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by trueicon
22 Jun 2022 15:54
Forum: Urban Development
Topic: Uptown/Victory Park: NorthEnd
Replies: 800
Views: 345995

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

Update -- despite Ridley's ill-informed objections, the tax incentive package was approved.

Looking forward to this, and to voting for Ridley's challenger next election 8-)
by trueicon
22 Jun 2022 15:24
Forum: Urban Development
Topic: Uptown/Victory Park: NorthEnd
Replies: 800
Views: 345995

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

Some unexpected drama happening live. Paul Ridley motioned to DENY the tax incentives. His reasons for the denial reflect a comprehensive ignorance of fundamental economics. Of course it would be great if we didn't need to approve these sorts of things for public corporations. The reality is that if...
by trueicon
19 Apr 2022 14:01
Forum: Urban Development
Topic: Downtown Dallas: Statler Hotel & Residences + Future DMN Offices (Old Statler Hilton + Old Library)
Replies: 436
Views: 369925

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

Maybe once the park actually exists... Or, perhaps developing residential in downtown Dallas is not the slam dunk some imagine it to be. Alright, guess it's time to pack it up, boys. Tucy doesn't think residential in Downtown Dallas is viable. It'll take a little while for me and the other 13,000 o...
by trueicon
27 Mar 2022 16:05
Forum: Urban Development
Topic: East Quarter: ~24 Building Redevelopment
Replies: 563
Views: 530762

Re: East Quarter: ~24 Building Redevelopment

That does seem aggressive. I seem to recall construction took a bit of a pause in 2020. I can't recall how significant it was, but perhaps demand continue to increase and now we are seeing developers try and play catch up from the hiatus in 2020? Also, how long before we start talking about a groce...
by trueicon
10 Sep 2021 21:43
Forum: Urban Development
Topic: Future City: Telosa
Replies: 13
Views: 6611

Re: Future City: Telosa

This has about the same chance of happening as the city of EPCOT did. Zero. Well, Epcot kind of did happen as a master planned community called Celebration . It was Disney developed land and eventually spun off into a self-governing entity. Far different from Walt's vision, but it does have live, w...
by trueicon
21 Apr 2021 20:13
Forum: Urban Development
Topic: Downtown Dallas Retail
Replies: 445
Views: 377391

Re: Downtown Dallas Retail

So in other words, downtown Dallas is never going to have street life, as it will take decades to get to 20k. All the old build buildings that could be repurposed as housing have been, and there are not many new builds on the horizon. We would need 30+ new mid-rise or high-rise residential building...
by trueicon
21 Apr 2021 10:12
Forum: Urban Development
Topic: Downtown Dallas Retail
Replies: 445
Views: 377391

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 trueicon
19 Dec 2020 14:01
Forum: Rail + Guided Transit
Topic: DART D2 Subway
Replies: 508
Views: 402356

Re: DART D2 Subway

Thank you, that's a much better pic!

I agree with Sean's twitter post. I'm not sure what caused the derailment (I figured it may have been another collision with a car) but the important point is that without D2 something like this unfortunately shuts the entire system down.
by trueicon
19 Dec 2020 13:52
Forum: Rail + Guided Transit
Topic: DART D2 Subway
Replies: 508
Views: 402356

Re: DART D2 Subway

For those of you who don’t live downtown, you might not be aware how often this occurs. And some of you were arguing for a third rail downtown instead of a subway earlier in this thread?! I think you give Dallas drivers too much credit :) (You'll have to click the picture for it to show right side up)
by trueicon
20 Aug 2020 10:59
Forum: Urban Development
Topic: Dallas Covid-19 Business Casualties
Replies: 60
Views: 40750

Re: Dallas Covid-19 Business Casualties

Sad news about Dallas Fish Market. On a walk yesterday, I noticed the same envelope containing a letter from the landlord that was posted on Fish Market's door was also posted to The Woolworth's door. The Woolworth's facebook page posted a month ago that they were looking to reopen in September. I'm...
by trueicon
08 Jul 2020 11:40
Forum: Urban Development
Topic: Henderson Avenue Corridor
Replies: 361
Views: 283784

