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Matt777

There's a new bill making its way through the legislature that would upzone basically everything within 1/4 mile of 15-minute headway transit to 85 feet and between 1/4 to 1/2 mile to 55 feet and force as-of-right permitting instead of discretionary. That would certainly fix the problem! And Texas ...

Matt777

I passed the HKS office at One Dallas Center during my lunch break today, and they had a lot of graphics posted on the wall. One caught my eye. It was a computer generated layout the Southwest corner of the CBD, with some development mapped out. The Trinity River was completely filled in with water,...

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Here are renderings I found on Facebook. I hadn't seen these before: https://scontent-atl3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t31.0-8/14324688_1218770078164673_2404845730696277516_o.jpg?_nc_cat=0&_nc_eui2=v1%3AAeGOeTC_NnEOxgtgxhWqCPf0llTjphU_tuX3xYvAfPFgqp___B1Z20cRpFnAyuu0GDRf6-Mg1aibQy7vjKJqqhGBf6Tzn5lt796MuMjO...

Matt777

The hostel seems to be getting ready to open as they have posted a Craigslist ad looking for front desk help. It will include 14 rooms and a bar. I wish them plenty of success and look forward to trying the bar and meeting visitors from around the world! https://dallas.craigslist.org/dal/fbh/d/deep...

Matt777

The hostel seems to be getting ready to open as they have posted a Craigslist ad looking for front desk help. It will include 14 rooms and a bar. I wish them plenty of success and look forward to trying the bar and meeting visitors from around the world! https://dallas.craigslist.org/dal/fbh/d/deep-...

Matt777

A natural-feeling swimming hole with facilities would be great in this space. Or a lazy river. Imagine selling the amenity to young professionals working downtown, you can go swimming on your lunch break! Our city's answer to aquatics seems to be "here's a rectangular pool in a random, far out,...

Matt777

Farewell to Doug's Gym, 55 years in downtown Dallas. https://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/commentary/2018/03/20/after-55-years-iconic-dougs-gym-downtown-dallas-see-last-weight-lifted These are the last buildings on the downtown side that look anything like the buildings on the Deep Ellum side. There'...

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Farewell to Doug's Gym, 55 years in downtown Dallas. https://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/commentary/2018/03/20/after-55-years-iconic-dougs-gym-downtown-dallas-see-last-weight-lifted Dang, I suppose it's only a matter of time before this building is torn down as well. Hopefully not. The city continue...

Matt777

That's disappointing to hear, but, like you said, I think things won't really pick up until the theater opens. It also doesn't help that there is still a lot of construction in the area, which isn't pleasant. I think Victory Park has to also convince people that the area has actually changed to. Pe...

Matt777

That EIFS may be a certain percent cheaper than brick on the initial project cost worksheet, but it is going to cost them money in the future when their buildings rent for less because they look like crap. Also, some of the EIFS buildings experience bad cracking and leaking problems which cost money...

Matt777

But because Dallas has block after block of these, it's very easy to notice the repetition. That's because Dallas went about 20 years without building much multifamily at all. It sticks out here because the designs are all contemporary because they have all been built this decade and because DFW is...

Matt777

Ross Ave isn't Uptown. To get high-end construction and design, you have to be able to fetch high-end prices, and you're just not going to get that here. It's either the unexciting midrise that will bring 600 more people and their vitality to the area, or this much worse-looking building with a des...

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Plain beige EIFS stick built apartment in Dallas. Groundbreaking. Ross Ave isn't Uptown. To get high-end construction and design, you have to be able to fetch high-end prices, and you're just not going to get that here. It's either the unexciting midrise that will bring 600 more people and their vi...

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Former credit union on Dallas' Ross Avenue to become 300-unit apartment project Steve Brown February 20, 2018 https://dallasnews.imgix.net/1519166536-cypress.jpg?auto=format%2Cenhance&crop=faces%2Centropy&fit=crop&q=40&or=0&w=1024&h=543 [url="https://www.dallasnews.com/...

