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For Starbucks lovers that need a coffee fix in the Urban Center, there won't be one at either The Music Factory or Water Street, but there will be one inside the new Westin Convention Center Hotel. I could actually see people walking up to the hotel on Saturday & Sunday mornings to get some jav...

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There was a beautiful shopping center right in the center of Salt Lake City when I went there.

Something like that would do great on the north side of downtown. Bonus points if it were connected to Klyde Warren Park with that weird cat-walk extension they announced a while back.

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I thought there was a developer readying a 40 story apartment tower in that area which should enliven this part of downtown. ...on a different part of the block: Blue: Most upscale garage Red: 40 story apartment Yellow: Shraman South Asian Museum and Learning Center, most beautiful, exotic resident...

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I thought there was a developer readying a 40 story apartment tower in that area which should enliven this part of downtown. ...on a different part of the block: Blue: Most upscale garage Red: 40 story apartment Yellow: Shraman South Asian Museum and Learning Center, most beautiful, exotic resident...

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So they will be using a different glass for the garage portion of the tower?

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Does anyone have any news on this tower? I think it looks great and would really solidify that growth has finally jumped the freeway.

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And just to think, the parking lot across the street is about to become a new tower as well, which will really fill in the gap. Have there been any new announcements on that tower? All I can recall is that Hines or Hillwood Urban is sitting on it waiting on a tennant before they break down. It's a ...

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Does anyone know what the next phase is for the Aloft hotel project? Seems like it could work as as mixed-use 'Shops at Preston Hollow' type deal. It's nice to see development creeping ever closer to Lovefield along Harry Hines and the DART lines. It would be cool if we could see some new midrise of...

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joshua.dodd wrote:What are the chances of Deep Ellum going vertical with Uptown level vertical density?

Um, it's already happening.

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That's awesome, I don't care what the hell they name it because without AT&T there it would have quickly become the Skid row of Dallas. As much as we like to diss on the corporate nature of things such as this, this is exactly what downtown needs. A corporate citizen who is willing to invest in ...

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Not related to the development per say, but does anyone know how frequently google maps updates its 3d buildings imagery?

It is already about 1 1/2 years out of date.

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Looks like city of Irving is about to extend the Campion Trail along the West Fork Trinity River up to Coppell... This is from the agenda for Thursday's city counsel meeting... 22 Resolution - Approving an Interlocal Agreement Between the City of Irving and the City of Coppell for the Construction ...

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mdg109 wrote:Who designs this stuff? I don't understand what you're supposed to do here. SMH

Probably whoever secured the contract and found a way to keep the rest.

Honestly, this 'Park' would be better off razed and fenced off...

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Lastly, there are a tremendous number of cities that show 1%. These are often cities that think they have a uniquely fast-developing downtown living city, but really they need to take a look around them. I can attest that OKC and Ft. Worth in particular seem to think it is unique for having downtow...

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Wow this is massive, would love to see this happen. I would like to see retail in the base of these buildings. As the density is substantially increasing in these neighborhoods it makes much more sense to start providing neighborhood amenities that are accessible by foot.

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I would hope this only includes the lot next to TBD, I actually like the building there. Would be nice if they got rid of the Section 8 housing looking thing immediately on the corner of Hall and Oak Grove.

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Thanks for the update pictures, this one has quite a presence! Hopefully we can see that gas station on the chopping block soon as well.

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I wonder if the entire block will be fenced off again? Or if they will allow it open to the public and prioritize access controls on the individual buildings?

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Massive now if only they can redevelop the Sun Fresh Market and get rid of the strip center and the gas station/car wash.

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Ten years ago, it was a big deal when 7-11 opened a store downtown! I guess it's hard to believe just how hollow downtown used to be. Victory Park didn't exist. It was essentially a corporate stonehenge, really happy with the progress the city has made. If the HSR project happens it will be a huge ...

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It's a down right ugly building and the only previous images I can find from this architect is a generic 3 story budget hotel.

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http://www.dallasnews.com/business/busi ... en-in-2018

Does anyone have any construction updates on this?

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Has FC Dallas played anywhere beside Frisco in its existance? Would be fantastic to a see a deal having them moved to the Cotton Bowl. Although I'm not even certain the stadium could support a soccer field.

