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exelone31

Cheeky move, DMN. Make me sign up for the email newsletter to access the story, then block me again because it contains "Member Only" content. Clever. Anywho, this looks awesome and I hope that it comes to fruition. It seems like the best way to get to a revamp of the Trinity is for severa...

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The longer this goes on, I wonder what the long-term impact will be on something like the State Fair. I am sure it will likely bounce back to something similar to years past, but I wonder if masks become a regular fixture at the fair for years to come. Plus, you KNOW there are going to be vendors of...

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I'm getting the vapors just thinking about a CVS and a Walgreens right next to each other. What a dream!

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It would be awesome if it could do something similar to what the MATA has done (next to KWP) and go near the deck park by the zoo. I'm not sure if it's feasible to get over there the way the roads are currently aligned, but who knows what that area will look like in 10 years.

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I'm confused, I thought the park vote was held up as it was tied to the underhighway soccer park. Is this now approved to proceed?

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Kelley USA wrote:Found the motherload of photos for this project (okay, it's really just 4 photos)…

https://www.concreteamsterdam.nl/dallas-urby

Found this photo of the Jersey City Urby on that site. Looks like maybe this Dallas one is going for that offset levels look, just with much shorter buildings.

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This seems like a pretty awesome proposal to me. Hopefully they're able to get it passed and going.

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There's the Fair Park thread! I was trying to find it yesterday as I saw this news, but couldn't track it down.

Anywho, these seem like some really great incremental changes to Fair Park. I especially like the Music Green park between the Music Hall and the African American Museum.

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This looks really nice. I've been by there a few times for FC Dallas games in the US Open Cup, and this construction would make the atmosphere even better. I didn't see it in the article, but I am hoping that these improvements will include a concession stand. Currently, you have to exit the stadium...

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Which one gets built first (or ever): This rail line, or some semblance of a Trinity River Park?

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No carts for this one, then? The design doesn't seem to be too conducive to carts, even small ones.

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I'm big into the Discover Weekly playlist on Spotify. It's a new playlist every week, and draws off of your listening history. Sometimes it's creepy how accurately it can predict bands I would like that I've never heard of. Valley Queen and Lake Street Drive are a couple bands that I've stumbled upo...

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exelone31 wrote:Wow, I wonder how much of a correlation there is between this tower and the fact that Carpenter Park is being redone?

Sorry folks, didn't mean to jinx Carpenter Park with this...

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Was it phase 2 of carpenter park that they were voting for? or all of it? Because It doesnt make sense why TxDOT needs to be involved since only phase 2 is under the highway. It sounds like everything, which is a real shame. I hope that the fates of these two (Carpenter and the soccer fields) are n...

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Tivo_Kenevil wrote:It will be mixed use. 35 stories for parkin' , 19 office. Ground level retail.

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Wow, I wonder how much of a correlation there is between this tower and the fact that Carpenter Park is being redone?

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So is that around 55 stories then?

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Woo, that's a looker right there.

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Hopefully, when all this is behind us, there will be no more new restaurants/bars with "social" in the name.

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It would be fine IMO if they just built out the faux-historic piece to match the existing Lizard Lounge building, but adding the completely contrasting tower on top of it looks really bad. Very theme park-y.

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Downtown is just nailing it with the awful names here. Birdguesa and Modern Vintage?!?!

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I haven't driven down here in quite some time, but does anyone know if construction is still happening here? I am not sure if there was a webcam similar to what they had with Klyde Warren.

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clcrash19 wrote:If it gets rid of trulucks, its a huge positive in my opinion. excited to see this one get started

This x 1,000

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Excellent photo, and it is wild to think that we've made a great leap in density in the last 5-7 years (IMO) but there's still so much available space there.

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Yes, what a great job, and that photo of the Spirit of Communication with the Adolphus in the background is really nice. If there's consistent programming (once we can leave our houses), this could become a really great hang. I may have missed it, but wasn't Pegasus City going to open a taproom here...

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That looks really, really nice. East Quarter is going to be perfectly positioned with so many green spaces within a short distance.

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I saw a sign out on the fencing around this block. They're calling it "Good E" with a completion in 2021. Here's a link I found: https://theretailconnection.net/properties/deep-ellum-good-e-block-redevelopment-dallas-tx/ Me, last year - "Wow, I have no idea how there could be a neigh...