Matt777

Also, I hate to break it to everyone on this thread, but Amazon is not coming here. Jeff Bezos is the richest man on planet earth with a company that just became the 3rd biggest company in the world by market cap, he's not going to move his headquarters to a city where the most influential people a...

Matt777

Gosh we need major change in leadership at DART. They're designing the rail map like a highway system.... long routes through low density areas. Meaning extremely large cost and low ridership. The exact opposite of what they should be doing. Smacking my head!

Matt777

Just like with all the early 1900s architecture and midcentury modern that Dallas has torn down, we will wonder the same about the Postmodern architecture currently being sanitized and destroyed in 5-10 years. "Why did they tear it all out?" Our developers do not respect former architect's...

Matt777

The aqua neon pyramid that tops the Centrum clocktower was removed.... sad. Maybe it's being repaired? I hope the aqua neon stays. They sanitized the rest of the design and that was the only thing with character left. Oak Lawn won't feel the same without the clocktower.

Matt777

If Austin loses the bid, I imagine transit will be a major reason and this could serve as their Boeing moment. If they get it, I have no idea how Mopac and I-35 will absorb 50,000 new people. That would trigger an identity crisis of sorts. They can longer be the little brother who has (had) a small...

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They need to put a plan to do to Oak Lawn what they did to Greenville Avenue. I feel like with that type of pedestrian network, the whole area would just transform over night. That would be absolutely lovely but the city council and former city council member turned corporate shill Angela Hunt are ...

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They need to put a plan to do to Oak Lawn what they did to Greenville Avenue. I feel like with that type of pedestrian network, the whole area would just transform over night. That would be absolutely lovely but the city council and former city council member turned corporate shill Angela Hunt are ...

Matt777

The gay bars aren't going to disappear and are still much needed and in demand. Just because the lifestyle is gradually more accepted by straight people doesn't mean that gays still don't want to hang around their friends with a similar mindset and interests, or go out looking for potential mates. G...

Matt777

CANCEL THE TRINITY PROJECT. I am done waiting on the city or a privatized entity of the North Dallas elite making decisions that ALWAYS FAIL. The current Mayor endorsed this sort of behavior and previous councils did as well. I say spend what money that is left on repairs and call the whole thing o...

Matt777

I think no residential is a bad idea. This is going to be another part of downtown people come to for work and then leave at 5:00pm. Any good that is done here is just going to pile on top of others' better, harder work. The way I interpreted it is that the existing buildings will all be converted ...

Matt777

This will help tie together the massive energy and momentum happening in the central Downtown core and Deep Ellum.

Matt777

Sounds like a very promising redevelopment of around 24 buildings and the land around them. Will be done all at once instead of piecemeal. This purchase includes the Masonic Lodge, a very impressive building. I can't wait to see what the developer has in store for the underappreciated area! https://...

Matt777

Wow, a new Macy's downtown? And a mall? That would be amazing. I'd rather see a Dillard's or Nordstrom or even Target but I'll take an urban Macy's!

But.... pretty sure these are just pipe dream concepts renderings.

Matt777

Uptown is built out? When did that happen, and I walk home through Uptown several times a week. Also, wait so you want to blame Angela Hunt for a practice that has been happening long before her. I am not saying she isn't participating in a system of incentive development that many continue to igno...

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Imagine if the city spent some of its subsidization dollars on bringing a large amount of new retail to downtown spaces all at once, instead of "subsidizing" "luxury" apartment developments in Uptown for Angela Hunt and her buddies to the tune of $20 million. If we subsidized the...

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I'm not loving that it's an exposed parking garage, but I see two bright spots. Ground floor retail and the fact that the floors are level. That means it would be easier to convert to office/hotel/residential in the future if demand for parking spots is less.

Matt777

There was finally construction going on yesterday inside the upcoming Royal Blue Grocery in the Mercantile Place building at Main and Ervay. Looks like this one is moving forward.

Matt777

I'm glad Idle Rich is finally about to close. Can't wait to see it demolished and a new tower rise in it's place! Idle Rich was a great neighborhood spot with good service and good food. Perfect people watching location on the patio too. Their building was well kept. It added vibrancy to the street...

