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Sambuca should have permits in-hand any day now for their Music Factory concepts. Should see work started in the next week or so. It's basically 3 concepts. Kitchen 101- Grilled meats and prepared foods for quick grab-n-go or dine-in.. They'll have an open kitchen in the middle where they'll grill t...

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I can't believe this took so long. word From what I know it's pretty hard to get a permit from DCURD... I wonder if they've obtained the actual permits or just something they've posted on the site without really looking into it... I am surprised DCURD hasn't loosened the reign on Lake Carolyn just ...

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I would also add that farmer's markets have really evolved over the past 5 years. It's a trendy thing that pretty much every city and or mixed-use development has jumped on. You can find multiple farmer's markets in just about every town on any given Saturday. Growing up and heading to the Dallas Fa...

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I noticed that David Weekly has all but abandoned the townhomes they started building on Promenade Pkwy in the Urban Center (right by Dart Station and Texican Court Hotel). They started 5 or so units within 1 building and then abruptly quit. The property has been dead for at least 2 months and the p...

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The city would be smart to keep the zoning as retail... It's basically the last available parcel for a significant retail development in Las Colinas. I think we need new updated inventory as the area continues to grow. Before the project was cancelled you already had restaurants like Chuy's, Lazy Do...

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It's all about trying to attract residents... This will probably explain some of it: MOVE IN SPECIALS: Up to 2 months free! Zero Administrative Fee and ½ off Security Deposit on ALL floor plans. I have a friend that lives in this building and he says it is DEAD! I know for quite awhile this particul...

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This story is local now.... https://www.bizjournals.com/dallas/news/2019/08/21/uber-dallas.html You did read the post above where Uber has a brand new bayfront complex leased through 2039, I hope. Leases can be broken/subleased and buildings can be sold... Edit - I'm not saying I think Uber's reloc...

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Hugo's Invitados has singed a lease for 11,000 sq ft for a Mexican restaurant. This means the retail portion of M&O is 100% leased. I can speak a little bit about Hugo's. I've met Hugo a number of times and have spoken with him quite a great deal. He opened the first Hugo's in Las Colinas a litt...

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I know absolutely nothing about this company, but Jamon Iberico (largest purveyor of cured ham) will open a 2 story restaurant, bar and store on Henderson Ave... Based in Barcelona they have 150 shops across the country. This will be their 1st US location. Seems like a big deal! https://www.dallasne...

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Can't read the article because it's locked, but found this headline interesting from the San Francisco Business Journal:

https://www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisc ... s-mck.html

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I think Music Factory is starting to come into it's own... The Bar Louie expansion and the new Taco place and Mama Tried should help further develop the project. What's really missing, and something I think would do killer business is something like Punch Bowl Social. A place with good food, a few b...

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Also, did a little bit more digging on the new Blue Star Project at 114 and 161. Looks like both Starbucks and Firebird restaurant Group have signed LOI's. Firebird is the company that owns Meso Maya, La Ventana, Snuffer's and Village Burger Bar. My hunch is we'll see a Meso Maya, but could possibly...

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Half of the Toys R Us space... Any idea how much sqft that is, and how that compares to their other Total Wine stores? The permit indicates 27,317 sq ft... The total vacant space was 55K since it was a co-branded Toy's R Us & Babies R Us. Assuming they'll take the endcap spot on Las Colinas Blvd.

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It's official, Total Wine has pulled permits for half of the old Toy's R Us space... Good to see!! On another note, Bar Louie has also pulled permits for an additional 2800 sq ft at the Music Factory. They're taking the whole building. Appears that they're going to redo the entire patio, move the ba...

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Here's the DBJ article about Uber posted on WFAA... You can read it free. Article indicates a decision has been pushed back to Fall, but that Uber is meeting with State & Local officials. https://www.wfaa.com/article/money/business/sources-uber-closing-in-on-dallas-as-site-for-office-expansion/2...

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Has anyone heard anything on the Verizon Hidden Ridge Development? It's been very quiet to say the least... I've seen a few mentions in council agendas, and council approved the new DART station stop several months ago. But for the most part no real noise being heard. Assuming lots of stuff might b...

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A few notes from Water Street... 1. Was riding my bike yesterday and decided to peek in the window to see how progress was going on the new Pax & Beneficia Coffee spot. There were 2 guys inside who saw me peeking in the window and waived me in. Turns out it was the 2 owners. They gave me a littl...

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Quadrangle Update:

https://www.dallasnews.com/business/rea ... tail-space

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Trammel Crow also just got approval to build this 40 story residential building in Long Beach... I feel like TC seems to short change Dallas with designs!

https://la.curbed.com/2018/8/29/1779715 ... 40-stories

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The other big player in all of this is Dundon Capital which is owned by Tom Dundon… For those that don't know him, he's worth billions... He's the owner of the Carolina Hurricanes hockey team as well as the majority owner of TopGolf. He's also the man responsible for bringing the PGA Headquarters to...

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I do know that a number of the tenants at Water Street were considered "pop-up" stores. I think WeYogis might have been one of those along with Homeward Hound and HomeWorks. That would make sense. Their build-out was very minimal and perhaps they don't see enough activity to sign a long-te...

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^^ Good info! Also, looks like Big Air Trampoline will be taking over the former Dick's Sporting Goods Store on 635.

https://www.bigairusa.com/lascolinas/

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Already reported, but another article about Cibo Divino's opening DT.

https://www.dallasnews.com/news/downtow ... cibodivino

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^^ It might be 400 Gradi, which is a Neapolitan pizza chain from Australia.

