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by BigD5349
29 Dec 2023 11:38
Forum: Urban Development
Topic: Reunion (Tower, hotel, and??)
Replies: 71
Views: 20891

Re: Reunion (Tower, hotel, and??)

I noticed The Onion posted a parody story this morning on Dallas' JFK Tourism trade. Downtown has been incrementally progressing for 25 years, but still needs some game changing investments and more reasons for people to come downtown. https://www.theonion.com/new-immersive-jfk-assassination-experie...
by BigD5349
22 Dec 2023 10:57
Forum: Urban Development
Topic: Mavs arena-hotel by Las Vegas Sands Corp.
Replies: 63
Views: 10110

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

Eric Johnson was interviewed on CBS 11 last night, said that Cuban has promised to not take the Mavs out of Dallas, and Johnson just assumes he will be true to his word. I hope that was not just a fluffy answer to a media interviewer. He sounded like a guy who is sitting on his hands waiting for the...
by BigD5349
12 Oct 2023 21:59
Forum: Urban Development
Topic: Uptown/Victory Park: NorthEnd
Replies: 800
Views: 352341

Re: Uptown/Victory Park: NorthEnd

Haha, they are deploying the same strategy on renderings that Harwood typically does... make it look like there's a veritable forest on the roof of the building. If there is any greenery, we won't see any of it from the street level.
by BigD5349
29 Aug 2023 20:23
Forum: Urban Development
Topic: DTD: Field Street District - Phase I (~405FT | 33 ST + 26 ST)
Replies: 253
Views: 90251

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

Absolutely true. I was working with a new project for Fair Park that was nearly funded because the Cowboys were coming there. The investment funding completely evaporated as soon as they bolted for Arlington.To name names, Laura Miller, Margaret Keliher and Pete Sessions were all in the mix there. L...
by BigD5349
22 Aug 2023 12:04
Forum: Urban Development
Topic: DTD: Field Street District - Phase I (~405FT | 33 ST + 26 ST)
Replies: 253
Views: 90251

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

I think your comments are right on the money, Hwulivn. We have gotten in to a development cycles that is only about adding apartments and residential density. Yeah, we need that, but we need more. There are no significant draws for downtown; all of that has been recently concentrated in the suburbs....
by BigD5349
29 Jul 2023 16:34
Forum: Urban Development
Topic: DTD: Field Street District - Phase I (~405FT | 33 ST + 26 ST)
Replies: 253
Views: 90251

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

It would be nice if the towers were taller, and I get that the economics need to work out. I get that office leasing is challenging and the market is trying to find its balance post covid. What gets me is that the Dallas Arts District and KWP were supposed to spur marque real estate development for ...
by BigD5349
28 Jul 2023 16:41
Forum: Urban Development
Topic: DTD: Field Street District - Phase I (~405FT | 33 ST + 26 ST)
Replies: 253
Views: 90251

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

Terrible. Our real estate developers absolutely suck.
by BigD5349
23 Jun 2023 19:54
Forum: Urban Development
Topic: Arts District: Flora & Olive Tower (~441 FT / ~39 ST)
Replies: 543
Views: 485460

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

Flora Lofts promised cheap housing for Dallas artists. What went wrong?

https://www.dallasnews.com/arts-enterta ... ent-wrong/
by BigD5349
09 Jun 2023 20:04
Forum: City Issues/News
Topic: Uptown Dallas: West Village Retail
Replies: 24
Views: 6637

Re: Uptown Dallas: West Village

The Central Market development really would have helped here. I'm not too worried about the area though, it's definitely not where it used to be, but still has a lot going for it. Yeah, I always think about two areas that are an astonishing waste of prime space - this one, including the Quiktrip, C...
by BigD5349
23 May 2023 20:03
Forum: Urban Development
Topic: Arts District: Dallas Arts Tower (Chase Tower)
Replies: 30
Views: 19278

Re: Arts District: Chase Tower

Rebranded as "Dallas Arts Tower" ... :lol: how inventive is that? I'm just imagining the real estate developers patting themselves on the back for their advertising prowess. Next time hire an agency to help you. https://www.dallasnews.com/business/real-estate/2023/05/23/dont-call-it-chase-...
by BigD5349
23 May 2023 14:41
Forum: Urban Development
Topic: Dallas Convention Center
Replies: 206
Views: 87592

