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New apartment development is in the works south of downtown Dallas Stonehawk Capital Partners, a Dallas property development and investment firm, has just purchased a block on South Good Latimer Expressway next to Interstate 45. The more than 2½-acre property is in an area targeted for new mixed-us...

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So, my guess is that we are looking north toward knox. This street/alley will run parallel to travis, sort of where there is/was an alley. Also, not sure if they own that small parking lot designated for trail users, but the renderings do seem to have it built over. Some of the architecture reminds...

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https://dmn-dallas-news-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/xJi-nlW5bbqUJPulZZKS7wqxg48=/1660x934/smart/filters:no_upscale()/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/dmn/WPLSSXHN6BBOJKS2KULKNM4CC4.jpg So what street are we looking down in this picture? Trying to visual where this development wi...

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For whatever reason, I'm only now learning about this development. Really happy that something is going in this plot of land. I've done the walk across 75 along Hall St, and this section feels pretty barren to me. I realize it still won't be a great walk regardless, considering you have to cross 75,...

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Ba bye to Harris’ House of Heroes on McKinney. I believe the neighborhood just collectively breathed a huge sigh of relief. Hopefully fewer street fights, gunshots and women screaming in the middle of the night. We’ll leave that to a little further down the street until those close down too. Do the...

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Any updates on when Komodo might open up?

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LPG wrote:Demo has begun!!!!

Great news! I'm super excited to see what sort of impact this re-development will have on the area!

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Restrooms don't directly generate any money, and require regular cleaning and maintenance to keep them clean. I'm not terribly surprised that gas stations don't prioritize something that loses money and potentially could invite customers that have no intentions of spending any money at all. With tha...

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Dallas could be more of a condo city if we built some more affordable highrises with condos in the $300-500k range. That's what I would think, but the fact that more of those don't exist just makes me think the demand isn't quite there. One Uptown going back to rentals just reaffirms the lack of de...

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Another point that crossed my mind: does anyone else think that McKinney Ave. and especially this part of McKinney is not as desirable these days as it once was? Sure, there is a Whole Foods across the street and restaurants and bars in walking distance. But the crowds brought into the area by the ...

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We definitely need some more condo options in the Dallas areas, so I appreciate that they tried to test the waters.

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Collin Creek Mall Redevelopment Project Begins with a Bang https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/business/collin-creek-mall-redevelopment-project-begins-with-a-bang/2751211/ I'm pretty excited about this project, and hope it pans out well. This mall was my stomping ground back in high school before Stone Bri...

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The bad guys are on foot. How is closing the streets going to change anything? All that does is make it harder for money-spending customers. Would closing the streets make it easier to police the area? It'll make it harder for people to drive within Deep Ellum on Fri/Sat nights, but how many people...

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Cool picture!

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So much for those folks who seemed so sure our elected officials wouldn't negatively impact business activity with their far-right extremist laws: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/sep/11/salesforce-texas-abortion-law So SalesForce will still stay in Texas? I wonder how many will actually en...

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What in the ‘bait and switch’ hell this? I guess their plan was to get the buzz out for years and years until the general public think it’s happening and want it to happen, and then throw out this “small detail” out there.

As badly as I want a HSR, I hate that we were mislead about this aspect.

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I’m not sure how this would work in practice, but would love for Texas to get this one. My first thought is that this proposed city may not be as socioeconomically diverse as cities tend to be. I sometimes feel as though Dallas definitely has a lot of segregation within the city, and this proposed c...

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If this deal happens (which it seems likely that it will), this will be a reasonably quick turnaround a project of this size, no? This thread was created on Oct 2020, so it doesn't feel like this thing has been in the 'proposed stage' for too long, especially when you consider similar projects like ...

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dalbert wrote:Friend in the industry says Goldman to North End is almost a done deal. Ironing out details on a built-to-suit property, and will likely be announced toward the end of the year, or Q1 at the latest.

Oh my! I still don't want to get my hopes up, but damn that would be incredible!!

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I'm totally fine embracing our image as being uppity and pretentious, especially if it means we get relocations like Goldman Sachs to the Uptown area.

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Wow, so many relocations recently. Feels like there's been some pent up demand to move to DFW and now we're finally seeing some of them come to fruition.

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Aren't we stuck with the Sam's Club for a while? I recall that was a topic of conversation before the new Sam's Club was built and we learned that Wal-Mart has a long lease on the property and likely won't get rid of that property anytime soon.

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And Knox is doing well without it for sure but for MATA its more imperative cause it supports up their donation potential on the north end. Kylde Warren caused so much more traffic for them which increased donations and advertising opportunities. Connecting to Knox means they might get more adverti...

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Even though I'd love to see the trolley extended to Knox street, I'm not sure how much value would be added there. Uptown and Knox seem to be doing just fine on their own, so I think their current trajectories are just fine as is. I certainly would be incredibly if the trolley extension did happen, ...

