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Looking back at the models, I think you're right!

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What are phases III and IV? Are these the buildings we saw in the models earlier in this thread or something different?

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I saw the observation deck last night (Monarch's GM Matt gave me a tour). It seemed to basically be the restaurant's event space and not something necessarily available to random sightseers, but "observation deck" is how he referred to the space, so who knows.

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Legendary Dakota's Steakhouse in downtown Dallas reopens with new boss:

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Those views from the freeway are those driving through Dallas. I'll gladly take the inward views as I walk through these neighborhoods actually living in Dallas. Exactly. It's promising that the city and its developers are starting to prioritize people in neighborhoods over long distance commuters.

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My God this row of shitty, cheap parking garages lining a major freeway into the downtown core is almost without equal. As tacky as Florida can be with some of it's architecture they don't generally skip the finish-out of parking garages whether on high-rises downtown/beachfront or connected to the...

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Has anybody else noticed that a lane has been removed from Knox Ave in front of the new Restoration Hardware? I wonder if this is the eventual plan for the rest of Knox. I thought Knox St from McKinney Ave to Travis was going to reduce to 3 lanes (one each direction and a middle turn lane). This wo...

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Interestingly I also noticed the information sign on the vacant lot directly across Fitzhugh from this site is the same developer. Is this stretch of wretchedness turning sooner than later? F32BA1D9-9B80-437C-8CD8-5ABA91B4F238.jpeg I hope they include that stinky building next door with whatever's ...

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Has anybody else noticed that a lane has been removed from Knox Ave in front of the new Restoration Hardware? I wonder if this is the eventual plan for the rest of Knox.

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Love this old midcentury structures around town! I hope this one sticks around.

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Congratulations and welcome to the neighborhood! There are a few forumers over here, possibly enough to do a meetup sometime!

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I'm fine with the scale. It's a pretty solid quality building that incorporates some of the old and removes a big empty, ugly lot. Fill up the rest of Ross with stuff like this, rather than more fast food restaurants and drug stores.

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Monarch is awesome and the view from the restroom is pretty incredible! I haven't been to Kessaku yet (it opens tonight) but it looks great too.

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It looked like there was a crane up over the weekend.

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I wonder if the city is subsidizing the affordable units or if their cost is built into the overall pricing, i.e., the normally priced units are acting as an endowment for the affordable ones.

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According to the directory that is on display in the mall, Geppetto’s Theater will be coming soon. It’s basically a place that does puppet shows for kids. I couldn’t find any information regarding if this is an expansion from their location at the Hilton Anatole, or a relocation. I saw a "play...

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I didn't realize there were any Quad-related projects intended across Howell St; none of the renderings I've seen show anything new here. With the already empty lot + the former Ginger Man spot though, they'll have a good amount of space to build something that could have some height. > If they acqu...

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This blows. What an awful, short-sighted development.

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Geeze, I hope it looks better than that rendering!

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Absolutely! The apartments being built already make this a success compared to that Sam's Club.

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What this building is going to end up looking like really worries me.

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https://www.chron.com/houston/slideshow/How-big-will-the-Grand-Parkway-be-121140.php?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=socialflow&fbclid=IwAR25nM5uHrZzrrX1Z8rLaApni-9YjSebxeZoWvUgAYXGmYD9-c2NHYZcGZQ Check out that comparison to the Metroplex! In all fairness, this...

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I really wish they'd put in some real sidewalks in front of this and get rid of those useless grass strips.

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tamtagon wrote:When I lived on McKinney, I used to walk to Knox to buy groceries. It would be nice if that could happen again.

Because there's no groceries to buy on Knox besides Trader Joe's or you don't live on McKinney anymore?

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It's looking great, unlike Harwood's new turd (Swexan) just down the street.

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^ Yes, exactly. According to the plans the entire west side of Travis will be replaced, down to Cafe Madrid on Armstrong. It doesn't show up in the plans but I'm pretty sure something is going to replace the building Grange Hall currently occupies as well. Don’t forget MSDell has since purchased th...

