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I like what they did with that ground level space. Really a plus for this area.

Really pleased with this one, can't wait to see it go up.

Can Plano campus become 'urban village'? Project would include retail, hotel, apartments http://www.dallasnews.com/business/real-estate/2016/11/07/new-plano-campus-project-adds-retail-hotel-urban-apartments-crow-residential California developers who are spending more than $100 million to revamp the...

Let's not forget this one. Developer plans 40-story apartment tower on high-profile downtown Dallas site http://www.dallasnews.com/business/business/2016/06/03/developer-eyeing-40-story-apartment-tower-on-high-profile-downtown-dallas-site Developers are working on plans for a 40-story apartment towe...

Developer ready to start Dallas North Tollway office project, replacing car dealership http://www.dallasnews.com/business/real-estate/2016/11/03/developer-ready-start-tollway-office-project Developers are ready to kick off construction on one of the last large building sites on the Dallas North Tol...

Sneak a peek at the new master plan hoping to bring life — and more art — to Dallas' Arts District http://www.dallasnews.com/arts/arts/2016/11/04/sneak-peek-new-master-plan-hoping-bring-life-art-dallas-arts-district Krieger, principal in the architecture firm NBBJ, intends to remedy all that -- and...

40-story high-rise on the way in Dallas’ Arts District http://www.dallasnews.com/business/real-estate/2016/10/04/40-story-high-rise-way-dallas-arts-district Developers have filed permits to build a 40-story residential tower in downtown Dallas' Arts District. The high-rise will be one of the talles...

AllianceTexas developer Hillwood moves head office, stays in Fort Worth http://www.dallasnews.com/business/real-estate/2016/11/03/alliancetexas-developer-hillwood-moves-head-office AllianceTexas developer Hillwood Properties is trading its headquarters for some new digs. Hillwood Properties is movi...

Blue Cross Blue Shield plans innovation center in Dallas' revitalized West End http://www.dallasnews.com/business/real-estate/2016/11/04/blue-cross-blue-shield-heads-downtown-dallas-building-redo-part-creative-office-trend The health insurer will occupy part of the 114-year-old former retail and en...

A historic moment as Dallas and a developer pause over fate of 86-year-old Bishop Arts home http://www.dallasnews.com/news/dallas-city-hall/2016/11/03/historic-moment-dallas-adeveloper-pause-fate-86-year-old-bishop-arts-home Except in this case, Alamo Manhattan ran into a speed bump: Dallas' new de...

tamtagon wrote:Those things were obsolete the day the turn 'em on.

HAHAHA....was thinking the same thing. Time for a refresh.

Take a look at the roomier seats in American Airlines' newest Dreamliner http://www.dallasnews.com/business/american-airlines/2016/11/03/take-look-roomier-seats-american-airlines-newest-dreamliner The latest version of American Airlines’ Boeing 787 Dreamliner was on display at a maintenance hangar ...

Another big office tenant headed to Cypress Waters http://www.dallasnews.com/business/real-estate/2016/11/03/another-big-office-tenant-headed-cypress-waters The booming Cypress Waters development on LBJ Freeway has landed another major business. Options Clearing Corp. — one of the world's largest e...

Online pet retailer takes a big bite out of Dallas warehouse space http://www.dallasnews.com/business/real-estate/2016/11/02/online-pet-retailer-takes-big-bite-dallas-warehouse-space Chewy Inc. just leased 663,000 square-feet of warehouse space for its first area regional distribution center in Sou...

Geographer wrote:Do you happen to know exactly where these hotels are going? Hopefully infilling one of the surface lots at the mall.

Don't know for sure but am thinking that is a likely location.

At least Uptown has nice identifying markers.

Lots of new hotels opening in 2017

North Texas craft brewery joins tenants at Texas Live! development http://www.bizjournals.com/dallas/news/2016/11/02/north-texas-craft-brewery-joins-tenants-at-texas.html “The Revolver Brewing family is proud to be a part of such an amazing entertainment project,” said Rhett Keisler, Revolver’s co-...

Why this Dallas-based developer wanted to build an $80M Uptown hotel tower http://www.bizjournals.com/dallas/news/2016/11/02/why-this-dallas-based-developer-wanted-to-build-an.html?ana=twt&ed=2016-11-02&j=76334791&s=article_du&t=1478119161 For years, Matt Segrest listened to busines...

tamtagon wrote:This was interesting.... I used Google maps searching for "Oak Lawn Dallas Texas" and attached is the geographic definition shown:

So Oak Lawn includes all of Uptown?

Interesting how developers keep finding one more spot in Uptown to build a new tower.

Developer eyes 19-story hotel tower for Uptown site near Maple Avenue http://www.dallasnews.com/business/real-estate/2016/11/01/developer-eyes-hotel-tower-uptown-site-near-maple-avenue A developer that's done several Uptown apartment projects is ready for something new. Alamo Manhattan Corp. propos...

Behind the Jacobs' headquarters relocation from California to downtown Dallas http://www.bizjournals.com/dallas/news/2016/11/01/jacobs-headquarters-relocates-to-dallas.html?ana=e_me_set1&s=newsletter&ed=2016-11-01&u=ynCEmLezSISOmsECsMNVE6cpBTe&t=1478017518&j=76315291 There's sti...

Thanksgiving Tower redo brings new downtown restaurant http://www.dallasnews.com/business/real-estate/2016/11/01/thanksgiving-tower-redo-brings-new-downtown-restaurant Downtown Dallas' Thanksgiving Tower is getting a new restaurant as part of a $37 million makeover. Gather Kitchen - a fast casual r...

