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How interesting. I had never seen that illustration but it features a number of never built projects, including the Fountain Place and BoA twin towers.

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Definitely! Welcome to Dallas and to the forum!

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It's not because the proposed projects appear cookie cutter. There's way more momentum in Austin, with a bunch of corporations relocating to Downtown Austin and hardly anyone (relatively speaking) is relocating to Downtown Dallas. DTD should pivot and become an Urban Neighborhood. Then Corporate HQ...

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It's not because the proposed projects appear cookie cutter. There's way more momentum in Austin, with a bunch of corporations relocating to Downtown Austin and hardly anyone (relatively speaking) is relocating to Downtown Dallas.

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Most of that shopping center could easily go (I'd keep the older portions in the rear) and be replaced with something much more useful and dense and that might even offer some entertainment options that aren't bars. An Alamo Drafthouse or Cinepolis, a fun bowling alley, and that sort of thing would ...

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malachi896 wrote:I know eburress has been eagerly waiting in the area as well. We'll all have to get a Henderson corridor drink to celebrate once it breaks ground.

Seriously! I may have a few drinks when that happens, in fact.

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I hadn't seen that article but I'd say it's first sentence is more positive than anything I'd previously seen:

"The sale Friday of large stretches of East Dallas’ Henderson Avenue means that plans approved by the city in 2018 are moving ahead."

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As long as any new development is consistent with what was already approved, theoretically it should be smooth sailing. Still, you never know what's going to set off a NIMBY.

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I'm actually fine with the height as well. I'd much rather keep the height in the core and add to the density elsewhere.

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100%. There's so much potential for this area and its momentum is only going to grow.

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Back to the building, I like how it has actual sidewalks sans those stupid grass strips. That's an improvement over most Dallas projects in and of itself.

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I like it! I hope those units facing the freeway have some pretty good noise insulation though.

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^^ hahahahaha

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Their furniture is great. I'm not surprised your experience has been so positive from that standpoint. That location though was the worst! lol

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R1070 wrote:Looks like Ligne Roset has closed.

This was the worst run business I've ever interacted with. Completely incompetent and it's stunning they're still in business at all.

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I like it. I wish Dallas neighborhoods had these entryway arches like San Diego neighborhoods do.

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The first thing I would do is get rid of those useless grass strips between sidewalks and roads. This alone would double the width of most sidewalks in Dallas, dramatically improving walkability.

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I thought I recalled somebody recently posting a photo of the demolition of some of the existing structures on the site where this was going to go. Perhaps it was on the Discord?

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San Diego had proposed building one of these from their Embarcadero Downtown to Balboa Park. The costs and impact do seem much lower than rail options but these are also seem slower and lower volume than other transit methods.

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That's so odd that they're moving after having (seemingly) just built that building. I don't have access to the article but I wonder what's leading to their relo. Distancing from the former CEO/founder? Cutting costs? I wonder.

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^^ Hopefully not for too much longer!

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It's interesting that the new Goldman Sachs website is featuring crypto, the Metaverse, and other "megatrends." I wonder how this apparent new focus would affect their expansion plans; if it would lead them to an in-town or suburban locale.

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I'm really excited for this project to get going. All that newly cleared land is a temporary parking lot now, but hopefully not for long! It will be so cool, seeing this neighborhood in 5 years!

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^^ This project is quite unique. Just refer to the occupancy stats Tucy frequently posts to see why there aren't more groundbreakings in central Dallas.

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Such a nice development; it's no wonder they're fully leased up. I can't wait to see this intersection once the development across Travis is complete.

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By "connects to Downtown" they must mean it doesn't interrupt connections to and from Downtown. I do like how it hides and/or undoes some of the impact of the freeways through there, and hopefully the deck park(s) happen to further mask their impact.

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There's already a lot of vacant land down there that nobody's building on...

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Yeah, Exxon Mobil lasted much longer here than I expected. It's a bummer to see a Fortune 10 company go but it makes sense with the industry so consolidated in Houston.

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That's a nice-looking building! I don't see the pretend retail signs in the rendering so I assume there won't be retail, but you never know. I also hope there is.

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Ooh exciting! This will be an interesting little skyline in the not too distant future.

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Cool. Their Knox Park tower isn't bad. Hopefully they'd be building something at least as solid downtown.

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Definitely! It's impressive what they're doing. We need more developers with this level of determination.

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Seriously. Stephen Colbert is a chump. It's sad to see how far he's fallen.

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So another Italian spot to go along with Pizzano and Taverna, amongst all the existing French spots in the area.

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Thanks for the info y'all! Both notes are encouraging and the supply chain issues are definitely a consideration.

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Construction on that large residential building on Richmond, just east of Greenville (I don't think I ever saw what it was going to be called) seems to have stalled. No work has happened on it in what feels like months. Does anybody have any updates on its progress? I sure hope we're not left with a...

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There's so much talk right now but not a single one of these projects actually seems to be happening.

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I heard Lounge 31 is either moving to or adding an additional location in the Knox area. The former makes more sense but the latter is actually what I heard. Apparently Park House wants HPV's nightlife to itself.

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^^ Is that based on your own speculation or is there a source for that info? I don't doubt you but if there's a source, I'm sure we'd all love to see it!

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Very cool! I hope this one happens.

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^^ It was a bank branch as long as I can remember, going back to the late 80s.

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^ Many didn't expect the hotel to be built either...

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Looks awesome! Let's hope this one happens!

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Here’s another rendering of the MSD project @ Knox and Travis. This is a view of the planned park which will adjoin the development to the Katy Trail. This appears to be looking west from the hotel/condo tower between office bldg and low resi bldg. ED75925D-DE3B-4129-ABF8-0AA7394BA31B.jpeg I notice...

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I also like it and am glad for some Euro-looking architecture.

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It's not bad in spots, particularly around the Virgin Hotel, Meddlesome Moth, etc but I still definitely wouldn't consider the Design District "walkable."

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https://dmn-dallas-news-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/xJi-nlW5bbqUJPulZZKS7wqxg48=/1660x934/smart/filters:no_upscale()/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/dmn/WPLSSXHN6BBOJKS2KULKNM4CC4.jpg So what street are we looking down in this picture? Trying to visual where this development wi...

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Very cool! With all those parking lots, they have a lot of space with which to work.

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Nothing made sense about that 77 Degrees project and I'm glad it's gone. Hopefully the whole thing gets torn down and replaced with a better, more logical use. I haven't heard what's replacing Capital Pub but the remodel seems pretty extensive which could mean something other than just another pub. ...

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What happened to the Open Realty project for Henderson.. it died a slow and painful death . Probably so but my rose-colored interpretation of the DMN article was that Massinter's desire to maintain a partial ownership position was in the interest of spreading the financial burden which could help g...

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