Dallas Fort Worth Urban Forum

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When will those Panther Island bridges be open? Not as soon as commuters might hope Bridges on North Main Street and on Jacksboro Highway are going in as part of the Panther Island project, but long delays have put off work. Parallel detours have been in use during the work on both bridges. Now it ...

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When will that parking garage next door finally get its glass cladding?

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This one is taking forever to build.

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It should be noted that Woodall Rogers was originally planned with the intention of having a deck park on top of it. As for the elevated portion that separates the West End and Victory Park, that was built because of a massive railyard that was originally beneath it. (Original Dallasites might recal...

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All of the towers now butting up against 345 actually has a really cool look and dynamic to it. Not gonna lie, it's some tasty eye candy.

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I wish the aesthetics on the top half of this building would match the bottom half.

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All this talk about the FAA and height regulations makes me think of the Kai Tak Airport in Hong Kong. Former airport, I should say.

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What I do like about this building is its slimness.

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Hannibal Lecter wrote:The food at Idle Rye was great, but they were rarely busy. Walking by the other night my first reaction was "generic sports bar".

That's exactly what we didn't want in Deep Ellum.

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Unfortunately, I have to agree with the lack of enthusiasm. With the current downtrend in the real estate market, I'm going to remain diligently dubious. My fingers are crossed. But I'm not holding my breath.

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DFW wrote:New Renderings?

https://www.aiadallas.org/v/columns-det ... lution/vb/

Jesus Freaking Christ.

That thing is HUGE!

That looks like it could be 2000 feet tall!

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Foundation work. Temporary retaining wall.

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Yawn. Oh look, another 22 story office building. In a prominent location no less. Oh wow, a towering 22 story building holy cow. Seems like that's all we can build anymore. 22 stories. That's it. Zzzzzzzzz. There are height limits throughout Uptown, so this is about what folks should expect in this...

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Tucy wrote:
joshua.dodd wrote:We should start calling Uptown Texas' Manhattan

LOL. Were you being sarcastic?

No. I am not. But I'll tell you what, don't anticipate many more projects. The market is going to experience a major correction. We are over supplied and cheaply built. And the costs of rent is waaaaay over valued.

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We should start calling Uptown Texas' Manhattan

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This will have an interesting impact on the skyline dynamics.

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70% positive rating? Where are you getting that number? The fact that Amazon is pulling out due to opposition says that number is false. Considering that state tax payers were going to fork over 48,000$ per job Amazon creates, which was going to be 25,000, I would be incredibly unhappy as well. Not ...

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Don't tell the developer this, but this building already exists in Plano at Legacy, is being built off 75 in Dallas and also being built at the Epic in Deep Ellum.

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Nothing is going to happen. Trammell Crow is going to sit on this project for as long as they can until they know they're going to make money. Current economic indicators shows the housing, especially ultra-luxury, market is coming to a hard slowdown. I would place a safe bet that the number of new ...

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lakewoodhobo wrote:As long as Fort Worth continues to market itself as cowtown and "where the west begins" there will be no Austin-like cool factor.

I've always assumed Denton would be the next Austin.

Hopefully it will stay that way.

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I actually believe Corpus Christi is the top contender for next boom town. The large seaport is currently under construction there.

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Tnexster wrote:Well, at least it has ground floor space.

lol

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^ In retrospect, that's actually a good thing. DART's disadvantage is its size. The DART system is far too big for a light rail system. Not to mention, DART has far too many stops along the line that causes for extended waiting periods and longer, more inconvenient rides. Based on my experience with...

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Illegal dumping has been happening in south Dallas for decades. The city is only now doing something about it because of the new warehouse districts that are being built along 20, Bonnie View and Telephone Rd. Otherwise, they never gave a shat before.

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Certainly improves the street scene, doesn't it?

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Gross. This tower is way too generic for such a location. This is prime real estate that deserves something of great character, less glass, more charm, and more distinction. Dallas has been overwhelmed by generic glass towers. Needless to say, not a fan of this.

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I'm just waiting for more diversity in our architecture...

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This is... unexpected...

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There must be some sort of initiative by the citizens to force the city and developers to build exclusively brick and mortar buildings of similar architectural aesthetic as the buildings here. No stucco and no glass facades. I think we've had enough glass and stucco a city can take.

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Keep it out of Dallas...

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The DART light rail system would work great as a commuter system. However, that would require a transition of infrastructure from light rail to heavy rail such as Tex Rail or DCTA A Train. It would also require removing several stations along the lines in order to speed up the train schedule. DART n...

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The Tokyo model is also private. The transit lines in Tokyo are privately run.

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We need more micro - small units. You might as well be living in SF for that price. You're spot on to recoil from the ever increasing rental prices, but contemplate that urban but not quite "city" neighborhoods in Dallas may have been artificially low for decades -- and that's primarily b...

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What it boils down to is simply this:

We have a massive influx of people moving to the metro by the day. Our freeways are congested. We have painfully limited transit that is inefficient. People really like their cars. Widening the freeway is inevitable. But it's a temporary fix.

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Fug...

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Not about the market? It has everything to do with the market. The market dictates everything about developments in the city. Don't forget about McKinney and Boll falling through.

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^ Not a good sign for the market.

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I like this version better than the tripple A battery. Nonetheless, the design is nothing exciting. Generic at best. Glassy and blase at worst. But it's still much better than the Foster battery.

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That's very short sighted thinking. I'm thinking in the long term. Parking garages and more people is only going to create monolithic traffic congestion which will gridlock the streets. 75 is already a parking lot during rush hour.

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We would all like to see something more dense and urban. However, the lack of sufficient public transit makes that improbable and impracticable. People are still dependent on vehicle travel, and with the expressway next door, the demand for cars is sufficiently high. However, to change these dynamic...

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XdTVnsqMEb8

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That is precisely what is going to happen. As of now, the luxury boom is finished. Uptown and Victory Park might see a few more developments over time, but even Uptown has had projects like the 18 story Boll Tower fall through. The current market is now in bearish territory. Big Tech has collectivel...

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I've seen the trains several times now rolling over 114 and around Grapevine! Slick trains!

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I see they're utilizing the abandoned railroad spur for a post industrial aesthetic.

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I wouldn't keep your hopes up too high. The current housing market is screeching to a hard slow. Even major media publications are talking about how DFW is the epicenter for a housing slowdown. I've even heard talks of a looming crash.

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One Elm is a relic of yesteryear. All the demand for office is in the northern burbs or Uptown. They like mixed use now. Epm was built for one use.

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Uptown is just a developers dream. There's no real authenticity.

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Fort Worth keeps it classy

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Also, Concrete and Clutch have signed leases for new spaces not in Uptown. So I wonder if that site down the street is getting closer to getting redeveloped. Let me guess, they're going to Deep Ellum and taking the frat boy/affliction and sorority girl crowd with them? Hahaha Ain't that the truth!

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The most exciting project would be a supertall. We have yet to see that happen. Until then, everything else is just generic infill.

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