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Addison

Somebody on Reddit just posted that he knew the Project Managers on this Central Market job. His comment on why it hasn't started yet: "Blame the owner. The construction company is ready to start but the owner/developer won't sign the contract. I know the PMs on that job. Technically it was su...

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Wouldn't mind seeing Northpark make another big push to grow the trade from Latin America. Before the Great Recession, the mall staged a weekend fashion show and extravaganza with particular marketing to Mexican and South American customers. With another million residents in the population center s...

Addison

Noticeably tall or not, the most recent generation of growth to the downtown Dallas skyline certainly needs a skyscraper that is uniquely recognizable as 'Dallas'. The Crescent doesn't stand out anymore, as it should be, but so far the Uptown/Victory addition to Downtown Dallas is visually Anywhere...

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I remember someone discussing what would be going into the Gucci space after they relocate, and I found this article: https://austin.culturemap.com/news/fashion/11-30-21-austin-first-prada-store-iconic-italian-fashion-brand/ With Prada currently expanding, and looking into the Austin market, I am n...

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Looks like a lot of info that was previously on multiple CRE sites has been trimmed down/removed altogether. CBRE's site for this project is now blank. Not making me feel good... I presume they were taking a shot with Goldman and didn’t win. Can’t imagine doing something this big with the impending...

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Tucy wrote:Yes, Goldmans Sachs' 44-story headquarters building would surely be noticeably tall in Dallas; not so much in NYC.

Both of Goldman Sachs' biggest towers in NYC are definitely noticeably tall compared to the buildings nearby that surround them.

Addison

Impressive looking development that if it happens would hopefully raise the bar with our local conservative developers. However, wouldn’t count on that 80 story tower that Steve Brown keeps mentioning - unless someone can show us the FAA height approval.. Be lucky to get a 50 story-ish (office espe...

Addison

Viewpoint: Don't expect some of these jobs-heavy relocations, expansions to bear fruit — for now

https://www.bizjournals.com/dallas/news/2022/06/10/jobs-relocation-expansion-politics-election.html?ana=brss_3129

Addison

Builder FirstSource is leaving Dallas for new headquarters in Las Colinas One of the few DFW Fortune 500 companies actually based in Dallas, let alone downtown Dallas, has announced it is relocating to Las Colinas. Didn't they get the memo that Dallas would happily pay them to stay? Kind of sad tha...

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Gaslight bar on McKinney that burned down May 2021 demolished today 6B9CF41E-8625-4446-829F-8D1CC0273941.jpeg Also the Shell station at Cole and Lemmon has finally been demolished to make way for a QuikTrip F0B49C39-C918-4BB7-B8D4-35C6A46C14DD.jpeg A Quiktrip? I was hoping for something more substa...

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Builder FirstSource is leaving Dallas for new headquarters in Las Colinas One of the few DFW Fortune 500 companies actually based in Dallas, let alone downtown Dallas, has announced it is relocating to Las Colinas. Didn't they get the memo that Dallas would happily pay them to stay? Kind of sad tha...

Addison

Say Kelley, looks like construction has started again on the site at Bush Tpk and Las Colinas Blvd (where Market Street was going to be). Any idea what’s planned now? I’m guessing retail since there’s a “For Lease” sign by the road. Good to see movement again after they dozed the trees then stopped...

Addison

http://www.mymartinranch.com/images/2000_ross.jpg This is truly a unique building. An upscale JW Marriott hotel sitting on top of parking garage. I don't think I've ever seen a set up like this before. Almost all the new high rise hotels in Nashville sit atop a parking garage, including the new Fou...

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Pinto Ranch does have premium products though (like boots that cost upwards of a thousand dollars), and I think NorthPark keeps it around because international visitors and other tourists pretty much expect to be able to see Texas-themed things in one of the top 3 malls in the state. Those places y...

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It would be awesome to have an H&M downtown. Doesn't Fort Worth and Houston have H&Ms in their downtowns? It would be awesome to have an H&M downtown. Doesn't Fort Worth and Houston have H&Ms in their downtowns? No. Neither of them. Fort Worth did have a H&M in Sundance Square, ...