Re: Henderson Avenue Corridor

I'll admit I haven't been down Henderson Ave in a while - since they began tearing up the moon surface they call a road. K-H was my least visited section of Dallas, but this news of delays is disheartening. I'm afraid K-H development may have peaked, and both sides of 75 have very rough seas to navi...
by trueicon
05 Mar 2020 12:24
Forum: Urban Development
Topic: Downtown Dallas: Hillwood Urban - Field Street Tower
Replies: 449
Views: 320149

Re: Downtown Dallas: Hillwood Urban's ~50 storey tower on former BoA motorcourt

Hillwood's plan included hotel, office, & residential components. Most new supertall's have multiple aspects now. The new buildings in Downtown Los Angeles are made up of multiple kinds of tenants. I don't know if Dallas can support this kind of development. This is already a thing here tho. We...
by trueicon
18 Feb 2020 10:52
Forum: Urban Development
Topic: Downtown Dallas Retail
Replies: 445
Views: 377391

Re: Downtown Dallas Retail

ATT should host walk-in movies with the Time-Warner collection. I do hope AT&T does something with its entertainment library. There are lots of potential projects would definitely put the discovery district on the map. A true Game of Thrones or West World themed saloon. A Sopranos italian resta...
by trueicon
10 Nov 2019 20:23
Forum: Urban Development
Topic: Downtown Dallas: 2000 Ross Project
Replies: 654
Views: 530842

Re: Downtown Dallas: 2000 Ross Project

This is wonderful news for downtown. It's a great location. I took heat on the North Park mall thread for saying it was a bad idea to build it by the mall instead of building it downtown. Guess the actual developers who crunched the numbers came to the same conclusion. This will do well!
by trueicon
15 Oct 2019 22:03
Forum: Urban Development
Topic: DTD: Farmer's Market 1.0
Replies: 283
Views: 244972

Re: DTD: Farmer's Market 1.0

Went to Mudhen for dinner on Saturday and the place was pretty dead, enough that it wouldn't surprise me if they closed soon. Food and service were both great and relatively affordable, so I'm a little confused about why it isn't doing well. You'd think that a huge reason for moving to this area is...
by trueicon
10 Sep 2019 18:30
Forum: Urban Development
Topic: DTD: The National/Thompson Hotel (1401 Elm)
Replies: 681
Views: 587579

Re: DD: 1401 Elm and Thompson Hotel

^^ That's a really good idea. I, too, wonder why our local FOX station hasn't already done something like this. What's the point in being downtown when you don't take advantage of your location at all! They might as well be in the suburbs like NBC 5. In Philly (and some other markets), the local FOX...
by trueicon
07 May 2019 16:47
Forum: Urban Development
Topic: DTD: The National/Thompson Hotel (1401 Elm)
Replies: 681
Views: 587579

Re: Downtown Dallas: The Drever

If you believe this project will be completed under Drever's guard, you will be disappointed. In fact I'll buy a round of drinks for everyone on this thread if I'm wrong and it opens next year like they promise. But I could just as easily promise to buy everyone a new iPhone XS Max -- it really won...
by trueicon
02 May 2019 19:57
Forum: Rail + Guided Transit
Topic: DART D2 Subway
Replies: 508
Views: 402356

Re: DART D2 Subway

At one of the open houses, they mentioned DART wanting faregates for all of the subway stations at street level to cut down on loitering below ground level. Not sure how well that will work as one need only walk to a ground level station and connect to the Orange or Green line and soon find themsel...
by trueicon
26 Apr 2019 19:56
Forum: Rail + Guided Transit
Topic: DART D2 Subway
Replies: 508
Views: 402356

Re: DART D2 Subway

The only benefit of going underground was to make the vehicular traffic above, happy. Success on that part. But, the insane cost of doing so will limit numerous other transit projects in the future. D2 as it stands now, is a net-loss for transit users. Well, DART is full steam ahead on the complete...
by trueicon
16 Apr 2019 22:55
Forum: Rail + Guided Transit
Topic: DART D2 Subway
Replies: 508
Views: 402356

Re: DART D2 Subway

This is far better than the alternatives. I'm glad DART actually listened because their preferred alignment was even closer to duplicating the existing Pacific Ave corridor. At least the Commerce St. alignment brings portals in the hot spots of downtown (Main Street, Discovery District, Main Street ...
by trueicon
16 Apr 2019 22:44
Forum: Urban Development
Topic: Downtown Dallas: Sheraton Hotel
Replies: 46
Views: 37576

