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The Pints & Quarts off lower Greenville and Ross is being renovated. From looking inside, looks like it's going to be a Mexican food joint.

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Love the office view. I don't think I've ever seen the photos of the parking lots next to the Majestic occupied.

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I hadn't realized this project was so big. Sidewalks are fairly decent on Live Oak, but they do get really narrow towards the entrance.

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^ I think so. If I'm remembering correctly, I think they were gutting that space. The dry cleaners in the photo above, is on the Jackson Street side of the DPL building.

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Yes, awful name. The "We're Open" sign is for Which Which next door. They're still working on the interior. I was surprised this place was still moving forward.

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From this weekend:

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Birguesa next to Which Which:

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Jaxon was doing pretty well this weekend. Even with a lot of things shut down, several people were making use of the spread out seating. I really hope it spills over onto Browder Street. I hadn't noticed, but there's a dry cleaners taking a section of the DPL building.

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A couple of close-up shots:

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Here are some close-ups.

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The finish out of this project is really good. It will definitely be a destination for downtown once everything is up and running. I really like how they made the dead space along Commerce into a large patio.

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La Tarte Tropizienne got some new signage on Main, as did Modern Vintage on Elm.

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I just went by last night, and all the restaurants were still open for take-out: Shiva's, iFratteli, Tiff's Treats, and a new empanada place I didn't even know had open-end there. The only one closed, besides the CVS was a hair salon.

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There has to be a happy medium between the ultra high-end retail and the chain retail/restaurant found at Sundance. I appreciate downtown FW's success, but every time I visit, it feels like I'm at a bigger Firewheel.

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Oh yeah, I follow them on Instagram, and they've been doing soft promos of upcoming movie screenings for the fall.

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It's good to see the front of the Knights of Pythias building finally redone. Went running through here a couple days ago. The new sidewalks and trees would make it a pretty pleasant walk all the way to the East Quarter.

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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/propert ... dallas-tx/

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Got this from the Arts District/Flora thread: "The city has written off the downtown library. It exists now only as a homeless campground. Have you been by it lately? They have to keep cops stationed in front of it 24/7." Yes, I have noticed. Why is the library the main hangout, is it beca...

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The good thing is that there is plenty of retail space on both sides of Flora between Olive and Pearl for future tenants. Hopefully that will make the Arts District a little more enjoyable. Flora Street beyond Pearl still needs work in terms of street life. Ideally the hotel and residential would he...

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Yeah, I've noticed all the new retail there too this past year. I really hope they can make it through this quarantine (hopefully by end of May?). I wonder how the Indian restaurant is doing on the other end.

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It's looking great. I was there probably a week ago. Landscaping look maintained and overall pretty clean. It wasn't empty, actually, people were kicking the ball around, walking dogs, running, etc. It wasn't crowded so people did maintain their distances.

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The good thing is that we have space to plan for what we want. I doubt we'll ever get to the density level of New York or Tokyo any time soon. But I do understand the fear - I never want to be on a cruise ship ever, tbh. I live in a townhome in lower Greenville, and being quarantined here isn't so b...

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I'm not sure if this is the right thread for this, but I was wondering what the state of downtown will be once we slowly reopen in a month or two. I read the D magazine article on Headington, which is disappointing, but it also leaves me optimistic about what we can do better. I still think more res...

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^ha yes.

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That's a good point. And it's not just the initial expense of purchasing the car, you also have maintenance, gas, insurance, etc.

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I know this means nothing during this quarantine, but I hadn't noticed this before. It would be awesome to have something in this building in the future.

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I finally got to see this re-do up close yesterday. The East Quarter is starting to feel like a really cool neighborhood. Although I'm not a fan of giant streets downtown, I am happy about the new trees and wider sidewalks. I just wonder how long the landscaping will last or who's in charge of the m...

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Got a glimpse of the interior work being done on the building farthest east at Mid Elm Lofts. Finish out looks really nice.

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Can't wait to see what kind of retail goes in on the street level.

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I just hope this activates restaurant and retail between Olive and Leonard streets. The Arts District feels pretty dead most of the time.

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I went a couple days after it opened. I thought the food was just ok as well. The dessert was just bad. We ordered the churros with ice cream. The churros were cold and stale. The atmosphere is nice though. I'll give it another chance though.

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Yeah, I wonder if this will end up becoming the center of downtown, kind of like a Sundance Square.

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Having the swings and see-saws were a good call. I visited last night like at 7:30pm, and there were several people of all ages just hanging out.

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Speaking of Main Street Garden, I noticed that all of the shade structures along Main Street were cordoned off. I hope these get removed and better, hardier landscaping goes in.

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Looks like the former Palm restaurant will become a Museum of Illusions starting in November. I'm not sure if it's long-term, but it looks to be similar in concept to the Sweet Tooth hotel. Hopefully this will generate more activity in the West End.

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Oh yeah, food was really good. We just got pizzas at 400 Gradi, and everything tasted fresh. We just got cake and coffee at Royal Blue, and both were good as well.

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I went to 400 Gradi Saturday night and we ate on the patio. The patio was pretty popular both Friday and Saturday night. It was a really pleasant evening and the staff were super attentive and friendly. Tried out Royal Blue on Ross on Friday night. It was hard to tell it was open since they don't ha...

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The rooftop deck looks cool. I wonder if they'll add any landscaping to the front of the building.

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Noticed work being done at the corner of Main and Akard. I don't remember hearing anything about what could be going in here.

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Starbucks sign at 1700 Commerce. Wish it were a Starbucks Reserve, but I'll take it.

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^(lol, Touché) I just hope this encourages interest to develop the downtown lots between Elm and Pacific.

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Call me when Structure comes back or Miller's Outpost.

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A couple of updates. Walked past the former Sol Irlandes building and looks like renovation is still in progress. At least it's not stalled. The retail space at 1700 Commerce and Ervay is being built out as well. The notices say it's part of the hotel though. I may be wrong on this, but I thought I'...

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I didn't see any activity on the street level of this one, but looks like a sky bar/bistro will be on the rooftop.

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A lot of active construction going. Took these at around 8pm last night. Good to see the old Palm Restaurant getting renovated. Also, anybody know what's going on with 1701 Market building?

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Here are better views of the entrance. The side facing the Dart rail looks better now with the greenery.

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Never noticed the shade structure going across Jackson Street.

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I'm assuming this will be the brewery patio? I also like the patio facing the DPL building.

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I'm really liking how the old Aston Park section is looking.

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Are retail buildings 3, 4, and 5 facing inward? I was really hoping Howell Street would still have some retail/restaurant facing the street.

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