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Wouldn’t it be cool if they convert the Macy’s into a Bloomingdales? Same company, but higher end and new to market, so I think it would be received pretty well. I've been advocating hard either for that, or for Macy's to close the Northpark store (making the Galleria their flagship again) so that ...

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Announced is right just like this tower was announced years ago with better renderings and look where we are. Announced and turning the soil with lots of heavy machinery are two very different things and I do not see any evidence that the Portman project will ever reach past renderings as well. Por...

Addison

Unpopular opinion (maybe): This is one of the tackiest-looking projects I've ever seen.

Addison

Why is NorthPark in this topic? This has nothing to do with Downtown Dallas. It's about retail stores, which come and go like the tide. Can't this be moved to another topic? Like Suburban? Did you post that in the wrong thread? This thread is about NorthPark. haha, I've always thought the same thin...

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rono3849 wrote:Why is NorthPark in this topic? This has nothing to do with Downtown Dallas. It's about retail stores, which come and go like the tide. Can't this be moved to another topic? Like Suburban?

Did you post that in the wrong thread?

This thread is about NorthPark.

Addison

Expected these kinds of numbers, still sucks to see. I'm glad Fort Worth continues growing by leaps, people must be realizing it's secretly the better city. Better?? I do think Fort Worth is the better city to buy a home. Not only is there ample land in Fort Worth to build new neighborhoods, but yo...

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That said, Dallas along with Miami are pretty unique in terms of being the only metros with 3-4+ Louis Vuitton, Tiffany & Co. and Gucci stores. Every other major metro (including the NYC, LA and Chicago) have only 1 or 2 max Sorry, but that is just not accurate. I concede that including NYC, LA...

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Tivo_Kenevil wrote:Crazy that we have more than Chicago. Miami having little is surprising. They're always getting hyped.

Retirees from New York and wealthy people from Latin America with 2nd homes.

Addison

Where exactly is the population decrease occurring? You can use this map: ARCGIS to track declines from 1940-2019. I looked around and didn't see any census-designated areas higher than 5k units. https://usg.maps.arcgis.com/apps/instant/minimalist/index.html?appid=d2e0f6f161c547b9b82696e6d36c7207 T...

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As far as Gucci, the biggest shock to me is them planning to open a location in Detroit *PROPER* (there's already one in Troy at Somerset Collection). That said, Dallas along with Miami are pretty unique in terms of being the only metros with 3-4+ Louis Vuitton, Tiffany & Co. and Gucci stores. E...

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I expected that. That would make them have the same amount of locations in the area as Louis Vuitton, which kept their Galleria store open even after the NorthPark expansion and the Legacy West store opening. Still makes me feel like these brands are losing their value, but good for them. Don't for...

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It's interesting that Addison was about the only inner ring suburb to see a sizable population increase.

Not surprising though, because despite being mostly built out, it's been in a tear with new multi-family developments.

Addison

The_Overdog wrote:They now have heavy earth-moving equipment on-site daily, instead of very sporadically. I think this is finally really underway.

*Cries in Midtown*

Addison

Would hate to see NM leave DT, Especially post-Covid, I've always thought the stores most likely on NM's chopping block were the downtown Dallas store or the Clearfork store in Fort Worth. I really think one or both of these stores are going bye bye. I actually wouldn't mind NM closing some of the ...

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Sorry, but their desire to move out of downtown (where there is PLENTY of agreeably-priced space available) and their apparent desire, absent subsidies, to move out of the city altogether, IS a reflection on Dallas, and downtown Dallas in particular. If it was all about saving money, they could kee...

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Maybe Dallas is just too difficult to work with. Seems to be an ongoing issue. Nah, they sat on Uptown site for years ..... At some point it's about developer not being committed to the project. They even left rubble on the site, as of they didn't even care. It can be both, and it is both. Dallas' ...

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Except that the building they own is already decades old and needs major renovation. I am sure their office space in the Old HQ is dusty divided and full of asbestos and a few renovations they have done over the years have probably made some maintenance issues a nightmare. Not to mention it's histo...

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https://www.dallasnews.com/business/real-estate/2022/05/23/neiman-marcus-could-get-5-million-plus-in-incentives-for-dallas-headquarters/ Not a good message being put out there when the City of Dallas has to bribe Neiman Marcus, the most Dallas of all Dallas companies, to keep its headquarters in Da...