Re: Downtown Dallas: Sheraton Hotel

Until the Sheraton's convention space is totally retooled (and expanded) to interact with Pacific Park, the brand's design strategy to emphasize community, collaboration and experiences is empty and absurd. What may be the best entertainment observation floor in the city remains empty at this hotel...
by trueicon
22 Mar 2019 14:22
Forum: Urban Development
Topic: Downtown Dallas Retail
Replies: 445
Views: 377391

Re: Downtown Dallas Retail

ATT should host walk-in movies with the Time-Warner collection. I do hope AT&T does something with its entertainment library. There are lots of potential projects would definitely put the discovery district on the map. A true Game of Thrones or West World themed saloon. A Sopranos italian resta...
by trueicon
20 Mar 2019 21:04
Forum: Urban Development
Topic: Downtown Dallas Retail
Replies: 445
Views: 377391

Re: Downtown Dallas Retail

Noticed that City Hall Bistro now has an entrance on Main St. next to Which Wich. Also, a juice place is opening next door to Bread Zeppelin. IMG_6686.jpgIMG_6687.jpg Glad to see something going in here. This block is sad. Downtown seems to have stalled. It might not be the ONLY problem but one of ...
by trueicon
28 Jan 2019 08:55
Forum: City Issues/News
Topic: Northpark Center
Replies: 1615
Views: 832792

Re: Northpark Center

^ I do think a JW Marriott hotel is sorely needed in Dallas but this is 100% the wrong place to put it. A hotel like that belongs downtown. Putting something like that at Northpark is the type of sprawl that created the mess we have on our freeways and the smog in the air. It is the exact opposite o...
by trueicon
23 Jan 2019 10:28
Forum: Urban Development
Topic: DTD: The National/Thompson Hotel (1401 Elm)
Replies: 681
Views: 587579

Re: Downtown Dallas: The Drever

Fear not, I found Drever's 10 year challenge pic.

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by trueicon
09 Jan 2019 22:41
Forum: City Issues/News
Topic: VisitDallas gets audited
Replies: 7
Views: 11720

Re: VisitDallas gets audited

And frankly, I think the idea that a suspending a visitor experience, executive offices & parking garage over a highway is cock-eyed and the strongest indicator that decisions making has become at least less good, and at worst tragic. Yeah, that was my take exactly. When they announced that pla...
by trueicon
18 Dec 2018 10:39
Forum: Urban Development
Topic: Downtown Dallas: AMLI Fountain Place (562 FT / 46 ST)
Replies: 789
Views: 800643

Re: Downtown Dallas: AMLI Fountain Place (562 FT / 46 ST)

Something interesting from DART's D2 plan I came across re: the ugly parking lot across the street. Check out slide 18. They're considering a "tree lined pedestrian connection" to cut across the current parking lot, alongside where the D2 line would enter the underground tunnel. Maybe that...
by trueicon
04 Dec 2018 20:24
Forum: Urban Development
Topic: Downtown Dallas: Bryan Tower
Replies: 50
Views: 40541

Re: Downtown Dallas: Bryan Tower

Seems like the move to Bryan Tower is pretty much a done deal, yes; also seems like that's not the final destination for these brands. Maybe the bargain shoe store and small town pharmacy/convenience grocer are headed toward the recycle bin. Very interesting, thanks for posting that article. I woul...
by trueicon
04 Dec 2018 00:51
Forum: Urban Development
Topic: Downtown Dallas: Bryan Tower
Replies: 50
Views: 40541

Re: Downtown Dallas: Bryan Tower

This is speculation, but it sure sounds like Fred's Inc. is moving its headquarters from Memphis to Bryan Tower.

https://old.reddit.com/r/downtowndallas ... eneral_is/
by trueicon
20 Nov 2018 23:21
Forum: City Issues/News
Topic: DFW Economy
Replies: 462
Views: 425498

Re: DFW Economy

I'm not sure if many of you watch the markets like I do, but things haven't been so great the past few weeks. On Jim Cramer today, he made a very convincing case for oil prices plunging in the next year. https://www.cnbc.com/2018/11/20/cramer-charts-forecast-further-declines-for-oil-prices-and-stock...
by trueicon
19 Oct 2018 09:42
Forum: Urban Development
Topic: Uptown Dallas: Central Market at McKinney and Lemmon
Replies: 417
Views: 416401

