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lol good question. The East Dallas NIMBY morons can't see the forest for the trees. I particularly enjoy how they harassed that spiffy new Mexican place at Greenville and Belmont until it finally closed a few years ago and now they're stuck living next door to a liquor store. How do your property va...

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Basically what I keep hearing is the reason ours is outdated besides the urban planning stuff like walkability is that conventions now want endless break out rooms, ball rooms etc and that large column-less space is not the need as much anymore. Can we just buy one of the 1980's office buildings th...

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Anyone else getting concerned with the rising crime in Deep Ellum? Just over the past few weeks there have been multiple fatalities and nearly 10 people shot. I personally would not go down there at night, and I have a number of friends that feel the same way. What in the world is going on? I heard...

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I love that this is happening and I like the addition but it's too bad they're not doing more to update the lower portion of the building to make it more consistent with its new top. The stucco portion with the arches could easily utilize the same materials and/or design treatments as the new porti...

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I love that this is happening and I like the addition but it's too bad they're not doing more to update the lower portion of the building to make it more consistent with its new top. The stucco portion with the arches could easily utilize the same materials and/or design treatments as the new portio...

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I went to several shops in Knox today and the current rumor is that Village Bakery is soon moving into the former Res Ipsa space, the freestanding bakery building will be demo'ed, and the Four Seasons Hotel built in its place, across the street from the new Weirs tower. I think that sounds complete...

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Ooh, I love all of that! Very very cool!

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I'm very surprised the neighborhood didn't go crazy about the residential project that's being built now. Maybe there's hope after all? lol

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Agreed, and then do the same thing with the former Taco Cabana spot.

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I wonder if the Village Baking Co. structure is going to remain or if that's also short for this world (all the plans I'd seen filled the entire block).

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citygeek wrote:These Urby guys are fast!

Not to mention good at creating a product that actually matches the original concept and renderings, unlike some folks (*cough* Harwood).

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Out of curiosity, is the tower currently under construction the one on the left or right in the rendering?

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For sure, I don't know it needs to be redeveloped right this second. I was more responding to the portion of the article that mentioned the wrecking ball. I don't personally feel there's any reason this building needs to *not* be replaced.

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https://www.dallasnews.com/food/restaurant-news/2021/07/28/6-recent-restaurant-closures-in-dallas-fort-worth-jaspers-macs-berry-street-mi-cocina/ “Jasper’s in Uptown Dallas is closed temporarily as of July 26, 2021. A note on the website says customers can go to Jasper’s in Richardson, which remain...

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LongonBigD wrote:Not sure this is final….most likely conceptual.

I think these renderings are a few years old at this point so you're probably right.

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I wonder which spot Mi Cocina will snag on McKinney. He mentions it is currently occupied by another restaurant. Maybe Bisous in One Uptown, where Le Cirque failed? Bisous reviews look awful, and it’s a large space. Somewhere closer to Knox might make more sense so there’s more distance from the up...

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Fencing up around the old Wild about Harry’s location on Travis Street. Does anyone have any renderings on what is going to built on that lot? Yes, I posted a rendering most recently on June 16th, on the previous page. :) https://dallasmetropolis.com/dfwu/download/file.php?id=2981&mode=view

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rono3849 wrote:east.tower.jpg

Took this picture off of TV tonight. At least you can see the top of the building.

That looks great! Definitely better than anything proposed for that Perot lot. Thanks for sharing!

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Here is starts again in Deep Ellum. The repetitive cycles in Deep Ellum are so predictable. Dead > Rebuilding > crazy busy nightlife > people complain > city/police start cracking down > crowds stop coming and business start closing > dead again. Rinse repeat. I wasn't living here at the time but I...

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R1070 wrote:The surface parking needs to be downsized. Would be better with a restaurant on the corner at Maple and Reagan.

I agree. A restaurant on that corner would be great.

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Wow, in all the speculation about what was replacing those apartments (in the Oaklawn thread, I assume) this is definitely not what I expected. I love that these very high quality structures are spreading out into the neighborhood though. The parking lot in front is a bit of a bummer but it's worth ...