Re: Dallas Convention Center

SMH. I don’t know what to say. Dallas was built by banking execs that saw the growth of Dallas as good for business. Now, it’s real estate developers and a weak city government where the only goal is to slap up more cookie cutter apartment buildings that increase the tax base - for now. It’s that, a...
by BigD5349
01 Mar 2023 20:36
Forum: Urban Development
Topic: Oak Cliff Progressing
Replies: 253
Views: 193318

Re: Oak Cliff Progressing

Great! Long overdue!
by BigD5349
30 Jan 2023 18:54
Forum: Urban Development
Topic: Harwood District: Hotel Swexan (20 ST)
Replies: 301
Views: 357476

Re: Harwood Int'l District: The Swexan - Harwood Hotel (20 ST)

^I never thought of Barbier-Muller as having had a spark which he could then subsequently lose. His company lied to surrounding building residents when he needed zoning changes.Walking through his hodge podge of buildings is about as soulless as it gets.
by BigD5349
17 Dec 2022 13:55
Forum: Urban Development
Topic: Uptown Dallas: 2025 Cedar Springs (Pizza Hut Strip Mall)
Replies: 42
Views: 29297

Re: Uptown: Luxury Hotel, 2025 Cedar Springs (Pizza Hut Strip Mall)

Update, this development appears to be revived. Demo of the old Pizza Hut strip center is scheduled for 1Q23.
by BigD5349
28 Aug 2022 11:52
Forum: Urban Development
Topic: Two Arts Plaza
Replies: 37
Views: 18090

Re: Two Arts Plaza

Billingsley has proven to just be a hit and run developer. She placed an ugly giant cinder block building to bookend Flora, cutting off the old Moorland Y building from the rest of the district. Can we knock it down and start over?
by BigD5349
04 Aug 2022 19:40
Forum: Urban Development
Topic: Deep Ellum 1.0
Replies: 1020
Views: 776903

Re: Deep Ellum 1.0

^I could say that about many buildings in the core of DE. It's not the building, it's the fabric of the neighborhood, and how that neighborhood is unique, energetic and adds creativity to the whole city. Knocking down buildings in the core of Deep Ellum and progressively slapping up cookie cutter ap...
by BigD5349
18 Jul 2022 19:59
Forum: City Issues/News
Topic: Preservation in Dallas
Replies: 2
Views: 7069

Re: Preservation in Dallas

A historic building survey was recently completed for both Downtown and Deep Ellum, and the ultimate goal is to use the information gathered to explore options to better protect the historic buildings found in these districts. The link below has maps, and at the bottom, very large and comprehensive ...
by BigD5349
14 Jul 2022 19:22
Forum: Urban Development
Topic: Deep Ellum 1.0
Replies: 1020
Views: 776903

Re: Deep Ellum 1.0

I hate seeing this. Dallas needs to prevent developers from hollowing out the core of Deep Ellum (at least Elm, Main, Commerce and Canton) by knocking down old buildings and slapping up more cookie cutter apartments. Yeah, I know people would say that anything east of Hall is up for grabs... There a...
by BigD5349
07 Jul 2022 18:05
Forum: Urban Development
Topic: Deep Ellum 1.0
Replies: 1020
Views: 776903

Re: Deep Ellum 1.0

^Yeah, I’ve seen pictures of that building from the 1930s, and they just gutted it and blasted away the facade for no good reason.
by BigD5349
04 Jul 2022 19:36
Forum: Urban Development
Topic: Deep Ellum 1.0
Replies: 1020
Views: 776903

Re: Deep Ellum 1.0

"Good E" status... (please rename it!)

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by BigD5349
04 Jul 2022 19:30
Forum: Urban Development
Topic: Demolished (and about to be) Properties 2.0
Replies: 104
Views: 54450

Re: Demolished (and about to be) Properties 2.0

The block of Taylor Street between Malcolm X and Crowdus has been demolished...