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Agreed. I didn't mean to imply that it was not currently popular and safe, just that I hope it continues to grow in popularity and continues to be safe as well.

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I drove through Deep Ellum this past Sunday around 1pm and the place was bustling! I really hope things continue on this trajectory and it becomes a safe and popular destination for people to hang out.

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Sounds good to me! Let's get some more restaurants/retail which could potentially draw from all the activity in the Discovery District.

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The Bibbentuckers at McKinney & Lemmon is moving across Lemmon to 3400 Carlisle. I did not see any change of ownership of the property in DCAD, and Posh Nail, Papa John’s, The Boardroom and MW remain open. That's a bit surprising. It seems like their current space is a great location and highly...

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Great pictures! I'm actually able to see the tower from the other side of DNT while driving down Oak Lawn. I love that this tower and the Virgin Hotel are giving the Design District some height from afar.

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Great news, I'm happy with this new location!

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The long timeline of this project baffles me. It’s only 4 towers and those have different uses. They could break it up into two phases, but I can’t see why 25-30 years is necessary for full build out. It also baffles me, but I appreciate a more conservative timeline. Not like some of these other pr...

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Thanks for the link, and that's an interesting catch. For now, I'm going to assume he may have just simply forgot to say residential and that it doesn't mean much. You could be on to something, but given that we are still in the very early stages of this development, I'll wait to see more informatio...

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undefinedprocess wrote:Also, something actually regarding One Uptown...

According to them, they sold 13 units in July. Not too bad for first month after converting models.

Thanks for the update! That sounds like a pretty good start for them, I suppose we'll have to continue to see how sales look going forward.

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Quiet progress is exactly how I would describe Oak Cliff as well as East Dallas. Anytime I head to either of those areas, it seems like there are small/mid-sized developments happening all over the place. It's really cool to witness!

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Sounds very vague..

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I wonder legislation is in the cards that is supposed to restrict my rights as a minority. Haven’t heard much about that.

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Tnexster wrote:So once again 345 seems to attract development not repel it.

Do any of the EQ and Deep Ellum marketing brochures mention the proximity to 345 as a selling point?

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I agree, it's definitely fascinating. I remember going to Deep Ellum in the early 2000s when I was still in high school, so to see the change in nightlife in Dallas has been fascinating. I'd really hate to see this cycle persist though. I don't think Lower Greenville really made sense for an enterta...

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I've wondered about 6th street as well. They definitely do a much better job of policing the area. Based on what I see in the news, it does seem like there has been more crime there these days, so perhaps 6th used to work so well because Austin was a small college city. Now that it's grown significa...

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I'm sensing some more confidence in the market these days. Feels like we're getting more positive news on new towers coming soon and new restaurant/retail openings too.

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Looks like it is 0.7 miles to the Spring Valley station and 1.2 miles to the Arapaho Station. I think I'd rather see development continue further south and eventually connect Main St to the Spring Valley Station. A station at Main Street would be cool, but it really wouldn't make sense unless there ...

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A Mi Cocina here would probably make sense. It's further away from their upcoming Klyde Warren location and provides ample/convenient parking for them too. I generally always welcome more density/height and it would be cool to see this razed and re-developed. With that said, I've been extremely plea...

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I see another unit popped up for sale and this one is for $289,900 (1br/1ba and 644 sq/ft). Honestly, that's not that bad. I would have expected more given how new this building is.

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Las colinas at a rail station is fine.... Live downtown ride train to work.... Building the residential population in the CBD is ultimately the best way to accelerate replacing the suburban infrastructure with pedestrian. Agreed, that's why I'm rooting for Las Colinas. It's close enough in proximit...

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Glad they are coming to DFW, but wish it was closer to the urban core. I'll be happy if they both end up in Las Colinas there as that's not terribly far out.

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After nearly 20 years in Dallas’ West Village, Mi Cocina will close and relocate By the end of 2021, Mi Cocina will leave Dallas’ West Village shopping development and reopen at a new address in Uptown Dallas. He considers the approach for Klyde Warren Park and Uptown Dallas to be “two different ar...

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BTW, I work in Legacy West and compared to Legacy Hall, The Exchange wins easily. Legacy Hall is too dark and feels a little tight and claustrophobic. That's great to hear! When Legacy Hall opened up, I was a bit envious of it and wanted something similar in Dallas, and now it looks like we have it...

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If you think the two proposals seem a bit silly, what would you do? As for cleaning up the creek, try finding some volunteers to do it. Are there any neighborhood grass roots organizations nearby? Why must everything be done by governments? Stop sitting on the sidelines expecting others to do the d...

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I would love a giant interconnected trail. However, the two options presented to connect these two trails just seem a bit silly, IMO. The bridge would be the best experience for pedestrians/cyclists, but it seems expensive and ugly. If we're going to build a bridge, I'd much rather build one on the ...

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