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Matt777

Very positive review of the hotel. But the reviewer (and commenters) don't think much of the neighborhood. https://liveandletsfly.com/thompson-dallas-review/ The write is from LA and he feels unsafe at in Downtown Dallas.... LOL. Rich. 90% of LA is a new campground for very aggressive and violent h...

Matt777

It's not my favorite cup of tea but it's definitely more interesting and daring than everything else in that area (apart from the small Rolex building which is nice). I'd rather have this than the awful plain glass boxes they've been building in Harwood that look like they could easily be from 2004,...

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The way I understand it, is that the rent being asked for the spaces is too high for the customer traffic, especially when AT&T promised more of their workers would be back in the office. I think this is a common problem with downtown retail space and why there is so much empty space and busines...

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I know it would be crazy expensive, but what about tunneling Elm/Main Commerce and then opening up all of the land between Houston St. and the hopefully some day Trinity park/wildlands park, and combine with the jail/court land (that might move anyway) to fully connect Downtown to the Trinity with p...

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I hope the tunnel restaurants make it, catering to office workers, while new street level restaurants/retail thrive focusing on residents and visitors. I think there's a place for both to exist.

Matt777

The fence needs to go. Full stop.

Matt777

I doubt the majority of the site will be taken up by the 3 short Goldman towers. They are probably just a part of a bigger plan.

Matt777

The Terminal Katy Trail project has topped out. I didn’t even know it had started construction much less topped out. Really cool project with condos above retail. I used to live down Buena Vista street, very desirable area.

Matt777

I've stayed in hostels across the U.S. and they were all in areas very much like Deep Ellum. They serve a very particular and valuable niche in city cultures that Airbnb does not replicate: a shared waypoint for budget (i.e. young) travelers. The ones I've stayed in all had beds for only like $15 a...

Matt777

At a time when there are more housing units than ever in Dallas, and probably the highest occupancy % we have seen in decades. Rental and purchase inventory at all time lows. Doesn't make any sense.

Is it just cyclical, like households maturing and their children flying the coop?

Matt777

If you want to throw up in your mouth go look what Federales did at the corner of Malcolm X and Commerce. They totally gutted the building, even removing the roof and slab. Kept most of the exterior walls - then totally covered them up. Nothing of the original building is visible. I'm guessing that...

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I want to hear more. I certainly like the idea of more walkability and increased amount of visitors downtown, but there aren't many specifics yet. I especially want to hear more about how this project would be funded by a trust that is no cost to the Dallas taxpayer. If they can truly fund a reimagi...

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I've been wanting those buildings gone for years now good to see someone finally doing it. Now the question is it gonna be valet parking or something else. Why do you want them gone so badly? They need work but those buildings have character and could be a really cute patio restaurant with some ren...

Matt777

Looks like Sprouts picked the site of the former Luby's (Crown Buffet) and Elrod's Cost Plus for its Oak Cliff store. Sprouts Farmers Market planned on Fort Worth Avenue at Hampton https://oakcliff.advocatemag.com/2021/08/sprouts-farmers-market/ I've always thought that the Cost Plus could be a bet...

Matt777

This would be an amazing development. And, the new DART D2 line will have a station adjacent. Near a few major freeways. Adjacent to all the new stuff in Victory Park. Nearby residential and hotels in place. Can't really beat this site as far as Uptown goes.

Matt777

jegchachi wrote:9BD4258C-C53A-4ADB-9F1B-123C127A870F.jpegView of Travis and Knox corner and the new demolition.

RIP Rio Room.

Matt777

I think there might be a standalone Starbucks in the works at Fort Worth Ave and Jacqueline Dr, next to Aldi. The CPC docket for next week has a request for a specific use permit for an auto service center (like a Valvoline, I guess) on the site of an existing shopping center. The plans submitted s...

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Too close to Central Market, the Target might be an issue, and the neighborhood around the corner on McCallum might not be to their liking demographically. I keep hearing this about HEB, that they are targeting only affluent areas. And it may seem that way since their first stores are going to be i...

