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Matt777

The Dallas skyline has enough "fat," rectangular or square towers. A skinny tower would help accentuate the height of the skyline, because the thick office buildings make the buildings look shorter than they are. I like the cylinder based designs.

Matt777

It would be nice to see these tree initiatives spread into other parts of the city too. Downtown would be less hot in the summer, and overall more attractive if the streets were lined with tall, skinny at the base trees that provide a high canopy. I'm not a tree expert, but looking at Richmond VA on...

Matt777

Anybody know when the Tom Thumb at the Union in Victory Park will open? Originally, they said Fall 2018, then early 2019, so I would think it should be opening soon.

Matt777

There are airside bridges between all terminals except E. What about landside between the two rail stations? I guess my question is how easy is it to transfer between the two rail lines if needed. I know that would be rare. If someone wanted to go from Las Colinas to DTFW by rail, how easy is it to...

Matt777

Used that yesterday to get all the way from dallas downtown to fw downtown (via orange line). Quite surprised how many people went to experience new train - there were no places to sit. Didn't found any walkways between airport terminals, it seems only way to get between terminals is using airport ...

Matt777

What an absolute shame if the destroy a 1916 building for parking. A step backwards for Dallas in all possible ways. The building is a landmark. So, it’s not going anywhere. I know there’s a pretty big parking garage attached to the building. Maybe that’s what they’re interested in. Hopefully, they...

Matt777

I'm hoping that Perot goes with a skinny tower design in the lot next door so it doesn't overwhelmingly block the view of this beautiful tower in the skyline.

Matt777

We saw this design a long time ago, I think before the tall cylinder one. I don't think it was ever a serious design.

Matt777

I went to the unicorn place. The food was not very good and high priced, but it's in the alley entry, so not even really noticeable from the street, so I think Deep Ellum will be ok. The real gentrifer, if you are concerned about that, is the chain buffalo wing restaurant on the street in front of ...

Matt777

I wonder how any of these condo towers would sell if they were built in good locations. Their placement has been bizzare. This is between a highway offramp and a public housing project, surrounded by scarred empty lots and no connection to the nearby Katy Trail. How much faster would this be selling...

Matt777

Exclusive: California footwear company relocating headquarters to North Texas https://www.bizjournals.com/dallas/news/2019/01/08/exclusive-california-footwear-company-relocating.html?iana=hpmvp_dal_news_headline Longtime California-based footwear and accessories company Evolutions Brands has purcha...

Matt777

Looks like it is going to mess up the view from the Cabana Hotel project.

Matt777

Oh, I used to live in that concrete behemoth. I wish them luck because this could be a great amenity for the trail, but even living in the building it was difficult to get to the restaurant space. That apartment building is poorly laid out.

Matt777

Didn't know about this, but the Nylo Hotel on Lamar is now Canvas Hotel Dallas (https://canvashoteldallas.com/). (A Google of the other Nylo properties finds the others have changed as well, with the Plano, Las Colinas, and Providence-Warwick, RI hotels becoming Tapestry Collection by Hilton proper...

Matt777

That's very short sighted thinking. I'm thinking in the long term. Parking garages and more people is only going to create monolithic traffic congestion which will gridlock the streets. 75 is already a parking lot during rush hour. I don't think not wanting more strip malls is "short sighted.&...

Matt777

We would all like to see something more dense and urban. However, the lack of sufficient public transit makes that improbable and impracticable. People are still dependent on vehicle travel, and with the expressway next door, the demand for cars is sufficiently high. However, to change these dynami...

Matt777

Rowlett sues over Bayside, stands by expectation of 'world-class destination' at Lake Ray Hubbard https://www.dallasnews.com/news/rowlett/2019/01/04/rowlett-sues-bayside-stands-expectation-world-class-destination-lake-ray-hubbard Yay, Go Rowlett! Hope they win. If only Dallas held developers respon...

Matt777

The zoning south of Armstrong in this area (except along Central) only allows about 30’ in height. A two story retail center would not work without underground parking. A zoning change would be required like the one across the alley west of this. They requested nine stories for apartments and got i...

Matt777

Yikes. Not really a step forward in my opinion. Why do we continue to get lame strip malls in some of the highest value areas? I can't believe we're not seeing something similar to The Terminal development on Fitzhugh and Buena Vista. Seems like they could fit more retail space and residential/hotel...

Matt777

tamtagon wrote:I still don't understand why Collyville rejected a station.

Because in their warped minds, they equate public transportation with poor people and criminals. They're the kind of people who rent a car when to go to Manhattan, and drive it so they can go see Times Square.

Matt777

Are they calling this "So Good" as in South Good Latimer, or did the original poster just think this was really good?

Matt777

In my opinion, any slowdown is because of pricing, not demand. More of a pricing correction than a slowdown in demand. People are still moving here in droves and will need housing. The problem is, supply has finally caught up with demand and will bring the market into a more reasonable/healthy suppl...

Matt777

Kind of low density, in my opinion. Wish this was the same amount of units on half the land they want. 26 stories instead of 13..... The buildings they want to tear down are fairly nondescript. Except for that little old red brick building on Hall that is overgrown with greenery. That building is ki...

Matt777

Amazing news and I’m gonna be there all the time, but where and how are they going to get this open by Sprong 2019???? I guess it’s not going in that new development at 75 and Haskell. Exciting nonetheless.

Matt777

Just as I thought. Of course, I never wrote any of the things you are now claiming to have been told... and neither did anyone else. That is precisely why I asked you to provide the posts; because I knew they did not exist. They're paraphrased from your comments in the Amazon thread, but okay, like...

Matt777

Please show is the posts where anyone said there was ZERO demand for our space in downtown Dallas. Please show us the posts where anyone said no one should build towers in downtown Dallas without the majority of space being pre-leased. Please show us the posts where anyone said any new towers built...

