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- 29 Dec 2018 22:02
- Forum: Suburban + Exurban Development
- Topic: Las Colinas/North Irving Development
- Replies: 1520
- Views: 1408958
Re: Las Colinas/North Irving Development
I’m out of town for the holidays. So are all my clients. We were gonna see a movie over here in California but decided to stay home with the family. When we checked online, the theater wasn’t full around here either, though it usually is. I wonder if the holidays have anything to do with it.
- 29 Dec 2018 17:45
- Forum: Suburban + Exurban Development
- Topic: Las Colinas/North Irving Development
- Replies: 1520
- Views: 1408958
Re: Las Colinas/North Irving Development
To be fair, anything’s gourmet compared to McDs, lol. So weird, my wife and I went to the Elf Holiday Party at Alamo last week and it was sold out. We had to sit in the front. The parking at TMF has been completely full every time we go. We have to go up to the fifth floor to find any parking.
- 29 Dec 2018 15:48
- Forum: Suburban + Exurban Development
- Topic: Las Colinas/North Irving Development
- Replies: 1520
- Views: 1408958
Re: Las Colinas/North Irving Development
Yeah, steak shack won't last with a 5 guys and McDonald's so close. I've been surprised In and Out has survived given how terrible it is. Dick's is closing many stores, as they stopped selling firearms according to their latest earning's release. https://www.fool.com/investing/2018/12/13/dicks-spor...
- 13 Nov 2018 22:49
- Forum: Suburban + Exurban Development
- Topic: Las Colinas/North Irving Development
- Replies: 1520
- Views: 1408958
Re: Las Colinas/North Irving Development
Hard to compare fast food burgers to gourmet burgers that cost an extra two-plus dollars. In n out and Shake Shack are two of the top three fast food burger joints, IMO. And I’d prefer Shake Shack to Twisted Root (gasp, sacrilege) at Water Street (not that it’s an option.)
- 03 Nov 2018 11:12
- Forum: Urban Development
- Topic: Could Dallas land Amazon HQ '2'?
- Replies: 1075
- Views: 917804
Re: Could Dallas land Amazon HQ '2'?
Are we in Northern Virginia? If so, I think we’ve got this.
https://mobile.twitter.com/washingtonpo ... 46177?s=21
https://mobile.twitter.com/washingtonpo ... 46177?s=21
- 15 Oct 2018 13:22
- Forum: Urban Development
- Topic: Could Dallas land Amazon HQ '2'?
- Replies: 1075
- Views: 917804
- 05 Oct 2018 15:59
- Forum: Urban Development
- Topic: North Dallas: Midtown
- Replies: 385
- Views: 842797
Re: North Dallas: Midtown
Cant remember the last time I went to galleria, must have been when I was a kid. I don’t make a habit of going into malls, in general. If I can’t get it online, I don’t want it.
- 22 Sep 2018 22:19
- Forum: Suburban + Exurban Development
- Topic: Las Colinas/North Irving Development
- Replies: 1520
- Views: 1408958
Re: Las Colinas/North Irving Development
Made it over to Olivella’s. The drinks are pretty expensive at this location - $11 for a shot of Deep Eddy vodka. Service isn’t as polished either. But the pizza is just as good as it is at the other locations. Olivella’s is one of the absolute best pizza places in Dallas and its great we have one h...
- 21 Sep 2018 13:21
- Forum: Urban Development
- Topic: Downtown Dallas: 2000 Ross Project
- Replies: 654
- Views: 561782
Re: Downtown Dallas: 2000 Ross Project
Cool time lapse! That building isn’t moving very quickly.
- 14 Sep 2018 21:38
- Forum: Urban Development
- Topic: Downtown Dallas: AMLI Fountain Place (562 FT / 46 ST)
- Replies: 789
- Views: 831396
Re: Downtown Dallas: AMLI Fountain Place (562 FT / 46 ST)
Is there a good reason I have to sign in to see a picture? Why don’t lurkers have permission to see posted images?
- 14 Sep 2018 08:16
- Forum: Urban Development
- Topic: Could Dallas land Amazon HQ '2'?
- Replies: 1075
- Views: 917804
Re: Could Dallas land Amazon HQ '2'?
The plot thickens...yawn.
- 03 Sep 2018 11:58
- Forum: Urban Development
- Topic: Victory Park 3.0
- Replies: 918
- Views: 793150
Re: Victory Park 3.0
I was a little in panic mode because they’re opening up Olivella’s in Las Colinas in September, but I’m sorta relieved it’s the one in Victory Park. Hopefully it stays open - I really like that place and we’d walk to Olivella’s frequently when we lived in west end.
- 28 Jul 2018 08:22
- Forum: Suburban + Exurban Development
- Topic: Rowlett: Crystal Lagoon
- Replies: 51
- Views: 43080
- 24 Jul 2018 12:21
- Forum: Suburban + Exurban Development
- Topic: Texas Live!
