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by Jbarn
29 Jan 2024 06:48
Forum: City Issues/News
Topic: Northpark Center
Replies: 1615
Views: 832776

Re: Northpark Center

The old Gucci and MK spaces are now combined behind the same drywall. I’m wondering if they are carving out some different size spaces since both of those spaces are relatively big. The same is going on where VS/Pink was and the Madewell / Cotton On spaces. I don’t think it’s all doom and gloom. Th...
by Jbarn
27 Jan 2024 20:21
Forum: City Issues/News
Topic: Northpark Center
Replies: 1615
Views: 832776

Re: Northpark Center

Northpark is giving the appearance of a struggling mall with all the boarded up storefronts. Many of them have “coming soon”, but just as many are boarded up with nothing coming. The whole corner across from Starbucks is particularly sad looking. And upstairs appears to be really struggling.
by Jbarn
01 Oct 2023 20:16
Forum: Urban Development
Topic: Uptown Dallas: Central Market at McKinney and Lemmon
Replies: 417
Views: 416398

Re: Uptown Dallas: Central Market at McKinney and Lemmon

It’s only been 8 years since they announced, gotta give them more time, lol.
by Jbarn
25 Jul 2023 13:43
Forum: City Issues/News
Topic: Downtown Progress
Replies: 358
Views: 233322

Re: Downtown Progress

AT&T needs to rethink or reconfigure the discovery district. It seems to have lost its way already. Perhaps they overshot the market and anticipated that there would be more foot traffic in downtown than there actually is? Covid really seems to have done a number on downtown Dallas, set it back ...
by Jbarn
19 Mar 2023 21:53
Forum: Urban Development
Topic: Uptown Dallas: Central Market at McKinney and Lemmon
Replies: 417
Views: 416398

Re: Uptown Dallas: Central Market at McKinney and Lemmon

It's amazing that they are able to buy an urban grocery store in one of the most dense parts of the city, shut it down, and just sit on the land for 7 years. I'm not sure what the city could do to change that behavior - it's their prerogative to pay those carry costs to preserve optionality - but d...
by Jbarn
19 Feb 2023 16:00
Forum: Urban Development
Topic: Uptown Dallas: Central Market at McKinney and Lemmon
Replies: 417
Views: 416398

Re: Uptown Dallas: Central Market at McKinney and Lemmon

They should just build an H-E-B Super Store on this spot and be done with it. It'd do massive business in the middle of the city 24/7/365. Totally agree. No matter how methodological a developer is, it simply does not take 8 or more years to get a development of this size to fruition. I have said f...
by Jbarn
15 Nov 2022 17:45
Forum: Urban Development
Topic: Uptown Dallas: Central Market at McKinney and Lemmon
Replies: 417
Views: 416398

Re: Uptown Dallas: Central Market at McKinney and Lemmon

I have been saying for years that this project was never going to happen. It has been in the planning stages for about 8 years now. If they weren’t able to get it started during this most recent property development boom, then they will never be able to get it started. This huge black hole is a drag...
by Jbarn
28 Jul 2022 07:44
Forum: Urban Development
Topic: Downtown Dallas: Energy Plaza
Replies: 149
Views: 53098

Re: Downtown Dallas: Energy Plaza

[code][/code] So how is the core doing for low-key neighborhood retail businesses like we see in more mature high rise neighborhoods— dry cleaners, bodegas, take out meals, drug stores, flowers, tailors, day spas, UPS/FedEx, etc.? Can downtown residents get what they need without having to grab the ...
by Jbarn
27 Jul 2022 16:17
Forum: Urban Development
Topic: Downtown Dallas: Energy Plaza
Replies: 149
Views: 53098

Re: Downtown Dallas: Energy Plaza

It's trending away from the Central Business District to the Central Busy District. Aka not as much office central and slowly but surely more mix to include people living out the non-work life, sleeping and daily life needs. So how is the core doing for low-key neighborhood retail businesses like w...
by Jbarn
14 Jun 2022 19:32
Forum: Urban Development
Topic: Uptown Dallas: Central Market at McKinney and Lemmon
Replies: 417
Views: 416398

