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Just thinking out loud here, but I wonder if autonomous vehicles will see a similar bubble to this. I can see a Chinese company flooding the market with cars that will either take up parking or clog the streets with empty vehicles looking for a passenger.

It shows that, from a branding perspective at least, names like "Trinity", "Bishop" and "Deep Ellum" are emblematic of Dallas. I don't think "Uptown" or "Design District" have the same weight. Waiting on a Pegasus Brewing Co. though. There's already...

It shows that, from a branding perspective at least, names like "Trinity", "Bishop" and "Deep Ellum" are emblematic of Dallas. I don't think "Uptown" or "Design District" have the same weight.

Waiting on a Pegasus Brewing Co. though.

what tower is that in this photo behind magnolia? i know thats the current placement of pegasus plaza. Never knew there was a tower that big before it. Southwestern Life Insurance Building, built in 1912 and designed by Lang & Witchell. At 16-stories and designed in the Sullivanesque style, in ...

^Thanks for posting those plans. I had seen the rendering of the outside but didn't know about the plaza and cafe.

I still think Spire will end up selling off the land in pieces so some other big developers don't get to steal their thunder. They could start by approaching DART, which they already have a relationship with. If DART would actively market 1401 Pacific for sale, they could potentially build a new HQ...

Bishop High Line Phase 2 will reuse the medical building on Madison between Ninth and Tenth. The basement will be leased to a theater company for live performances: http://oakcliff.advocatemag.com/2018/01/apartments-live-theater-planned-former-bishop-arts-medical-building/ http://oakcliff.advocatema...

This area will be completely transformed (more than it already has) in the coming years, and it seems like this particular section will help connect the northern part to the retail on Jefferson Blvd. I'm a little disappointed that the city hasn't started addressing the connection from Jefferson to ...

Three new things at The Statler: Waterproof, the rooftop bar, is open; José de Rivera's "A Wishing Star" has been restored; Scout, the bar with bowling lanes and other games, looks close to opening.

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I've been avoiding the Bishop/Melba area for a few months and went by this afternoon. It was a bit overwhelming to see so much new construction finally wrapping up. Most curious about the Exxir/Nazerian project, where Phase 1 looks done. One restaurant looks like just days away from opening, and ano...

Walked by the Cambria hotel this morning and noticed that it is open for business. Still no liquor license for the bar but the lobby looks really nice.

I'd like to nominate the parking lot shown below for "most wasted space in Oak Lawn" - owned by Caven Enterprises. Screen Shot 2018-01-05 at 11.38.00 AM.png Good opportunity to co-develop it with the owner of the BofA property and provide structured parking, residential and an urban bank b...

I also feel like the Resource Center picked a terrible location for their new building. It is not well designed and it's not a good gathering space - I know because I went there the night of the Pulse shooting. Moving the LGBT community center away from the heart of the gayborhood was just as damagi...

Are there any signs that could happen? There are rumors of one major bar packing up and moving there, but of course it would take so much more than that. I think it would take a developer to purchase several lots in a place like Center Street, which is primed for redevelopment, and deliberately mar...

joshua.dodd wrote:I'm referring to signs outside apartments around Uptown saying the first 8 weeks rent free.

I wouldn't start worrying until the jobs stop coming, and given the massive Christmas gift that the big corporations just got, I don't see it happening just yet.

On one hand, it's so frustrating that this hotel continues to idle even after taking half the block for expansion. Then on the other hand, the neighborhood could evolve a little more before The Melrose reestablished itself as a major landmark.... kinda seems like the hotel owners are resisting the ...

I was browsing the UTA/SquireHaskins historical photos collection and came across these ones of the Melrose from when it had a pool. Date unknown, but caption says "Outdoor meal event around the pool, Melrose Hotel, 3015 Oak Lawn Ave Dallas, Texas." Any idea when the pool was demolished an...

Plans for former DISD Ross campus show new apartment community https://www.dallasnews.com/business/real-estate/2018/01/02/plans-former-disd-ross-campus-show-new-apartment-community https://dallasnews.imgix.net/1514912942-DISD1.jpg?w=724&h=500&auto=format&q=60&fit=clip https://dallas...

This one looks about finished. Photo credit: https://www.facebook.com/groups/dallasraw/?fref=nf

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A developer is building retail and restaurant space on the NW corner of Davis and Vernon. Not sure I scaled the drawing correctly, but it looks like it'll complement that block very nicely, with the bonus of a patio.

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It would be pure magic if the recent problems at Hartsfield-Jackson International caused them to reconsider. At least that was my first thought after reading this headline: Are Dallas airports better prepared than Atlanta for power outages? https://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/2017/12/19/da...