Matt777

Anybody notice the a whole block of buildings is coming down in Deep Ellum at Malcolm X and Commerce? What else are folks seeing down there ? Oh God, which block? I hope the stick built apartment developers don't rampage all the old brick Deep Ellum buildings that make it special. Are you sure it w...

Matt777

Has anybody looked into this Stoss plan? With the exception of the Trinity tollway built into it, it's a gorgeous plan. Replace the tollway in this design with pedestrian and bike trails, sports fields, programmed park space and it looks like a winner. Much more realistic than that floody one that w...

Matt777

Tearing down midcentury modern buildings for souless big box stores. Yay Dallas. Are they tearing it down or renovating it? You know, I'm actually not sure but if I had to take a guess I would say tearing it down. The plan presented for Wynewood looked very new construction oriented, kind of a slas...

Matt777

I'm an educated 20 something professional and I don't get the hype over Austin. It's not a bad place, but it doesn't feel authentic to me, not like it was when I was in high school. Most things are new. If you want good Asian food, chances are the restaurant will not be owned by Asians, for example....

Matt777

Has anyone heard any updates on the Trinity Park plan? Or is it going to be an additional 20 years of "planning" and "hoping?" Making the Trinity corridor into a huge, wonderful natural outdoor attraction and connecting it with the surrounding areas, transit, and bike paths would...

Matt777

Tearing down midcentury modern buildings for souless big box stores. Yay Dallas.

Matt777

What happened to the thread on this project? I remember reading something about it on here. Well, Angela Hunt and her developer buddies are asking for $20 million dollars of taxpayer money and a zoning variance allowing larger lot coverage to build a "luxury" 5 story stick built rental com...

Matt777

A Spa Castle/King Spa type setup at DFW would be incredible. Seoul has one and it's very popular with connecting travelers.

Matt777

Looks AWESOME. Dramatic but beautifully done.

Matt777

This will be a popular place but it's not really in the spirit of a true food hall like you would find in Europe. In Europe, the stalls are usually not run by chain restaurants. They might be a small family run shop that sells one thing or a handful of things that they specialize in and make really ...

Matt777

It's the Shelton and there is a good reason they are selling fairly well after an initial very rough start. They just happen to be in HPISD but pay city of Dallas taxes, not many places you can buy for $400k in HPISD, much less fully updated and livable for someone in the market for a $400k house. ...

Matt777

^^^ Apt > Condo or Hotel > Condo conversions would be the best bet. There are several buildings that would be well suited for conversion, and the fact that you already have people living and paying in the building helps soften the transition. It continues to surprise me that we don't see more of th...

Matt777

LOL. That's some funny stuff there. Is Candy auditioning to take over Museum Tower marketing? I mean... she makes a fair point. These are $800/sqft residences, in a format that is not your usual Highland Park/Preston Hollow mansion style which has been the historical choice of home for the well-to-...

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I used to manage the coffee shop at the Mosaic years ago and watched dog owners send Thanksgiving Square into further disrepair more than previous lack of maintenance. Mosaic has a huge empty terrace area near the pool terrace that could be converted into a dog park. They could build it to where it...

Matt777

Fifteen years for everything to take root, 15 years for everything to really become established, it's about time. Dallas will be a "Place" in a few more years, finally. True, but I think a better way to phrase that would be Dallas will be a place AGAIN in a few more years. The urban core ...

Matt777

And in reality, it would take a lot more than 11,000 units. 1.75 occupants per unit is very unlikely to ever happen. 1.4 is more likely, at full occupancy. 20,000 people at 1.4 per unit requires more than 14,000 new units. That's crazy talk. Doesn't even pass the giggle test. As I said before, I th...

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Another great thing I notice from the plan is the possible removal of the Live Oak offramp onto Field Street. Take that out and redesign field using a complete street method. Right now, it is an asphalt river that kills all pedestrian activity around it as cars speed through the wide thoroughfare. A...

Matt777

Very weird choice for their first "urban" DFW store, considering it is in a suburban location and most customers will be arriving in Range Rovers, Escalades, and Suburbans. I hope they do well, or else we may not see Target try this format in a neighborhood that could actually use it like ...

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