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This link actually has a cool little video and some additional renderings of the project...

https://www.dannyforster.com/project/dallas-alpha-west/

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Wasn't there a proposal for a Pollo Tropical a few years back for this plot? That would have been a disaster seeing as they didn't last very long in this market. The owners would actually make a killing if they tore down the current car wash / gas station and built one of those drive-thru car washes...

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Okay, I dig it! So Swexan is basically a combo of the words Swiss & Texan?!

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Anybody have news on the recent passage of liquor sales in Irving? Is Total Wine still planning to move into the old Toys R Us? I think one positive sign is that Total Wine is a somewhat fairly new member of the Irving / Las Colinas Chamber of Commerce. Seems like an obvious first step to opening u...

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Anybody have news on the recent passage of liquor sales in Irving? Is Total Wine still planning to move into the old Toys R Us? I think one positive sign is that Total Wine is a somewhat fairly new member of the Irving / Las Colinas Chamber of Commerce. Seems like an obvious first step to opening u...

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Looks like HomeWorks at Water Street has quietly packed up the rest of their belongings and closed shop... It's an empty shell yet again. I think this is a positive. I had heard they were basically a pop-up tenant anyways, but it makes available a key end-cap spot. I think a cool running / bike stor...

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So looks like the Blue Star Project is definitely going now... The land is cleared and being leveled. I haven't seen any permits pulled yet though for construction, so assuming they're just getting the land ready and we'll see those come soon. I have however seen permits for the apartment complex th...

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So is the hotel component new, or did I miss this originally?

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exelone31 wrote:McLemmon?!?! One name? One name?

Who are you, Seal??

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Dallasretail wrote:Draper James website now lists their Dallas store as being located at Windrose Parkway in Plano - disappointing to lose an exclusive store to the suburbs.

Windrose Parkway in Plano is the street for Legacy West...

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Had to dig to find this, but finally found some info on the 114 and 161 Blue Star Project. It's pretty meh, but assuming it's a work in progress and does have some potential. https://www.lpcretail.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Las-Colinas-Flyer-05.2019.pdf Well, that is certainly disappointing. Is...

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Primo's is returning to it's original location on McKinney Ave as a more elevated concept... The interesting note, it'll be owned by Mehrdad Moayedi of Centurion American who apparently is starting a new company called Refined Hospitality Group. https://cravedfw.com/2019/06/25/primos-mx-kitchen-loun...

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Had to dig to find this, but finally found some info on the 114 and 161 Blue Star Project. It's pretty meh, but assuming it's a work in progress and does have some potential.

https://www.lpcretail.com/wp-content/up ... 5.2019.pdf

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Otronivel81 wrote:
Tivo_Kenevil wrote:I expect nothing but mediocrity from Harwood.

A little harsh, eh?

I guess I have poor taste... I'm generally pleased with the Harwood designs. I think they've design some really pretty buildings and I'm excited to see how the new hotel comes out!

Kelley USA

I don't think Gingerman corporate sold, I think just the property did. The Gingerman just opened a brand new location in Las Colinas about 3 weeks ago. Assuming a new restaurant or developer wanted the property?!

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The Hard Rock Café is closing... I'm honestly surprised it lasted this long. I'm not sure who ever actually went here? I went once when it first opened and actually thought the place looked pretty cool. But, she gone at the end of July! https://www.bizjournals.com/dallas/news/2019/06/12/hard-rock-ca...

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The complex has been ruled totally unusable. None of the residents will be able to return. I'm not sure if Greystar is just going to total the building and tear it down or salvage whatever sections and units they can. As of yesterday all of the June rent payments and security deposits had been refun...

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I saw a sign yesterday in the former Top Round Roast Beef space at the Toyota Music Factory... Coming Soon - Pacheco Taco Bar. Never heard of it and can't seem to find any info online. Sounds like it could just be a local looking to open his first restaurant?!? I actually think this spot makes sense...

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Just wanted to share some information... Sent an email to someone handling retail leasing for Williams Square. I haven't really seen much info on this with regards to site plans, available spaces etc... The only thing we've really heard about is re-doing the plaza area. But, they are actively market...

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On another note, the Point West shopping center going up just on the other side of Beltline seems to be coming along. They've already announced Panera Bread and Dunkin Donuts as tenants, along with Great Clips and a Mexican restaurant.

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Drove through here on Sunday. Really impressive! Got out and walked The Sound. The restaurants are looking good. High-quality tenants with some great build-outs. I wonder if they have any plans to add a hotel to the mix? I can see a business class hotel on the water, perhaps a Marriott or Hilton or ...

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Wasn't Hopdoddy's already on the Water Street plan back in the day? Maybe I'm dreaming that... But it would be funny if they were to come full circle. I know there were several changes over the years it took to get that place going (I'm still bummed the Londoner didn't make it). Hopdoddy's was neve...

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Looks like the nail has been put in the coffin for The Shops at Las Colinas. Over the weekend the Market Street signs came down and the property has been put up For Sale. This one is done! I wonder if we'll see some of the restaurants that had committed to the project start to look elsewhere? I actu...

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Mama Tried has wasted no time getting started on their build out at The Music Factory. They've already demoed much of the existing space and have started on some new framing. I wonder if they'll redo the patio portion? I also wonder how much if any of the original Bar Manzanilla stuff they saved? Bi...

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What happen with the Shops of Las Colinas development? Was looking forward to Market Street and the restaurants shown in the renderings. This development has been a head-scratcher! As TXG already indicated the development has been put on pause. I think UCR has done a terrible job at attracting tena...

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I think Mama Tried is taking the old Bar Manzanilla space right by the Plaza stage. Good spot! Although from what I remember it's not that big. I've generally thought most of the businesses were doing well at TMF, but they do seem to be even busier these days. Some of that has to do with warmer weat...

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