Re: Uptown Dallas: Central Market at McKinney and Lemmon

This is pretty much the "best case scenario" for the site and proves the wait was worth it. Awesome development!
by trueicon
16 Oct 2018 10:22
Forum: Urban Development
Topic: DTD: The National/Thompson Hotel (1401 Elm)
Replies: 681
Views: 587579

Re: Downtown Dallas: The Drever

I don't want another 2-3 year delay with this project. Do I wish this project was already done hell yeah! The trouble is when you are trying to secure financing the last thing you need to do is make a public statement that makes your business seem like it could fail. I agree. You guys are right tha...
by trueicon
15 Oct 2018 16:33
Forum: Urban Development
Topic: DTD: The National/Thompson Hotel (1401 Elm)
Replies: 681
Views: 587579

Re: Downtown Dallas: The Drever

Cbdallas wrote:They could at least run a Haunted House in the building to generate some cash for October.

Hah you know, that's not a half bad idea!
by trueicon
15 Oct 2018 13:36
Forum: Urban Development
Topic: DTD: The National/Thompson Hotel (1401 Elm)
Replies: 681
Views: 587579

Re: Downtown Dallas: The Drever

Posting some more info that wasn't covered in the DMN article. You can read the memo to the council from the office of economic development here: https://dallascityhall.com/government/Council%20Meeting%20Documents/edh_3_developmentagreementamendmentsforthedrevertifproject_101518.pdf What jumps out t...
by trueicon
15 Oct 2018 13:19
Forum: Urban Development
Topic: DTD: The National/Thompson Hotel (1401 Elm)
Replies: 681
Views: 587579

Re: Downtown Dallas: The Drever

DMN buried the lead, but Drever officially asked the city for (at least) a third extension to 2020. Not a big surprise that they won't be able to open at the end of 2019 when they aren't actually doing any construction inside the building. https://www.dallasnews.com/business/real-estate/2018/10/15/d...
by trueicon
30 Sep 2018 09:37
Forum: Urban Development
Topic: Uptown Dallas: Marriott Uptown
Replies: 83
Views: 75742

Re: Uptown Dallas: Marriott Uptown

Thanks for confirming your misunderstanding of the full-service hotel market. ;) I have zero desire to reveal my occupation in an attempt to win a silly argument with an anonymous internet forum battle, so you're welcome to believe whatever you like :) Time will tell who is correct. Personally I th...
by trueicon
21 Sep 2018 00:34
Forum: Urban Development
Topic: Uptown Dallas: Marriott Uptown
Replies: 83
Views: 75742

Re: Uptown Dallas: Marriott Uptown

I think you have a misunderstanding of the full-service hotel market. Thanks, but I don't think so. I agree with everyone that it makes sense to do a business oriented hotel in Uptown . It's a very desirable part of town, and there's plenty of great places for a solo business traveler to walk to fo...
by trueicon
19 Sep 2018 22:45
Forum: Urban Development
Topic: Uptown Dallas: Marriott Uptown
Replies: 83
Views: 75742

Re: Uptown Dallas: Marriott Uptown

I know this isn't a convention center hotel but I thought they did have some conference room space to accommodate smaller groups. Exactly, that was my read on it as well. My whole beef is that they went out of their way to focus on the convention/conference features of the hotel. I agree with every...
by trueicon
19 Sep 2018 10:36
Forum: Urban Development
Topic: Uptown Dallas: Marriott Uptown
Replies: 83
Views: 75742

Re: Uptown Dallas: Marriott Uptown

I guess I have to book a full-service Marriott because I'm a business traveler"- hotels are going to fill their rooms with whoever's willing to pay the current rate. That's not at all what I'm saying. I'm a business traveler too by the way. Business hotel ==/== convention hotel. The bread and ...
by trueicon
14 Sep 2018 10:22
Forum: Urban Development
Topic: DTD: The National/Thompson Hotel (1401 Elm)
Replies: 681
Views: 587579

Re: Downtown Dallas: The Drever

I haven't seen such a spectacular smoke and mirrors show since walking through a funhouse on the Jersey shore 10 years ago. Those of us who live across the street and can easily peer through our windows know that there is zero work going on besides pumping out updates to social media pages. They've ...
by trueicon
05 Sep 2018 11:45
Forum: Urban Development
Topic: East Quarter: ~24 Building Redevelopment
Replies: 563
Views: 530762

