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Already happened though it's what has driven all the 80's building re-dos recently. To compete with Uptown in some form they have seen massive reinvestment to attract new tenants and many have done so successfully. Thanksgiving Tower is even extending the sidewalk to remove the bus lane for a wider ...

Well what's interesting is is that the renderings still show a grocery in the larger space so they are obviously still hoping for a small time store in the building.

Yet still not a peep on the garage needed for the office, hotel, residences and retail.

At the most, for now, it could mean more than one rider a day will take it back and fourth.

They have demoed the former shoe repair store on the Lemmon Avenue site near Oak Lawn. The only building left there is the one La Madeline occupies. I wonder if they will be so bold as to build both stores. It still seems like they are still all over the place on their plans for this area. Both site...

It's less that they are going through hard times it's more that the reality is that media companies are vastly different than they were 5 years ago. DMN has been bloated for over 2 centuries and they are finally getting to the size they need to be. The reality is it's much better to send reporters a...

A temporary flea market that happens a few times a year is very different than building a structure that inhibits and prevents TXDOT from maintaining and making changes to the freeway overpass above. I am simply playing the devil's advocate here because TXDOT would prefer the easier route where they...

I would argue as well TXDOT wouldn't be amenable to this either. It adds complexity to their management and maintenance of the highways. Unless you have a TXDOT manager on a level that wants to bridge that gap you won't get anywhere to fixing anything under any highway overpasses.

I'm exhausted just reading that small blurb about craft cocktails. Yeah, I won't be going there at all.

They just keep rewrapping the connector project up in different bows hoping to get the city to throw in the financial support. They tried to get it funded before as a Katy Trail Design District boom project. Now instead they created a Loop thing to try to get the council and public support up for th...

Texas Central is not going to pay all of DART's expenses to serve their new HSR train station. They are going to expect DART to pay for their own services, just like about every other business in Dallas. I never said HSR would pay DART's expenses I was merely stating the obvious reality is that Tex...

Lets put it this way Texas Central is building its plans around what works in Japan which is that the HSR and other connecting transit systems are the keys to success along with developing the surrounding property. You know Texas Central is keeping DART leaders in their detailed discussions because ...

Yes and companies move to Dallas to move to the suburbs in most cases. Companies that truly want to be in urban locales move to other cities.

lakewoodhobo wrote:^What's with the annoying mailbox labeled "Not for U.S. Mail" taking up half of a very narrow sidewalk? Is there anyway to move that thing somewhere more appropriate?

Sadly no has nothing to do with us. I am told it is for bike messenger document delivery of some sort.

alto-exterior-41.jpg Just a quick update you should be seeing some improvements to the exterior of Alto211. Over the weekend they started replacing the broken and missing black granite on the exterior ground floor of the building. That work should be completed this week. Also, some of the old sidew...

Well, it looks similar to 1001 Ross which retail success has been spotty but that one also faces the West End Transfer Station. This one is near a rather popular bus stop in front of the Old Libray and 7-Eleven. I will be curious to see once the high-end hotel opens what they will attempt to do to d...

Also just because they are doing a partnership doesn't mean DART won't be the operator. DART is now bidding on private bus contracts so they could easily work for this partnership with a white labeled bus system contracted by Chase and Toyota. It just means DART couldn't make sweeping changes withou...

^ i think the kroger with the library was the oak lawn location not east Dallas .. wrong thread It is but the one on Hall has an influence on the project on Oak Lawn that is the only reason I brought it up. Kroger going urban on the new Hall location is a big deal cause that's what Oak Lawn wants a...

Well last reported just this week there is a legality problem with the library property being sold to the Kroger. Not to mention no one at the meetings wanted the suburban store so lets hope they have found a partner maybe the same one for the Hall street store and will work with the city to get the...

They just redid Singleton as part of the bridge work so it's not going to be redone. To think some businesses were throwing a fit because they added that traffic light just at the entrance. They claimed it would harm business they said. They need more traffic calming measures but the city was primar...

It's purely based on how long the city takes to sell the property to them. The city owns the parking lot the garage would sit on.

Since moving downtown, I walk everywhere. Except to a grocer. I can't imagine driving from one end of downtown to another -- it would be a bigger waste of time than simply walking. I think I agree with Muncien re: keeping a priority on attracting residents first. Amenities will follow residents (wh...