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Maybe I missed the explanation, but I just don't get why they are keeping the thing...Sure they're putting in some mixed-use, but it would probably be more successful knocking it down and continuing to make it a bigger destination for football and baseball like they've done with Staples Center and ...

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It is interesting that they're going to seemingly more reliable cuisines in Italian and Tex-Mex. I don't know why bao hasn't caught on fully just yet, but it seems like a trend that some people just can't quite get on board with.

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Seems like this one might take a long, long time to sell out.

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I know people say they're board of the bland greige Texas Donut, but.....uh....this ain't the solution.

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I guess it's too early to know, but would this development on the El Fenix site at least have ground floor retail/restaurants? It seems like Lake Cliff Park is a sleeping gem.

There's also that land swap just north of the park next to Lake Cliff Tower as well.

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Great photos! I am so excited about this development, and the way it is being approached in a pretty holistic manner. There are so many great old buildings that will be stitched together here.

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What if the state came out and said they wanted to build a highway through the exact same space? Would there be all this hand-wringing?

I don't get why a much more efficient method of transportation is having to fight through so much to get done.

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cyklopz wrote:Virtually tour Blockhouse https://my.matterport.com/show/?m=VSiaxr66M6K

Thanks for sharing! That roof deck view is pretty, pretty nice.

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Love this project, and it seems like a no-brainer to act as a connection between some of the most exciting developments in the city.

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Good. Would love to see some more pedestrian / bicyclist-friendly infrastructure and thought put into Harwood District. If I read this correctly, this isn't near the Harwood District. It states 'Main Street to Dallas Heritage Village'. That said, if this works out, I don't see why it wouldn't be ex...

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Two things: 1) I wouldn't say that GNR playing at Globe Life Park indicates AT&T lost the show. I think this is just a spreading of some of the bigger concerts across the Metroplex. I think it is reasonable to say that we've now got three pretty substantial stadium venues in play for these types...

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The Standard Pour is opening a 2nd location at Shops at Legacy. This will be the vacated Taco Diner spot (which I guess I didn't even know it had closed down)… https://escapehatchdallas.com/2020/02/the-standard-pour-lands-this-summer-at-the-shops-of-legacy-in-plano/ Two things come to mind here: 1)...

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The Rolling Stones announced tour dates and will be coming to the Cotton Bowl on May 29 https://www.dmagazine.com/arts-entertainment/2020/02/the-cotton-bowl-lands-the-rolling-stones-who-return-to-fair-park-in-may/ The Cotton Bowl is also hosting the globally-popular Korean boy band BTS for two night...

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My suspicions aside, I think this project looks really, really nice. I will be really curious to see what kind of ancillary effects the two new deck parks have on their surrounding areas (both this one, and the one near the zoo). I think the Cedars has a really nice foundation in place and is on the...

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And if this actually happens, I hate to say it but I always thought there might be a possibility that the Ambassador fire could have been "intentional". But maybe I'm just stirring the pot. A lot of folks on the forum quickly squashed conspiracy-theorizing, but I have always thought it wa...

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Really excited with what's going on in the East Quarter. This new development seems to be really solid, and that rendering doesn't even have Harwood Park in it either, which I have to imagine will be taking shape by the time the larger building is complete.

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Wow, incredible. This will be a really cool space when they're done with it. It's got to be a shoe-in for NYE hangout spot too.

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Saw some folks walking around the Galleria this morning looking at different carpet samples, etc.

Looks like things might be rocking and rolling here pretty soon!

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Tivo_Kenevil wrote:Somehow the AMLI tower is still under construction and this new project is completed in the rendering lol

If that were the case I think that a good 50-60% of this forum would have self-immolated, myself included.

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How about we just start by taking the "x" off the road where JFK was shot? That has always seemed to me like a pretty tactless tribute to a horrible event.

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Well it seems the Galleria has already been working on renovation plans. Mega mall makeover: Plans show ideas for Galleria Dallas redo https://www.dallasnews.com/business/real-estate/2020/01/28/mega-mall-makeover-plans-show-ideas-for-galleria-dallas-redo/ Wow, that seems like a pretty substantial r...

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Zmitz wrote:I walk by this area occasionally and always feel uncomfortable, like I'm the only person there.

Looks like we just stumbled upon the city's new tagline.

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