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- 06 Dec 2023 11:19
- Forum: The Parks, Trails, + Miscellaneous Infrastructure
- Topic: Trinity River Park
- Replies: 468
- Views: 474431
Re: Trinity River Park
I can't believe I'm actually going to say this, but I'm okay with the surface parking. I want to make it quick/easy for people to access this area and surface parking will do that. I get that the end goal should be to have people walk, bus, bike to this area, but we are far from that reality. In the...
- 30 Oct 2023 20:10
- Forum: Urban Development
- Topic: Oak Lawn: 3900 Lemmon
- Replies: 18
- Views: 6084
Re: Oak Lawn: 3900 Lemmon
Yes please, and hopefully a complete streets re-do as well.
- 10 Oct 2023 14:18
- Forum: Urban Development
- Topic: Uptown Dallas: Central Market at McKinney and Lemmon
- Replies: 426
- Views: 444522
Re: Uptown Dallas: Central Market at McKinney and Lemmon
Jeez, what a complete let down.
I agree, it will be an improvement over the dead space that is here currently, and I'd imagine they'll do some cool stuff with this Central Market, but it's unfortunate that this has dragged on for as long as it has and this is all we are left with.
I agree, it will be an improvement over the dead space that is here currently, and I'd imagine they'll do some cool stuff with this Central Market, but it's unfortunate that this has dragged on for as long as it has and this is all we are left with.
- 03 Oct 2023 08:20
- Forum: City Issues/News
- Topic: Downtown Progress
- Replies: 359
- Views: 251569
Re: Downtown Progress
Lol, that would put the reunion tower to shame. Seems like this could go somewhere in the Design District potentially, but I imagine the light pollution would be quite insane for the people who live around here.
- 08 Sep 2023 14:47
- Forum: Urban Development
- Topic: Downtown Dallas: Energy Plaza
- Replies: 149
- Views: 57689
Re: Downtown Dallas: Energy Plaza
Wow, I have no words..lol.
- 28 Aug 2023 08:20
- Forum: Urban Development
- Topic: Harwood District: No.14 (388 FT / 26 ST)
- Replies: 198
- Views: 99973
Re: Harwood District: No.14 (388 FT / 27 ST)
Tollway needs reconstruction to expand reverchon park. Yes please. It's a shame Goat Hill was removed and developed on, because it really would have been cool to have Reverchon park expanded, include Goat Hill, and extended all the way to be able to connect to the Trinity Strand Trail in the Design...
- 01 Aug 2023 13:25
- Forum: Urban Development
- Topic: Downtown Dallas: Jackson at Market Parking Garage
- Replies: 75
- Views: 34283
Re: Downtown Dallas: Jackson at Market Parking Garage
Wish they would just move forward with a residential tower on top. Ideally yes. The flip side of this is that I'm glad they are moving forward with something, rather than sitting on empty land until the residential tower makes sense. I know it's crazy of me to be pro the development of a parking ga...
- 31 Jul 2023 17:23
- Forum: Urban Development
- Topic: JLL Turtle Creek Tower
- Replies: 12
- Views: 5398
Re: JLL Turtle Creek Tower
Lol. Perhaps they were thinking this move would be more popular than it actually was. It's a massive community, and the majority of people aren't vocal or active at all on stuff like this. Perhaps the board was just getting feedback from people who agreed with them and thinking that this was represe...
- 31 Jul 2023 12:28
- Forum: Urban Development
- Topic: JLL Turtle Creek Tower
- Replies: 12
- Views: 5398
Re: JLL Turtle Creek Tower
I used to live in that building, and glad I sold my condo in 2021. Given that people are fighting against this, and it sounds like they 'only' bid $2 million I feel like maybe either the people fighting against this bid will win, or that the bid itself isn't large enough to succeed. Either way, seem...
- 27 Jul 2023 09:12
- Forum: Urban Development
- Topic: Deep Ellum 1.0
- Replies: 1025
- Views: 812739
Re: Deep Ellum 1.0
I used to get my haircuts in the morning in Deep Ellum, and this explains why I'd see students walking around in the area..lol. I actually don't see the issue with a school being here. It's not like the hours of the schools are going to overlap with the bar crowd, so it's nice that this adds some va...