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^ Yes, exactly. According to the plans the entire west side of Travis will be replaced, down to Cafe Madrid on Armstrong. It doesn't show up in the plans but I'm pretty sure something is going to replace the building Grange Hall currently occupies as well.

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With 750,000 SF of new space it at least *seems* like this could be more West Village-like in its density. On the other hand though, the structures in the rendering are only two stories so I suppose it could also be mostly low-rise with a few towers mixed in. I guess we'll see. Either way, great job...

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Interesting! That new rendering appears to be of a new development on the southwest corner of Knox and Travis and with the look of that tower in the background, it's going to stretch most of the way down the street (so long Wild About Harry's). That partially explains why nothing's happened with all...

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Such a nice looking building! I'm excited to check it out!

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I wish this development would have taken the 2000 Ross Ave. approach and built the thing in phases. Perhaps we would have already had the Central Markt + Garage by now, even if they weren't ready to build the residential portion. It's funny to think of the 2000 Ross model being the ideal when you t...

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I'm not sweating it. I'll be surprised if we see *two* towers.

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That is very interesting! Thanks for sharing. The housing market certainly seems to be tightening here but it's good to see actual numbers.

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Anecdotally, part of the appeal of moving here from NY, CA, etc is that you don't have to continue to be a condo person. It's out of necessity that New Yorkers cram their existences into 900sf apartments.

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That's exciting! Thanks for sharing!

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^^ No, nothing's shutting down, but please do donate if you're able.

Here's the link to the GoFundMe, by the way: https://gofund.me/30f7d306

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Donated! Thanks for putting this together and for all the hard work!

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hahahahahahaha

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I would think they might film a unique line for each major metro area and then play that specific ad in that geographic area. With technology it's much easier to target ads that way these days. They probably picked a restaurant off a list without too much thought, hence the neighborhood name gaffe....

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Luke Skywalker likely doesn't have first-hand experience with the Velvet Taco *on* Knox (not that it's on Knox anyway). hahaha

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This has to be the epicenter of French cuisine in Dallas, with Up on Knox, Toulouse, Le Bilboquet, Grange Hall, and now Village Bakery all in the same stretch of Knox/Travis.

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Yeah, that's definitely disappointing about the Brewery building. They may as well have just razed the thing if stucco was what they were going to do.

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A nifty video from the developer. I don’t think it’s in the thread yet. https://vimeo.com/451220446 Thanks for sharing! They've done a wonderful job with this development and with its success to this point plus the addition of Harwood Park, one would have to assume even bigger and better things (i....

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I'm really hoping the tower next to Eatzi's gets off the ground. That gas station needs to go!

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https://www.visualcapitalist.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/highway-displacement-oakland-header.jpg Visualizing the Footprint of Highways in American Cities Highways not only enabled a new era of connectivity, but also utterly changed the course of development in American cities. These animations [...

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^ And incidentally I noticed that Christie's Sports Bar & Grill is going in on Greenville Ave in the former Slater's 50/50 space. https://lakewood.advocatemag.com/2020/12/01/christies-bar-move/#:~:text=Christies%20Sports%20Bar%20%26%20Grill%20will,landlord%20during%20the%20coronavirus%20pandemic.

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It doesn't seem like urbanism was the intent of this project. Either way, I'm still glad it exists.

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Interesting. I wonder how or in what way this is changing.

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With Uber falling through I'm becoming jealous of Austin's ability to attract Bay Area tech refugees. Even Houston landed HP. Houston. A contrarian view here, but I am wondering if the thing that is driving Uber to downsize, i.e. improving financial performance, might also drive the HQ to Dallas. Y...

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It's a gorgeous looking tower. https://dmn-dallas-news-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/x0iijz8uCl9GThc1QkbhK-UdQTY=/1660x934/smart/filters:no_upscale()/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-dmn.s3.amazonaws.com/public/VEZRCGDDU5BP5I7EHPTXOWZEN4.jpg https://dmn-dallas-news-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/Fx...

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