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Thanks for the update! At this point, I'll take any sort of progress. This morning I noticed they have put up drops for worker overhang on the NE corner over Akard. I assume to start prepping for the marble. I just hope they don't get this entire building painted mint green and then run out of mone...

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muncien wrote:No doubt! Glad they kept the general look and feel while improving aesthetic quality. I have been waiting and waiting for this place to open. If anyone catches wind of an opening date, please pass it along. Much thx!!!

The new City Tavern location is opening this afternoon at 4 PM.

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First let me say that there is definitely some laziness and irresponsibility at City Hall. There are endless sources of needless frustration and I agree with some of the points made above. With that said, have any of you actually read the ordinance and the supporting documentation provided to counci...

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Wow. You just (incorrectly) explained the history of the bike and scooter regulations to the person who actually wrote them. LOL

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Can you tell what kind of work is going on inside? My apartment faces the south side of the building above the podium, and my office is in Renaissance tower facing the west side of the building much higher up. At least from those two vantage points, there has been no visible interior work for at le...

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Its construction related material, not LED's. I live across the street. You can't see it in the photo posted, but at the bottom of the aqua stripe in the forefront, they have re-installed two marble panels. When they were prepping to do those 2 panels (as a test/POC, I presume) they smoothed out th...

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They're re-building the Cupola right now.

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I heard yesterday from someone in the know that the sale has been finalized. Headington now owns the building containing the former Sol Irlandes space, Campisi's, Woolworth, and the State Farm Insurance space.

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Glass is going up on the west tower face. I’m almost embarrassed at how excited I am about this. Sorry no pics; was driving by.

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Oh, and OEP is still a place as far as I know as of a couple of weeks ago. I forget the name all the time of the ownership (I wonder why) of that place and if they were the same people that tried to go in at the bottom corner slot in the Davis Bldg. by Money Alley. Probably mixing it up a tad. OEP ...

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I was told over the weekend that it will be 2-3 weeks after the current Tavern location closes before the new one will open. It is going into the Western-most portion of the Mid-Elm redo, right next to the Kirby garage. On another note, there's a new restaurant/grocery/bar open at KPMG Plaza, above ...

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I believe the building is allowed to take over the northern lane of Elm Street whenever they're ready. I imagine that could address the valet concerns.

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To be fair, while I agree there is reason for skepticism about whether Spire can pull off such a development, we have to admit that a big part of the problem is still downtown Dallas. What projects in downtown Dallas have started and finished since Spire was first announced (2011, IIRC)? (I think t...

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Yes, we walked by this the other day to see what the crane was all about but didn't take a picture. The crane is wedged in where the garage doors were.

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The owner of this building is Headington, isn't it? I doubt he ever has to jump through any hoops. Seems to have carte blanche. He demolished some of the oldest buildings in Dallas without any pain whatsoever. I think it's fairly clear with recent developments that most of City Hall can be bought. ...

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Very excited about Royal Blue opening.

Also, heard a rumor that the old Chase Bank branch at Main and Akard will become a Chipotle.

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Work has resumed on the Drever as of yesterday. They are removing marble from the Northeast face of the building and they're doing something with the windows higher up on the East face. Good news!

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After several months of no visible activity, yesterday I saw them extending the north side construction wall onto the DART platform. Maybe prepping for removal of the rest of the marble on that side? Who knows. At least they're doing something again.

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Could it be that the other 6 are occupied with leases that don't expire yet? Or maybe D Mag (or Todd) miscounted? Yes, please! The fewer cheesy names, the better. We've had more than enough of those around here. There are supposed to be new infill buldings eventually as well. Maybe the 24 number in...

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Have there been any progress with this project? Tile is being removed still. Do you mean that you have seen tile being removed recently or that there is old tile still up? The latter is true (the entire north face of the podium above the DART station is still tiled), but I have not seen any evidenc...

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I'm not a city planning expert or someone who really even spends a lot of time thinking about transportation infrastructure. I'm just a downtown resident who will walk or take transit wherever possible when I need to get somewhere. In my opinion, the pedestrian experience on the 1600 block of Elm ha...

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Considering that Elm in downtown is the busiest bus corridor in the entire system (20 bus lines go down it), it absolutely needs a dedicated transit lane. The fact that it's only been done half-heartedly in the past isn't a reason why it shouldn't be done going forward. It appears that the travel l...

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Thanks for posting this! Are there any plans to renovate and remodel the ugly parking garage next to it? https://www.google.com/maps/@32.7814819,-96.799209,3a,75y,184.2h,99.12t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sD-K_ig52n5izozFWDnn-yQ!2e0!7i13312!8i6656?hl=en It would be nice if they could cover those steel frame...

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Cool! But how are they clearing the site without touching the parking lot? Isn't the whole site parking lot? It's that weird strip right by the Olive exit ramp that wraps around Museum Tower. It looks like the work goes the length of the Pearl Side of the lot, but it's hard to tell for sure from my...