- 25 Jul 2023 16:09
- Forum: City Issues/News
- Topic: Downtown Progress
- Replies: 359
- Views: 251569
Re: Downtown Progress
I really enjoyed Jaxon and the Discovery District every time I visited. I personally think the food hall was a mistake. They are just difficult to make work here and most fail. Food halls were having a moment several years ago. I was really excited for them to build one here, but it seems like the ...
- 25 Jul 2023 16:03
- Forum: Urban Development
- Topic: Turtle Creek: Four Seasons Hotel & Residences (3001 Turtle Creek)
- Replies: 210
- Views: 75643
Re: Turtle Creek: Four Seasons Hotel & Residences (3001 Turtle Creek)
Three restaurants and six or seven bars is much better than I was expecting. I'm guessing they are using the terms a little loosely, and some of these maybe pretty small 'restaurants' that mostly just exist for a quick bite for hotel guests.
- 25 Jul 2023 10:03
- Forum: Urban Development
- Topic: East Quarter: ~24 Building Redevelopment
- Replies: 563
- Views: 563627
Re: East Quarter: ~24 Building Redevelopment
Wow, that's pretty crazy! I was only aware of National Anthem and the rooftop bar on top of it, had no idea that there was even enough space for this many establishments. Crazy to think how (relatively) quickly this neighborhood pretty much popped out of nowhere. Hoping to see more residential and m...
- 18 Jul 2023 14:12
- Forum: Urban Development
- Topic: The Hill Shopping Center - NCX/Walnut Hill
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2273
Re: The Hill Shopping Center - NCX/Walnut Hill
While this is absolutely also one of my favorite strip centers, I definitely wouldn't miss it if it were re-developed into something more dense. It is surprising to me how there are already talks of re-development given how recent the 'refresh' was, though. I'm a fan of a number of the establishment...
- 13 Jul 2023 13:21
- Forum: City Issues/News
- Topic: Northpark Center
- Replies: 1658
- Views: 911069
Re: Northpark Center
Hard to imagine the luxury brands leaving NP mall. Seems like the one advantage NorthPark has is it is surrounded by wealthier areas. HP Village is obviously nice too, but do people want outdoor shopping in Texas? I'm not much of a shopper, so I'd certainly pick and outdoor/walkable area over a mall...
- 25 Jun 2023 00:50
- Forum: Urban Development
- Topic: Expo Park: August Real Estate buys 17 buildings from Gibson
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1792
Re: Expo Park: August Real Estate buys 17 buildings from Gibson
Great news!! I love this part of town, and can definitely see the potential here
- 07 Jun 2023 17:10
- Forum: City Issues/News
- Topic: Uptown Dallas: West Village Retail
- Replies: 24
- Views: 7799
Re: Uptown Dallas: West Village
There was a lot less competition for walkable areas back when West Village was more newer and shinier. It's still a great place to hang out, but definitely needs a lot more residential in the surrounding area at this point. The Central Market development really would have helped here. I'm not too wo...
- 23 May 2023 16:05
- Forum: Urban Development
- Topic: Dallas Convention Center
- Replies: 219
- Views: 96633
Re: Dallas Convention Center
I do agree that Fair Park and the Trinity River are very underutilized assets. With that said, I guess I'm still looking forward to this CC re-do. Ideally we could have gotten more money towards Fair Park, but when we voted on this the options were to either put money into the CC and Fair Park or no...
- 02 May 2023 16:27
- Forum: Suburban + Exurban Development
- Topic: Plano: Willow Bend Mall
- Replies: 324
- Views: 158185
Re: Plano: Willow Bend Mall
I mean... she's not entirely wrong. Tollway traffic is gonna be unbearable if Willow Bend does turn into apartments. I'm not sure what the alternative is though. I'd prefer to continue to build more dense developments such as this. If traffic gets worse, then perhaps people will eventually adapt an...
- 30 Apr 2023 17:18
- Forum: City Issues/News
- Topic: New Census Population Estimates
- Replies: 318
- Views: 306990
Re: New Census Population Estimates
Thanks for sharing, I'm liking what I am seeing! Crazy to think we could surpass Chicago in the next decade. I know we can't just cherry pick a single year and make a trend out of it, but it does look like Chicago's MSA is well within reach. I'm also loving all the great growth I'm seeing for so man...