Re: East Quarter: ~24 Building Redevelopment

Yes, this area is off to a great start. Still wish they went with a different name (I personally like "Shallow Ellum"), but East Quarter is fine. Maybe they can brand East Quarter as EQ (which means "emotional intelligence")? Something else positive I just thought about -- EQ cer...
by trueicon
10 Aug 2018 14:14
Forum: City Issues/News
Topic: Dallas Mayor Pro-Tem Dwaine Caraway Resigns, Pleads Guilty to Fed Corruption Charges
Replies: 11
Views: 15454

Re: Dallas Mayor Pro-Tem Dwaine Caraway Resigns, Pleads Guilty to Fed Corruption Charges

It did seem like an odd location, but, I just assumed that the idea was to gentrify the entire area and eventually create a smooth transition between the Bishop Arts District and the Zoo. I completely agree, but we're still many years (IMHO) away from the the Bishop Arts gentrification crossing Jef...
by trueicon
10 Aug 2018 13:05
Forum: City Issues/News
Topic: Dallas Mayor Pro-Tem Dwaine Caraway Resigns, Pleads Guilty to Fed Corruption Charges
Replies: 11
Views: 15454

Re: Dallas Mayor Pro-Tem Dwaine Caraway Resigns, Pleads Guilty to Fed Corruption Charges

Such a shame someone in power would abuse people's trust like that. I can't help but think about the deck park under construction by the Dallas zoo. It's conveniently in his district. I never understood what the value was in connecting two sides of i35e that clearly aren't very walkable, unless your...
by trueicon
16 Jul 2018 19:05
Forum: Urban Development
Topic: Uptown Dallas: Marriott Uptown
Replies: 83
Views: 75742

Re: Uptown Dallas: Marriott Uptown

Doh! Yes, thank you, that makes three full service Marriott-Starwood hotels in the CBD.
by trueicon
16 Jul 2018 14:32
Forum: Urban Development
Topic: Uptown Dallas: Marriott Uptown
Replies: 83
Views: 75742

Re: Uptown Dallas: Marriott Uptown

Fair points about Starwood. By my math, however, the only full service (i.e., offers convention space etc.) Marriott-Starwood hotels within the CBD are Westin and Sheraton. The others are mostly boutique hotels that aren't really oriented towards the convention market. Compare that to the CBD of any...
by trueicon
14 Jul 2018 19:28
Forum: Urban Development
Topic: Uptown Dallas: Marriott Uptown
Replies: 83
Views: 75742

Re: Uptown Dallas: Marriott Uptown

I don't understand putting this particular hotel in Uptown instead of Downtown. The type of client that books at a full service Marriott hotel is (generally speaking) a business traveler who (presumably) is traveling for a convention. The problem is that the convention center (downtown) is not walki...
by trueicon
02 Jul 2018 13:33
Forum: Rail + Guided Transit
Topic: DART D2 Subway
Replies: 508
Views: 402356

Re: DART D2 Subway

Just got this link to an update on DART projects today Buried in the description for the D2 subway is this: Although DART did not receive funding from the FTA, DART is currently reviewing potential funding sources to keep development of the D2 Subway on track. http://dartdallas.dart.org/2018/06/29/y...
by trueicon
01 Jul 2018 12:20
Forum: Urban Development
Topic: DTD: The National/Thompson Hotel (1401 Elm)
Replies: 681
Views: 587579

Re: Downtown Dallas: The Drever

From that last D Magazine article I linked: Maxwell Drever said a $150 million construction loan is expected to close as soon as June 22—but more likely on or before June 29. A spokesperson for Tiburon, California-based Drever Capital Management [...] said a press release would be issued once the fi...
by trueicon
17 Jun 2018 14:58
Forum: Urban Development
Topic: DTD: The National/Thompson Hotel (1401 Elm)
Replies: 681
Views: 587579

Re: Downtown Dallas: The Drever

Warrior2015 wrote:So has construction resumed ?


No.
by trueicon
13 Jun 2018 12:09
Forum: Urban Development
Topic: DTD: The National/Thompson Hotel (1401 Elm)
Replies: 681
Views: 587579

Re: Downtown Dallas: The Drever

And now D Magazine weighs in with some disturbing details. Yikes. https://www.dmagazine.com/business-economy/2018/06/the-drever-project-promises-financing-this-month/ The developer of the historic, $380 million redevelopment project now known as The Drever in downtown Dallas says it’s days away from...