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Great news. Thanks!

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^ West Dallas, not Oak Cliff.

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spirit_of_Communication

"As of December 2018, the statue is being prepared to be moved outside pending the completion of AT&T's plaza construction project"

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^ Interestingly, the UP/HP boundary runs right through their main building.

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Tucy wrote:Seems surprising they are only at 50% occupancy this long after opening (getting close to a year).

"...and has apartments that rent from $3,500 a month for the smallest to more than $18,000 for a top-floor penthouse."

I think that explains it.

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^ I don't think you understand the HP mindset. If they could they would gate every entrance to their town, and wouldn't let in anyone but residents and deliveries. No, I'm not exaggerating. Remember when the Park Cities YMCA, a couple blocks from HP Village, expanded? The HP city council tried to ma...

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I like having the physical separation between these neighborhoods. That separation is the cornerstone allowing the unique characteristics of Deep Ellum come into being -- since the beginning, too. Having elevated thru-traffic lanes is fine by me, so long as the two street grids are allowed to conne...

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That 635 will handle reverted traffic previously on I-345 is a HUGE assumption. 635 is being expanded for existing traffic, and like a self fullfilling prophecy, it will eventually not be enough. Adding additional traffic that would have previously not even been there is ridiculous. Burying i345 is...

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^ Considering this is building number 11 it certainly looks like they know what they're doing.

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It's only been a yellow house for a couple years. I didn't think it was that beloved of a site. Before that, I think it was used as a parking lot. Sure, a smaller scale, mixed-use development would've been great. Interestingly though, wasn't Bowls and Tacos across the street a former gas station li...

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tamtagon wrote:This is more Expo Park than Deep Ellum, though, right?

General consensus is that Deep Ellum in north of 30 and the Exposition Park neighborhood is south of 30, even though the actual Exposition Park park is north of 30 (and just one block south of this property).

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casperitl wrote:I worry that the discharge from the tunnel will have a negative impact on Lower White Rock Creek and the Great Trinity Forest.

Where do you think that water goes now?

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mcrdal15 wrote:Absolutely disgusting

lakewoodhobo wrote:Bummer

Let me guess...neither of you actually live or work in Deep Ellum. Right?

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homeworld1031tx wrote:
The_Overdog wrote:For all the people above stating that this is illustrative of how cheaply apartments are made... what a load of shit. Few things could withstand this. The garage took a direct hit from the crane's concrete ballast essentially in free fall from 100+ feet up.

Bingo.

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^ NTTA made in very clear they have no interest in the project unless the city forks over $1B+ up front.

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That enclosed stairwell looks really ugly from the south.

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One of the cranes is coming down.

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Now you can argue away why those units aren't there because of the Streetcar but it certainly looks like to the common person that mass transit attracts redevelopment. The empirical evidence actually indicates the opposite. Look at map of development downtown over the past 10 years -- there's an in...

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The crane on The Hamilton (the apartment building) is scheduled to come down this weekend.

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Because "modern" streetcars (there's any oxymoron for you) have been such a success in U.S. cities. Have you noticed that Griggs never mentions the OC line he pushed so hard for? There's not a word about it on his campaign website. While campaigning on a platform of being anti-boondoggle h...

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https://www.dallasnews.com/news/dallas/2019/06/03/dart-hired-uber-drive-around-riders-now-considering-autonomous-buses In Dallas, for example, DART ridership has decreased every year for the past five years — even though the Dallas-Fort Worth area is one of the fastest-growing regions in the U.S. Fr...

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^ You are way on.

By coincidence, when Thanksgiving Tower was constructed it was the second tallest building downtown. The building it supplanted? Elm Place.

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You have a 115 year old building, you don't try to secure it? Pay a little to have a grounds keeper? A 115 year old building, probably the most valuable in the Cedars, is gone. It does not have to criminal, it does not have to be intentional, but is negligence acceptable? Similar crap happened with...

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From https://www.dallasnews.com/news/fire-1/2019/05/28/ambassador-dallas-oldest-historic-hotel-structure-destroyed-fire Tuesday afternoon, officers took a man into custody in handcuffs from an unoccupied building across the street from the Ambassador. Police said the arrest was not related to the fi...

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Kingston has publicly stated that he is against any up-zoning in Oak Lawn that will increase density. I personally oppose Kingston because he's "the rules are for other folks" kind of guy. He was censured for using his city hall office for campaign purposes in violation of city ethics rule...

