Topic: Corporate Relocations/Expansions
Replies: 765
Views: 532535

Re: Corporate Relocations/Expansions

App based solutions are just a tiny portion of startups happening here. In my small circle of friends, I have one working at Spacex on their constellation project for satellite based internet access, one working at a startup building various electric self-flying planes from personal ones to medium s...
by utgf
04 Dec 2019 23:55
Forum: City Issues/News
Topic: Corporate Relocations/Expansions
Replies: 765
Views: 532535

Re: Corporate Relocations/Expansions

Having grown up in Dallas and now being in SF and still following this forum, this is almost like reaction of Blockbuster's move to Dallas unaware about the disruption about to happen with NetFlix. https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.forbes.com/sites/donnafuscaldo/2019/12/04/mobile-trading-app-robinhoo...
by utgf
26 Nov 2019 19:59
Forum: City Issues/News
Topic: Corporate Relocations/Expansions
Replies: 765
Views: 532535

Re: Corporate Relocations/Expansions

Charles Schwab’s move to DFW shakes up leaderboard in region already undergoing changes One would think, after losing Toyota, McKesson and now Schwab that somebody would start scratching their head and at least wonder why this keeps happening. Nothing to wonder about or scratch their head about. Re...
by utgf
16 Aug 2019 21:51
Forum: Urban Development
Topic: Deep Ellum: Epic ~ Knights of Pythias Temple
Replies: 670
Views: 568424

Re: Deep Ellum: Epic ~ Knights of Pythias Temple

So is Lyft's. Their initial success was dependent on providing a better taxi service and from customer standpoint have succeeded admirably.
by utgf
18 Jul 2019 20:27
Forum: Urban Development
Topic: Uptown Dallas: TC Oak Grove Tower (13 ST)
Replies: 28
Views: 26229

Re: Uptown Dallas: TC Oak Grove Tower (13 ST)

Too bad its not something similar to this that TC is trying to get approved in San Francisco. https://socketsite.com/archives/2019/06/taller-transbay-district-tower-slated-for-approval.html Trammel Crow Residential is now seeking approval for a 42-story tower to rise up to 444 feet in height on the ...
by utgf
17 May 2019 00:04
Forum: Urban Development
Topic: Deep Ellum: Epic ~ Knights of Pythias Temple
Replies: 670
Views: 568424

Re: Deep Ellum: Epic ~ Knights of Pythias Temple

Uber already has small discrete Office in West End. They have an idea what Dallas has to offer. Hope this HQ happens. Snapchat also small place in Deep Ellum. Its not a HQ. Their current HQ is in SF and they are currently finishing out a 1.1 million square foot new HQ campus there close to the new ...
by utgf
01 Dec 2018 02:54
Forum: City Issues/News
Topic: Corporate Relocations/Expansions
Replies: 765
Views: 532535

Re: Corporate Relocations/Expansions

The current McKesson HQ is just a block from my condo in the city. Interesting that there is no coverage of this move in the local newspaper. With the tech boom, non-tech companies are finding it harder to justify the costs of staying in SF. Quite a few have moved out recently but vacancy remains lo...
by utgf
20 Jun 2018 15:07
Forum: Urban Development
Topic: Uptown Dallas: 23 Springs (~399FT | 26 ST)
Replies: 180
Views: 226914

Re: Uptown Dallas: Cedar Maple Plaza I,II & III (2301 Cedar Springs Rd.)

Only in Dallas could a building built in 1980's be a better urban design than one to be built in 2020's to replace it. When they talk about open space, did not realize they meant open space for cars.
by utgf
20 Apr 2018 02:00
Forum: The Parks, Trails, + Miscellaneous Infrastructure
Topic: Dallas BikeShare: VBikes, LimeBike, Spin, Ofo, Mobike
Replies: 169
Views: 170282

Re: Dallas BikeShare: VBikes, LimeBike, Spin, Ofo, Mobike

Lol this encapsulates SF’s freak out over everything and nothing. Are there electric scooters? Umm, they exist, I suppose. A couple. That you can occasionally spot. But lol at “scores of companies studding SF sidewalks with an abundance of electric scooters.” At least in the financial district, the...
by utgf
25 Mar 2018 01:31
Forum: Urban Development
Topic: Could Dallas land Amazon HQ '2'?
Replies: 1075
Views: 876837

Re: Could Dallas land Amazon HQ '2'?

Pro tip: never trust Bay Area residents' perceptions of development or population changes. A couple of buildings is a building boom and a small population increase is a wave of people. Thank goodness that you are such a pro! What exactly are we gaining by further growth? When I lived in Dallas 11 y...
by utgf
19 Feb 2018 22:58
Forum: City Issues/News
Topic: Short Survey for Dallas project - please help
Replies: 4
Views: 9367

Re: Short Survey for Dallas project - please help

Scoop is popular in San Francisco Bay Area providing the same type service. https://www.takescoop.com/
by utgf
02 Nov 2017 00:08
Forum: Urban Development
Topic: Could Dallas land Amazon HQ '2'?
Replies: 1075
Views: 876837

Re: Could Dallas land Amazon HQ '2'?

Tivo_Kenevil wrote: Study names New York No. 1 contender for Amazon HQ2, with San Francisco and Seattle close behind My point of view from San Francisco: No Thanks. We are over capacity in all aspects already. Move along! https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4464/37131770814_51d7e7f45a_h.jpg
by utgf
05 Oct 2017 01:23
Forum: City Issues/News
Topic: Corporate Relocations/Expansions
Replies: 765
Views: 532535

Re: Corporate Relocations/Expansions

When is Samsung going to relocate it's New Jersey based Americas HQ to North Texas?!?!?! I believe they already moved it to San Jose. http://www.nbbj.com/work/samsung-america-headquarters/ https://d3pxppq3195xue.cloudfront.net/media/images/15/12/09/SAM_1471new_966x668.jpg