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Tucy wrote:In fact, completing the demolition might raise the appraised value and thus increase the taxes.

Contradictory logic

But thanks for the insight!

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I'm ignorant and don't live in Dallas anymore, but can someone explain the reasoning in delaying the demo of the entire mall. Isn't it cheaper to front the demolition costs than to cover the property taxes of the mall until a 1/1,000 deal gets inked?

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The AC looks great! Love that quasi Mid Century facade. I agree. Too bad the Modera apartments look like crap! What a bland design. Looks like an accountant drew a design on a paper napkin and handed it off to the builders. Shame. Seems like Modera has actually had some cool designs in other cities...

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I would say the fins definitely help this building a bit.

Not every building in a city is going to be a show-stopper. Still looks better than the Richards-Group building.

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Looks fantastic!

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Does anyone know if the lot adjacent to this would be tied in to the Amazon HQ 2 deal?

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DPatel304 wrote:I love the lower-rise buildings here, I just wish we had more retail on the ground floor.

This is the crux of Dallas. The amount of retail packed in to my 5 story block in Munich is probably equivalent to half a square mile of coverage in Dallas.

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Wow quite a beahmoth, excited to see the foot traffic the hotel will create when out of town visitors begin trickling in to the West End on a regular basis.

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For a building that had half of the forum scared to death, I'd say it didn't turn out too bad

Very excited to see what's to happen with the surface parking lot, and Little Mexico.

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^es la verdad UT is in Austin, TA&M is in College Station, both are in the Dallas Trading Area. Things are spread out, especially compared to the North East, but the much of the South Central US, probably more than half, still funnels through Dallas. While I tend to agree that DFW is in pretty ...

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Ill be honest, I could care less about the historic value of the Eagles Nest. Its never used hardly, fenced off, and provides little value. Also historic is in the eye of the beholder, it isnt that unique of a building anyway. And if it means bull dozing it down to get this game changing district b...

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Hmm, bugs me to think about what will become of the Farmers Market when it is just one shed and completely built out with Copy/Paste 5 level sticks. This area should really focus on bringing retail in to retain some of aspect of being an actual "Farmers Market".

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Topped-off!

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I dig it!

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Not the most exciting project in the CBD but certainly not the most obvious lost I would have seen turned.

Imagine, 10 or 15 more lots turned in to mid-rise projects like this. It would at a few thousand more people in and around the CBD and enrich the urban fabric from block to block.

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Awesome!

I cannot really visualize how this will fit in its surroundings but I am hoping for a pretty impressive end result.

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Looks seriously awesome at night!

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This thread is raising my hopes. I must stop before I'm emotionally invested in Amazon HQ2. Lol You are worried about getting your hopes raised? Can you imagine the real estate locators, commercial leasing agents, developers, business journalists, city economic development personnel etc who are foa...

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The parking lot definitely needs to go. But too tall and too small?

This is the type of development Dallas needs to progress as a liveable urban city. Smaller units will hopefully contribute to lower rent. I have the feeling some of the complaintants have never lived in a city like Boston or London?

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Wythe Hotel, Brooklyn done in a converted textile factory. Why not DE? http://blondetigers.com/hotel-life-brooklyn/ the Wythe hotel looks like it would fit in deep ellum but it is a very expensive and classy joint... i can't imagine the market in Deep Ellum has demand for something so high class (n...

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Looks good, I like it!

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This deal is Irving's to lose.

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This took way too long. Hopefully it will get DART to make something out of those enormous parking lots.

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Wow, somehow he just keeps getting money.

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LONG LIVE EL CORAZON

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'Frisco will have its own ring of suburbs': What does this mean for future home prices? http://www.bizjournals.com/dallas/news/2017/03/30/frisco-will-have-its-own-ring-of-suburbs-what-does.html “In about 10-20 years, Frisco will be the ‘Dallas’ and Celina, Prosper and some other fourth-ring suburbs...

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The resident pessimist is back

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Great food and good drinks. Such a sad progression that the places that make a neighborhood exciting in the first place have to make way for corporate Copy-Paste architecture.

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If it is indeed Orange Dev, then what people are saying is correct. They mainly do CVS work, so it wouldn't surprise me that if they have it under contract, that is what it would be. Definitely a shame since I love that restaurant! If El Corazone is being replaced by a CVS, that highlights all the ...

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Am I the only one who hopes the Sugar Building stays? It's a nice building and it forces the developers to be creative with the plot of land. Wall-to-wall sites are rare in Dallas and I hope they can make it work.

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Looks awesome!

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Nice to see life in the building. I moved from the Cedars half a year ago and was really excited to see this project move forward. Does anyone have any pictures of the pool area? Are Four Corners and the MAC also finished?

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I've driven through Oak Lawn so many times and never even noticed this development. So you've managed to drive through Oak Lawn without driving on Oak Lawn avenue? :lol: The building looks great. I hope this development manages to spin off some more high class retail/residential on the other side o...

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As much as I'd love some solid street interaction with this building, I don't really expect it. Nothing against the developer or architect, but this building sits at the corner of a fwy frontage road and one of the major arteries leading into downtown. I'd be stoked with a wide sidewalk and a good ...

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Any news on how the proposed park expansion is coming alone? The amount of development spurred around the park has been amazing. It will be interesting to see if the expansion will have the same effect spurring development a few blocks west around where the Perot Tower was announced and also on the ...

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Thankfully these rendings came out a week before April 1st. A new 70 story tower in Downtown would be amazing, and solidify that all the small steps that have been improving the neighborhood have been working.

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Tnexster wrote:Happened to drive by upcoming Whole Foods location in LC and noticed the sign is up.

That only took 12 months?

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Thanks for the scoop, strange that this is still on their website.

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The building front will be major improvement. It finally looks welcoming. The Fairmont should take notice. That building is screaming for a renovation. Now if only the Ross Tower garage was torn down and re done as a mixed use building with retail. Then Ross would finally be turning the page. I kno...

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xen0blue wrote:Ugly as the day it was renovated in the 60s

Looks the same as half the shit in uptown, except made with concrete.

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Great news, let's hope this activates some of the abandoned store fronts. This place has been a dump for so long.

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Will they bury the power lines?

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tamtagon wrote:Is there a bar scene in Las Colinas?

HAHAHA, I think that's the running joke from those of us who grew up in the area.

If you don't count BWW, Boston's or the small Italian Pizzeria in the Urban Center, then no.

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Research Mike Sarimsakci, he is full of shit, I wouldn't believe the Trump hotel or any of the other publicity seeking announcements he has made in the past were actually happening if they were assembling the tower crane. He was an active member on the old forum. He revitalized two buildings that w...

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Are these related?

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That's a complete joke.

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Also, I don't think they went underground for any portion of parking. I am not sure if it is just me, but it seems like such a loss that we need to dedicate such a ridiculous amount of space to parking. Just from a visual standpoint it seems pathetic that at such an incredibly prime location as thi...

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She's a beauty. Anyone know what they plan on doing around the base of this building. Quite a lot of empty space.

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Pictures please!

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muncien wrote:^^^^
Totally... How Water Street doesn't get one is mind boggling.

I personally would still prefer to see a Starbucks go on the other side of the street, at Williams Square. It would really liven up both sides of the Boulevard and provide much more of a city atmosphere.

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