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by Cbdallas
05 Feb 2024 11:40
Forum: Urban Development
Topic: Downtown Dallas: Energy Plaza
Replies: 149
Views: 53105

Re: Downtown Dallas: Energy Plaza

Love those outdoor balcony fireplaces.
by Cbdallas
26 Jan 2024 13:14
Forum: Urban Development
Topic: Design District: Cabana Hotel
Replies: 76
Views: 63898

Re: Design District: Cabana Hotel

I read an article about BOSE having a new built in noise cancelling system for apartment buildings similar to the way it works in cars. It said not only does it block outside noise from windows but also next door units and hall noise. Not sure how far they have gotten or if it has been used yet but ...
by Cbdallas
19 Jan 2024 08:48
Forum: Urban Development
Topic: Downtown Dallas: Alto211 (211 North Ervay)
Replies: 33
Views: 22267

Re: Downtown Dallas: Alto211 (211 North Ervay)

And it could be such a cool mid-century renovation under the right hands and development group. Parking could be the main deterrent here though.
by Cbdallas
18 Jan 2024 13:45
Forum: Urban Development
Topic: Uptown Dallas: 23 Springs (~399FT | 26 ST)
Replies: 180
Views: 226222

Re: Uptown Dallas: 23 Springs (~399FT | 26 ST)

I think some form of hybrid is here to stay for most corporate and large business models at least for a portion of positions. I don't see office looking like pre-covid ever. My company has moved to a 2 days a week in office and 3 days work from home ongoing with no indicator of changing that in the ...
by Cbdallas
17 Jan 2024 15:08
Forum: Urban Development
Topic: Uptown Dallas: 23 Springs (~399FT | 26 ST)
Replies: 180
Views: 226222

Re: Uptown Dallas: 23 Springs (~399FT | 26 ST)

Hybrid work has changed the game going forward. Will need less office and more living space.
by Cbdallas
17 Jan 2024 15:06
Forum: Urban Development
Topic: Arts District: Dallas Arts Tower (Chase Tower)
Replies: 30
Views: 19213

Re: Arts District: Dallas Arts Tower (Chase Tower)

I am fine with these buildings converting to apartments we need more 24 - 7 people to go to restaurants and stores downtown. Easy walk into downtown or to KWP from here also near the streetcar.
by Cbdallas
08 Jan 2024 14:16
Forum: Urban Development
Topic: Mavs arena-hotel by Las Vegas Sands Corp.
Replies: 63
Views: 9903

Re: Mavs arena-hotel by Las Vegas Sands Corp.

I was excited about this whole sale at first and what it could bring to Dallas but as time moves on I think the reality of the massive change in the Texas congressional makeup that would be required to pass gambling ( also legal pot) probably won't happen in my lifetime. Most of the new people movin...
by Cbdallas
04 Jan 2024 08:58
Forum: Urban Development
Topic: Mavs arena-hotel by Las Vegas Sands Corp.
Replies: 63
Views: 9903

Re: Mavs arena-hotel by Las Vegas Sands Corp.

Not about needs but wants. If you have the money you can just do wants.
by Cbdallas
06 Dec 2023 09:53
Forum: Urban Development
Topic: Oak Lawn
Replies: 810
Views: 1318198

Re: Oak Lawn

Maybe the original High rise apartment building with Eatzis incorporated into the first floor is happening and more going down to the Lucky's site as well.
by Cbdallas
16 Nov 2023 12:08
Forum: Urban Development
Topic: DTD: Fairmont Hotel
Replies: 8
Views: 6321

Re: DTD: Fairmont Hotel

I hope so I never understood when it went that strange peach pink color.
by Cbdallas
03 Nov 2023 12:50
Forum: The Airports
Topic: DFW Airport
Replies: 420
Views: 328455

Re: DFW Airport

The only benefit for those living nearer to Love Field is that they could fly non stop to Mexico or Caribbean islands since DFW has immigration facilities and staff.
by Cbdallas
30 Oct 2023 14:27
Forum: Urban Development
Topic: Oak Lawn: 3900 Lemmon
Replies: 18
Views: 5330

Re: Oak Lawn: 3900 Lemmon

Really hope this building happens and ignites more like it all down Lemmon.
by Cbdallas
27 Oct 2023 15:01
Forum: Urban Development
Topic: Victory Park 3.0
Replies: 912
Views: 755961

Re: Victory Park 3.0

With 4000 plus people living down there I still can't understand why most of those restaurants aren't more full most of the time. How many more people living there will it take to support.
by Cbdallas
16 Oct 2023 06:42
Forum: Urban Development
Topic: Uptown Dallas: Central Market at McKinney and Lemmon
Replies: 417
Views: 416450