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by BigD5349
29 Jun 2022 12:03
Forum: Urban Development
Topic: Uptown Dallas: 23 Springs (~399FT | 26 ST)
Replies: 180
Views: 227002

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

The site demolition is still in progress
by BigD5349
17 Jun 2022 20:11
Forum: Urban Development
Topic: Dallas Mockingbird Station
Replies: 165
Views: 126731

Re: Dallas Mockingbird Station

The Londoner pub to open in former Trinity Hall at Mockingbird Station

https://lakewood.advocatemag.com/the-lo ... d-station/
by BigD5349
31 May 2022 14:16
Forum: The Bus + Roads/Highways/Bridges
Topic: I-345
Replies: 431
Views: 309034

Re: I-345

I also thought about converging Elm, Main and Commerce to an efficient triple overpass over 345 (get it? Contrasting the triple underpass on the other side of DT)... It would create more deck park space over 345, but such a plan could result in the destruction of historic buildings between Good Lati...
by BigD5349
30 May 2022 10:57
Forum: The Bus + Roads/Highways/Bridges
Topic: I-345
Replies: 431
Views: 309034

Re: I-345

There's no need for so many cross town connectors... for example, why not eliminate Main over 345 and let Elm and Commerce feed to and from Deep Ellum? When Harwood was severed over Woodall Rodgers by KWP, the DMA freaked out, but now, no one even notices it. This is presuming that we want to largel...
by BigD5349
25 May 2022 13:24
Forum: The Bus + Roads/Highways/Bridges
Topic: I-345
Replies: 431
Views: 309034

Re: I-345

I thought the point was to balance "reconnecting Deep Ellum & downtown" with mobility. I cannot spot one single urban amenity that achieves the goal
by BigD5349
15 May 2022 20:48
Forum: Urban Development
Topic: Downtown Dallas: Hillwood Urban - Field Street Tower
Replies: 449
Views: 321999

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

I hope it means that god-awful design is dead. I'd rather wait for a good design to come along.
by BigD5349
30 Jan 2022 10:56
Forum: Art + Sol
Topic: Dallas Museum of Art
Replies: 34
Views: 21341

Re: Dallas Museum of Art

My opinion, FWIW, which I admit isn't much... I'd demolish the whole building and start over. We have an art museum that looks like a mausoleum, walled off on all sides from the city and the usually-dead arts district that it should be a centerpiece for, and also separated from a signature public pa...
by BigD5349
24 Jan 2022 10:07
Forum: Art + Sol
Topic: Dallas Museum of Art
Replies: 34
Views: 21341

Re: Dallas Museum of Art

Dallas Museum of Art Plans Major Expansion

https://www.dallasnews.com/arts-enterta ... expansion/
by BigD5349
07 Dec 2021 12:55
Forum: Urban Development
Topic: Deep Ellum: Epic ~ Knights of Pythias Temple
Replies: 670
Views: 569472

Re: Deep Ellum: Epic ~ Knights of Pythias Temple

^Once Hillwood builds their Field Street tower, we can easily fall out of the top 20! ;)
by BigD5349
27 Nov 2021 10:30
Forum: Urban Development
Topic: Deep Ellum 1.0
Replies: 1020
Views: 776903

Re: Deep Ellum 1.0

Braindead Brewing closing tomorrow, Nov 28. Bummer.

https://dallas.culturemap.com/news/rest ... m-closing/
by BigD5349
12 Jul 2021 19:11
Forum: Urban Development
Topic: Downtown Dallas: Jackson at Market Parking Garage
Replies: 65
Views: 30873

Re: Downtown: Jackson at Market Parking Garage

I wonder if they will pitch the WFAA radio antenna decoration in a dumpster 8-)
by BigD5349
02 Jun 2021 12:18
Forum: Urban Development
Topic: Deep Ellum 1.0
Replies: 1020
Views: 776903

Re: Deep Ellum 1.0

^Ah crap, you're right. I went back in my photo archive to look at a picture of the old Gypsy Tea Room (GTR) frontage on Main (before it was painted black). What we are seeing in those renderings above is the now demolished building facade of the old GTR, the building flourishes match the rendering ...
by BigD5349
01 Jun 2021 19:55
Forum: Urban Development
Topic: Deep Ellum 1.0
Replies: 1020
Views: 776903

Re: Deep Ellum 1.0

^The Main Street frontage is shown on the rendering posted by quixomniac (top of this page, at least on my computer)
by BigD5349
31 May 2021 20:04
Forum: Urban Development
Topic: Harwood District: Hotel Swexan (20 ST)
Replies: 301
Views: 357476

Re: Harwood Int'l District: No.12 Harwood Hotel (20 ST)

rono3849 wrote:The finished hotel looks nothing like the pre-development renderings. It's just a bland box with nothing remarkable to make it stand out at all.


