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I think Headington is going too upscale, attracting brands that 99% of people have never heard of. They have minimalistic storefronts that seem to be cold and uninviting. DT would be better served if Headington would go after the Patagonia and The North Face's of the world. Patagonia is a huge get f...

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Well if you remember the Renaissance on Turtle Creek has been plagued with lawsuits over the building sinking.

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Couldn't really find the old thread for Maple Terrace, and didn't think it was worth starting a new one... so I'll post this here since it's same neighborhood and a block away. But Hines has purchased the Maple Terrace Apartments. Curious what that might mean. I know in the past new residential towe...

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Yes, it does appear that Seren Capital is owned by the same guy that owns RealPage. His name is Steve Winn (not Wynne). I doubt they have any interest in developing their own multifamily, but who knows, plus half the acreage is not permitted for multifamily. If indeed RealPage is looking to build a ...

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Stay with me here... Was doing some digging around today and came up with something that could be cool or nothing at all. I mentioned before about soil samples being taken at the defunct Northshore property. So, I decided to jump on DCAD and see who currently owned those properties. I was pretty sur...

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TXGunLover wrote:Anyone see anything more on the Blue Star Development tenant-wise?

The only 2 names that have been mentioned thus far are Meso Maya and Starbucks. That's always subject to change though. NO permits have been pulled yet on the actual construction, but would expect to see that this month.

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In other news, I swear Crescent is still in no hurry to fill McKinney & Olive Tower Cedar Springs two-story side. Perhaps keeping their asking price elevated and just waiting it out. Hey CTroy, you might have missed it but that space has been leased... It was announced back in October. This wil...

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The development plan for the Terraces of Las Colinas came into picture today... LifeTime Fitness is looking to build a 4 story facility on 14 acres. It'll include 50K sf of outdoor pool space, a Pete's Coffee, Rare Steak & Sushi restaurant, basketball courts, co-working space etc... Looks pretty...

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Came across this... Would love to see this clock tower get approval!

https://www.dmagazine.com/commercial-re ... -parkland/

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I didn't really want to start a new thread for West Village or 3700M... I know we had threads for both on the older site. But seeing today on a few site plans that J Crew is set to vacate their West Village spot. I'm a little surprised by that but the space should fill quickly.

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Came across this little nugget for the Williams Square retail leasing plan...

https://venturedfw.com/files/listings/1 ... Square.pdf

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With the Music Factory developer saying that the soil quality is mush, would high rises have to get several dollars higher rents (that compare today to the initial 1980s optimism?) to justify an extra expense on foundations? Not necessarily... Any development in Las Colinas be it a house, apartment...

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I hadn't seen anything about another run for the gated townhomes. I know the original development barely got off the ground before they razed the one structure and sold off the land. Did another townhouse developer buy it? I do think there's still a place for retail in the Urban Center. So far with ...

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Had dinner and drinks here back on the 20th... As mentioned, the space is very cool and very chic. The restaurant / bar is a great space. We thought the food was good but nothing great. As generally tends to be the case with big name chefs, portions are small and pricey but adequate. Service overall...

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A few Friday notes... Looks like a new development is coming before P&Z for the old Shops of Las Colinas development (161 & Las Colinas Blvd). Someone has been taking soil samples and signs were posted a few days ago. Curious to see what might be coming down the pipeline. Also crews have bee...

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It's a surprising location for Patagonia. Seems like they'd be a much better fit for Knox Street, but maybe there's just not any room left on Knox. This is cool though! Perhaps it'll start a movement for others to follow. A downtown location would have been sweet too!

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^^ This one does seem to be going up at a rapid pace! Maybe it's just me though??

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I got a little excited when I saw an article today about the Blue Star project at 114 and 161... Then I read the article. Absolutely nothing new to report! :) Basically just says they should break ground Q1 on the retail, makes no mention of possible tenants, and then says the 2 hotels could break g...

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Any chance we actually see all that greenery and all those trees planted on all those different levels of the buildings? I mean for crying out loud, they have trees planted at the top of the building. Whenever a developer shows us renderings with trees planted on top of the building it almost NEVER ...

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This is a by product of hiring HKS as your architect. Look at their portfolio. Not one single design that is striking... Maybe it's the developers in Dallas that like boring. Or maybe the local architects are just ass... Right now, I'm leaning towards the latter. But at the end of the day it's the ...

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I want it built for the sake of them filling up those hideous parking lots, but the design is not world class or striking. It's actually a bit ugly to be honest. We need something GORGEOUS there. This is a by product of hiring HKS as your architect. Look at their portfolio. Not one single design th...

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This isn't anything "game-changing" or something that's going to "change the Dallas skyline". It's a nice infill project. Not too bold and not too boring. It's slightly underwhelming but I'm not opposed to seeing it built as-is. I would love to see more height for sure! It looks ...

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I was watching a report by the Irving Convention & Visitors Bureau to the City Council... They were speaking about current and future hotel developments. I found it interesting that one of the future projects was for a Conrad Hotel . This is a pretty upscale concept by Hilton. I have no idea wh...

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I was watching a report by the Irving Convention & Visitors Bureau to the City Council... They were speaking about current and future hotel developments. I found it interesting that one of the future projects was for a Conrad Hotel. This is a pretty upscale concept by Hilton. I have no idea wher...