Re: Uptown Dallas: Central Market at McKinney and Lemmon

Well ran into my corporate guy again at CM on Northwest Hwy yesterday and asked him again what is going on with the Uptown CM and he said the interest rates blew up their second deal so they have gone back to look at other possibilities with other developers and have not ruled out just opening in th...
by Cbdallas
12 Oct 2023 14:48
Forum: Rail + Guided Transit
Topic: Dallas Area Rapid Transit
Replies: 519
Views: 423584

Re: Dallas Area Rapid Transit

Did anyone ride DART on OU Texas to the fair. I did and thought it was the smoothest it had ever gone. Still crowded still delays but without D2 to breakup the bottleneck downtown it went fairly well. They didn't use the Green line loop around downtown this year and instead ran more green line cars ...
by Cbdallas
11 Oct 2023 13:53
Forum: Urban Development
Topic: Knox District / Knox Park
Replies: 813
Views: 580553

Re: Knox District / Knox Park

I think the real reason we don't see more affordable condo buildings are the HOA fees. Most people in the lower end of the market do not have cash to buy a condo and will have to make a mortgage payment and large HOA monthly fee. It can be daunting to do both.
by Cbdallas
10 Oct 2023 14:05
Forum: Urban Development
Topic: Uptown Dallas: Central Market at McKinney and Lemmon
Replies: 417
Views: 416450

Re: Uptown Dallas: Central Market at McKinney and Lemmon

I think we are just looking at them converting store to Central Market. At least they will put in new landscaping and that site will be active again. At this point it could take years to even start a mixed use project there.
by Cbdallas
10 Oct 2023 11:02
Forum: Urban Development
Topic: Uptown Dallas: Central Market at McKinney and Lemmon
Replies: 417
Views: 416450

Re: Uptown Dallas: Central Market at McKinney and Lemmon

Drove by this site yesterday and it appeared there were a couple of large trucks pulling demo out of the interior of the space.
by Cbdallas
04 Oct 2023 12:56
Forum: Urban Development
Topic: Oak Lawn
Replies: 810
Views: 1318198

Re: Oak Lawn

Maybe this deal was just delaying the inevitable and new developers will finally swoop into this area and tear down and build up.
by Cbdallas
02 Oct 2023 15:03
Forum: Urban Development
Topic: Oak Lawn
Replies: 810
Views: 1318198

Re: Oak Lawn

I was so looking forward to these to spur more high rise dense development to Oak Lawn. Sad.
by Cbdallas
02 Oct 2023 15:00
Forum: Urban Development
Topic: Uptown Dallas: Central Market at McKinney and Lemmon
Replies: 417
Views: 416450

Re: Uptown Dallas: Central Market at McKinney and Lemmon

That whole West Village area is in a funk. They could probable open a Central Market in the existing store in a few months and make it just like the Lovers location. At this point I will be ok with that as the option seems to be let that ugly building and land sit empty for years more.
by Cbdallas
28 Sep 2023 11:45
Forum: Urban Development
Topic: Chalk Hill / Kaizen / KERA Site
Replies: 17
Views: 3500

Re: Chalk Hill / Kaizen / KERA Site

This would be great for that area to add people living and working in that area. More support for the restuarants around there and help anchor BLEU CIEL. I use that cut off from The Katy Trail to get to Harwood and this would really be great there.
by Cbdallas
22 Sep 2023 07:09
Forum: Urban Development
Topic: Uptown Dallas: Parkside Uptown (Miyama) (~424 FT | ~30 ST)
Replies: 232
Views: 105812

Re: Uptown Dallas: Parkside Uptown (Miyama) (~30 ST)

I am fine with the migration over to Uptown for office space, all the while continuing to convert vacant office towers downtown into residential use. The more people that live in the downtown loop the more restaurants, retail and services can go in to be supported by those people. Downtown needs to ...
by Cbdallas
18 Sep 2023 10:54
Forum: Urban Development
Topic: Downtown Dallas: 601 N Akard - YMCA
Replies: 51
Views: 26414

Re: Downtown Dallas - 601 N Akard - YMCA

This will all depend who the secret entity is that purchased it. I as well hope for something tall and big here but I always do with any site near the city center.
by Cbdallas
08 Sep 2023 12:53
Forum: Urban Development
Topic: Uptown Dallas: 2500 Cedar Springs (3 Towers)
Replies: 104
Views: 47113

Re: Uptown Dallas: 2500 Cedar Springs (3 Towers)

With this and the large development across the street this part of town could really get some great energy and expand the urban Uptown area and connect with Turtle Creek as well. Hope this gets started.
by Cbdallas
01 Sep 2023 06:55
Forum: Urban Development
Topic: Turtle Creek: Four Seasons Hotel & Residences (3001 Turtle Creek)
Replies: 191
Views: 67158

