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Had no idea the owners went to the same high school as me...

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What a fantastic project! The retail addition and new entrance look fantastic. I wish the Crescent had been more ambitious and done something like this, instead of simply plopping a Shake Shack in front of their building. I'm happy the Shake Shack is there, but I feel like they could have done somet...

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Thanks! I'm really looking forward to this project moving forward, but, to be honest, it's so overwhelming to try and keep up with the amount of information regarding D2. It seems to change slightly each time more news comes in, so it's really hard to keep up with what's reality, and what's no longe...

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This is great news for that side of downtown, even though I had high hopes AT&T would be the large new tenant for the perot skyscraper, i think i'm happier with this result. I, too, am really glad they stayed. This side of Downtown needs them a lot more than the Perot site, plus I really hate t...

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This unrelated to this particular property, but I went by Breadwinners the other day and noticed their patio was larger. I was only half paying attention at the time, but I'm pretty sure there was some streetwork done here and the parking spaces in front of Breadwinners and quarter bar were changed ...

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Really happy with what I'm seeing. The article says it will be completed sometime in 2019, which is quite a wait, but it'll be worth it.

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The IT services giant plans to open its new North American headquarters in early summer upon completion of the 14-story, 307,824-square-foot office tower at 7950 Legacy Drive. The Japanese-based IT company plans to move 600 workers — including some new hires and relocations from other Plano locatio...

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Personally, I don't think the current route is that much of a problem. My main issue with the streetcar is I felt the commute should be shorter. Maybe that's unrealistic, and maybe my line of thinking is backwards, but I would prefer a streetcar that skips some (or all) of the intermediate stops and...

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I believe all these developments would have eventually occurred, but the Streetcar definitely helped speed things along. Perhaps once these projects are completed, we will see an increase in riders on the streetcar which, hopefully, will lead to some new development near the Union Station in the CBD...

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I'm a huge fan of the new Elm street, and really do want to see the same done to a lot more streets in the urban core. Then again, I barely spent much time in Deep Ellum before all the recent changes. Back in high school, I did check out a few concerts there, but that was in the early 2000s, and it ...

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That may be the case. I just don't recall hearing anything concrete, which is why I assumed they weren't. I hope I'm wrong.

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Where are these rumors coming from regarding DART going underground? We are still a long ways away from the D2 and Cotton Belt being completed, which are higher on the priority list. I'd love to see the existing rail line put underground, but I can't see that ever happening. One of the biggest probl...

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Thanks for the update. I assume there are no plans to re-develop this plot of land, and that they are just keeping the building as is for now?

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I hope, eventually, they plan to improve the connection between the DART station and this area. Good to hear more development is going on here.

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Tivo_Kenevil wrote:Downtown Pop. By city.

https://greenlakebluecity.com/2017/01/0 ... n-by-city/

That really helps put things in perspective. I'm surprised Houston is so low compared to Dallas/Austin/San Antonio.

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DART actually has some decent development potential exactly because it's offset from the highways a bit, but they shoot themselves in the foot by surrounding their stations in a sea of parking, and the street grid near the stations is typically awful awful afwul. Isn't the plan to eventually re-dev...

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All good stuff, but like everyone else I feel like Downtown is perpetually on the cusp. Uptown started with some entrepreneurial developers taking chances in State Thomas. That same breed is taking chances again in West Dallas, East Ross, Henderson and the Design District. I like all of those plays...

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Interesting, I had no idea. That's certainly good news for the one in Dallas then.

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What are the chances of it actually leaving though? I'm pretty sure there is a similar one in Chicago that is sitting on some very valuable land, and if Chicago can't redevelop that McDonald's, then Dallas has no chance.

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Can't wait to see what becomes of this mall. Plano is still in high demand, and this is a huge plot of land just waiting to be redeveloped. Perhaps 75/Bush has the potential to become the next DNT/121 intersection.

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Will they go for three? I believe they announced plans for a second Skyhouse roughly a month before their first was scheduled to be completed: http://www.dallasnews.com/business/business/2014/10/22/atlanta-developer-planning-second-dallas-apartment-tower I'm not sure when this second SkyHouse is sc...

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I like it. It's about time we start seeing some density closer to Oak Lawn Ave.

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I have heard that talks between Toyota, Chase and maybe Liberty Mutual have started to discuss transportation which could include shuttles to Parker Rd redline station and a bus system for the immediate area (Legacy West offices and retailers). I definitely like the idea of a bus system for the imm...

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This is from their Facebook page: Thanks for all the calls and messages of support, but the good news is that we are not going anywhere anytime soon. There are some inaccuracies in today's article in the Dallas Morning News. We are definitely here through early 2018, and quite possibly well beyond t...

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Nice shot, where did you take it from?

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I should be more clear, it had more to do with the location, versus the height and density. Right now, the Renaissance has a pool on top of the parking garage which overlooks Lee Park. If this high-rise gets build, that view is gone and many of the units would have their views blocked. The biggest c...