- 30 Apr 2023 17:05
- Forum: Urban Development
- Topic: Downtown Dallas: Alto211 (211 North Ervay)
- Replies: 33
- Views: 23550
Re: Downtown Dallas: Alto211 (211 North Ervay)
R1070 wrote:Good plan for this building. I remember Santander wanting to tear it down for parking when they moved in next door. Glad it was saved!
Gosh that's crazy to hear. Glad that didn't end up happening, and that there is enough demand in the market to justify a conversion to Residential.
- 17 Apr 2023 21:05
- Forum: Urban Development
- Topic: DTD: Field Street District - Phase I (~405FT | 33 ST + 26 ST)
- Replies: 253
- Views: 101054
Re: Downtown Dallas: Field Street District
Same. I will also eat your stetson
- 17 Mar 2023 14:18
- Forum: City Issues/News
- Topic: H-E-B Has Finally Arrived in DFW!!!
- Replies: 124
- Views: 49836
Re: H-E-B Has Finally Arrived in DFW!!!
I also realized after re-reading the facebook post that "It's under contract to a developer" could also mean H-E-B is selling it off to someone else and abandoning Lemmon Avenue. :( That might be a good thing. HEB seems to move really slowly on any land that they own. It would be great if...
- 24 Feb 2023 15:20
- Forum: Urban Development
- Topic: Uptown/Victory Park: NorthEnd
- Replies: 809
- Views: 382557
Re: Uptown Dallas - Field Street Development [North End Apartments Site]
The "people go over here, cars go over there, and ne'er the twain shall meet" mindset is a suburban form or urbanism, which seems to be prevalent in this layout. It's what leads to these overly wide and dangerous thoroughfares. This is how The Union feels to me, and this development looks...
- 10 Feb 2023 12:45
- Forum: Urban Development
- Topic: Uptown Dallas: Parkside Uptown (Miyama) (~424 FT | ~30 ST)
- Replies: 242
- Views: 116885
Re: KDC & Miyama Project - 30 ST
Haha, agreed. Given how prime this location is, I'm surprised this took as long as it did. Glad to see this moving forward though!
- 08 Feb 2023 14:27
- Forum: Urban Development
- Topic: Dallas Convention Center
- Replies: 219
- Views: 96633
Re: Dallas Convention Center
The renderings look great to me! I already feel like the highway here isn't that big of a hinderance. I haven't personally done the walk from the Cedars to Downtown across this highway, but I could definitely see how re-orienting the convention center and adding a deck park would make a huge differe...
- 08 Feb 2023 13:51
- Forum: Urban Development
- Topic: East Quarter: ~24 Building Redevelopment
- Replies: 563
- Views: 563627
Re: East Quarter: ~24 Building Redevelopment
Thanks for sharing all of that helpful information! I would absolutely agree that EQ has done a lot of things right for the pedestrian experience including wide sidewalks and plenty of lighting. It's actually pretty incredible how quickly this neighborhood is transforming and I really look forward t...
- 01 Feb 2023 09:04
- Forum: Urban Development
- Topic: Design District: Urby Dallas I + II (~308 FT | 27 ST)
- Replies: 281
- Views: 177827
Re: Design District: Urby Dallas I + II (~308 FT | 27 ST)
Agree. I don't think this is a bad thing really, since it is in its earlier stages of development. The Design District is indeed convenient to access by car and a lot of the establishments know this and accommodate drivers. That's not exactly what you want from an urban neighborhood, but it is bring...
- 31 Jan 2023 17:48
- Forum: Urban Development
- Topic: Design District: Urby Dallas I + II (~308 FT | 27 ST)
- Replies: 281
- Views: 177827
Re: Design District: Urby Dallas I + II (~308 FT | 27 ST)
I'm really not sure what to make of this section of DD. It seems like they have done a lot of things right when it comes to pedestrian infrastructure, but with all the street parking, surface parking, and valet it still feels not great as a pedestrian. That's just a small complain though, DD is stil...
- 17 Jan 2023 13:33
- Forum: Urban Development
- Topic: Dallas Arts District: Dallas Gateway | Portman Holdings
- Replies: 177
- Views: 60972
Re: Dallas Arts District: Dallas Gateway | Portman Holdings
FYI, I originally said companies moving to Uptown or just outside the CBD, and wasn't necessarily only referring to larger companies. I'd like to believe this isn't due to location, but I think it just has more to do with the availability of newer office space. The reason I made the comment is maybe...