Re: Turtle Creek: Four Seasons Hotel & Residences (3001 Turtle Creek)

I think several projects are being slowed down due to the coming recession.
by Cbdallas
01 Sep 2023 06:53
Forum: Urban Development
Topic: DTD: Field Street District - Phase I (~405FT | 33 ST + 26 ST)
Replies: 253
Views: 89162

Re: DTD: BoredThread-Frisco/Traffic/FairPark/ATTStadium/Policy/CorpRelocations/AnythingButNotTallEnoughFieldStreetDistri

Funny that Arlington is where it went and the other site consensus seems to be Frisco both places without mass transit in the metro.
by Cbdallas
31 Aug 2023 13:37
Forum: Urban Development
Topic: Harwood District: Bleu Ciel (390 FT / 33 ST)
Replies: 308
Views: 259815

Re: Harwood District: Bleu Ciel (390 FT / 33 ST)

I am talking in general. It seems like it is an act of god to start a new condo tower and then when it is built it takes forever to sell out. I would love to know how Dallas condo towers actual sell out timelines compare to other large cities across the country. It feels like it much slower uptake o...
by Cbdallas
31 Aug 2023 13:13
Forum: Urban Development
Topic: Harwood District: Bleu Ciel (390 FT / 33 ST)
Replies: 308
Views: 259815

Re: Harwood District: Bleu Ciel (390 FT / 33 ST)

Wish someone could explain again why Dallas with so much wealth just struggles as a condo tower city where others do so well even Houston and Austin do better.
by Cbdallas
30 Aug 2023 08:25
Forum: City Issues/News
Topic: Corporate Relocations/Expansions
Replies: 765
Views: 529644

Re: Corporate Relocations/Expansions

Thermomix is rumored to be going to West Village area which I would assume is the empty (Richards Group) building. Hope so that area needs a boost since the Central Market development has stalled out.
by Cbdallas
24 Aug 2023 11:57
Forum: Urban Development
Topic: Cityplace East: 2711 N. Haskell
Replies: 87
Views: 50977

Re: Cityplace East: 2711 N. Haskell

Actually the garage is enormous and lends itself to be portioned off for those uses separately.
by Cbdallas
23 Aug 2023 14:17
Forum: Urban Development
Topic: Cityplace East: 2711 N. Haskell
Replies: 87
Views: 50977

Re: Cityplace East: 2711 N. Haskell

I45Tex wrote:What will those cool stacked sky lobby atria be used for I wonder


Worlds largest and highest indoor rock climbing!
by Cbdallas
23 Aug 2023 10:09
Forum: Urban Development
Topic: Cityplace East: 2711 N. Haskell
Replies: 87
Views: 50977

Re: Cityplace East: 2711 N. Haskell

Positive move that more high rise apartments coming on the east side of 75 here.
by Cbdallas
22 Aug 2023 08:03
Forum: Urban Development
Topic: Uptown Dallas: Central Market at McKinney and Lemmon
Replies: 417
Views: 416450

Re: Uptown Dallas: Central Market at McKinney and Lemmon

Re open the store shell as a haunted house for Halloween then use it for Christmas trees and decorations. This has become a joke for what should be a very urban part of town and is a detriment to the whole area around it.
by Cbdallas
17 Aug 2023 13:32
Forum: Urban Development
Topic: Uptown Dallas: Central Market at McKinney and Lemmon
Replies: 417
Views: 416450

Re: Uptown Dallas: Central Market at McKinney and Lemmon

"Bueller..... Bueller..... Bueller"

Anything on this sad dead giant lot?
by Cbdallas
16 Aug 2023 08:03
Forum: Rail + Guided Transit
Topic: DART D2 Subway
Replies: 508
Views: 402390

Re: DART D2 Subway

I am sad I won't see anything like D2 in my lifetime now but so much has changed since covid and hybrid work office space etc.. Maybe this is a good thing and see how to grow more for how the urban growth is happening in Dallas. The days of everyone taking a train from all corners of the metro to do...
by Cbdallas
10 Aug 2023 07:55
Forum: City Issues/News
Topic: Northpark Center
Replies: 1615
Views: 832944

Re: Northpark Center

Went to the new Nike store that took over the two story H & M space. I have to say I was underwhelmed I was expecting some kind or WOW Nike Experience and I left feeling more like outlet store.
by Cbdallas
07 Aug 2023 10:34
Forum: City Issues/News
Topic: North Dallas: Galleria
Replies: 621
Views: 342398