Par for the course with Harwood. I don't like anything that they build.
by BigD5349
31 May 2021 19:53
Forum: Urban Development
Topic: Deep Ellum 1.0
Replies: 1020
Views: 776903

Re: Deep Ellum 1.0

Westdale demolished 2513 Main today... the backside of the Good E Development.
by BigD5349
02 May 2021 11:34
Forum: Urban Development
Topic: Downtown Dallas: Jackson at Market Parking Garage
Replies: 65
Views: 30873

Re: Downtown: Jackson at Market Parking Garage

This is the site of an abject failure for historic preservation, when 20 years ago this month, Belo speculatively demolished the Renaissance Place tower for a convention center development that never materialized. The WFAA Plaza park was worse than lipstick on the pig, their transparently pathetic e...
by BigD5349
29 Jul 2020 21:00
Forum: Urban Development
Topic: Deep Ellum: Epic ~ Knights of Pythias Temple
Replies: 670
Views: 569472

Re: Deep Ellum: Epic ~ Knights of Pythias Temple

I took a tour of the building more than 10 years ago, for a project that didn't get off the ground. The building was completely gutted back to the studs, no walls, rooms, etc - just big open floor plates. The only recognizable remnant of the original interior was the staircase between floors, which ...
by BigD5349
27 Jul 2020 19:50
Forum: Urban Development
Topic: Deep Ellum: Epic ~ Knights of Pythias Temple
Replies: 670
Views: 569472

Re: Deep Ellum: Epic ~ Knights of Pythias Temple

A peek inside the Knights of Pythias through the front window...

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by BigD5349
29 Jun 2020 14:57
Forum: Urban Development
Topic: Deep Ellum: Epic ~ Knights of Pythias Temple
Replies: 670
Views: 569472

Re: Deep Ellum: Epic ~ Knights of Pythias Temple

Installation of the new crown is complete...

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by BigD5349
27 Apr 2020 14:17
Forum: Urban Development
Topic: Deep Ellum: Epic ~ Knights of Pythias Temple
Replies: 670
Views: 569472

Re: Deep Ellum: Epic ~ Knights of Pythias Temple

An inside source told me that the Good E project is now on hold...
by BigD5349
21 Mar 2020 20:30
Forum: Urban Development
Topic: AT&T Discovery District
Replies: 451
Views: 382832

Re: AT&T Discovery District

In case you didn't know, Golden Boy (Genius of Telegraphy, then Spirit of Communication) used to be featured on the cover of phone books across the country, he was an iconic figure. Was thinking that downtown Dallas is accumulating more outdoor art; pegasus 1 & 2, pioneer plaza, the eyeball, the...
by BigD5349
21 Mar 2020 18:59
Forum: Urban Development
Topic: AT&T Discovery District
Replies: 451
Views: 382832

Re: AT&T Discovery District

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by BigD5349
15 Mar 2020 17:08
Forum: Urban Development
Topic: AT&T Discovery District
Replies: 451
Views: 382832

Re: AT&T Discovery District

I'm glad they're putting him outdoors, but not the best location IMO, on the backside of the development across from a parking lot. When he's been placed outdoors in the past, he's been on a bit of a pedestal (see pics in Basking Ridge NJ). In the age of the selfie, people will be climbing on him so...
by BigD5349
13 Jan 2020 19:49
Forum: Urban Development
Topic: The Cedars Developments
Replies: 252
Views: 212024

Re: The Cedars Developments

^I fantasize about the jail being moved off of the river front. Yes, fantasy I know...
by BigD5349
15 Dec 2019 18:52
Forum: Urban Development
Topic: Lower Greenville Development
Replies: 179
Views: 160649

Re: Lower Greenville Development

I heard that the Sam's Club Now has been struggling with lower-than-expected sales... does anyone know if that's true or not?
by BigD5349
09 Dec 2019 20:13
Forum: Urban Development
Topic: The Cedars Developments
Replies: 252
Views: 212024

Re: The Cedars Developments

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by BigD5349
06 Dec 2019 20:28
Forum: Urban Development
Topic: Energy Square
Replies: 12
Views: 15627

Re: Energy Square

A couple of weeks ago...

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