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jetnd87

One thing that I've noticed is just how many projects have been announced, renderings released, (in some instances) fences put up, etc. but no dirt has been moved. Not entirely sure what to make of it, aside my from impatience.

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Yea that's shocking, especially given they're charging some of the highest rents in the market and the area is still underdeveloped for residents (i.e., next to North End, empty lots, etc.). With those numbers, how are we not seeing residential towers breaking ground in adjacent lots right now?

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A bit of opening news to offset the rash of start of year closures: https://www.papercitymag.com/restaurants/dallas-grazing-table-coffee-shop-uptown-fount-board-and-table/. Concept looks intriguing. And back to normally scheduled programming, looks like Water Grill farther south along McKinney Ave h...

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Well clearly his other hotels are in vastly different types of locations. Let's hope that he elevates the design appropriately for this neighborhood.

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Stars' owner acquires two tracts of land from Hillwood adjacent to AAC to develop a hotel, conference center, and other entertainment / retail options.

https://www.dallasnews.com/business/rea ... tory-park/

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Not gonna lie - very jealous of the height Austin is somehow able to command.

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That's a lot of square footage

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https://www.dallasnews.com/business/real-estate/2020/02/14/dallas-apartment-market-soars-with-more-than-a-dozen-high-rises/ Apparently DFW has 20 high-rise apartment buildings in the works right now. Tbh, that's less than I thought, but maybe RealPage is being stricter with their definition. And whi...

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Good. Would love to see some more pedestrian / bicyclist-friendly infrastructure and thought put into Harwood District.

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Should be a matter of time before surrounding parking lots are converted into new projects. Excited to see what becomes of the El Fenix parking lots in particular.

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What is it about the residents here that make them so anti-urban?

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Sure looks like a pedestrian walkway between the new building and that triangular building where Nick Badovinus is putting in his new restaurant.

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Given these guys' level of investment and recent speed of projects in Downtown Dallas, I'm not terribly worried. Maybe that's naive optimism.

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Tnexster wrote:If you are living in the apartment tower behind...along McKinney...your view is about to change drastically. As in, you won't have one. Imagine a balcony that looks at a wall of glass.

That's what happens in every urban environment though.

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I wish that this was going to be at least as tall as Museum Tower across the park. 30 stories is not very tall. Dallas just can't seem to get any traction on height. I totally agree. I just don't understand / haven't heard a good answer as to why Dallas can't get more height, especially with prime ...

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Probably a toss up. Construction can bring a lot of headache - especially for retail - but increased development will up this area's sex appeal. I think uptown, particularly the VP / Harwood / lower McKinney area of uptown is a good case in point. Virtually all of the new and existing office develop...

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Bummer to hear. Despite this, they should be positioned well for the longer term (small consolation). This general area will probably be one of the busiest areas for development in urban Dallas, and with their recent remodel, Fountain Place should be well-positioned to capture new leases. The area s...

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Apparently Headington loves them and helped bring them here. Still awesome though. And agree with your earlier post DPatel on another thread...Downtown isn't something until it is. It's already come a very long way from 10 years ago.

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So per this article, DFW added ~1.35M residents. I've seen some sources say that Dallas city proper added ~150K residents from 2010-2019. So the mix was around 10:90 Dallas:Suburbs (incl. FW). Now within that 10%, I have no idea how much was in "urban" vs. non-urban neighborhoods. Even if ...

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Assuming this pace of population increase continues, it will be interesting to see how the people and developments are allocated to urban areas, Dallas proper, and suburbs. Even if the increase continues as it has - most going to suburbs - it should still instigate a ton of new urban development. I'...

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I also like that the majority of these projects in Deep Ellum (and our other upstart neighborhoods in fact) are mixed use. Past neighborhood busts and hangovers were driven / exacerbated by single-use mentality (entertainment / nightlife for Deep Ellum, Lower Greenville, West End or office for Downt...

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I think this is great for the neighborhood for all the reasons everyone said.

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Whichever the case, a Central Market at the spot will be a boon to that specific stretch of Uptown and should really help link it to West Village (plus provide a ton of foot (and vehicle) traffic). Still pissed that CVS got built though...

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The boutique hotel should help a little (more so than the handful of lux residences I'd think), but we'll have to wait for the Atelier to start filling up to bring a bunch more bodies down there on a regular basis. Followed by the JW Marriott which should have a much bigger impact than the Hall hotel.

