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exelone31

I wonder what the development on the old retirement home site at Belmont and Greenville will do. Tie that together with a McKinney Whole Foods-esque development on the old Walmart (aka the old Whole Foods, ironically) site, and you could have some nice residential bookends. I was out to dinner down ...

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I think that they had every intention of putting in trees, but when they tried to dig up the sidewalk to plant them, they found it to but much more cost-prohibitive than anticipated. Instead, they considered taking the next best approach and painting the sidewalk beige. Blame it on the price of oil.

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Ah, FCD...Been a fan since '05 back when Juan Toja/Arturo Alvarez were with with the Hoops... They're looking solid again this year. Hopefully, we can get that elusive LH Trophy this year. I'd say this is definitely one of the better teams they've had in quite some time. Great shot at the trophy. W...

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I've got tickets on the west side of the stadium, and was able to get down to the beer garden for the second half of the home opener. AWESOME vibe down there! The tailgate was great too.

Late one this week, hope they can keep up the good form!

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NICE!

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https://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/commentary/2017/04/06/ever-get-feeling-just-scared-handing-fair-park And on top of that, the bare-bones staff at Fair Park is in the middle of planning several not-yet-announced events, among them nine weeks' worth of Tuesday night concerts, starting next month, i...

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Nice! I know the Spring Creek Trail goes under 75, but is there an easy way to get from that to CityLine? It seems like a pedestrian bridge across Spring Creek on the east and west sides of 75 would be great.

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Anybody headed up to Frisco for the game this weekend?

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Wow, which side of the creek is that on? Things are getting gradually denser.

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That garage isn't too shabby at all. Throw in some basic service/retail amenities and you're all set.

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I may be totally oblivious to this, but would there be a point where Dallas would become a city where people "own" parking spots? I know we're probably far, far away from it, but I had a buddy in Chicago who owned a parking spot downtown and actually contemplated leasing it out. It seems t...

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Is it just me, or is it a big deal that this spot is outside the TIF area?

Really enjoying the revitalization of the Farmers Market, anyone know what this brings the total potential resident count to?

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Interesting, I wonder how popular that bus route will be. It's good to at least here there's going to be some attempt to divert that gridlock.

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Goodness gracious, I totally flew by that note on the bridge in the article. I'd read the DMN article, which didn't mention it, but should have! That's a huge element of the development. The bridge in City Line Park is pretty nice. It feels a little odd as there's not much to see, but the bridge is ...

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"Planned for future construction" seems a bit dubious to me. That said, everything planned will be an enormous upgrade. This question doesn't relate solely to this development, but I'm curious: Was Klyde Warren Park the catalyst for all this? It seems like there's been so much attention pa...

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I had no idea this park was in the cards. Great news! City Line park is tiny, so having additional greenspace will be a plus. I wonder if there are any plans for improving walkability in the area. Plano Rd doesn't seem like a picnic to traverse at the moment. Would a pedestrian bridge be completely ...

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I'm interested to see how this unfolds. The plans look amazing, and it'll be great to have this activity tie together a rapidly-developing area of the CBD. I haven't seen things like the Stewpot integrated into art/museum space before, so I'm curious what the results will be. Will this be something ...

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http://sportsday.dallasnews.com/soccer/soccer/2017/03/08/fc-dallas-rolls-1-fan-payment-program?f=r This is a really interesting move by FC Dallas. Basically, FC Dallas will reserve 1% of the proceeds from the sale of any player and distribute the 1% evenly among all the Season Ticket Members, based...

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http://www.dmagazine.com/commercial-real-estate/2017/03/bdrc-partners-no-longer-associated-with-the-drever-redevelopment/

Not sure what this will mean for the timeline, but have to imagine it delays it somewhat.

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Yeah I don't think a move anywhere is in the cards anytime soon. That said, it is nice to see the infrastructure improvements that are happening over the next couple years. It reminds me of when the years the Rangers went to the World Series, which spurred some great upgrades to the ballpark. I'm lo...

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I saw that the other day when I was driving through! I couldn't see it too well, as I was on 35, but it the color appeared to be blue at the time.

Very cool entrance point into the Cedars neighborhood.

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http://www.dallasnews.com/business/real-estate/2017/03/02/tax-services-firm-ryan-buys-hq-site-planos-legacy-west

I know this was out on the thread a while back as it was rumored, but apparently official.

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Just bumping this thread in honor of last night's 4-0 thumping of Arabe Unido in the CONCACAF Champions League quarterfinal opener.

This team looks really, really solid at first blush. Did any other forum folks catch the game?

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Steve Thelen, managing director, JLL, on traffic When the 20,000 or 30,000 jobs come to that corner — an average commute time in DFW that’s acceptable is about 30 minutes — the new commutes here will take close to an hour based on traffic. We’re the ‘center of the universe,’ so there’s a price to p...

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That sounds awesome!

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I work near Valley View and noticed that they've removed the murals from the old JC Penney. It's a bit interesting, as the surface of the walls don't seem too impacted (from a distance), and the rest of the building still remains. I wonder if they were trying to salvage as much as they could without...

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http://www.guidelive.com/food-and-drink/2017/01/25/rodeo-goat-burgers-flying-fish-restaurant-opening-plano?_ga=1.187590959.660497674.1475513503 Good news for the Collin Creek Mall area. Didn't realize they were incorporating retail into this development. Would pair verrrrry nicely with a redo of th...

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I think they're doing a pretty large expansion of the Spring Creek Nature Preserve, no? I saw crews clearing out some of the brush on Renner, so even though there may be some of the area getting clear-cut for these apartments, I think there is some positive development too.

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http://www.dallasnews.com/business/real-estate/2017/01/09/apartment-tower-starts-month-planos-legacy-project While not truly "Legacy West", I'm not sure how to dig up the old Shops and Legacy thread. This development is in the lot just south of Legacy Tower on the east side of the DNT. At...

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http://www.dallasnews.com/business/real-estate/2017/01/09/builder-jpi-starting-new-apartment-communities-richardson-farmers-branch

Here's the announcement of the apartment complex next to the Spring Creek nature area.

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This article goes into a bit of detail about some of the path's the City of Plano is looking into when it comes to handling the influx (or current mass, really) of traffic. http://www.dallasnews.com/news/plano/2016/12/26/planos-3-billion-legacy-west-grows-city-officials-want-car-usage-shrink It seem...

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I feel like they're not going to, which is a real shame. There's basically no connection between Legacy West and Shops and Legacy. With the widening of the Tollway underway, that gap is going to feel even larger.

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Great breakdown of what's going in at Legacy West by the DMN.

http://www.dallasnews.com/business/retail/2016/12/29/massive-legacy-west-project-prepares-march-opening

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Thanks for the pics, CTroyMathis!

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Yes, thank you Kingpin for the Christmas pic drop! Really like the pairing of the renderings with the progress on a few, so it's easy to reference side by side.

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East Hampton is a bit surprising too, considering there is one just down the Tollway at Shops at Legacy.

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Interesting, that area has quite a few nice little things happening that could be really bolstered by some good residential/retail. The food truck park is just north of there, as is Four Bullets Brewery, then Afrah and Chinatown to the east. I know there's not a ton of land there, but I wonder if th...

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That makes sense. The more nays you get, even if not directly involved, can perhaps sway the nays.

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I feel like I'm missing something here. Is Plano's approval simply supposed to act as a signal to other, more directly related, cities to support it as well? This feels like Carrollton taking a vote on whether they support bike lanes in Fort Worth.

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