Re: Uptown Dallas: Central Market at McKinney and Lemmon

They’ve been working on this project for 5+ years now. This project is not going to happen. Central Market needs to cut their losses and sell the property to a developer with the finances and desire to get something built here, even if means a smaller project. Anything will be better than these acre...
by Jbarn
21 May 2022 17:07
Forum: Urban Development
Topic: Uptown Dallas: Central Market at McKinney and Lemmon
Replies: 417
Views: 416398

Re: Uptown Dallas: Central Market at McKinney and Lemmon

Developer KDC is ready to build with backing of new partners https://www.dallasnews.com/business/real-estate/2022/05/13/developer-is-kdc-ready-to-build-with-backing-of-new-partners/ KDC has built North Texas corporate campuses for clients including Toyota, JPMorgan Chase, State Farm Insurance and P...
by Jbarn
11 May 2022 15:01
Forum: Urban Development
Topic: Downtown Dallas: Statler Hotel & Residences + Future DMN Offices (Old Statler Hilton + Old Library)
Replies: 436
Views: 369919

Re: Downtown Dallas: Statler Hotel & Residences + Future DMN Offices (Old Statler Hilton + Old Library)

Well, there it is. "Work starts on long-stalled downtown Dallas apartment and retail project" - Dallas Morning News https://www.dallasnews.com/business/real-estate/2022/05/11/work-starts-on-long-stalled-downtown-dallas-apartment-and-retail-project/ “Delays in city approvals, building perm...
by Jbarn
07 May 2022 19:26
Forum: Urban Development
Topic: Uptown Dallas: Central Market at McKinney and Lemmon
Replies: 417
Views: 416398

Re: Uptown Dallas: Central Market at McKinney and Lemmon

Saw there was 3 white pick up trucks (again) in the parking lot and they were spraying down the orange and white barricades on the left side of the building. Walked right up to the gate where one of the workers was hanging and politely asked him if he knew when they were gonna start demoing the bui...
by Jbarn
26 Mar 2022 17:52
Forum: The Pitch
Topic: FC Dallas is really good ya'll
Replies: 37
Views: 34348

Re: FC Dallas is really good ya'll

Apparently they struggle with attendance. Is it any surprise? I would imagine that 90% of the people in the metro area have no desire to drive to Frisco to attend a game. They lost a huge potential fan base by building their stadium in bfe. So very Dallas to do something like that.
by Jbarn
20 Sep 2021 19:34
Forum: Urban Development
Topic: Deep Ellum 1.0
Replies: 1020
Views: 772869

Re: Deep Ellum 1.0

Is the underage curfew still in place? If not, they might need to consider that again as just one part of a bigger plan. If they don’t move quickly, I foresee Deep Ellum collapsing, again. It’s really a shame, as it has so much potential and is really a unique area that most cities would love to have.
by Jbarn
04 Sep 2021 16:38
Forum: City Issues/News
Topic: Uptown Dallas: Business Openings and Closings
Replies: 636
Views: 626396

Re: Uptown Dallas: Business Openings and Closings

[quote="derkcir"]Mi Cocina is moving to the old Savor location. When I was over eating at Hugo's Invitados, the waitress told me the the Hugos owners would be taking over the Mi Cocina spot in West Village with a new concept. This was a few months back. Take it with a grain of salt.[/quote...
by Jbarn
03 Sep 2021 19:20
Forum: Urban Development
Topic: Uptown/Victory Park: NorthEnd
Replies: 800
Views: 345987

Re: Uptown Dallas - Field Street Development [North End Apartments Site]

I think the problem won’t be getting the companies to move here, but instead getting the young, educated, millennials to move here that will be needed to work at all these companies. If they can’t find the workers, they will stop coming.
by Jbarn
30 Aug 2021 18:48
Forum: Urban Development
Topic: Uptown Dallas: Central Market at McKinney and Lemmon
Replies: 417
Views: 416398

Re: Uptown Dallas: Central Market at McKinney and Lemmon

This is turning into a 10 year project. I am still not convinced it is going to happen. For instance, now that they have everything in place, why is it going to be probably 6 to 9 months before it even starts construction? I am willing to bet when that time rolls around, there will be another delay....
by Jbarn
12 Aug 2021 14:57
Forum: Urban Development
Topic: Demolished (and about to be) Properties 2.0
Replies: 104
Views: 54029

Re: Demolished (and about to be) Properties 2.0

R1070 wrote:The FedEx that was there moved down to West End a while ago. I figured something would eventually happen to this building and that Wells Fargo bank drive thru.


