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This is wonderful to hear, and this area will only get even more livelier as more things open!

I'm definitely going to check this area out as soon the brewery opens!

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I've never been, but I've heard good things. Very excited for this one to open up here, it's always good to have more options!

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I wasn't aware of that, but that's good to know! As long as they don't go with that fake plastic stuff, I'm definitely on board with this!

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Cru Hemp Lounge, which was founded in Atlanta a decade ago by businessman and reality-show hanger-on Dennis McKinley, plans to open a location in Deep Ellum in December 2021. https://dallas.eater.com/2020/10/15/21517737/dennis-mckinley-opening-cru-hemp-lounge-dallas-real-housewives-of-atlanta-porsh...

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This project is such a big win! We're expanding the hugely popular Klyde Warren, reducing the 'wall' created by Woodall, and creating a revenue generator for the city. I'm sure this will also encourage even more development in the surrounding area as well. I'm also wondering how this ice rink will w...

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Everything's electronic now. The old trading floors remain only for show and nostalgia. The biggest strike against DFW in this is that we're about 1370 miles from NYC. That's around 7 milliseconds as the photon flies. 14 milliseconds round trip. That's HUGE when you're talking about high velocity t...

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Yeah, I saw an article saying they re-opened. I'm actually quite surprised, because I thought they were struggling even prior to COVID.

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It's a shame we can't just deck 35 and DNT here and extend Reverchon park, but that just seems insanely expensive/unrealistic.

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Great news!! I'm really looking forward to the potential ancillary development that could occur in the immediate area.

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I'm actually pretty excited to see more development in this immediate area. Looks like it's only about a half a mile from Trinity Groves via the trails too:
https://goo.gl/maps/sLHDyZMomW62XbNNA

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Thanks for the picture! I haven't been to Deep Ellum in months, so it's great to see the progress being made here.

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Cbdallas wrote:This area all the way over to Bishop Arts could become our "Brooklyn" someday across the river.

I definitely agree, I just feel like most of the dense/tall development is going to mostly remain on the CBD side of the river for quite some time.

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Trinity Groves development team readies more apartments, first hotel and office project https://www.bizjournals.com/dallas/news/2020/09/08/more-apartments-and-first-hotel-office-building.html I don't have access to the article so I can't read it, but here it is for anyone else to read. The renderin...

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The New York City red-sauce restaurant with a “lust for excess” is expected to open in the Dallas Design District on Dec. 1. Carbone will replace Wheelhouse and Sassetta, two restaurants owned by billionaire Tim Headington that did not reopen after the COVID-19 pandemic hit. Sassetta will likely re...

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I haven't walked by this site lately, but glad to hear it's moving right along!

I'm excited to see all the potential growth in this immediate area.

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While there may be people fleeing Downtown Dallas for the 'burbs, there are also still many people 'fleeing' other cities to come to Dallas and I'm sure many of them will continue to move to urban Dallas. I guess we'll see what happens in the next few years, but I'm not really concerned for Downtown...

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Things are not looking good for the local economy, I'm guessing we are just beginning to see the negative effects.

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OrangeMike wrote:New marker at Cedar Springs and Wycliff.

https://dallasvoice.com/oak-lawn-signs-installed/

Had no idea this was being planned, but I love it! It's a shame it's right in front the blah looking Kroger though.

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Oh wow, I had no idea they were adding that, but I absolutely love it! It feels in really well, and I hope we can get a few more of these from other businesses, what a cool look!

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This project as a whole feels like something that hinges a lot on presumed area growth set into motion by the high speed rail station and the proposed deck park. In the meantime, I can see just one of these buildings getting built while the rest wait for a reason to exist. I also feel like this pro...

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I think we're more likely to see improvements made to Oak Lawn ave than Lemmon, especially now that we are seeing proposals for some high-rise. Perhaps if that trend continues along Oak Lawn (which I imagine it will), it might eventually spill over to other streets such as Lemmon.

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Wow, this one is moving along very nicely! I recall that they did say this park wouldn't take that long to build, and it definitely shows. I can't believe the amount of progress they've already done in such a short amount of time.

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I've been going to downtown for runs on weekday evenings, and to hangout at certain times day/night on the weekends. I personally haven't seen or heard of protests in weeks. Did I miss something? About two weeks ago I remember hearing about some protesting that was happening in the Discovery Distri...

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^Wow, great picks!! Looks like they are really cooking on this park. It is exciting to think that after we finally fully awaken from this COVID nightmare, there will be all these new little spots in Dallas that have sprung up to enjoy. West End, Discovery District, I'd even throw Pacific Plaza in t...

