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Tenet Healthcare could leave downtown Dallas in office consolidation https://www.dallasnews.com/business/real-estate/2019/04/25/tenet-healthcare-could-leave-downtown-dallas-office-consolidation One of downtown Dallas' best-known business tenants is pondering a move. Tenet Healthcare Corp. a decade a...

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DPatel304, you have never come across as vitriolic in any post of yours that I have ever seen. TNWE is very clearly referring to others. I have stated before that I have imagined this building being repurposed into residential. I can fantasize that it would be great for the area and would energize t...

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https://www.dallasnews.com/news/fire-1/ ... -high-rise

This paragraph at the end is a bit strange:

Officials have not determined how the fire started. The building has been undergoing a renovation, he said.

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Great news, thanks for the update!

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Juicy!

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If Todd Interests remodled 505 Ervay into apartments and built a 13 story parking garage on the vacant lot behind it, I think that would be an enormous win for the area.

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Having visited earlier this week, I am happy to report that the service and food were excellent. Draught beer selection is still being on-boarded, but the place was still quite busy mid-week.

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Tnexster wrote:Maybe we can have a forum pizza party when they open. This will be just a couple blocks from work, can't wait for all the new options along Ross.

I’d definitely attend a forum meet up downtown

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Was there ever an update from the developer on whether units are going to be for rent or for sale?

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Read the Landmark Commission agenda and minutes for the May 2018 meeting. It’s all in there.

https://dallascityhall.com/government/m ... ssion.aspx

tl;dr: damaged parts to be replaced; non-damaged parts to be cleaned and restored. Will look the same.

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I live at the intersection of Ervay and Pacific, which is within 75201 but is definitely not within the Arts District.

The only residential that I can think of that is truly within the Arts District is very high dollar.

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First Baptist Dallas takes out permit to tear down 1940s-era office building https://www.dallasnews.com/business/real-estate/2018/10/02/first-baptist-dallas-seeks-demolition-permission-1940s-downtown-dallas-office-building An exact use for the 11-story office building has not been determined, a spok...

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Uptown will be sated with neighborhood bars, swank & tony lounges, and may give a glancing look the appearance of a somewhat sedate nightlife scene, and while the most uproarious activities will be few, the action will be rarefied and smart and creative and, well, frankly hold more appeal to pe...

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Still more delays for this project. I remember City Tavern was supposed to open up here in June. It is now set to open at the end of September or early October, according to this article:

https://dallas.eater.com/2018/9/11/1784 ... -fall-2018

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I’m saddened to see that my thread has devolved into sardonic comments on euthanasia.

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tamtagon wrote:This will be another Fortune 500 HQ downtown.

I’m not seeing this company on the Fortune 500 list... am I missing it?

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When I think of brisket, gross globs of fat is the first thing that comes to mind. Gag me with a spoon, totally. I presume a great many folks love Texas BBQ, including me. In fact, Texas brisket was one of the things I was most looking forward to before moving here a few years ago from North Caroli...

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16 homes currently for sale with a price $10 million or more. Interesting... Just another FYI, Zillow has 20 homes above $10,000,000 listed in Dallas County. Expand that search to all of DFW, and it rises to roughly 40 homes. Two such homes come up in Chateau du Lac. Dunno if any bit of my post is ...

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If the low cost redo translates into more affordable housing, it’s worth it. Do apartments here rent for less than EMC, Victory and Uptown? Apartments in the BBB rent for less than the *super* luxury apartments in Uptown and Victory. But their rates are on par with anything in the EMC, and the more...

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For what it’s worth, I don’t think that house at auction in the Chateau Du Loc community will sell for only $3mm. There’s another home for sale in that same community for over $12mm, and it’s comparable in size and finish.

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I wonder if Kroger, who owns its own chain of convenience stores called "Tom Thumb" in Florida and Alabama, will try to block Safeway using the name Tom Thumb for this (and possibly other) convenience store(s). Wow, thanks for this tidbit of information! Growing up in “Lower Alabama,” I p...

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I wonder if those condensation issues were a freak incident. I’ve lived in another apartment tower downtown and have never had condensation issues EXCEPT for a stretch in January or February of this year. The sprinkler system issue and the termination of leases, though, are troubling. Not a good sta...

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lakewoodhobo wrote:Not exactly breaking news, but it's good to know that whatever is planned for the Sol space involves an extensive renovation of the patio area. Maybe they'll replace that vinyl enclosure with something a little more permanent.

That was fast!

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I started to read this editorial, but had to pause after the first sentence: hundreds of thousands of fans? Is that right, hundreds of thousands? http://www.star-telegram.com/entertainment/nightlife/sports-scene/article151886887.html 2017 Byron Nelson attendance Official attendance for the week of ...

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I checked out the Ascension Annex yesterday. The plaza at Fountain Place is really chill. Looking forward to the activity once AMLI finishes and more restaurants/retail move in. Also hoping the "nub" to the garage facing Ross gets built. Agreed, would make for a perfect 2 story CVS/Wallgr...