I pray that this doesn’t end up being an empty lot or surface parking.
by Jbarn
30 Jul 2021 19:15
Forum: Urban Development
Topic: Victory Park: The Victor (~453FT / 39ST)
Replies: 177
Views: 164985

Re: Victory Park: The Victor (~453FT / 39ST)

Is the bottom level going to have any retail?
by Jbarn
03 Jun 2021 19:43
Forum: City Issues/News
Topic: New Census Population Estimates
Replies: 307
Views: 284387

Re: New Census Population Estimates



According to the link, Grand Prairie’s population is almost 200k and Frisco is 200k+. The post above has them both at about 70k less.
by Jbarn
03 Jun 2021 19:21
Forum: City Issues/News
Topic: New Census Population Estimates
Replies: 307
Views: 284387

Re: New Census Population Estimates

City and town population estimates for 2020 were released. Dallas : 1,343,266 (up from 1,343,192 in 2019 -- increase of 74). Grew from 1,197,672 in 2010. Fort Worth : 927,720 (up from 908,491 in 2019 -- increase of 19,229). Grew from 744,800 in 2010. Arlington : 398,864 (down from 398,930 in 2019 -...
by Jbarn
21 Apr 2021 19:41
Forum: Urban Development
Topic: Downtown Dallas Retail
Replies: 445
Views: 377387

Re: Downtown Dallas Retail

"Downtown has so far to go - it seems to always be on the edge of greatness, or despair, depending on the day of the week." Exactly. You never know which downtown you're going to get. I was out there this past Sunday afternoon and it felt like a real city. Went running last night, and it ...
by Jbarn
20 Apr 2021 19:16
Forum: Urban Development
Topic: Downtown Dallas Retail
Replies: 445
Views: 377387

Re: Downtown Dallas Retail

A feel-good story about a downtown restaurant. https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/thanks-to-a-loving-grandson-and-a-viral-tiktok-video-a-dallas-restaurant-facing-hard-times-has-new-life/287-d1ce137b-698b-4e52-b613-012409b6efbf It is sad that it took something like this to actually get the down...
by Jbarn
13 Apr 2021 15:10
Forum: Rail + Guided Transit
Topic: Dallas Area Rapid Transit
Replies: 519
Views: 423550

Re: Dallas Area Rapid Transit

....and still empty. The orange line to DFW has been a complete failure, and I am not sure why that is. I live in Las Colinas and rode the Orange Line when I worked in my company's Victory Park office almost three years ago. In the afternoon, it would get a pretty decent crowd on there all the way ...
by Jbarn
13 Apr 2021 13:14
Forum: Rail + Guided Transit
Topic: Dallas Area Rapid Transit
Replies: 519
Views: 423550

Re: Dallas Area Rapid Transit

....and still empty. The orange line to DFW has been a complete failure, and I am not sure why that is.
by Jbarn
05 Apr 2021 19:15
Forum: Urban Development
Topic: Uptown Dallas: Central Market at McKinney and Lemmon
Replies: 417
Views: 416398

Re: Uptown Dallas: Central Market at McKinney and Lemmon

Now it needs to work its way through the plan commission and the city council, and the certain neighborhood pushback. Should be breaking ground in about two years.
by Jbarn
30 Nov 2020 19:58
Forum: Urban Development
Topic: Downtown Dallas Retail
Replies: 445
Views: 377387

Re: Downtown Dallas Retail

I did my usual walk through Downtown today for the first time in months and, despite the weather being pretty perfect, much of Downtown felt pretty dead to me. Victory Park was a ghost town, as was the West End, and Main Street also felt pretty dead as well. Fortunately the Discovery District was b...
by Jbarn
18 Aug 2020 08:56
Forum: City Issues/News
Topic: Downtown Progress
Replies: 358
Views: 233322