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Interesting. I own a unit in the Renaissance, and I remember a year ago there were talks about some sort of development here. There was a lot of pushback because it's so close to the Renaissance and way too tall and dense for such a small lot.

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That particular article has definitely made the rounds on the internet. A lot of my friends have mentioned it to me, and seem to be under the impression that it is for sure happening.

More exposure for this park certainly isn't a bad thing.

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Thanks for the pictures! I had some friends visiting from out of town, so I actually took them on a walking tour through Uptown, Downtown, and a bit of Bishop Arts. Unfortunately the day was a bit dreary and businesses were closed because of Christmas eve, so the city wasn't that lively today.

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Hide will be what Backlund calls a "cocktail lab" that makes drinks with tools such as a centrifuge, dehydrator and carbonator. The former baseball player and first-time bar owner was inspired to bring the concept to Dallas after visiting Booker and Dax in New York City, which employed si...

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I had a chance to check out Borough market a little over a year ago, and I had the exact same thought about the underpass here.

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What exactly does this mean for West End?

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Dallas can't compete with Mature Urban centers in terms of offering a True Urban experience (See Boeing) .. However, they can offer companies a much much cheaper Option in a core that's reinventing itself in a more urban way. That's a tough sell. Yes, they can save money by choosing Downtown Dallas...

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Concrete Cowboy? That's surprising.

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Sounds good to me. Ever since Plano started revitalizing their downtown, I was wondering when Richardson would get on board and do the same.

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Ten years ago, it was a big deal when 7-11 opened a store downtown! I guess it's hard to believe just how hollow downtown used to be. Victory Park didn't exist. It was essentially a corporate stonehenge, really happy with the progress the city has made. If the HSR project happens it will be a huge ...

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Dmkflyer wrote:The rendered parking barely meets the definition of surface parking. Have you already forgotten what this building is being built on?!

True, but, if it's barely a parking lot, I don't see why it needs to be there at all.

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Very odd that they face the deadest part of the site, and ignore the plaza and Houston St where the action is. I bet whoever designed this did not even bother to visit the location. I don't hate that it faces Record, which is much more pedestrian friendly than Houston, but the surface parking along...

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Wow, I had no idea a 7-11 opened there. That's definitely promising news. I know many would say it's 'just' a 7-11, but I recall 7-11 was also in the CBD way before a lot of the new retail starting coming back, so I see it as the start of something much better.

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Love the new construction and the skybar concept, but the design is atrocious IMO... Ditto on the skybar. Dallas is such a good looking city, I feel like we should have more rooftop bars. Recently we've gotten Happiest Hour and the Alamo Draughthouse, which kinda count, but no options that I know o...

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This is a nice surprise. It's nothing spectacular, but there hasn't been a lot of new construction happening in the CBD so far.

Are all the existing, vacant buildings spoken for at this point?

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I'm pretty sure that's essentially the direction McKinney is going. We're seeing the transition now. Those bars will all eventually be replaced, though most of the new product would likely be residential and not the retail you are speaking of. That's going to continue to be further north in the Wes...

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Nice photo. This is starting to look like a very well conceived project-- the location, orientation, massing and mix of uses all seem to fit well with the park and the surrounding retail space. I am starting to feel optimistic that the movie theater in particular is going to create the foot traffic...

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I kind of agree with what you are saying here... it's fairly easy to just pick up an uber and go directly to your destination now... But i can tell you when i was in Japan recently having an easy connection between the bullet train and the subway made live much easier and when it was a difficult wa...

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So the large lot directly east of The Katy is considered "Little Mexico" and is here to stay? Just curious because man would that make one hell of a greenspace. I realize this particular space is where certain people/businesses have been for decades, so I'm not suggesting they be kicked ou...

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It's exciting to know that Deep Ellum can support a tall building such as this. But even though it can , I'm not so sure it should . I'd prefer to see the tall buildings on the outskirts of the neighborhood and basically hugging the highways, and closer to the CBD. All in all, I'm not extremely happ...

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Ideally, it would be great to see them converted into lofts or something like that. I can't see developers just allowing parking garages to sit empty decades from now, so I'm sure they will find someway to utilize the space. In the meantime, I hope Dallas doesn't go too crazy building more parking g...

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We just need to find a new purpose for parking garages in a driverless car world. I feel like RVs/mobile homes will become cool and popular, and parking garages will simply be re-purposed as urban trailer parks. There wouldn't be much difference between a driverless mobile home and a studio apartmen...

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Whoops, I should probably read the articles more carefully. I just saw 'North Carolina-based firm', and assumed they were moving from NC.

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Engineering firm Kimley-Horn has decided to relocate within the LBJ Expressway corridor to Two Galleria Tower following a $19 million renovation of the Galleria Towers. The Raleigh, North Carolina-based firm, which also does planning, surveying and landscape architecture, has signed a lease for 45,...

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