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$2.8 billion Dallas convention center, I-30 deck park project contract to be awarded to affiliate of local developer https://www.bizjournals.com/dallas/news/2023/09/11/dallas-convention-center-deck-park-matthews.html The Dallas City Council is slated to consider awarding a contract on Wednesday for...

It's berea couple months since we have seen an update. Is this above ground yet?

Banana Republic at Galleria Dallas now sells furniture and home goods Furniture and decor are displayed along with men’s and women’s apparel. H&M is bringing its home goods to its Galleria store next spring. https://www.dallasnews.com/business/retail/2023/09/08/banana-republic-at-galleria-dalla...

Dallas plans to update rules for new state law impacting building permitting House Bill 14 took effect Friday and allows people filing for building permit applications and inspections to hire a third-party reviewer to do the work if cities fail to meet state-set deadlines https://www.dallasnews.com...

153 units sounds significantly shorter unless they plan something with it, or maybe they will place all those units on top of a garage.

Interesting how well this one does down in Houston. Not even open yet and appears to be selling out. Allen Condo/Hotel Tower Opens Next Month The Houston Business Journal reports the building’s units are already 80% sold, and only four of the 22 penthouses remain available. https://www.connectcre.co...

Personally, the last two on that list are the most attractive and innovative. Course they are also the most recent so they have the benefit of seeing what else is out there and building something better. I don't think AT&T is hideous and it does have some great features but it isn't my favorite ...

Thermomix is rumored to be going to West Village area which I would assume is the empty (Richards Group) building. Hope so that area needs a boost since the Central Market development has stalled out. Thermomix headquarters going to Uptown/West Village area of Dallas https://www.bizjournals.com/dal...

Maybe you just dig a trench, level it out and put a top on it. Make it tunnel and boom, everybody wins. Speedway underneath with a park on top.

We had brunch at Meddlesome Moth and then walked around design district. The Urbys already have some great presence. It will be a nice connection for the neighborhood once construction is complete and the street access is finished. Really nice addition with "The Meteor", nice Art Deco des...

Dallas clears way for potential Frontier Communications headquarters move The telecommunications company has been considering Dallas and Tampa as candidates for its relocation from the East Coast. https://www.dallasnews.com/business/2023/08/23/dallas-clears-way-for-potential-frontier-communications...

Dallas’ Cityplace office tower is next up for apartments
The signature tower north of downtown on North Central Expressway is getting new hotel and rental units.

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So its back to the basics. Too bad they didn't do more of these street cars all along. And notice, "if ridership increases." https://www.planetizen.com/news/2023/08/125171-dallas-nixes-subway-plan Just another reason for these major projects on field st not to get off the ground and corpor...

MANUFACTURING CHANGE
INSIDE SHERMAN'S RAPID EVOLUTION

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Curious to see how Arlington would pay their share since they have refused to be involved for four decades.

It's the new Beck, left by the developer to rot.

I sort of feel like the Springs tower sucked all the air out of the room as far as new towers go. Having said that, even tho the vacancy numbers look bad overall pretty much everywhere, of all the towers out there old and new the newer towers (post 2010) are performing better than the old stuff. Dal...

Two massive projects could bring 1,700 jobs, $585 million in investments to DFW https://www.bizjournals.com/dallas/news/2023/08/15/siemens-drinkpak-projects-fort-worth.html The City of Fort Worth will weigh incentives for two massive projects that could bring over 1,700 jobs to the city. Between the...

They just keep rolling on with this one. Be nice when they run out of space to convert into office space and have to build new. I know he wants to eventually do that.

So if TexRail is at 20.7% of the ridership projected for the end of year 1, what is the incentive to spend more money to expand it? Do they ever do a cost per rider analysis versus what was projected? Or are those number just too horrifying to look at?

I'm a little surprised there's not a good rail connection between the TX triangle cities. Brightline in FL and CA seem to use existing tracks for the most part and I guess there really isn't that here. I often wonder about Brightline and why that seems to work so well there and not here. It's not a...

Work starts on 20-story high-rise near Highland Park
The new apartment tower is one of several planned along Dallas’ Central Expressway.

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Actually kind of like the look of these renderings. Hope they stick. https://dmn-dallas-news-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/CK1JzWY0jxAtK1PWAmO7cDJIrNY=/fit-in/1660x934/smart/filters:no_upscale()/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/dmn/ESDX7CXIJVERRHFZWV2WDCIT2I.jpg https://dmn-dallas-...

Texas Central was always adamant about not accepting federal funding of any kind. I wonder what kind of changes including Amtrack will mean to this project. Can't be good.

Check out new drawings of Plano’s Shops at Willow Bend massive mall redevelopment Architect drawings display an open-air section on the north side surrounding Dillard’s, updated restaurant row and a high-rise hotel. https://www.dallasnews.com/business/retail/2023/08/11/check-out-new-drawings-of-pla...

Why would Texas agree to a redrawn line that appears to be done deliberately to relocate that pumping station inside Oklahoma?

Tucy wrote:
tamtagon wrote:^yes, as I said, constitutional amendments will be required to correct the use of water flowing into and down the Red River, it shouldn't all belong to Oklahoma.

Red River water does not all belong to Oklahoma. Texas is entitled to some of it per the Red River Compact.

Thought it was 50%.