- 17 Jan 2023 12:58
- Forum: Urban Development
- Topic: Dallas Arts District: Dallas Gateway | Portman Holdings
- Replies: 177
- Views: 60972
Re: Dallas Arts District: Dallas Gateway | Portman Holdings
I have no specific examples in mind. They could have been smaller relocations, or maybe I'm misremembering.
I thought I recall a company moving from the CBD to Cityplace, or perhaps McKinney & Olive nabbed a few companies from the CBD too. Again, I could be off on my recollection.
I thought I recall a company moving from the CBD to Cityplace, or perhaps McKinney & Olive nabbed a few companies from the CBD too. Again, I could be off on my recollection.
- 17 Jan 2023 12:47
- Forum: Urban Development
- Topic: Dallas Arts District: Dallas Gateway | Portman Holdings
- Replies: 177
- Views: 60972
Re: Dallas Arts District: Dallas Gateway | Portman Holdings
Are they leaving Downtown Dallas due to location, or is it just because they want shiny/new office space and that is easier to find in Uptown? I'm not sure, but I guess if it is the ladder, then perhaps shiny/new office space in the CBD could do well. Comerica recently began moving a number of thei...
- 17 Jan 2023 11:14
- Forum: Urban Development
- Topic: Dallas Arts District: Dallas Gateway | Portman Holdings
- Replies: 177
- Views: 60972
Re: Dallas Arts District: Dallas Gateway | Portman Holdings
Are they leaving Downtown Dallas due to location, or is it just because they want shiny/new office space and that is easier to find in Uptown?
I'm not sure, but I guess if it is the ladder, then perhaps shiny/new office space in the CBD could do well.
I'm not sure, but I guess if it is the ladder, then perhaps shiny/new office space in the CBD could do well.
- 17 Jan 2023 10:28
- Forum: Urban Development
- Topic: Knox District / Knox Park
- Replies: 814
- Views: 617734
Re: Knox District / Knox Park
That is pretty crazy that this will be opening along with Foxtrot and Berkley's. This particular location seems like it might be convenient for Highland Park residents and perhaps people slightly north and east. Maybe they hope to pull some traffic from the Knox area, but also picked this particular...
- 13 Jan 2023 10:43
- Forum: Urban Development
- Topic: Uptown Dallas: The Carlisle on the Creek (~360 FT | 30 ST)
- Replies: 80
- Views: 25884
Re: The Carlisle on the Creek
There seems to be a ton of fearmongering around the amount of traffic that new development will create. I've been around some of the NIMBYs in the area and traffic seems to be the biggest concern to me. Makes no sense to me, it's like they don't understand what it means to live in a city. It feels l...
- 24 Dec 2022 23:42
- Forum: Urban Development
- Topic: Dallas Arts District: Dallas Gateway | Portman Holdings
- Replies: 177
- Views: 60972
Re: Arts District: The Spire Mixed Use Project
^You’re right, looks like they bought 5 of the 12 acres: I’ve debated updating it, but haven’t due to the fact that Portman Holdings bought 5 acres from Spire. If I remember correctly (scrolling back in post history will be a pain on mobile right now), I believe the site was roughly 12 acres in tota...
- 24 Dec 2022 21:10
- Forum: Urban Development
- Topic: Dallas Arts District: Dallas Gateway | Portman Holdings
- Replies: 177
- Views: 60972
Re: Dallas Arts District: Dallas Gateway | Portman Holdings
Is this development filling up all lots that were previously for the Spire? Or are there some lots of land that weren’t bought by Portman?
- 20 Dec 2022 15:03
- Forum: Suburban + Exurban Development
- Topic: Addison Misc. Development
- Replies: 55
- Views: 21908
Re: Addison Misc. Development
Awesome! I thought we'd be waiting longer for Nando's to open up here, glad it won't be as long of a wait.
- 19 Dec 2022 15:22
- Forum: Urban Development
- Topic: DTD: The National/Thompson Hotel (1401 Elm)
- Replies: 681
- Views: 623512
Re: DTD: The National/Thompson Hotel (1401 Elm)
This just isn't true. If you walk outside the Thompson (where i've stayed multiple times, and I walk these streets regularly), you can see typically a large amount of street life and many coffee shops, restaurants, businesses, etc. Specific examples directly outside of the building - White Rhino Co...