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COURTYARD BY MARRIOTT MW Builders is partnering with Equity Hotel Group to construct a 12-story Courtyard Marriott in downtown Dallas, TX. The hotel is directly adjacent to Union Station and just blocks from Dealey Plaza. The post-tension reinforced concrete structure will house a parking garage on...

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Could this be the super-tall we've all been waiting for?

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Okay muncien, I have an answer for you. I emailed the leasing agent for the Las Colinas Village shopping center to see if he had an idea. He was kind enough to reply back right away. He said a hotel will be going up on that site. Wow... Didn't see that coming. Thanks for digging up the details! See...

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There is also a need to redo the sidewalks near those places. It would be grand to have spacious pedestrian infrastructure along McKinney. Ditto. I wonder if there will one day be an inflection point so that the infrastructure of downtown caters to internal residents and employees rather than shutt...

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What does the forum feel about losing places such as Black Friar and Renfields? It seems inevitable with One Uptown (Former Hard Rock site) essentially a beer bottle toss away. But in my opinion some of these places are what gave Uptown it's charm as a destination in the first place...

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Maybe DART will realize Cotton Belt is a huge waste of money for a Trophy project and can divert the funds to a station that will probably see more usage than that entire line.

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Yeah, I definitely see this happening as well, and it's exciting. Uptown just doesn't make sense any more as a 'bar district' and we're going to soon see all the bars slowly get pushed out by high rises. I could see the Design District eventually becoming the next bar district that might appeal to ...

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BOOM!

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Tnexster wrote:I believe it is the parking lot where Pizza Hut is located.

Okay great, even better!

edit: Is the previous post referencing that old washed-out billboard that has been there for the past few years? Or has that been replaced with a newer one?

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This supposed to be next to the Retail Connection office building?

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Legacy West developer Fehmi Karahan said he's working with Toyota and Chase to form a private partnership to run a bus circulating employees to the shops and restaurants and back to their cars of office.

Shouldn't that be DART's job?

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Wow, if Little Mexico were to be developed in to several 10-15 story mixed-income towers that would be huge. Dallas is in desperate need of more centrally located affordable housing. Because housing the poor in clusters of high-rise buildings has worked so well in all the other cities that tried it...

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Wow, if Little Mexico were to be developed in to several 10-15 story mixed-income towers that would be huge. Dallas is in desperate need of more centrally located affordable housing.

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Wonder if it would be possible to instate a zoning restriction limiting building height to under 10 floors as well as brick facades, with retail requirements at the base.

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It isn't uptown, yet.... This won't be the last residential tower coming to the area. With the KDC project kicking off I am pretty sure we can expect at least a few more projects of similar scale... I am happy that development is no longer constrained to uptown, but I just hope the development can k...

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Also slightly off-topic. As I am currently living in Germany and taking the train/tram/ubahn to clients nearly every day I am completey confused by the complete lack of retail options for transit riders on DART. There is a kiosk at nearly every station here even far out in to the suburbs that is a c...

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This map needs an update. It does not include the North Grove development, which is the largest planned development south of Dallas and Fort Worth, in Waxahachie. There is also the 35 expansion in Waxahachie which is turning 35 into a modern urban style corridor in Waxahachie and making it a 6 lane...

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Does anyone have renderings of what the hotel is supposed to look like?

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With regards to museums, has there been any further talk about the proposed South Asian Musuem? That is a vital lot to fill in. With that, 2000 Ross, Flora and Hall tower underway, there will be a few less ugly surface lots in our CBD.

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Can't wait for some tasty renders.

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Looks great, what is planned for the eye ball lot?

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Any update pictures?

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$10,000 a month for a stick-built penthouse, good luck.

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Any construction update pictures? Before I left town Music Factory and Water Street looked like they were in full swing!

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It will probably be a fortress closed off to outsiders. Mckinnon or Harry Hines need to be narrowed if Harwood ever wants to become a walkable area, but that will never happen because those roads are practically expressways for people to DNT.

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Now when we get a West Dallas: Kroger we will know we have finally hit a turning point.

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I don't mean to cause any offense but what is keeping DART from purchasing the line and running modern street cars? This line is obviously a success but it seems it could become a much more viable commuter option with larger trains and a more frequent schedule. Or would the introduction of fares kil...

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