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Am I missing something here or is it just me that these developers pretend they’re building in Salt Lake City. But really why in the world would they not just stack em to conserve space for future growth. Costs per SF start going up and leasable area per floor starts going down as you add more floo...

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^ Thanks. I don't see it there, probably because I have Javascript disabled. I'm trying to figure out what they're planning to do with First Avenue. It looks from that drawing like they're going to redirect all traffic on 1st Avenue onto westbound I-30, but that makes no sense. More likely they're j...

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Tnexster, where did you find that site plan?

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I actually don't see the issue with a school being here. It's not like the hours of the schools are going to overlap with the bar crowd, so it's nice that this adds some variety to the demographics in the area and gives people nearby access to this school. It opened in 2010. It's closing and moving...

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A high-rise on this property just seems crazy to me. Driving down Elm Street is already a slalom course most of the time as you try to get past the various delivery vans and trucks, Ubers, beer bikes, buses, trash trucks, folks trying to parallel park, etc... blocking the lanes. Once the city conver...

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I’m sure they are connected enough to pull some strings with DOT. First world problem, right? It has been a long time, but the relationship between the two was extremely strained when they re-built Central. TxDOT had to use eminent domain to acquire ROW from the mall, and the mall sued them for the...

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I've always wondered if there was a way to make walking to both easier. Make Park lane pedestrian only, mini park with like food truck or something. Maybe a way to cross the NB service road easier? With Texas weather, the only way you'll get people to walk between the two would be an enclosed, air ...

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A couple years ago I saw a world map that tried to project the effects of climate change on a local level. Surprisingly, northeast Texas was one of very few areas where they projected a slightly cooler, wetter climate, similar to central Louisiana today. Of course there are 10,000 different maps, no...

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quixomniac wrote:Pretty good idea. i just dont see the white rock NIMBYs going for it. they dont want anything that could possibly attract a crowd into their own private backyard

Spot on. There's a reason that the so-called Runner's Lot has no water fountains, no bathrooms and isn't even paved.

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tamtagon wrote:Anyone remember all the dissatisfaction with the hole on cole?

Definitely.

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Deep Ellum’s dueling personas: Business hub by day, Dallas hot spot by night

https://www.dallasnews.com/business/202 ... eep-ellum/

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I would be interested to know more about this neighborhood. I can't imagine the residents of one of the poorest areas in Dallas are clinging to their lax building codes at the expense of running water. They live there because they don't want to city rules and taxes, but they want city-level services.

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Officially the scooters are supposed to be geofenced to prevent operation on sidewalks.

The reality: Every single one I've seen in operation so far has been on the sidewalk.

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I-345 decision: Dallas approves TxDOT recommendation to remodel interstate Dallas has greenlit a Texas Department of Transportation recommendation to remodel Interstate 345 despite calls from some to take another year to keep studying other options. The Dallas City Council voted 14-0 Wednesday for ...

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Was downtown Sunday. Damn that building is huge.

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Dallas skyscrapers don’t stack up to the booming Houston and Austin skylines By Steve Brown 7:52 AM on May 23, 2023 CDT https://www.dallasnews.com/business/real-estate/2023/05/23/dallas-skyscrapers-dont-stack-up-to-the-booming-houston-and-austin-skylines/ Dallas is losing Texas’ tall building race....

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Hmmmn... Fair Park loses 24% of its funding. Convention Center loses 6.67% Seems fair. :o Don't worry. The Fair Park share will soon be down to renovating a couple corny dog stands. Fair Park has served it's purpose -- conning people into voting for the tax increase, thinking that the money was goi...

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I don't know about the collusion part, but Matt777's analysis is excellent. One other point I haven't seen anyone make. Based on the the artwork, you've got a concourse with one SkyLink station, no roadway access and no pedestrian bridges to other terminals. Even the Terminal D extension which was s...

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Developer proposes new apartments near Dallas’ Fair Park https://www.dallasnews.com/business/real-estate/2023/05/01/developer-proposes-new-apartments-near-dallas-fair-park/ A developer that’s pushed the envelope of Deep Ellum with construction closer to Fair Park is seeking zoning for another proje...

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dd_dweller wrote:Hoping this is not a narrow podium garage with apartments on top.

It is. See the CPC docs.

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City Plan Commission docs:

https://cityofdallas.legistar.com/Legis ... 265AA49AFC

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Houston, Dallas lead the country in office attendance — and empty office space New York and San Francisco have some of the lowest office attendance rates but have lower office vacancies than their Texas peers. https://finance.yahoo.com/news/houston-dallas-lead-the-country-in-office-attendance--and-...

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Demolition begins at Dallas’ Valley View Center after firefighters injured in blaze A demolition company has begun tearing down the remains of the former Valley View Center on Thursday after two firefighters were injured while trying to put out a blaze at the site earlier in the day, city officials...

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Florida had the most cities in the top 30. Eight Sunshine State markets cracked this elite ranking in the Boyd study: Aventura, Boca Raton, Lake Mary, Naples, Palm Bay, Ponte Vedra, Sarasota and Sunrise. I was in Sarasota a couple times this week. The traffic congestions is horrible -- especially w...