Re: North Dallas: Galleria

Parking issues did not impede sales at the Galleria back in the heyday so why on earth would it in today's world of less retail and in person shopping. The issue is not parking it is a stale unchanged concept of what a retail mall looks like today. Change or fail.
by Cbdallas
04 Aug 2023 06:38
Forum: Urban Development
Topic: Uptown/Victory Park: NorthEnd
Replies: 800
Views: 346088

Re: Uptown/Victory Park: NorthEnd

From the perspective of someone who has lived here more than 40 years the negative outlook on these post is perplexing. I have seen Dallas transformed and still transforming into a great place to live with a very urban vibe. So many things have happened here in those 40 years I can't even list all o...
by Cbdallas
04 Aug 2023 06:32
Forum: City Issues/News
Topic: North Dallas: Galleria
Replies: 621
Views: 342398

Re: North Dallas: Galleria

I think the larger problem here is the surrounding area of the Galleria feels like a desolate wasteland and there is not much they can do about that. Not a very inviting look for potential shoppers.
by Cbdallas
31 Jul 2023 11:15
Forum: Urban Development
Topic: DTD: Field Street District - Phase I (~405FT | 33 ST + 26 ST)
Replies: 253
Views: 89162

Re: DTD: Field Street District - Phase I (~405FT | 33 ST + 26 ST)

As long as we still have so much unbuilt land in our urban core I doubt we see anything near supertall levels. It will take several lower height buildings that get built over existing parking lots for the time being. Eventually land will become scarce and we will see the height go up slowly over time.
by Cbdallas
31 Jul 2023 08:26
Forum: Urban Development
Topic: Downtown Dallas: 2000 Ross Project
Replies: 654
Views: 530881

Re: Downtown Dallas: 2000 Ross Project

Without the adjoining apartment tower this project is incomplete.
by Cbdallas
26 Jul 2023 10:21
Forum: City Issues/News
Topic: Downtown Progress
Replies: 358
Views: 233350

Re: Downtown Progress

If Dallas could transform and unlock growth and dense urban development in its southern sector it could grow by leaps and bounds. Some of this has already begun but much more is needed along with massive rezoning. I think over time we will see this happen.
by Cbdallas
25 Jul 2023 14:42
Forum: Urban Development
Topic: Turtle Creek: Four Seasons Hotel & Residences (3001 Turtle Creek)
Replies: 191
Views: 67158

Re: Turtle Creek: Four Seasons Hotel & Residences (3001 Turtle Creek)

I really like this. I think it will be a great bridge between Oak Lawn and Uptown and I like the idea of some restaurants being in there.
by Cbdallas
12 Jul 2023 10:52
Forum: Urban Development
Topic: Uptown/Victory Park: NorthEnd
Replies: 800
Views: 346088

Re: Uptown/Victory Park: NorthEnd

I love it but that probably has more to do with Delorean taking the space and their corporate stamp. The question is really why aren't we attracting business like this here in Dallas like that.
by Cbdallas
21 Jun 2023 13:28
Forum: Urban Development
Topic: Turtle Creek: 3515 Brown Street (~24 ST)
Replies: 5
Views: 1787

Re: Turtle Creek: 3515 Brown Street (~24 ST)

Condo tower projects seemed to be doomed by Dallas market. Apartment rentals are what is hot right now.
by Cbdallas
21 Jun 2023 13:25
Forum: Urban Development
Topic: Downtown Dallas: 711 N Pearl (~37 ST)
Replies: 34
Views: 7215

Re: Downtown Dallas: 711 N Pearl

I celebrate that a new building is even getting announced downtown in this finance and real estate market. This will add more people to that area to support restaurants and stores and parks. I love that downtown is moving towards people living there and not just office towers.
by Cbdallas
21 Jun 2023 13:21
Forum: City Issues/News
Topic: North Dallas: Galleria
Replies: 621
Views: 342398

Re: North Dallas: Galleria

Sadly no residential apartment towers, no major adjustment to adding a park or outside component etc.
Just bandaids no long term changes.
by Cbdallas
20 Jun 2023 10:43
Forum: Urban Development
Topic: Uptown Dallas: The Carlisle on the Creek (~360 FT | 30 ST)
Replies: 80
Views: 22821

Re: Uptown Dallas: The Carlisle on the Creek

Tnexster wrote:Nice building and a great addition to this area. What is it with OLC and height?


I have never understood this but it seems they don't want urban density I have no idea why. They need to be abolished and let Dallas grow up!
by Cbdallas
07 Jun 2023 14:47
Forum: Urban Development
Topic: Turtle Creek: 3601 Cedar Springs (~25 ST)
Replies: 3
Views: 1726

Re: Oaklawn 25-story apartment tower

So excited to see these new towers start to move up the hill towards Oak Lawn can't wait to see them hop over towards the tollway some day.