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https://www.dallasnews.com/business/real-estate/2022/05/23/neiman-marcus-could-get-5-million-plus-in-incentives-for-dallas-headquarters/ Not a good message being put out there when the City of Dallas has to bribe Neiman Marcus, the most Dallas of all Dallas companies, to keep its headquarters in Da...

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So, Dream Hotel as the FIRST phase of a project in the middle of nowhere @ DNT and 380 which is about to become a major road reconstruction project. That should go well. It seems to me the issues with Dream Hotel are a lack of understanding/preparation by the developer and perhaps not so much the C...

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Maybe Dallas is just too difficult to work with. Seems to be an ongoing issue. Maybe Dallas is just too difficult to work with. Seems to be an ongoing issue. Nah, they sat on Uptown site for years ..... At some point it's about developer not being committed to the project. They even left rubble on ...

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Midlothian development with lakeside beach to include about 8,500 single-family homes https://www.dallasnews.com/business/real-estate/2022/05/23/midlothian-development-with-lakeside-beach-to-include-about-8500-single-family-homes/ A massive master-planned community spanning almost 3,300 acres is in...

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This is interesting. It specifically mentions leasing space is being reduced and names Bachendorf's

Makes me wonder if they're leaving too...

https://www.tdlr.texas.gov/TABS/Search/ ... 2022019269

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New $3.5 Billion Dallas District and Its Signature 38-Story Tower to Move Forward With Construction — Newpark is Coming https://www.papercitymag.com/real-estate/newport-dallas-district-35-billion-smart-tech-district-tower-hotel/ Posted on page 6 of thread. But hey, maybe a second post does the tric...

Addison

Addison wrote:Looks like the H-E-B in Allen is next...

https://www.construction.com/projects/d ... il-package

Confirmed!

https://twitter.com/SteveBrownDMN/statu ... Ar8aw&s=19

Addison

They can capitalise off of the decline of Willow Bend, which is just a couple of miles to the north. Get L’occitane, RH, Mitchell Gold & Bob Williams, Allen Edmonds, Brooks Brothers, Vineyard Vines, and whatever other notable stores they have left up there to move down, and I bet they’d thrive....

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Puttshack Inks Agreement to Open in Dallas https://www.fsrmagazine.com/content/puttshack-inks-agreement-open-dallas Puttshack, the world’s first and only upscale, tech-infused mini golf experience with global food and drink, announced today the signing of a new lease at the Village on the Parkway, ...

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Umm just because some reporters are creating that rumor doesn't mean he will just pick up the 7,000 plus employees and move them to Austin. I get that Elon hates California now but he has a lot of the company to actually wrestle into his vision without losing too much of its workforce from a walkou...

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Cbdallas wrote:Looking like Twitter may move from San Fran to Texas (Austin).

Was there ever any doubt when Elon Musk bought it?

Addison

Boeing expected to leave Chicago for new HQ in Washington, D.C., area A move to Arlington, Virginia, would put Boeing executives close to officials for their key customer, the Pentagon, and the Federal Aviation Administration, which certifies Boeing passenger planes. https://www.dallasnews.com/busi...

Addison

Tivo_Kenevil wrote:KBH sucks.

Indeed.

Addison

This is my favorite. For decades, the city has been trying to get hotels etc to develop around the convention center. They finally gave up and built one themselves. Then when the grand hotel didn't generate the predicted spinoffs of further development, they built another building to get some resta...

Addison

Dallas's convention center is not really "relatively small" I'll grant you there are plenty of organizers looking for shiny. But the current center could be polished, remodeled, even expanded if necessary to capture all of those elements, one would think for much less money (and maintain ...

Addison

Perhaps. But the other attractions in the downtown Nashville area are also on a whole 'nother level. Those "other attractions" have been there since forever. Conversely, the hotel boom in particular didn't happen until after Music City Center came to fruition in 2011. The Music City Cente...

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I don't think that's a safe assumption at all. Hasn't downtown Dallas also had a solid boom in new hotels in recent years? Not nearly to the extent that Nashville has. It's on a whole 'nother level there. Perhaps. But the other attractions in the downtown Nashville area are also on a whole 'nother ...

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