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I hadn't thought about this site in a while, but reading this thread made me look out the window.

There are bulldozers out there right now clearing the site on the Pearl street side. The parking lot has not been touched yet as far as I can tell from up here.

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Downtown Dallas' landmark Davis Building gets $45 million redo https://www.dallasnews.com/business/real-estate/2018/03/29/downtown-dallas-landmark-davis-building-gets-45-million-redo Mycon Construction says it's been hired to renovate the 250,000-square-foot residential and retail building at 1309 ...

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If I remember correctly from the original proposal it's an elevator available to the public that would take you to the top level/rooftop restaurant without going through the hotel.

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willyk wrote:Scout looks great—we asked about opening and the front desk said “Q1.”

But it’s destined to be the Rec Room for all of Downtown.

Scout opened yesterday. I haven't been, but a friend says it's awesome.

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A crew is working on the cladding of the Davis building garage on the Elm Street side. Started yesterday and have so far just removed 3 small rectangular sections, so I can't tell what exactly the intent is.

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I can see from my office at Renaissance Tower that the construction scaffolding is coming off of this one now. Honestly, it looks worse than I expected. Lazy design. Uninspired color palette. Cheap materials. Complete unawareness of - if not outright contempt for - the nearby public spaces. This thi...

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Tnexster wrote:Iv'e been wondering what that hole is in the middle of the site.

My guess is elevator infrastructure.

Thanks for the pics!

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Awesome, thanks for the explanation!

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There were originally 115 units shown on DCAD. When units are combined, the combined units then show up on DCAD as one unit. Thanks. Are the combined units in your count of solds (90) or remaining (25)? How do you account for this in the sellout projection? If you can't tell/don't care, that's fine...

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I know this thread sometimes veers toward the snarky and contentious, so let me start by saying this is just an honest question. I'm confused. Tucy's updates total 115 units (90 sold, 25 remaining). The Candy's dirt article that everyone enjoyed so much stated "Currently there are 108 homes, af...

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I don't actually know anything for sure. With that said... I can see the site from my office and it's still an active parking lot. As of last week there was still a sign saying monthly parking is available. The same construction management company doing Park District was slated to do this project. M...

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cowboyeagle05 wrote: My next question will be who owns the giant surface parking at Elm and Harwood? That will be much more attractive with the new park and this development.

http://dallascad.org/AcctDetailCom.aspx?ID=00000102389000000

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I really like these renderings but I wish they didn't pretend Woodall Rogers doesn't exist.

I wonder if the iconic tower plans were impacted by D2 alignment.

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Austin55 wrote:Just me or is a bunch of stuff gone?

Not just you.

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This one continues to chug along. I was surprised to see through the roof of the building to the right, which of course means they're nowhere near the finish line. IMG_1928.jpg The removal of the roof on the building to the right is very recent. I just noticed it yesterday. They are installing wind...

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That scathing D Magazine article about DART, and the UTA study it cites are about DART failing the city as a whole, with a focus on those who need transit and can't afford it or get to it. I live and work downtown, and as an experienced IT professional, I am probably in the demographic that Amazon w...

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BofA has one and so does Renaissance Tower and those work because they such a large captive audience who just wants a cheap sub sandwich. I went walking through the tunnels a few weeks ago and the Renaissance Tower food court is still thriving. I still eat there sometimes. I had not been to the BOA...

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The Drever should be as nice or nicer than the Statler when it is done.

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We had happy hour there last night. I actually like the wood screens. They're easy to take down if (when?!?) that part of town gets a little more friendly, but in the meantime it's a nice way to block the street/parking lot activity.

Also, the staff is super friendly. Highly recommend.

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So a lot has been going on with this building that isn't really obvious from the street. They have been removing marble from the West and South sides of the building. They built a model hotel room that I can see from my place, but it's not really a great photo opp because mostly what I can see is dr...

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Butcher shop in the basement, boulangerie on the ground floor. They will sell to the public and supply CBD and the Joule. Upper floors I heard will be Headington office space but that rumor is less reliable.

Last opening date info I heard was 10/19.

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We walked by the Centrum last night and decided that it now looks about 20 years old instead of 40. Not a huge improvement. And it is still very unfriendly from the first floor facing the sidewalk, especially on the Oak Lawn side.

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Just peeked out the window. Lot is still paved, with some evidence of core sample drilling. No dirt moving yet.

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Interesting, thanks. The DCAD map doesn't identify it as an owned parcel, but it's kind of inconsistent that way with DART and city land.

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Probably asked before but why did they even bother with roads through this development, seems like they could have made all to access points from the streets surrounding the development. I don't know, but from looking at the parcel map it may be because of an apparent easement running from Hawkins ...

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tamtagon wrote:What is Texas doing to take the economy past oil?

They don't have time for that right now. They've got to protect the womenfolk from non-existent threats in the potty.

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