- Replies: 73
- Views: 74018
Re: Texas Live!
What fountain
- 10 Jul 2018 12:55
- Forum: Suburban + Exurban Development
- Topic: Grandacape The Colony
- Replies: 4
- Views: 6977
Re: Grandacape The Colony
That other thread is about Grandscape; this one is about Grandacape.
- 04 Jul 2018 10:30
- Forum: Urban Development
- Topic: Uptown Dallas: Central Market at McKinney and Lemmon
- Replies: 426
- Views: 444536
Re: Uptown Dallas: Central Market at McKinney and Lemmon
“Curious Texas finds out” - “H-E-B bought the store when it closed and immediately said it planned to reopen it as a Central Market. Unfortunately, there is no clear answer as to when.”
Great job there DMN.
Great job there DMN.
- 20 Jun 2018 23:57
- Forum: Urban Development
- Topic: Downtown Dallas: AMLI Fountain Place (562 FT / 46 ST)
- Replies: 789
- Views: 831396
Re: Downtown Dallas: AMLI Fountain Place (562 FT / 46 ST)
Fort Worth does beat Dallas on some metrics, for sure. It has a livelier downtown, a better collection of art museums, and nicer green spaces. Also, I’ve seen more engaging operas in Fort Worth than in Dallas - they really push the envelope with mariachi opera, salsa opera, modern Ginsberg opera, bi...
- 29 May 2018 23:50
- Forum: Urban Development
- Topic: West End: Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum
- Replies: 101
- Views: 113992
Re: West End: Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum
Might be a dumb question, but what is that building going up to the left, in the mid background? Looks to be on the seventh floor now. Is that part of the Holocaust museum too?
- 29 May 2018 23:47
- Forum: Suburban + Exurban Development
- Topic: Las Colinas/North Irving Development
- Replies: 1520
- Views: 1408958
Re: Las Colinas/North Irving Development
As long as Drafthouse and Grimaldi's stay open, I really don't care too much about any of the other businesses. The popsicle place is really good, so I'd be disappointed to see them go.
- 23 May 2018 20:16
- Forum: Urban Development
- Topic: Could Dallas land Amazon HQ '2'?
- Replies: 1075
- Views: 917804
Re: Could Dallas land Amazon HQ '2'?
That 93% was due to endless highway expansion by city/regional/state planners, not some magical "free market" choice between cars & trains. The population growth didn't occur out of thin air. LOL. Yeah, everybody moved to the suburbs because of some giant government conspiracy. Ok.......
- 14 May 2018 23:43
- Forum: Suburban + Exurban Development
- Topic: Grand Prairie Development
- Replies: 47
- Views: 54476
Re: Grand Prairie Development
I would not go out of my way to head over to Grand Prairie for those places. In fact, I’d go out of my way not to go to those places.
- 06 May 2018 07:39
- Forum: Suburban + Exurban Development
- Topic: Las Colinas/North Irving Development
- Replies: 1520
- Views: 1408958
Re: Las Colinas/North Irving Development
The three courtyards, named Il Buono, Il Brutto, and Il Cattivo (The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly)
They’ve also got the translation wrong. “Cattivo” means “bad” in Italian, e.g, “I’m not such a bad comedian” = “non son cattivo comico.” “Brutto” means ugly.
- 02 May 2018 09:41
- Forum: Suburban + Exurban Development
- Topic: Frisco: misc. developments
- Replies: 23
- Views: 23807
Re: Frisco: misc. developments
Has UNT gotten their law school in downtown Dallas accredited?
- 29 Apr 2018 23:50
- Forum: Suburban + Exurban Development
- Topic: Denton: Rayzor Ranch
- Replies: 3
- Views: 7967
Re: Denton: Rayzor Ranch
Late night showings of films aimed at the college audience....we just got Drafthouse in Las Colinas but I’m already jealous.
- 25 Apr 2018 11:53
- Forum: Suburban + Exurban Development
- Topic: Las Colinas/North Irving Development
- Replies: 1520
- Views: 1408958
Re: Las Colinas/North Irving Development
Seems like it’s taking forever to repave the street in front of Jinbeh. I feel like the part of Las Colinas Blvd in front of music factory took shorter. Could be my imagination.
- 24 Apr 2018 18:50
- Forum: Suburban + Exurban Development
- Topic: Las Colinas/North Irving Development
- Replies: 1520
- Views: 1408958
Re: Las Colinas/North Irving Development
Thanks for the tip. I hope they make the monorail go out to music factory. That would help a lot for those on the other side of the lake.