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^ To be brief, over the years lobbyists had gotten Congress to add tax breaks that allowed you to tax take deductions and credits for "paper" losses that far exceeded any actual investment or loss. For example, you could buy in to a highly leveraged partnership for $10,000 and over a perio...

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In college, they told students studying city planning that the 80's crash in DFW was a real estate banking crash centered around investments in all that land around I-30 in Garland. The primary cause of the crash was Congress retroactively removing the excessive tax benefits of real estate ownershi...

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^ You obviously don't drive a Porsche.

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^ That's a great point. With all the building, densification, etc, how is it that Dallas only gained ~1,000 residents? I realize Dallas is land-locked in most directions but it seems like it would have to be something more than that. E.g., are there areas in southern or west Dallas which are losing...

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This was a surprise: Fort Worth has passed San Francisco and Columbus to become the 13th most populous American city.

Five of the 13 most populous cities in the country lie along the I-10/I-35/I-45 triangle.

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^ Likely just for the renewal of their late-night SUP.

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If you don't believe safety is a major concern in that area you are clueless. Thanks to the homeless-industrial complex assaults and property crimes are a daily occurence in that area.

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What's funny is that it seemed like I was the only person to actually walk to this meeting, and I was probably one of the further residents (exactly 1 mile away according to google). It was a beautiful day, and most of them closer than I do, and still chose to drive. What's funny is that you don't ...

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Actually millennials, along with everyone else, are moving less than previous generations. https://www.nbcnews.com/business/consumer/why-millennials-aren-t-moving-why-s-problem-n720646 https://www.forbes.com/sites/richardgano/2018/02/05/unlike-previous-generations-millennials-arent-moving-but-neithe...

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Very interesting trend. The future of housing seems to be rooted in flexibility and convenience over stability. I don't think the 30 year mortgage model is as popular with millennials. We seem to want the flexibility to move city to city, hood to hood, and not have to worry about the minutia that c...

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Great idea but I vote for new high profile hotel downtown and let the old buildings get converted to residential. That's ironic. The Fairmont complex was originally designed to be condos. They ran out of money during construction, and the unfinished buildings sat there as massive eyesores on the sk...

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^ Thanks for the heads up. The D.O. has one of those stupid infinite scrolling setups, where the URL changes when you scroll down. Fixed!

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Unfortunately, the politicians who most loudly decry regionalism tend to be the same ones who vote for policies and projects that drive jobs to the suburbs. Just this week the Morons on Marilla screwed small businesses again: https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/dallas-city-council-votes-for-paid-sic...

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It is odd that they're spending the money to resurface parts of it if they're just going to slim it down... Not a all. You're talking about a city government so incompetent that it spent $350,000 (plus interest for 20 years) to rebuild the curbs and fill some potholes on Good-Latimer -- six months ...

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R1070 wrote:What’s going in the plot of land at Hall and Elm across from the Case? The lot there is cleared with fencing.

Look back about 10 messages. Hope Lodge: https://www.cancer.org/treatment/suppor ... ility.html

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Shreveport is more of a local market now. Oklahoma is about half the distance from DFW. Winstar in Oklahoma is now the world's largest casino. https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/big ... world.html

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Two feet taller above ground level or sea level? Museum Tower's site is about 20 feet higher.

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What's the parking situation? I assume they have some kind of free parking for the store.

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^ Like Nasher?

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Interesting that a Chicago paper is writing about this:

https://www.chicagotribune.com/business ... story.html

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What is a "connecting flight"? You're never going to have a flight that's just connecting passengers. AA isn't going to start selling tickets marked "VOID IF YOU LIVE IN DALLAS". :-) (For the record, I got an free parking pass for Christmas so personally I don't have a dog in thi...

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A terminal without parking would be the ultimate "screw you" to local passengers. What is currently the best major airport in the world for O&D passengers would lose its competitive advantage. Riding a bus between terminals is just so much fun. Then again, knowing how AA treats its pas...

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The building they're tearing down for this was occupied by Elm Street Motors. The same folks who sold their property a couple blocks away for the new BS&W HQ. I don't think they'd even been in this building for a year. They never even updated their website. http://www.elmstreetmotors.com/contact...

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That being said.... I find this to be an odd location for it. Getting good rest is important for these patients and being so close to the entertainment district in DE doesn't seem quiet or peaceful. I hope that they are investing in good soundproofing. During the day, it will be a nice area for pat...

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gbud wrote:I seriously hope it is not a parking lot or parking garage.

An example of the disconnect between the people on this forum and the people who live, work and own businesses in Deep Ellum.

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