Matt777

The Canyon development in North Oak Cliff would be a great location and was designed with big box retail in mind. That development seemed to pause after the first small phase (Olive Garden, Buffalo WW, Residence Inn). This site has plenty of land for their large format stores, Interstate 30 frontage...

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Turkish Airlines adding Dallas (DFW) to Istanbul flights. No details have been released yet such as start date, schedule, plane type. Welcome to DFW, Turkish Airlines!!! https://investor.turkishairlines.com/en/announcements/public-disclosures/23062021-new-route-announcement Turkish Airlines has loa...

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https://www.dallasnews.com/food/restaurant-news/2021/07/28/6-recent-restaurant-closures-in-dallas-fort-worth-jaspers-macs-berry-street-mi-cocina/ “Jasper’s in Uptown Dallas is closed temporarily as of July 26, 2021. A note on the website says customers can go to Jasper’s in Richardson, which remain...

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I see another unit popped up for sale and this one is for $289,900 (1br/1ba and 644 sq/ft). Honestly, that's not that bad. I would have expected more given how new this building is. I think the pace of sales at One Uptown will be a better measuring stick for the highrise condo market potential in D...

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I wonder which spot Mi Cocina will snag on McKinney. He mentions it is currently occupied by another restaurant. Maybe Bisous in One Uptown, where Le Cirque failed? Bisous reviews look awful, and it’s a large space. Somewhere closer to Knox might make more sense so there’s more distance from the upc...

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The architect's inspiration for this pinnacle of beauty and magnificence. Feast your eyes.

Matt777

I just read an article that the average Collin County home is now $440,000. If that area gets saturated with thousands of more jobs like Goldman, when will it end? Who in their right mind would pay $750k-$1 million for a generic Plano tract house behind a Walmart when the driving force to come to TX...

Matt777

4K5FP7WR2VDLVDMIDUF7KXD3WQ.jpg Location: https://goo.gl/maps/BurUgDS7smSUGUkN7 Isn't the facade of 2121 Main historically protected? This design looks great, but I hate that it always seems like the full block surface parking lots survive while developers target existing buildings and parks to buil...

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Underwhelming. It looks straight out of a 1992 Addison office building rendering. The surface parking out front and hostility to the pedestrian experience (tall brick wall) are downright shameful. It's just all so.... gross. The two restaurants getting torn down (Sprezza and former Merchant House) a...

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A state permit has been filed to build a 17-story multifamily at 3555 Dickason Ave. in Dallas. The Spencer by One Turtle Creek Residencies is anticipated to cost $35 million and will host 46 units in 206,728 square feet. Construction is slated to begin in August and complete by May 2023. Lucien Lag...

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Turkish Airlines adding Dallas (DFW) to Istanbul flights.

No details have been released yet such as start date, schedule, plane type.

Welcome to DFW, Turkish Airlines!!!

https://investor.turkishairlines.com/en ... nouncement

Matt777

Integrity Marketing Group relocates its HQ from Cypress Waters to Fountain Place in downtown, leasing 100,000 sqft. and planning on bringing 300 to 400 employees with them. https://www.dallasnews.com/business/real-estate/2021/06/10/major-employer-trades-office-in-cypress-waters-for-a-new-hq-in-down...

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The trump administration bungled the census horrifically. I am a very civic minded person and did not even get to respond before trump cut the census off early. Not believing any of these numbers... not even taking them with a swimming pool full of salt.

Matt777

^Ah crap, you're right. I went back in my photo archive to look at a picture of the old Gypsy Tea Room (GTR) frontage on Main (before it was painted black). What we are seeing in those renderings above is the now demolished building facade of the old GTR, the building flourishes match the rendering...

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So is S4 going to close down while they tear down the back section of it, or somehow operate during a demolition? A lot of people didn’t scrutinize the plans well enough and almost nobody realizes that S4 is going to lose a big chunk on the rear side of the building. I believe this is the famous “Ro...

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Warrior2020 wrote:https://www.centraltrack.com/demolition-is-underway-at-deep-ellum-venue-the-door/

Why? For what? Could they have at least saved the facades? What exactly is going in here since the article only mentions a "mini mall?"

So many questions. This is really puzzling and unexpected.