I wonder what we can do to get more street life in the Design District. The question is cliche in Dallas, I know, since it's been asked about so many neighborhoods throughout the city. I guess maybe it's by comparison to these now much more active 'hoods that the DD appears like such a ghost town. ...

My favorite typo is DALLLAS on a plaque at Pioneer Plaza.

Cambria hotel lobby (restaurant?) looking close to finished.

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I'm not a fan of Philip Johnson's public spaces, but this place is worth saving. Thank you Noah for all your hard work and dedication to Thanks-Giving Square.

Um... It's a real stretch to even call this area "Downtown"....C'mon, this is closer to Exall Park than it is to Main St. Garden. This is disrespectful to Bryan Place and Old East Dallas. This reminds me when "Downtown" got a new movie theatre in the Cedars.... Again it depends ...

I'm guessing Uptown was ruled since City Place is right across the hwy. I've heard Philip Kingston say that Target is interested in replacing the Cityplace store with an urban concept, but that's of course contingent on the property owner razing that entire shopping center. Maybe it'll happen. Oak ...

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mdg109 wrote:Which retail space next to the Majestic has been leased?

The vacant space at the Hart Furniture building is rumored to be leased, but nothing has been announced yet to my knowledge.

So glad they decided to light the buildings.

Some info on The Gabriella here: http://dallas.towers.net/2017/11/29/urban-grocers-sprouting-across-downtown-dallas/?utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=dallasurbangrocers&utm_source=twitter According to state architect records, Greystar’s building now has a name. Houston-based project architect Mee...

Is this not the map? I'm able to see it.

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Great news for Ross, hope this somehow leads to more residential. Too bad the residential tower across the street is delayed. I wonder if this will be the site of a third Skyhouse, but frankly I'd much rather see the Atelier break ground. Between that, this hotel and the Hall Arts hotel & resid...

The new sign is a bit of overkill, especially when you have no idea what this MMA ring in the center is supposed to be, but there it is.

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The former salon on Main (Volver, I think) will now become an F45 Training Studio. They have a banner hanging with this website on it: https://f45training.com/

Are you sure they are reinstalling? They didn't finish taking it off the podium yet before the last round of funding issues. I think you're right. The photo I posted on Nov 9 still showed this corner covered in tile but when I saw it today and noticed the drilled holes on the corners and the labels...

Marble tiles getting reinstalled.

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The Village Burger Bar will soon have a second Uptown location. They are taking the ground floor space at the McKinney and St. Paul corner of the 1845 Woodall Rodgers Freeway building. I am not sure if this building is still called Advancial Tower now or not. They will open in late Dec. or early Ja...

But we buried the lede in the DMN story.

There will also be a 12,000-square-foot food hall.

I could've sworn that the original design was changed at one point to have wide sidewalks (not confusing it with Riverfront), but this project is such a disaster that who knows what the final version will look like. It wouldn't be the first time that a design changes after the official design. Remem...

Curious to know where that On The Border news came from.

I suspect that the Royal Blue at TCC will be like a flagship-size location that feeds the much smaller location at Mercantile. The TCC location should do fine with people working in the Arts District while the Merc gets hotel and residential customers. I like it.

Decherd said he's in "a holding pattern" in the meantime, but is optimistic the city and DART will use "common sense" and make decisions that will allow the park to move forward quickly. "This thing has been disrupted for seven years," he said. "I don't know about...

Speaking of Dallas Heritage Village, they have just updated their master plan that includes an expansion outside their fenced-in museum. The block between S. St. Paul and Park Ave will have a pond, pavilion and visitors center and makes a big bet on future development surrounding this area. Separate...

I can't find an update since September, but a video they posted then said "early 2018". Assuming they have all the funding and permitting to begin, it would be nice to start the year with Live Oak closed for construction. Screen Shot 2017-11-16 at 9.56.40 AM.png A related story in the DMN ...

Funny how the office tower resembles 1900 Pearl because I also think the residential tower resembles 1900 McKinney... pure coincidence, I know. Not that it bothers me because where The Union really does its thing is at the ground level.

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Looks like Unbranded will be back this year, this time in the former Jos. A. Bank space (1508 Commerce). At least that's what I think their CO says, which DDI posted on Facebook.

Lender behind $380M project in downtown Dallas says developer has 'defaulted' on loan
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I can't get past the paywall, but the headline says it all.

Nice find. Is this the Kroger that was proposed a while back or something else? If I recall correctly there was to be a Kroger in downtown, not deep ellum. https://www.dallasnews.com/business/real-estate/2016/11/08/kroger-plans-new-store-urban-apartments-eastern-edge-downtown-dallas No, this sounds...

Progress on ex-Toronto PCC #4614 per MATA's Facebook page.

Not sure if I should be excited or terrified, but most of the marble is now gone.

Inside, framing for the apartments per The Drever's Twitter account.

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