- 20 Apr 2018 23:17
- Forum: Suburban + Exurban Development
- Topic: Las Colinas/North Irving Development
- Replies: 1520
- Views: 1408958
Re: Las Colinas/North Irving Development
The Drafthouse is a dream come true. Went three times this week. Only had to park in the parking garage once. Service was mostly great. One time I got bbq sauce with my fish and chips instead of ketchup. Another time they brought the wrong food. Still, I’ve been to soft openings at a couple of the o...
- 13 Apr 2018 09:18
- Forum: Urban Development
- Topic: Uptown Dallas: (PWC) Park District Tower (316 FT | 20 ST) + Residences at Park District (385 FT | 32 ST)
- Replies: 184
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Re: Uptown Dallas: (PWC) Park District Tower (316 FT | 20 ST) + Residences at Park District (385 FT | 32 ST)
My thought process when I saw the first price on there: “Oh, $19,000 per year isn’t too bad. About $1,600/month...OH THATS FOR A MONTH OF RENT!!!” To be fair the first price I saw was for a penthouse unit of 3k sq ft.
- 07 Apr 2018 14:26
- Forum: Urban Development
- Topic: The Canyon In Oak Cliff
- Replies: 62
- Views: 60409
Re: The Canyon In Oak Cliff
Hope this doesn’t infringe on local business in oak cliff.
- 20 Mar 2018 23:50
- Forum: Suburban + Exurban Development
- Topic: Las Colinas/North Irving Development
- Replies: 1520
- Views: 1408958
Re: Las Colinas/North Irving Development
I know my wife’s been clamoring for a grocery store or market around Lake Carolyn. Granada market doesn’t cut it.
- 19 Mar 2018 17:52
- Forum: Suburban + Exurban Development
- Topic: Las Colinas/North Irving Development
- Replies: 1520
- Views: 1408958
Re: Las Colinas/North Irving Development
“the soon to be Albertson's Marketplace”
Huh? What? Grocery store in Toyota music factory?
Huh? What? Grocery store in Toyota music factory?
- 14 Mar 2018 19:09
- Forum: Suburban + Exurban Development
- Topic: Las Colinas/North Irving Development
- Replies: 1520
- Views: 1408958
Re: Las Colinas/North Irving Development
Seeing all these reviews made me go back to El Famoso. I had really enjoyed the queso flameado when we went opening night. I was shocked when I went back yesterday for lunch. It was awful, one of the worst I’ve had. It was soup. I gave them a chance. I sent it back with kind instructions to burn the...
- 04 Mar 2018 22:29
- Forum: Suburban + Exurban Development
- Topic: Las Colinas/North Irving Development
- Replies: 1520
- Views: 1408958
Re: Las Colinas/North Irving Development
I second the call for more patronage to Hops & Vines. There was definitely some energy there the last couple of times my wife and I swung by to pick up some beers. Nice jazz group performing, people ordering in pizza while drinking and hanging out. They’ve got some excellent local crafts I haven...
- 19 Feb 2018 10:04
- Forum: Suburban + Exurban Development
- Topic: Las Colinas/North Irving Development
- Replies: 1520
- Views: 1408958
Re: Las Colinas/North Irving Development
Went to El Famoso for lunch on Sunday... Good but not great. I guess they give you chips to snack on but no salsa, so I ordered some queso. Ordered the Tacos Al Carbon which came out like fajitas. Supposed to come with rice, beans and cheese none of which came with the meal. The green and red salsa...
- 17 Feb 2018 16:46
- Forum: Urban Development
- Topic: Could Dallas land Amazon HQ '2'?
- Replies: 1075
- Views: 917804
Re: Could Dallas land Amazon HQ '2'?
Yeah, UTD likes to tout the Carnegie metric and in the same breath refers to it as a milestone on their journey to Tier 1 status. Ergo, they freely admit they aren’t there yet, by their own metrics. Carnegie’s metrics, which include Texas Tech and UNT as Tier 1, are part of the “grade inflation” som...
- 16 Feb 2018 23:37
- Forum: Urban Development
- Topic: Could Dallas land Amazon HQ '2'?
- Replies: 1075
- Views: 917804
Re: Could Dallas land Amazon HQ '2'?
I also have a lot of experience here. DMN is right. UTD is trying really hard right now to become Tier 1 but they are thinking a decade into the future in terms of having a global impact. Aside from UTSW, which is not an undergraduate institution, Dallas doesn’t have Tier 1 research universities. Te...
- 16 Feb 2018 22:06
- Forum: Suburban + Exurban Development
- Topic: Las Colinas/North Irving Development
- Replies: 1520
- Views: 1408958
Re: Las Colinas/North Irving Development
Went to El Famoso with my wife tonight. She’s a skeptic Californian but she really liked it. It was surprisingly packed. We will be going back soon.
- 16 Feb 2018 15:06
- Forum: Urban Development
- Topic: Could Dallas land Amazon HQ '2'?
- Replies: 1075
- Views: 917804
Re: Could Dallas land Amazon HQ '2'?