Re: Downtown Progress

Why downtown Dallas walkin’ man Mike Rhyner is trying to keep the faith amid the pandemic and protests https://www.dallasnews.com/news/commentary/2020/08/17/why-downtown-dallas-walkin-man-mike-rhyner-is-trying-to-keep-the-faith-amid-the-pandemic-and-protests/ I wonder if other big city downtowns ar...
by Jbarn
13 Aug 2020 19:27
Forum: Urban Development
Topic: Dallas Covid-19 Business Casualties
Replies: 60
Views: 40749

Re: Dallas Covid-19 Business Casualties

Walked by Dallas Fish Market on Main St this morning and noticed all liquor/glassware/etc has been stripped. I haven't heard anything official but it sure looks permanently gone. Main Street has gone from being the premier street downtown to being a dead zone. It’s a real shame as it had so much po...
by Jbarn
04 Aug 2020 08:49
Forum: Urban Development
Topic: Arts District: Flora & Olive Tower (~441 FT / ~39 ST)
Replies: 543
Views: 483073

Re: Arts District: Flora & Olive Tower (~441 FT / ~39 ST)

Speaking of Austin, our downtown has more residents, workers, hotels, museums, performance venues, convention attendees, etc...., so what is it about our downtown that makes the streets so much less vibrant? I think a great lack of cohesiveness between the various nodes of activity is a major reason...
by Jbarn
18 Jun 2020 19:17
Forum: Urban Development
Topic: Turtle Creek: 2743 TC (308 FT | 25 ST)
Replies: 52
Views: 38956

Re: TC Area: 2727 Turtle Creek Blvd

The Turtle Creek Gardens condos right next to 2727 are going to be sold for redevelopment. https://www.dallasnews.com/business/real-estate/2020/06/18/turtle-creek-condo-complex-up-for-grabs/ Zoning allows construction of a 240-foot tall building height and with up to 871,505 square feet of space. G...
by Jbarn
04 Jun 2020 12:34
Forum: Urban Development
Topic: East Dallas: Kroger
Replies: 73
Views: 49609

Re: East Dallas: Kroger

I think that is just their way of doing business. They are still sitting on a property in north Plano as well, where they have submitted design plans and changed zoning for a store more than two years ago. Aren’t they also still sitting on the Lemmon Avenue parcels and waiting for leases to expire ...
by Jbarn
03 Jun 2020 13:33
Forum: Urban Development
Topic: East Dallas: Kroger
Replies: 73
Views: 49609

Re: East Dallas: Kroger

We can probably scratch central market off the pending list I think. If they couldn’t get the thing started in this last development cycle, I doubt it will ever get done. I know it’s a big project, but the fact that the never ever Drever is actually almost finished, yet the central market site hasn...
by Jbarn
01 Jun 2020 15:33
Forum: Urban Development
Topic: East Dallas: Kroger
Replies: 73
Views: 49609

Re: East Dallas: Kroger

This is 3500 feet from the city place Krogers, and just 1500 feet from the neighborhood wal-mart - why are they bothering to build one so close? I feel like grocery stores in uptown are actually being overbuilt at the moment. new tom thumbs at the union, the gables mckinney, the planned central mar...
by Jbarn
19 May 2020 07:04
Forum: Urban Development
Topic: Downtown Dallas Retail
Replies: 445
Views: 377387

Re: Downtown Dallas Retail

mdg109 wrote: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.


The name seems to be a play on words, hamburguesa is Spanish for hamburger. But I still don’t get it.
by Jbarn
18 May 2020 15:51
Forum: Urban Development
Topic: Downtown Dallas Retail
Replies: 445
Views: 377387

Re: Downtown Dallas Retail

I don’t get the it, they are open with that paper covering the windows?
by Jbarn
11 May 2020 19:37
Forum: Urban Development
Topic: AT&T Discovery District
Replies: 451
Views: 381136

Re: AT&T Discovery District

Also, I like how the gold communications sculpture is near the older art deco buildings while the new interactive piece spherical piece is near the newer white buildings. There were some comments that the gold statue should have been placed towards the front on elm street, but I think they made a w...
by Jbarn
27 Apr 2020 19:09
Forum: Urban Development
Topic: Uptown Dallas: Central Market at McKinney and Lemmon
Replies: 417
Views: 416398