- 15 Dec 2022 12:35
- Forum: Urban Development
- Topic: East Quarter: ~24 Building Redevelopment
- Replies: 563
- Views: 563627
Re: East Quarter: ~24 Building Redevelopment
There's literally like 2 restaurants and mostly business there. It's never going to be popping off. Need more retail and residential. Same with design districts. There's no neighborhood services and not enough residential I have been to National Anthem a number of times. Always packed when we go, r...
- 14 Dec 2022 16:54
- Forum: Urban Development
- Topic: East Quarter: ~24 Building Redevelopment
- Replies: 563
- Views: 563627
Re: East Quarter: ~24 Building Redevelopment
Has anyone visited the East Development recently? I've driven through it about twice recently and it seems pretty dead, which is definitely not surprising and not a bad thing. I know a number of people who have visited some of the restaurants here, and it seems like an area that is pretty easy to zi...
- 14 Dec 2022 09:36
- Forum: Rail + Guided Transit
- Topic: Dallas - Fort Worth high-speed rail project
- Replies: 45
- Views: 10097
Re: Dallas - Fort Worth high-speed rail project
That's how I'm seeing this. On its own, it seems pretty useless, but if we continue to expand HSR throughout Texas, then this gets Arlington and Fort Worth connected to the entire system.
- 09 Dec 2022 13:55
- Forum: Urban Development
- Topic: AT&T Discovery District
- Replies: 451
- Views: 396666
Re: AT&T Discovery District
I couldn't even tell you where the food hall is. It' needs to be more open to the street and visible. Yeah, that's actually fair. It probably would have made sense to make the food hall more of an indoor/outdoor space, meaning some stalls could be set up partially outdoors. That way, even when you'...
- 08 Dec 2022 17:29
- Forum: Urban Development
- Topic: AT&T Discovery District
- Replies: 451
- Views: 396666
Re: AT&T Discovery District
I'm really not too sure what more could be done about that. It's right next to the AT&T headquarters, it's well located near a few hotels, there's a good amount of Residential in the area, and the Discovery District is quite the destination as well. I guess I'm not terribly surprised to hear thi...
- 06 Dec 2022 10:59
- Forum: Urban Development
- Topic: Oak Cliff: Bishop Arts
- Replies: 525
- Views: 543481
Re: Oak Cliff: Bishop Arts
Having left Dallas a few years ago, it seems almost everything I recognize about Bishop Arts has been bulldozed or closed down. That El Corazon was torn down for a CVS still stings. Last time I visited even Ten Bells had a fence surrounding it, a shame that what makes a place, ends up falling victi...
- 01 Dec 2022 15:35
- Forum: Urban Development
- Topic: Dallas Arts District: Dallas Gateway | Portman Holdings
- Replies: 177
- Views: 60972
Re: Dallas Arts District: Dallas Gateway | Portman Holdings
Expectations have been really low for this one, but this would be awesome to see it happen!!
- 15 Nov 2022 15:08
- Forum: The Pitch
- Topic: Grand Prairie: Major League Cricket stadium
- Replies: 13
- Views: 7303
Re: Grand Prairie: Major League Cricket stadium
I'm so glad this one is coming to GP instead of Allen. Now if we could just get the FC Dallas stadium closer to this area too.
- 10 Nov 2022 12:13
- Forum: The Bus + Roads/Highways/Bridges
- Topic: I-345
- Replies: 457
- Views: 336771
Re: I-345
I don't think anyone thinks they are objective fact either though. The disagreement on the removal just comes from people not agreeing on what impact it will have and whether or not it would be worth it. I wonder if these studies are looking to the long term. DFW is already struggling to grow and de...
- 10 Nov 2022 10:18
- Forum: The Bus + Roads/Highways/Bridges
- Topic: I-345
- Replies: 457
- Views: 336771
Re: I-345
It's fantastic driving...and walking, living, etc...around cities where highways have been removed. The "we can't live without our highways" people should visit some of these places. Lol, it's not like people don't already know this. The argument is over if the repercussions of removing a...
- 09 Nov 2022 15:59
- Forum: Urban Development
- Topic: Dallas Convention Center
- Replies: 219
- Views: 96633
Re: Dallas Convention Center
I'm fine without a deck park. The convention center re-do should make crossing over to the Cedars significantly better, and that's what is really important. Obviously a park would make that connection even better, but this will be fine for now. Is the DART station being moved over slightly to the ea...