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I sent my findings to the DBJ and they actually did an article on it :) https://www.bizjournals.com/dallas/news/2019/11/27/verizon-varidesk-varispace.html My assumption would also be that if Verizon is developing a Phase 2 project at Hidden Ridge, that the 450K sf office portion would most likely b...

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Sounds like Pacific Table at Water Street is opening next week... Official ribbon cutting is on Thur Dec 12th. They might already be doing a soft opening now, but haven't walked past in several days.

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Makes me wonder if there are any plans to eventually replace that RREAF Holdings building. It seems ripe for demo for a much larger mixed-use project especially with the pending addition to Klyde Warren.

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The arena was actually built to attract national sporting events as well... Games for the 1st and 2nd Round of the NCAA Men's Basketball tournament will be played here in 2022 (that's a big deal). It's also scheduled to host the NCAA Gymnastics Championship this April. Texas A&M and UT are havi...

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The arena was actually built to attract national sporting events as well... Games for the 1st and 2nd Round of the NCAA Men's Basketball tournament will be played here in 2022 (that's a big deal). It's also scheduled to host the NCAA Gymnastics Championship this April. Texas A&M and UT are havin...

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I sent my findings to the DBJ and they actually did an article on it :) https://www.bizjournals.com/dallas/news/2019/11/27/verizon-varidesk-varispace.html My assumption would also be that if Verizon is developing a Phase 2 project at Hidden Ridge, that the 450K sf office portion would most likely be...

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There is a little bit more movement coming before P&Z next Monday pertaining to Hidden Ridge. Verizon is requesting variances for front and rear yard setbacks for proposed offices, parking garage and retail. So while progress has been slow it's still moving along. Hopefully we see some concrete ...

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That's Charles Schwab, Core-Mark and McKesson all Fortune 500 Companies relocating / relocated from San Francisco to DFW. In my mind I picture people in San Fran saying, "We lost another Fortune 500 company to Dallas, DALLAS?!?!"...

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So in about 18 months we can claim another Fortune 500... Awesome news! Another HUGE win for DFW!

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I remember back in September seeing a few stories about Varidesk signing a 200K sq ft lease with a Fortune 20 company at their Las Colinas project. I was scanning the City of Irving permits and noticed a few permits were pulled at this location listing Verizon as the tenant. It was for about 30K sq ...

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Mendocino Farms, a cool sandwich shop from Cali is coming to 2000 Ross. Looks like a nice concept!

https://dallas.eater.com/2019/11/25/209 ... oming-soon

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I know tunneling can be super expensive and takes forever to accomplish, but what about something similar to the 635 express lanes... They dug down so that the express lanes are buried, and then you build a series of parks on top of that. Perhaps even turn it into paid lanes. Want to take the 345? I...

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Here's a website for the project that has some pretty cool photos...

https://stackdeepellum.com/

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Sounds like this one is a go... Expected opening in early 2021.

https://www.dallasnews.com/business/rea ... wn-dallas/

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At the latest D2 subway meeting, I asked about the Hidden Ridge DART station, the one adjacent to PNR on which construction still hasn't started. I was told that the cost estimates for the project had increased and DART was having trouble procuring the extra funding or something like that. Updated ...

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Cypress Waters lands another tenant- BNSF Logistics - 50K sq ft...

https://www.dallasnews.com/business/rea ... ig-tenant/

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THE LOON IS CLOSED!!! Long live the Loon. Here is the story. http://dallas.culturemap.com/news/restaurants-bars/11-19-19-the-loon-uptown-breadwinners/ But it sounds like it is moving, no? Yes, it is moving... http://dallas.culturemap.com/news/restaurants-bars/11-19-19-the-loon-uptown-breadwinners/

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Looks like yet another hotel project is coming before P&Z tonight... This will be a 7 story new Hilton concept on 114 in the Urban Center. From what I can gather it looks like it'll be a Motto concept. This will make 7 hotels that will go up on 114 all within a 1/2 mile of each other, and 12 hot...

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Probably nothing, but someone has been kicking the tires on the site of the cancelled Market Street development... Crews have been taking soil samples for a week now.

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I don't totally hate the design... If this moves ahead it'll be nice to see this and the new Central Market development going up in that area.

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Another day another hotel story... An Austin developer is proposing a dual branded 19 story Hilton Hotel at Oak Grove & Hall Street. The 2 new brands by Hilton would be Motto and Spark. https://www.dallasnews.com/business/real-estate/2019/11/12/high-rise-hilton-hotel-in-the-work-for-uptown-dallas/

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Don't forget there's also a development in the works for the corner where Jake's is right now...

https://www.dallasnews.com/business/rea ... las-tower/

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I'm hoping this will bring in the Conrad and a Mandarin Oriental brands. Get them built in time for when the Superbowl comes back. I think speculation is that Mandarin Oriental will be opening in the 2999 Turtle Creek development... I actually like this project though. I think the final product wil...

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IT Consulting Firm Gartner is expanding its presence in Las Colinas with a 55K sq ft lease. That's a lot of space! The market in Las Colinas continues to be strong.

https://rebusinessonline.com/gartner-si ... in-irving/

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For what it's worth, the project no longer appears on LoopNet and I can't seem to find it on the Hillwood website. I would say this is either going through a new design process or it's d-e-a-d!

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^^ It could be something, but not really too much to report right now on Hidden Ridge. This case is going before P&Z on Monday. They're simply trying to replat 2 lots in Block A into 1 lot for FWY (Freeway) uses. It's about 9 acres. Hopefully just the first step to a much larger announcement.

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