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Wild About Harry's had to leave their spot because it too was about to be redeveloped. I think the proposed mixed use development on this corner is happening sooner rather than later.

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I used to work at CompuCom there years ago, when the golf course was converted into the current neighborhood. A denser neighborhood center with retail and condos would be great there.

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https://assets.dmagstatic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/KPF-North-End-Dallas-Sterling-CopyrightPlomp.jpg I'm digging the amount of retail along Houston Man, that would be incredible! That looks like an actual city downtown, which for us would be Downtown truly expanding north. (hopefully some of t...

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Man, it seems like that's going up in a hurry! There must not be much/any underground parking.

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That seems a little unexpected to me, Jonathan Adler leaving Knox for the West Village. Oh wells. Glad they're remaining in town.

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Yes, the existing building is being restored, essentially with a new office building built into the gap its "U" shape forms and yes, a new tower is being built behind it. On top of that, new restaurant sites are going up in front of the existing building, one of which will become Maple &am...

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Ooooh, that's PRETTY!

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Yes. Clearly it was just an advertisement since the building doesn't exist anymore. lol If you look on the previous page you can see the plans and renderings for what's going to be built on this spot (LongonBigD's post on Feb 9th). It's a mixed use development which appears to maintain some of the o...

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Oooh! Excited to see another Pelli tower in Dallas!

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Oh yuck, it really needs that top floor.

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There were Coach signs on the front of the old 7-11 on Monday so maybe that's the short term use, but this is eventually going to be knocked down as part of that larger mixed-use project on the site.

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Oooh, I really like this one. So many different, unique shapes, angles, and materials. It's as if its designers put some actual thought into its aesthetic.

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How wild would it be if this rather ambitious project, out of all the rather ambitious projects, was the one that happened first?

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tamtagon wrote:Dwelling ownership in this area would be an outstanding investment.

Fingers crossed! lol

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The parking lot they're referring to is the long, narrow one right on Ross (yes, it's the one you're thinking of).

Despite the Trammell Crow aspect of this, I'm still excited. Hopefully they knock down those apartments behind the church as well.

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I'd just like a see at least a single SOM proposal. Their 100 Leadenhall St tower would be incredible in this spot, for example. https://www.som.com/FILE/28804/100-leadenhall_1575x900_som_02jpg.jpg https://marvel-b1-cdn.bc0a.com/f00000000067087/www.bdcnetwork.com/sites/default/files/170709_SOM_100LS...

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The buildout for rental units isn't the same as what it would be for condo units so it's not so much about the building being new or old; it's what generally seems to happen during an apartment-to-condo conversion.

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My recollection was that the "tallest" tower you're speaking of was going to be at Payne and Caroline streets. Not sure whether or not that was #12 though.

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This one is going to end up ugly as @$&%. Prove me wrong, Harwood.

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It'd be interesting to see this from some other angles. It's hard to get a full sense of what this building looks like from the rendering but I have the feeling this isn't the building's most interesting angle. I absolutely hated the Foster design; literally anything would be better than that turd. ...

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Ooooh, that's cool. I could get on board with Royal Blue on Knox!

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Yeah, that blows. It was a great spot to have a casual bite/drink.

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It's all irrelevant since there's no room for a streetcar. A streetcar up and down Ross on the other hand would be pretty cool...

Back to the topic at hand though, any word on the Open Realty development??

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They did a great job on the former Emeralds to Coconuts structure's reconstruction. I'm excited to see what it'll become and thank goodness something new will be coming to the former Jake's space.

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I can live with a depressed/sunken option, particularly if they clean up the ramps through there, and I'm also fine if they remove it.

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Interesting. I was in Dallas at the time but don't remember that building or its demolition. What a shame though. One of many from a perservational standpoint.

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It could be taller but otherwise this is a very nice looking building. I really like the trail access and the materials with which it would be built. Bring it!

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That's going to become such a cool part of town, with the trolley, park, river access, and proximity to Downtown!

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I thought it reopened months ago. Maybe I just imagined that?

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