Tivo_Kenevil wrote:Waldozer wrote:If DC is the clear favorite, then how can any city except for DC be in a far better position than any other?
The same way a second place finisher is better than the third finisher.
If they pick DC, how will you know that Dallas came in second place?
- 15 Feb 2018 23:13
- Forum: Urban Development
- Topic: Could Dallas land Amazon HQ '2'?
- Replies: 1075
- Views: 917804
Re: Could Dallas land Amazon HQ '2'?
If DC is the clear favorite, then how can any city except for DC be in a far better position than any other?
- 15 Feb 2018 23:04
- Forum: Urban Development
- Topic: Could Dallas land Amazon HQ '2'?
- Replies: 1075
- Views: 917804
Re: Could Dallas land Amazon HQ '2'?
Hahaha, great send up of Dallas, hjkll. My money has always been on Atlanta.
- 15 Feb 2018 17:12
- Forum: Suburban + Exurban Development
- Topic: Las Colinas/North Irving Development
- Replies: 1520
- Views: 1408958
Re: Las Colinas/North Irving Development
April opening for Drafthouse Las Colinas. Jeez.
- 30 Jan 2018 02:06
- Forum: Suburban + Exurban Development
- Topic: Las Colinas/North Irving Development
- Replies: 1520
- Views: 1408958
Re: Las Colinas/North Irving Development
I’ll definitely make an effort to explore the live music scene there. I hope it’s good. Went to grimaldis to pick up a pizza. It was about thirty percent full. The bar has some TVs there to watch games. The outdoor seating should be nice; have good views out to the street and the lake. I talked to t...
- 24 Jan 2018 15:09
- Forum: Suburban + Exurban Development
- Topic: Las Colinas/North Irving Development
- Replies: 1520
- Views: 1408958
Re: Las Colinas/North Irving Development
“Big Beat Dallas provides free admission to the Texas Lottery® Open-Air Plaza up until 9 p.m., where live entertainment will perform 365 days a year. After 9 p.m. admission will be a nominal $10. “
Can’t I just show up at 8:45 and avoid the $10 cover?
Can’t I just show up at 8:45 and avoid the $10 cover?
- 23 Jan 2018 11:00
- Forum: Suburban + Exurban Development
- Topic: Las Colinas/North Irving Development
- Replies: 1520
- Views: 1408958
Re: Las Colinas/North Irving Development
Yeah, Yardhouse is definitely open as of yesterday.
- 22 Jan 2018 21:23
- Forum: Suburban + Exurban Development
- Topic: Las Colinas/North Irving Development
- Replies: 1520
- Views: 1408958
Re: Las Colinas/North Irving Development
Hotel, retail and apartment building.
- 21 Jan 2018 00:55
- Forum: Urban Development
- Topic: Victory Park 3.0
- Replies: 918
- Views: 793150
Re: Victory Park 3.0
Cbdallas wrote:And now Apple has jumped into HQ2!
http://www.businessinsider.com/apple-bu ... ees-2018-1
Apple has already said they won’t be following Amazon’s long bidding process and they won’t be building HQ2 in Texas.
- 19 Jan 2018 12:06
- Forum: Urban Development
- Topic: Could Dallas land Amazon HQ '2'?
- Replies: 1075
- Views: 917804
Re: Could Dallas land Amazon HQ '2'?
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, ain’t it now? How’s that Willie Nelson song go? “We have all read the beautiful stories of the countries far over the sea, from whence came our ancestors to establish this land of the free. There are some folks who still like to travel to see what they have over...
- 18 Jan 2018 08:03
- Forum: Suburban + Exurban Development
- Topic: Las Colinas/North Irving Development
- Replies: 1520
- Views: 1408958
Re: Las Colinas/North Irving Development
“This essentially mimics what happened at O'conner across from the Urban Center DART station.”
What development are you referring to? The townhomes on the corner of E Las Colinas Blvd and Riverside?
What development are you referring to? The townhomes on the corner of E Las Colinas Blvd and Riverside?
- 05 Jan 2018 00:04
- Forum: Suburban + Exurban Development
- Topic: Las Colinas/North Irving Development
- Replies: 1520
- Views: 1408958
Re: Las Colinas/North Irving Development
Just noticed a lot of new opening dates for businesses at Toyota Music Factory. Bar Louie and Thirsty Lion have been respectably holding down the fort for a while now but the Brazilian steakhouse is supposedly opening in four days. Grimaldis Pizzeria is opening at the end of January and Drafthouse m...
- 27 Nov 2017 15:58
- Forum: Urban Development
- Topic: Knox: The McKenzie (~240 ST / 22 ST)
- Replies: 44
- Views: 46467
Re: Knox: The McKenzie (~240 ST / 22 ST)
Even without the lettering, this is definitely Case.