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Speaking of Austin, our downtown has more residents, workers, hotels, museums, performance venues, convention attendees, etc...., so what is it about our downtown that makes the streets so much less vibrant? I think a great lack of cohesiveness between the various nodes of activity is a major reaso...

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Honestly, I think just more infill is what will fill the streets. The existing pockets of activity really need better cohesiveness, as well. The biggest 'game changer' we could have for Downtown, IMO, would be another Uber-caliber corporate relocation to Downtown. That would really instill a lot of ...

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Pegasus Plaza was Dallas first reattempt at cultivating downtown gathering space. For a time it was basically the only thing Main Street had going for it along with Iron Cactus taking that premiere spot facing it. It's cool to contrast Pegasus Plaza with the Discovery District and to see how far th...

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Interesting. Personally, I'd like to see more neighborhood bars in this area, now that the party scene seems to be headed to Deep Ellum.

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I didn't get to snap a picture, but this project has indeed started.

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Wow, that's definitely a good amount of activity considered not everything is done/open, it's the hottest part of the year, and we are still dealing with COVID-19.

I'm very glad to see this seems to be a success so far!

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I saw a sign saying "Citizen" was coming to Deep Ellum post COVID-19 (that is actually what the sign said). I'm guessing this is the same Citizen that is currently in Uptown and I assume that this is a relocation and not a second location? Anyway, I didn't get a chance to snap a picture, b...

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Making some real progress recently. I wonder if that single-story section inside the U is a later addition and can be demolished. Would be perfect for a large covered patio/game room. Yeah, that section stuck out to me as well. Even as is, you could probably put a nice rooftop patio on top of there.

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Congrats, Austin! It never really felt like DFW was in the running here, so I'm happy to see it come to another Texas city!

This will be great publicity for Austin and for the state of Texas.

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I'd prefer to see a Cricket Stadium somewhere more central like Irving instead.

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Thanks for the pictures, the finished product looks amazing! I'm planning on walking over down here over the weekend to check it out myself.

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Budget friendly overlooking the river or a fantastic downtown view. Interesting thought, I wonder if that is being considered. Lol yeah, you'd get some killer views. I was only saying it could be 'budget' friendly in case there were units without windows or the units were small in size. Of course t...

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I'm not really sure what could be done to it, but I would think it would definitely need some windows. With all the high-end apartments being built today, perhaps this could be converted into a more budget-friendly urban living option instead?

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Sounds good to me! The walk from the Omni to anywhere Downtown isn't really pleasant, even though it's not all that far.

The Hyatt, on the other hand, just feels too isolated from the rest of Downtown to really make it walkable to anything.

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Thanks for the pictures! This one took a while to start to go vertical, but I'm excited to see another tower in this neighborhood.

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Remember, NYC's COVID situation was several orders of magnitude worse in every way (cases/hospitalizations/deaths) per capita under lockdown than Texas' has been with bars/restaurants reopened. These people love to insist that Texas should have never re-opened anything (because of blind partisan lo...

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Say goodbye to the ugliest building in Dallas — and hello to new playgrounds along the Trinity The former Jesse R. Dawson State Jail (center) at 106 West Commerce Street near downtown Dallas is pictured at sunset, Tuesday, July 7, 2020. The plain brown building is going to be renovated as part of a...

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This is exactly the type of project I was hoping would happen, I really hope this one does come to fruition!

I feel like the pedestrian Bridge is excessive and unnecessary. I'd rather see people just utilize the existing crosswalk which is actually pretty well built as is.

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Awesome! I'm glad to see we are still getting updates on this project, I'm really excited to see if they do indeed start on the Newpark project early next year!

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The streetcar has accomplished its purpose - gentrifying Bishop Arts. A lot of that development was done because investors believed that they could charge higher rents by being close to an amenity like the streetcar that makes downtown accessible, even if residents and patrons only use it a handful...

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I walk by this pretty frequently and haven't noticed any changes to this development. The other development further down the road on Turtle Creek appears to have stalled as well. I can't remember the name of it, but it's this one: https://www.google.com/maps/@32.802826,-96.8075461,3a,75y,294.37h,89....

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That's pretty significant, but I suppose I'm not surprised. I really hope that this plan is now realistic for them even given the circumstances and they are able to stick to it. I'd really hate to see this fall through.

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Thanks for sharing! For some reason I thought these were going to be condos.

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Beautiful picture!! This building is looking incredible!

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No Longer Free, DART's Bishop Arts Streetcar to Charge $1 Fare https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/no-longer-free-darts-bishop-arts-streetcar-to-charge-1-fare/2394646/ I still think they should have held off on charging money in order to encourage more people to use it and encourage more development ...

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