Matt777

American Airlines has added several new flights for DFW starting next year. Here's a rundown: Changes: -2nd daily flight for DFW to Paris and Madrid -Upgauge on DFW-Anchorage to 787 during the Summer New nonstop flights from DFW to: -San Luis Obispo, CA -Myrtle Beach, SC -Harrisburg, PA -Santa Rosa/...

Matt777

Law firm Husch Blackwell grows downtown Dallas office in move to new tower https://www.dallasnews.com/business/real-estate/2018/12/12/law-firm-grows-downtown-dallas-office-move-new-tower Lies. I was told by several on this forum that there was ZERO demand for new Downtown Dallas office space and th...

Matt777

Law firm Husch Blackwell grows downtown Dallas office in move to new tower https://www.dallasnews.com/business/real-estate/2018/12/12/law-firm-grows-downtown-dallas-office-move-new-tower Lies. I was told by several on this forum that there was ZERO demand for new Downtown Dallas office space and th...

Matt777

I will also add that many of these corporate moves seem to be choosing new, but already completed buildings. If anything, our lack of completed new office space could be holding back corporate moves to Downtown. The newer buildings are mostly leased, and quickly. Build some spec!

Matt777

Law firm Husch Blackwell grows downtown Dallas office in move to new tower https://www.dallasnews.com/business/real-estate/2018/12/12/law-firm-grows-downtown-dallas-office-move-new-tower The 1900 Pearl building is more than 90 percent leased. Lies. I was told by several on this forum that there was...

Matt777

Could be cool and definitely sounds mixed use. Part of the complex will be a club, part of it an athletic club, and seems to be a pool and amenity deck added. Maybe residential on upper floors?

Matt777

lakewoodhobo wrote:Traveling Man PSA.jpg

HAHAHAHA yes this is what I was picturing, just in cartoon form and not so snarky.

Matt777

I'm also not expecting much from the AT&T Discovery District. I would like to be pleasantly surprised, but it seems like AT&T over-hyped it so they could justify taking part of Wood Street from the city to expand their outdoor seating area. Because that's what it is.... an updated and expand...

Matt777

cowboyeagle05 wrote:Also, Concrete and Clutch have signed leases for new spaces not in Uptown. So I wonder if that site down the street is getting closer to getting redeveloped.

Let me guess, they're going to Deep Ellum and taking the frat boy/affliction and sorority girl crowd with them?

Matt777

What is that? Aqua colored LED lights or just covers? Paint? It's hard to tell.

Matt777

1. HSR Station/Water Gardens/Texas Odyssey
2. Central Market Uptown/Office Tower/Hotel or Residential Tower complex
3. Smart City Dallas (would be number one if it had more legs, but not holding my breath)

Matt777

AC Hotel has had LED lights for awhile now. My apartment faces it directly. Usually they're purple, but they always seem to be malfunctioning. Either they aren't fully illuminated around the whole building, or they're just off. When it's fully working, it's pretty nice.

Matt777

Southwest Dallas has some of the most beautiful topography in the Dallas area. Hills, ridges, trees, lakes. It's a shame so much of it is used for industrial purposes. Cockrell Hill Road is beautiful and has lovely vistas of the city, but it's going all industrial.

Matt777

texasstar wrote:I don't play golf, but this PGA thing appears to be a really big deal.

It better be. The indirect jobs it creates need to be numerous to offset the $160 million in incentives for 100 corporate jobs (maybe up to 250).

Matt777

If "Hot Off the Press" doesn't work out, maybe they should shop it to the already established Beyond the Box which has a location on Ervay. They do prepackaged food a la Eatzi's and could prepare things in their main commissary and create a park-appropriate menu of food and drinks without...

Matt777

If "Hot Off the Press" doesn't work out, maybe they should shop it to the already established Beyond the Box which has a location on Ervay. They do prepackaged food a la Eatzi's and could prepare things in their main commissary and create a park-appropriate menu of food and drinks without ...

Matt777

I pass through this area on the way to work and the progress has been both quick and beautiful. The key will be the empty lots and I think about their potential every time I see them. Residential in these spaces with ground level retail will drive this area from rubble to one of the most desirable p...

Matt777

That remodel of the Feizy building looks terrible. The building had seen better days and needed some freshening but was a better architectural design than this render.... yuck. Impossible to tell really looking at that terrible drawing. There is no way to really make acres of EIFS surface, cheap ba...

Matt777

That remodel of the Feizy building looks terrible. The building had seen better days and needed some freshening but was a better architectural design than this render.... yuck.

Matt777

Houston is building a lot of spec..... both office and residential. The new towers around the Arts District and Klyde Warren downtown have leased well. There is no new office product in the Downtown core in ages, so I don't understand how someone can assert confidently that there is no demand. Yes,...

Matt777

Houston is building a lot of spec..... both office and residential. The new towers around the Arts District and Klyde Warren downtown have leased well. There is no new office product in the Downtown core in ages, so I don't understand how someone can assert confidently that there is no demand. Yes, ...

Matt777

I'm so glad that this cool building is being saved and re-purposed. But I thought they were turning into some kind of event/music venue with outdoor performance space?

Hopefully they keep all the exterior Mason detailing too.

Matt777

Ugh. It's like any older building with some level of architectural finesse in this city has a huge target on it for bulldozers, while insignificant buildings get a free pass. I can already imagine in my mind the boring, safe, glass and EIFS box that Freeman has in mind for the site of this beautifu...

Matt777

Ugh. It's like any older building with some level of architectural finesse in this city has a huge target on it for bulldozers, while insignificant buildings get a free pass. I can already imagine in my mind the boring, safe, glass and EIFS box that Freeman has in mind for the site of this beautiful...

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