Matt777

The Ginger Man beer bar has been bulldozed in Uptown Dallas It will be developed as part of the renovation to the Quadrangle across the street. https://www.dallasnews.com/food/restaurant-news/2021/03/19/the-ginger-man-beer-bar-has-been-bulldozed-in-uptown-dallas/ Dallas developers are only good at ...

Matt777

People supporting a parking garage taking over a park/green space. In Downtown Dallas, land of parking garages and surface parking. Wow, Downtown really is doomed.

Matt777

I don’t have any evidence to back it up but I highly doubt there is a parking shortage Downtown especially with the declining office space occupancy and the workers gone remote who will never return. This seems incredibly short sighted, and the fact that the garage will be leased by Dallas County fu...

Matt777

"DFW Airport plans to renovate one of its original terminals while new sixth terminal is on hold" - Dallas Morning News Expected, but I'm hoping Terminal F isn't on hold too much longer. It would be a massive gamble to start construction any time soon, but if air travel bounces back stron...

Matt777

Is there any way to see if they've sold out of their 1 and 2 bedroom units? There aren't any on Zillow. The smallest unit on Zillow is a 3 bedroom for 1.3 million. I know developers don't always list all of their inventory on the MLS, but transplants who might be moving from the east and west coast...

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The 508 Young project is a disgrace! what they plan to do to the front of building and turn into a drive through is ridiculous. The Rock of truth won't be what ppl first see when they approach the building..but rather a valet service. So sad. George Dahl would be livid. This city doesn't know how t...

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"DFW Airport plans to renovate one of its original terminals while new sixth terminal is on hold" - Dallas Morning News The airport board of directors approved a $75 million design management project Thursday that will kickstart upgrades on Terminal C, the 28-gate terminal that is one of ...

Matt777

Did they buy this to tear it down and redevelop or as an income asset? I don't believe the land values in this area are nearly high enough to justify tearing down a higher density multi-family building. Oak Lawn Apartment Sale to Crow Holdings: https://www.dallasnews.com/business/real-estate/2021/0...

Matt777

Is there any way to see if they've sold out of their 1 and 2 bedroom units? There aren't any on Zillow. The smallest unit on Zillow is a 3 bedroom for 1.3 million. I know developers don't always list all of their inventory on the MLS, but transplants who might be moving from the east and west coast ...

Matt777

Did they buy this to tear it down and redevelop or as an income asset? I don't believe the land values in this area are nearly high enough to justify tearing down a higher density multi-family building. Oak Lawn Apartment Sale to Crow Holdings: https://www.dallasnews.com/business/real-estate/2021/0...

Matt777

Looks awesome. I will definitely be doing a staycation here.

Matt777

Oak Lawn Apartment Sale to Crow Holdings: https://www.dallasnews.com/business/real-estate/2021/03/01/oak-lawn-apartment-sale-is-the-latest-d-fw-rental-property-purchase/ Seville Uptown, an apartment complex in Oak Lawn, has sold one of the 3 buildings that that compose the complex to a partnership b...

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UPDATED Occupied Officse Space per Transwestern: CBD 4th Q 2012: 27,209,000 4th Q 2017: 25,798,000 2nd Q 2020: 23,400,000 3rd Q 2020: 22,950,000 4th Q 2020: 23,215,067 Uptown 4th Q 2012: 10,396,000 4th Q 2017: 11,854,000 2nd Q 2020: 12,812,000 3rd Q 2020: 12,367,000 4th Q 2020: 12,244,054 Greater D...

Matt777

Does anyone know if Trader Joe's has ever shown interest in the neighborhood? I think they'd do very brisk business if they opened a location somewhere around Sylvan/I-30 or Hampton/I-30 to cater to both North Oak Cliff and West Dallas. TJ's has a smaller store format than many grocers, so it should...

Matt777

That bronze cap on the tower sure does make a statement. I could hear them testing it yesterday. Sounds nice.

Matt777

I would think they might film a unique line for each major metro area and then play that specific ad in that geographic area. With technology it's much easier to target ads that way these days. They probably picked a restaurant off a list without too much thought, hence the neighborhood name gaffe.

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