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^ Attribution?

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^ So one archaic money pit is waiting on the final design of another archaic money pit?

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LongonBigD wrote:With each iteration of this new development plan there is less total sq footage dedicated to retail than before. I don’t get it. Retail here is successful, but knocking it down anyway.

It usually comes down to what use can generate the most net income.

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If anything, the biggest mistake the city made was not building a new convention center sooner. It would have been a much more cost-effective project 10-15 years ago when interest rates and construction costs were lower. Then you would have incurred 10-15 years of operating losses, maintenance cost...

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^ I'm guessing you've never been sucker punched and knocked unconscious when you've made the mistake of being home when one of these poor folks went through your condo building breaking down doors.

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^ It's one of few buildings that provide public access to restrooms.

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Let's hope so. D2 has to be among the biggest transit boondoggles ever. Its alleged purpose is to provide "needed capacity and improving system reliability. . . Reliance upon one single LRT transit route through downtown constrains the ability . . . to implement additional radial light rail li...

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kingkong34 wrote:I think the elevation already starts at 101 ft above sea level. To do some complicated math, the elevations would from ground level would be at its tallest 245ft above the pavement and then 148ft at its shortest.

Victory is around 420 feet above MSL.

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cowboyeagle05 wrote:Since I avoid Deep Ellum like the plague since all I see are gunshot reports and fights on my citizen app, does the ground floor have tenants?

White Rhino Coffee appears to be it.

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^ I do sometimes. And sometimes we Uber. But she'll probably be based at DFW again in the near future, which means employee parking passes for both of us, which is the best of all worlds.

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Last week my wife took the train in from DFW Airport. While going through downtown the train stopped, around 10-11 pm. They announced there was some problem with another train ahead, and kicked everyone off. In -2 wind chill weather. With no shelter or alternate transportation. On Christmas Day afer...

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Very positive review of the hotel. But the reviewer (and commenters) don't think much of the neighborhood.

https://liveandletsfly.com/thompson-dallas-review/

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IcedCowboyCoffee wrote:I'd be happy to see this corridor get serviced with a route that's competitive with driving.

Unless both your origin and destination are within a few blocks of the stations that's never going to happen.

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The New York Times: Opinion | How a ‘Golden Era for Large Cities’ Might Be Turning Into an ‘Urban Doom Loop’.

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/30/opin ... uture.html

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R1070 wrote:I don't think a Central Market is needed there with Whole Foods down the street.

Different target markets. I love going to Central Market. Never go to Whole Wallet, er, I mean Foods.

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PSA Announces DFW Crew Base, set to open Q1 2023 https://www.psaairlines.com/news/psa-announces-dfw-crew-base-set-to-open-q1-2023 The word is that PSA -- which currently doesn't even fly to DFW -- has been doing such a good job for the AA mothership that they'll be taking over routes currently serve...

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I'm part of "Team Tear It Down." I truly believe that traffic will get rerouted and it's closure will only significantly help Downtown and Deep Ellum. Yeah, adding tens of thousands of cars a day on the street grid will work wonders for the neighborhood. Of course with the impending plan ...

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American Airlines-led Oneworld alliance moving HQ to Fort Worth https://www.dallasnews.com/business/airlines/2022/10/12/american-airlines-led-oneworld-alliance-moving-hq-to-fort-worth/ The Oneworld airline alliance, led by American Airlines, is moving its headquarters from New York to Fort Worth in...

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Good news: It looks like the southern part, south of Main Street, is finally dead. Last year the city cancelled that section and diverted the funds to the northern section, which is under construction. See http://citysecretary2.dallascityhall.co ... 1-1522.pdf

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undefinedprocess wrote:Anyone happen to know (or able to make more than just a guess) of what height that SWA flight was at when it came into DT and then continued into Uptown?

With a flight number and a date FlightAware will give you the altitude and airspeed at any point in a flight.

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^ https://www.google.com/search?q=mark+cu ... um&tbm=nws

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tamtagon wrote:For goodness sakes. Bind the money to Fair Park.

Not legally possible. The a council cannot limit the actions of a future council.

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From DMN today. https://www.dallasnews.com/news/politics/2022/09/15/dallas-mayor-says-one-idea-is-to-use-space-from-convention-center-rebuild-for-sports-arena/ There’s no guarantee that Fair Park will get the full 20% of funding over 30 years if the proposition passes in November. While the Dallas C...

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https://www.dallasnews.com/business/banking/2022/09/14/comerica-ceo-we-have-no-plans-to-relocate-from-downtown-dallas/ Comerica CEO: ‘We have no plans to relocate from downtown Dallas’ Excerpts: Downtown Dallas-based Comerica, the largest bank headquartered in Texas, made waves Wednesday when it ann...

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^ This will be the only vote on the projects that goes before the public. If this passes then the city has cart blanche to do whatever they want, including taking money that supposedly is going to fair park and redirecting to the convention center (or other projects). This has happened multiple time...

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^ If the Kingstons are involved you know there's probably something fishy going on.

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