That's great news! I heard a rumor awhile back that Trader Joe's was considering the empty retail in The Merc fronting Ervay, but I'm not sure that space is suitable for a grocer. This article re: grocers in the CBD is spot on: http://www.dallasobserver.com/news/downtown-dallas-inc-survey-shows-the...

That's true for lunchtime but nighttime in Downtown for many places can still be a dead-zone for businesses. Sure Main Street has some activity and is probably the best zone for night activity but the businesses like Cafe Izmir at ALto211 on Ervay, Cafe Momentum on Pacific or the spot you speak off ...

I wonder if any of them can be converted to floor space. What was a garage may become loft style housing or pretty much whatever? The structure is there and they would need utilities run but I can't imagine it would be impossible to do that. Some garages were anticipated in the decades ago to be re...

I saw Bardot Place was going vertical too. I took some pics but forgot to upload them. Nothing really to see except "I" beams stinking out of the roof. I am not familiar with Room and Board. Looks nice and a good fit for the neighborhood. If they need more space, could they take the two a...

A couple of reasons I'm sure for them I'm sure. Keep mind the set around the event is important and Fair Park while containing some beautiful architecture in some cases with tons of history isn't the same as the skyline setting that Big D NYE desires. WFAA wants to sell this event as a pseudo-NYC e...

Well, it's also about programming. The Crescent folks I'm sure to care more about retail that caters to their tenants more than anything else so they tend to be choosey compared to what the market needs. It doesn't really matter if a reasonably priced salon wants to move in to cater to residents and...

If you can provide the parking retailers will show up. The problem now is only solved because Tim Headington and Neiman Marcus can afford to solve that problem. The site you speak of has already been proposed to be a restaurant space by planners but without securing a dedicated parking plan it will ...

How is that any different than any other facility like this? I mean founders of museums and/or institutions like this one always want to collect international and national acclaim. They don't start facilities like this saying hey if we can get a couple of local kids every weekend we will be happy. T...

Just look at Amli history when they develop their own properties instead of buying a property like the Hi-Line.

A couple of reasons I'm sure for them I'm sure. Keep mind the set around the event is important and Fair Park while containing some beautiful architecture in some cases with tons of history isn't the same as the skyline setting that Big D NYE desires. WFAA wants to sell this event as a pseudo-NYC eq...

Looks great, what is planned for the eyeball lot? Exactly what you see. It will remain a privately owned and operated public park. When the applied for permits for Forty Five Ten they documented the numerous improvements they intended to make to the eyeball park including the fence that would be op...

Actually, Dallas is doing very well on the StartUp scene. We have a rapidly growing market in Downtown. Dallas keeps being mentioned in articles as the newest Startup sweetheart spot. You have most of the West End now dedicated to "creative office space" aka office space targeting tech com...

Their biggest reason for building a new stadium is for the retractable roof so it can be cooled during hottest games of the season. Also because they want to lure events to the facility as is the baseball stadium can't do with its current configuration. A retractable roof means they can also design...

Maybe it's because I'm new, but what's so bad about the AAC? Good question but I think you would have to ask Mark Cuban for that answer. I think there are some legitimate arguments for replacing the current facility but asking for city funds is where it rubs me the wrong way. I get it the business ...

A good thing for Victory Park's future would be the stadium repurposed or torn down for another development project with a new arena across the street connected by various means. I would love to just hold onto stadiums endlessly as one function and one need but the reality is they have been evolving...

The Trinity Strand Trail is the leading horse here. The goal is to see similar reinvestment as the Katy Trail caused. First, lay the basic concrete and as fundraising builds year after year they will make trail improvements as new landowners and developers right sponsoring checks for events tied to ...

Crescent to add Farmers Market to its namesake Uptown complex Crescent will open The Crescent Court Farmers Market on Saturday, Oct. 29 facing Cedar Springs Road. The future markets are slated for the first Saturday of each month beginning on Nov. 5. "We are excited about this opportunity to p...

They are still working on all parts of the Butler Brothers building as well as Alto 211. You should see some exterior work done to Alto 211 by the end of the year. Nothing that infringes on the historical classification of course. As for Butler they are focusing on getting the retail spaces and hote...

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