Wow that is great, thanks for the pics. Nice to see some action resuming here.

Trinity Groves developers looking at office tower, hotel for West Dallas project http://www.dallasnews.com/business/business/2016/10/31/trinity-groves-developers-looking-office-tower-hotel-west-dallas-project Developers of West Dallas' hot Trinity Groves project are pushing ahead with plans for an ...

Drove past this over the weekend a couple times, really up there now but looks like they are still adding floors. Does anybody know what floor they are on?

This is significant and somewhat of a surprise. Hope they can make it work, the only think I don't like is that it allows room for the Trinity Parkway.

Form D Friday: Firm plans affordable apartments in Bishop Arts http://www.bizjournals.com/dallas/news/2016/10/28/form-d-friday-firm-plans-affordable-apartments-in.html TPEG completed five rounds of funding through their network of wealthy individual investors. The firm raised $6.36 million in equit...

Beautiful!

Pioneer's new $100M headquarters campus in Irving to keep its Texas heritage http://www.bizjournals.com/dallas/news/2016/10/28/pioneers-new-100mheadquarters-campus-in-irving-to.html?ana=twt With its rolling hills and native Texas mesquite trees, perhaps it was no wonder Irving-based Pioneer Natural...

This one is way up by 380 and actually seems like a new entry for Frisco, going industrial and office instead of just office. Frisco plans $300 million industrial park to bring in more business http://www.dallasnews.com/business/business/2016/10/27/frisco-plans-300-million-industrial-park-bring-busi...

They tried that with the old Reunion Arena....where is that now? I just can't believe we just tore that one down several years ago and are already talking about replacing what we have now.

The Epic video presentation

https://youtu.be/rJye8LLON_8

I titled the other one Dallas Love Field, I am sure other topics will surface that will be more relevant to the airport.

Developer behind Cabo-inspired lagoon, $1B project puts Bayside eateries on the menu http://www.bizjournals.com/dallas/news/2016/10/27/cabo-lagoon-lake-ray-hubbard-rowlett-developer-1b.html The Dallas-based developer behind the $1 billion Bayside mixed-use project — which will feature a Cabo-like, ...

New Arlington project will include two hotels http://www.dallasnews.com/business/business/2016/10/27/new-arlington-project-will-include-two-hotels Developers are planning to build a $39.5 million hotel project in south Arlington. Q Hotels said it will construct the SpringHill Suites and TownePlace ...

I am also hoping they do something creative with the lighting. I would think in this day and age they would, since it is residential and hotel maybe they would do something that was not so bright and more subdued.

Coming online.... Once a vision, $3.2B Legacy West becoming reality with residents flocking to apartments http://www.bizjournals.com/dallas/news/2016/10/27/plano-legacy-west-apartments.html With apartments leasing up quickly at The Grand at Legacy West, the $3.2 billion mixed-use development — once...

How is this one coming along? Any visible progress anybody can share?

Why is Maxwell Drever spending $240M to save an iconic Dallas skyscraper? http://www.dallasnews.com/business/real-estate/2016/08/19/maxwell-drever-takes-leap-240-million-skyscraper-deal-biggest-redevelopment-dallas Since buying the building, Drever Capital has hired a new general contractor, Andres...

Yes, where is the hotel? That should have been added long ago and is overdue.

Would they not be better off with a streetcar that runs the same route? Seems like a more logical option, this looks like a tourist thing, which is fine unless you're allocating resources that should be spent on improving the horrid commuting issue in Austin and spending it on a toy for tourists.

Still what I see under the bridge is darkness, I wish they had some way to funnel sunlight under the bridge, like a giant solatube or series of them.

It's clear from attending the groundbreaking that GP is on the cusp of a major development cycle on the south end of the Turnpike at I-20, all of the land surrounding IKEA is vacant and all of it is now in play, according to the Mayor. On the other side of 161 near the Police station is the Epic, wh...

Dallas Love Field officials again eyeing 'people mover' linking airport to light rail http://www.dallasnews.com/business/love-field/2016/10/17/dallas-love-field-officials-eyeing-people-mover-linking-airport-light-rail Out of nowhere Monday afternoon, a brief update about the massive parking garage ...

DFW Airport gets $40 million in FAA grants to improve runway, taxiway http://www.dallasnews.com/business/dfw-airport/2016/10/26/dfw-airport-gets-40-million-faa-grants-improve-runway-taxiway DFW Airport is getting $40 million from the Federal Aviation Administration for a number of infrastructure up...

Can Crystal Lagoons' man-made oases wedge Texas vacationers away from golf courses? This guy thinks so http://www.dallasnews.com/business/economy/2016/10/26/can-crystal-lagoons-man-made-tropical-oases-replace-golf-courses-texas-guy-thinks Acres of Caribbean blue water lined by broad promenades and ...

Plano's new Chase campus will take some design cues from Rockefeller Center http://www.dallasnews.com/business/real-estate/2016/10/25/planos-new-chase-campus-will-take-design-cues-rock-center "At Legacy West we studied some of the best street thoroughfares in the world," Arena said at a m...

Plano’s $3 billion Legacy West is being built in less than half the time expected http://www.dallasnews.com/business/real-estate/2016/10/26/planos-3-billion-legacy-west-built-less-half-time-expected Developers building Plano's $3 billion Legacy West project say it has happened in less the half the ...

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