Re: Uptown Dallas: Central Market at McKinney and Lemmon

I have serious doubts about this project. This was announced years ago, and not a shovel of dirt has been turned.
by Jbarn
27 Apr 2020 19:01
Forum: Urban Development
Topic: DTD: Field Street District - Phase I (~405FT | 33 ST + 26 ST)
Replies: 253
Views: 89139

Re: Downtown Dallas: Field Street District

I thought Headington was retreating from downtown.
by Jbarn
12 Apr 2020 12:41
Forum: Rail + Guided Transit
Topic: Dallas Area Rapid Transit
Replies: 519
Views: 423550

Re: Dallas Area Rapid Transit

Average weekday DART ridership at the DFW station: FY 2014: 922 FY 2015: 898 FY 2016: 968 FY 2017: 976 FY 2018: 929 FY 2019: 951 DFW Airport passenger traffic in roughly that time period increased by 17.5%. The population of the Dallas side of the metroplex increased by 10.4%. DART ridership at the...
by Jbarn
30 Mar 2020 20:23
Forum: City Issues/News
Topic: DFW Economy
Replies: 462
Views: 425495

Re: DFW Economy

Yeah, the few times I was here it was very busy with parties and just casual customers in smaller groups. I personally like big spaces for going out but was never a big fan of how they arranged the space. I am a relic in that I still prefer more of a club atmosphere over that of a giant adult versi...
by Jbarn
29 Mar 2020 08:41
Forum: The Bus + Roads/Highways/Bridges
Topic: DART: Bus system
Replies: 105
Views: 114925

Re: DART: Bus system

DART is making some changes to ensure passengers are well-distanced: * Interior areas at transit centers that have them, will close. Outdoor areas will remain available. * Concierges, the information window clerks, will be reassigned to other duties. * For boardings onto buses that have side doors,...
by Jbarn
12 Mar 2020 19:34
Forum: Urban Development
Topic: AT&T Discovery District
Replies: 451
Views: 381136

Re: AT&T Discovery District

I had dinner at Jaxxon last night at the Discovery District. Very cool vibes, downtown prices (not surprised) and yummy food. Interesting menu choices but all really good. I think this is an awesome addition to downtown. Sat outside at the patio and it was incredible. everyone should give it a try....
by Jbarn
16 Jan 2020 06:44
Forum: Urban Development
Topic: AT&T Discovery District
Replies: 451
Views: 381136

Re: AT&T Discovery District

I am concerned about all these new restaurants that they are opening in this development. Don’t the current downtown restaurants that are brave enough to stay open in the evening already struggle with getting people in the door? Downtown is still very quiet during the evenings and weekends. Especial...
by Jbarn
04 Jan 2020 18:35
Forum: Urban Development
Topic: Hoque Global Cedars- So Good
Replies: 62
Views: 46441

Re: Hoque Global Cedars- So Good

This is still progressing. zoning change to the PD was approved in the fall as mentioned in this article. https://dallasinnovates.com/catalyst-sites-how-these-north-texas-locations-could-change-the-trajectory-of-the-region/ More recently, though, Hoque obtained zoning approvals for his site in the ...
by Jbarn
22 Dec 2019 16:06
Forum: Urban Development
Topic: Most Exciting Projects of 2020
Replies: 44
Views: 30652

Re: Most Exciting Projects of 2020

I am starting to think #2 under the proposed list is not going to happen. There has been no activity here for months. I know that it is a big project, but something is up.
by Jbarn
01 Dec 2019 18:49
Forum: The Parks, Trails, + Miscellaneous Infrastructure
Topic: Downtown - Pacific Plaza Park
Replies: 208
Views: 196555

Re: Downtown - Pacific Plaza Park

Tnexster wrote:When I drive by I almost always see people in there but it might take a while to get significant traction. I know KW wasn't packed right away.


I think they should have made the children’s area larger - there are 4 swings and a teeter totter, and that’s basically it for the kids.
by Jbarn
01 Dec 2019 18:42
Forum: City Issues/News
Topic: Uptown Dallas: Business Openings and Closings
Replies: 636
Views: 626396

Re: Uptown Dallas: Business Openings and Closings

Also curious as to when that plot of land + vacant building that was supposed to be the Dream Hotel will turn into something. Such a waste as it stands. Such a waste and a major eyesore. The vacant building (that was the law firm) was meant to be demolished and never was. It’s in a horrible state o...