One thing to remember, it was more than just TI. Between both companies, the combined total is stunning. Completion date set for first phase of $5 billion GlobiTech wafer factory in Sherman https://www.bizjournals.com/dallas/news/2023/08/04/globitech-globalwafers-sherman-texas-instruments.html The f...

Dallas CBD certainly isn't alone in having issues right now, seems like I hear about another cities challenges every week. Highlighted here is a story about Houston. Houston, We Have Several Problems H-Town’s aging office towers and multifamily syndication have ravaged the city’s once booming real e...

^How could they possibly have an issue with parking with a garage that large?

Here is one ready to go! New downtown Dallas rental address is ready for residents in a converted office Santander Tower is the latest office skyscraper getting a makeover with new apartments. https://www.dallasnews.com/business/real-estate/2023/08/04/new-downtown-dallas-rental-address-is-ready-for-...

I drove by this yesterday on the Tollway, couldn't believe how much progress has been made on the new building. I'm not even sure I knew it was under construction but its far enough along to be seen when driving by on the tollway.

I wonder if our form of city government is part of the problem. A bunch of bickering people who only care about their own districts, rather than a strong mayor with a singular, cohesive vision. It's nothing to do with a strong vs. weak mayor, it's at large representation vs ward politics. Blame the...

Meanwhile, further down the river...... Did a water line break create a massive swamp in Dallas’ urban forest? A viral TikTok video says the break has leaked untold gallons of treated drinking water. https://www.dallasnews.com/news/environment/2023/08/01/did-a-water-line-break-create-a-massive-swamp...

Wish they would just move forward with a residential tower on top.

Uptown Dallas’ next office tower tops out construction in The Quad The 12-story office high-rise is set to open next year near McKinney Avenue. https://www.dallasnews.com/business/real-estate/2023/08/01/uptown-dallas-next-office-tower-tops-out-construction-in-the-quad/ https://dmn-dallas-news-prod....

Didn't take long.... After dust-up, condo association postpones board meeting for ‘informational session’ The Renaissance on Turtle Creek’s condo association changed the nature of a Tuesday meeting after resident dissatisfaction with plans to buy an adjacent property https://www.dallasnews.com/news/...

Remember this property and potential new tower? Condo association bids millions for property some don’t want; board removal sought Some owners at The Renaissance on Turtle Creek fear a purchase of an adjacent property will cause foreclosures and burdensome fees https://www.dallasnews.com/business/re...

Three restaurants open in Dallas Arts District at new JW Marriott hotel Margaret’s, Vincent’s and 800 North provide a mix of sit-down restaurants and bars for hotel guests and locals spending an afternoon or evening in the Arts District. https://www.dallasnews.com/food/restaurant-news/2023/07/27/th...

My bet is that they don't get built anyway. This was from the 2019 story. https://dmn-dallas-news-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/BXU_KXPUYhal3yafPS5--O9-he8=/1660x934/smart/filters:no_upscale()/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-dmn.s3.amazonaws.com/public/ZC4FNCZZTZGITMLRZWWOAALCI4.png

I'd like to see a desalination system worked out for all of South Texas I sat in on a presentation on water in Texas recently and desalinization was definitely on the table for the coast but there is an issue around what to do with the salt. You can't just dump it back in the ocean from what I unde...

You know what, this doesn’t even surprise me anymore. Meanwhile Atlanta (our peer city), just broke ground on a 60 story/730 ft mixed use skyscraper. https://youtu.be/2l_nGYjBDMo That’s basically the icing on the cake for all the towers going up in Midtown ATL. I’m really wondering why is it so har...

Hannibal Lecter wrote:Tnexster, where did you find that site plan?

It was in the DMN article.

Developers plan two more downtown Dallas towers in $1 billion Field Street project Work on an 18-story office building and 25-floor apartment high-rise could kick off in March. https://www.dallasnews.com/business/real-estate/2023/07/28/developers-plan-two-more-downtown-dallas-towers-in-1-billion-fi...

Dallas’ Fair Park neighborhood set to see another new apartment project The five-story, $60 million development on Ash Lane at Second Avenue will include 293 units. https://www.dallasnews.com/business/real-estate/2023/07/28/dallas-fair-park-neighborhood-set-to-see-another-new-apartment-project/ htt...

UTD, developer team up on transit-oriented project with homes, offices, shops and hotels The project would be near the University of Texas at Dallas campus and along DART’s new Silver Line connecting to DFW Airport. https://www.dallasnews.com/business/real-estate/2023/07/25/utd-developer-team-up-on...

Harwood Park set to open this fall in Dallas’ newly redeveloped East Quarter The 4-acre property, which was once mostly surface parking lots, is being transformed to create more green space and serve the area’s growing population with community programs. https://www.dallasnews.com/news/inspired/202...

East Quarter neighborhood offers walkable living and work spaces
About 14,500 people live downtown, a population that has grown by 71% in the past 10 years.

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East Quarter is an up-and-coming restaurant district in Dallas The East Quarter, a living and working neighborhood that bridges the gap between downtown Dallas and Deep Ellum, will soon be home to about a dozen restaurants and bars. https://www.dallasnews.com/food/restaurant-news/2023/07/25/east-qu...

Owners of Frisco’s Wade Park seek new zoning to revive project The new plan is to change the project’s name to The Mix and add residential units and a town center. https://www.dallasnews.com/business/2023/07/24/owners-of-friscos-wade-park-seek-new-zoning-to-revive-project/ https://dmn-dallas-news-p...

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