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I checked out the Ascension Annex yesterday. The plaza at Fountain Place is really chill. Looking forward to the activity once AMLI finishes and more restaurants/retail move in. Also hoping the "nub" to the garage facing Ross gets built. Any sign of them finishing the garage? I’ve heard s...

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I’m glad to see others have imagined 505 Ervay as an apartment building. I walk past this building every morning and evening on my way to and from work and dream of it being activated. I imagine First Baptist has no such plans for it, though.

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Do I spot a water feature in this latest rendering?

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From the TOWERS article linked above, it seems the difficulty with this particular blade sign was because Tower Petroleum is within the Harwood Historic District — which only covers a block or so of Elm Street. Presumably, buildings further down Elm not within the historic district wouldn’t have nea...

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https://www.dmagazine.com/publications/d-ceo/2018/march/mike-hoque-pilgrims-pride-drg-concepts/ Interesting bits of information in this article — some of which conflict. On one hand, the article states that there’s an undisclosed 500,000 square foot tenant and phase 1 will break ground later this ye...

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If you want to pay 10$ to play on a pool table or ping pong then this is the place for you. Bowling will be 40$. If that doesn't bother you then it will be great. If you think paying that much for a pool table is crazy you have plenty of bars in town with an open pool table for a few quarters. http...

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I believe that of the finalist cities DFW and Austin are the only ones without a Top 50 University in the US News and World Report ranking. Not stellar for us but Seattle is in the same boat with UW at #56 and clearly Amazon was able to grow there. Columbus Denver Miami Indianapolis I believe Unive...

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I drove by there a few nights ago, and there's no 'Cambria' or 'Cambria Hotel' outdoor sign yet. The only way to see its branding at a glance are flat-screen monitors placed at several of the front windows. They do advertising on the on court Ad panels for Dallas Mavericks home games. Perhaps they’...

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Still the problem is that rents are much higher than what it costs to buy a house in Dallas. I bought a nice house in Casa Linda last year. I pay almost half of what a rent on a high rise in Uptown or Victory costs. I realize many folks would prefer to rent depending on their personal financial sit...

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I’m glad they’re doing something with that space. I’ve hoped it would eventually be a restaurant, since the future Pacific Plaza park is going right across the street.

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The long-awaited Japanese fusion restaurant, Musumé, opened today at Hall Arts in the space next to Flora Street Cafe. Glad to see they’ll have late and weekend hours. http://www.dallasobserver.com/restaurants/arts-district-asian-fusion-restaurant-musume-opens-next-week-10275396 https://dallas.eater...

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I have my doubts whether that stays when the building opens. My purely speculative guess is they’re using it to generate some advertising revenue during the build-out.

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Thanks for the pictures, lakewoodhobo!

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Are these numbers individual people?!

Those green line numbers are appallingly low.

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I (and I’m sure many others) appreciate the monthly updates, Tucy.

It always impresses when someone rhetorically asks “I wonder how well that building is doing” and I can answer with some seemingly-insider info off the cuff.

But, perhaps more intriguing, how do you get this scoop?!

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Unless they know something we don’t, then I don’t see how they’re going to get 11,000+ units in 5 years. Even in some fantasy world, where (i) Spire, (ii) TC’s residential tower, (iii) Headington’s 4 corners at Field and San Jacinto, (iv) the parking lots around BOA, and (v) the Dallas Smart Distric...

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20,000 MORE people downtown? So, in addition to the 11,000 already here? In only 5 years?

I’d love to see it. But that ain’t happening.

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Yeah, the finishes in that picture look nicer than my Gables unit. And I’ve been happy here!

What will the rents be like at the Case Building? Comparable to the Jordan and the Taylor?

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I went to the breakfast spot, Overeasy, a couple weeks ago. The place is designed really nicely, but the food was pretty average. Not terrible, but nothing that really blew me away. The staff does wear bolos as part of their uniform though, so that's a big plus. The brisket hash is quite nice, and ...

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I went to the breakfast spot, Overeasy, a couple weeks ago. The place is designed really nicely, but the food was pretty average. Not terrible, but nothing that really blew me away. The staff does wear bolos as part of their uniform though, so that's a big plus. The brisket hash is quite nice, and ...

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Cord1936 wrote:By Teresa Gubbins, Dallas CultureMap, Nov. 28, 2017 | 12:14 pm

[...] the Parthenon, which itself very possibly may have also had some financing woes during its construction, and nobody talks about that now.

[...] making these minor foreclosure concerns seem so utterly trivial.

I lol’d.

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Unbelievably sad. Source?

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Here's a nice article detailing a lot of what is scheduled to open in Victory next year.

https://www.dmagazine.com/food-drink/20 ... ing-alley/

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Is this park kicking off this year, as originally announced?

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Tough pill to swallow :/

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