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The entire neighborhood is being constructed out of thin air, to the point where it's not so much exciting, but downright uncomfortable to witness. Not many folks seems to actually live there anymore (or yet). It's like one of those terrible, far-flung McMansionville neighborhoods in the middle of ...

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Re: #2, I recall someone on this forum saying that they heard the developer speak at an event back in November and he mentioned they were targeting to break ground Feb/March 2020. It's a long time, but HEB / Central Market notoriously takes their sweet time in any expansion / major capex. They're a ...

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Hey all - 2019's almost over, and I wanted to start a fun, brief conversation on what projects / developments the forum is most excited for this coming year. To start, below are the 3-5 current and proposed projects I'm most pumped about (in no particular order). I think I'm most excited about the d...

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Probably another nothingburger, but I've noticed several what I assume to be drilling trucks / rigs on this site. I'd assume they're drilling for soil samples? Not sure if anyone on the forum has any knowledge or better guesses.

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Agree it's decent infill. Still would've preferred more height but particularly ground floor retail...

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Would love the group's thoughts here. Dallas actually listed as one of the major cities that has seen a net loss of high-tech jobs (along with DC, LA, Chicago).

https://www.wsj.com/articles/five-citie ... lista_pos1

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That's pretty nuts. Most of those are >30 stories too...

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Ah, here we go:

"The “vast majority” of Bay Area-based roles are not anticipated to be affected by the move, it said. Schwab expects to retain a sizable corporate footprint in the city."

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Interesting that they're moving from urban-style HQ to Westlake. You think they'd save enough dollars by going from SF and could afford / want to move into Dallas urban core. I guess they already had a facility out in Westlake though...

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Read today that Biscuit Bar is opening a 3rd location in The Epic with extended hours (morning and late night).

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Not the normal business opening posted here, but there's a Primrose daycare / pre-school in-progress at Uptown side of North St. Paul Street and Woodall Rogers near KWP. I take this as a very encouraging sign of the maturity and development of Uptown and the CBD / greater Downtown in general. Busine...

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Even with the CEO of Mandarin Oriental's announcement?

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Haven't heard anything thus far. Bit of a tangent, but applicable to this, what is going on with Dallas' hotel scene right now? Currently, the following projects are (fairly reliably) in the works: - Pittman Hotel (Kimpton) as part of The Epic - Virgin Hotel in the Design District - Mandarin Orienta...

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This morning I noticed that the parking meters on this block of Akard had been covered with "Permit Only" bags. Wonder if we'll start seeing demolition of the current building soon. I can't imagine construction taking too long to start given 100% pre-lease for 10 years...

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Haha. Always a Karen.

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A New Jersey developer that has major projects in the New York metro area plans to build a high-rise residential building in Dallas’ Design District. Urby – a unit of Hoboken-based Ironstate Development Co. – is working on the luxury rental project on HiLine Drive near Turtle Creek Boulevard. The t...

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While I agree that this is not some big improvement worthy of an "atta boy," I don't think it'll do too much to hinder the pedestrian experience here. There shouldn't be a constant flow of car traffic in/out of this driveway. Even if there was decent traffic, you experience plenty of this ...

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So if this is going into the plot of land at Noble and Hall, what is the empty land + other vacant building (next to Hopdoddy, across McKinney from McKinney Avenue Trolley Apartments)?

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Yea would also love to see that dinky house / apartment brokerage building + surface lot across from Primo's developed.

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Did they say what was taking so long? Obviously we're all impatient about any construction but this one does seem to be taking a bit longer than normal. My guess is it has to do with the intricacies of planning a very different type of store for CM than their other locations.

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http://dallas.culturemap.com/news/resta ... -downtown/

Apparently the restaurant is open until 10pm Mon-Sat. Let's see if they keep the nighttime hours.

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Never heard of these brands. Anyone have experience with them?

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Also curious as to when that plot of land + vacant building that was supposed to be the Dream Hotel will turn into something. Such a waste as it stands.

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Wonder if Hillwood's proposed project on Cedar Springs / Bowen & Turtle Creek will ever get off the ground. I know they just (finally) kicked off the Victory Park building, but they seem to make very public develop announcements that go nowhere fast (e.g., Turtle Creek project, Downtown BoA proj...

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Should improve once Central Market development goes. If it goes......

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What other projects are slated for TC?

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