Dallas Fort Worth Urban Forum

Here are some cities that could be good fit for Amazon’s second HQ
Originally published September 7, 2017 at 8:50 am

http://www.seattletimes.com/business/am ... second-hq/

Austin
Boston
Denver
New York City
Pittsburgh
San Francisco
Toronto

AMZN has a few offices in Texas already, and both are expanding (Austin Domain and Dallas Galleria). Their development pattern in satellite cities is generally incremental growth (lease a floor here, expand, lease another building, expand, etc) with no real long-term development plan. This HQ2 would...

I'm digitizing and posting my personal collection of photos and Kodachrome slides here:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/dfwcre8ti ... 8842087452

Enjoy!

42 new murals have appeared in Deep Ellum.

http://interactives.dallasnews.com/2016 ... 1459553838

Here's the walking tour: http://interactives.dallasnews.com/2016 ... /tour.html

What is odd is that site already has some sort of underground parking garage. There is a ramp on what was city property at Commerce and Harwood. Kingston was working on getting the city to sell the land so this opportunity could move forward since the Dallas Morning News wanted to sign on if this p...

A food/bev stand or two would be great here, and other pocket parks like it. Hot dogs, tapas, or something else. Common in Europe, and it activates the space and could provide some small leasing revenue to maintain and improve the park space. The Foundation has a good relationship with Cafe Momentu...

Looks nice, I hope they stay there. They look very easy to pick up and potentially be taken away. The same chairs / tables are used at Klyde Warren Park and Bryant Park. We expect a few of them may walk away and will plan for replacements, although Downtown Dallas Inc reports that very few of its l...

muncien wrote:Love the string lights! Looks great. Are those on a timer, sensor, or....?

They are on a photocell which allows the lights to turn on automatically every evening and off in the morning. The LED string lights replace the harsh (and small) security light... high enough to avoid tampering.

Here are some photos of the new chairs and tables, which were all donated by community members (some on this forum). New lights were also added to the Grove, thanks to partial funding from Downtown Dallas, Inc.

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Community members donated all 40 chairs + tables, and they will be going into Thanks-Giving Square this weekend (with volunteer help). Also, new outdoor lighting has been installed to brighten up the area in the evening.

https://www.facebook.com/events/131580214083558/

As a state agency, Texas A&M is exempt from any "municipal mandate". The same applies to UNT and its buildings in the historic districts downtown (they don't have to abide by any city historic ordinances). This is why the City of Dallas still owns the Municipal Building and will only ...

Seems like a strange excuse to close. Dallas restaurant The Palm, a shelter spot during the July 7 ambush, is closing https://www.guidelive.com/food-and-drink/2017/06/01/dallas-restaurant-the-palm-closing-shelter-july-7-police-ambush?_ga=2.173816416.2113562892.1496362612-1746600117.1459553838 Downto...

It's a good idea to upgrade and extend the APT to this development and the Convention Center (and even onward to the DART station), but that median station with skybridges is overkill. The benefits to the current APT layout is that it integrates so well with structures (and is for the most part hidd...

So Based on these numbers.. Dallas is slightly more Dense than Houston now. Dallas - 1,317,929 /340 land sq miles Dallas Density:3,876 Houston - 2,303,482/599 land sq miles Houston Density: 3,845 San Antonio - 1,492,510/460 land sq miles San Antonio Density:3,244 Austin - 947,890/297 land sq miles ...

The demand for parking in Downtown is always going to be high. So we will need these parking garages for a very long time. But that's just a fact. I think we all want Downtown to be primarily pedestrian oriented with residence living densely in the district. However, the demand for parking garages ...

Restoration work on the mosaics is underway. https://scontent-sea1-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/18301040_10212692181604138_5274844708563882908_n.jpg?oh=094fde666e5b6b49a6bb0214cb0eabe1&oe=59B53556 https://scontent-sea1-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/18275161_10212692182284155_6363410860334884281_n.jpg?oh=2d...

A subway in downtown Dallas? Here are three proposed routes https://www.dallasnews.com/news/transportation/2017/05/05/subway-downtown-dallas-three-proposed-routes The existing line will split near the Victory Avenue station and a new station would be adjacent to the Perot Museum. From there the rou...

I had Ascensión today. It was getting a nice bit of traffic.. I love this location and the design of the space. This location is brighter and more spacious than the Design District locale. Way better IMO. I love the improvements that have been made at the street level here.. My question is...when w...

Had to go see what the Jackson side looks like. There were a couple of moving trucks unloading. C-7qZgIXoAA3HKy.jpg Just me or does it look like a cheap fire station from this picture? Well, that was the old loading dock/kitchen space so it was never designed to be a welcoming entry. I believe resi...

I found this slide in my collection, taken shortly after the Statler opened (view from Commerce Street). https://c1.staticflickr.com/3/2837/34236542786_9dc8aac92c_z.jpg And if you want a reminder of what this end of downtown looked like 10 years ago (when I moved to the neighborhood), here are some ...

The first apartment residents at the Statler moved in today. https://scontent-sea1-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t31.0-8/18193229_1381397455277582_5084459742304977769_o.jpg?oh=1377cadfa36aee90e6bcb3e374bcec05&oe=5976220D Today, we proudly welcome our first residents. These urban pioneers truly understand our...

Parking garage complaints to start in 5...4...3...2...1... Another parking garage that will be difficult to convert to other purposes in the future. Is this a problem with Dallas code requirements? Other cities are planning for (or starting to think about)the future with their projects: https://www...

a rubber tire street car (not a bus, the route has to be fixed and permanent to truly spur development) run from Greenville Ave down to the arts district or even the west end. If you could combine that with functional sidewalks there would be tons of opportunities for quality development that would...

The DISD Headquarters building will be cleared away soon. In a city that can't see a future in its past, developer will tear down Dallas ISD's 63-year-old HQ https://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/commentary/2017/04/17/city-see-future-past-developer-will-tear-dallas-isds-63-year-old-hq ... Preservationi...

Meanwhile Oslo is ambitiously going car-free by 2019... “We just need to stop providing car parking everywhere, stop requiring it of builders and start removing on-street parking in congested city centers,” he says. “More parking always means more cars. We see that Oslo is building entire new reside...

West Plano's $3 billion Legacy West development has landed another big name business. Boeing will locate the headquarters for its newly formed global services division in the 250-acre mixed-use project at the Dallas North Tollway and State Highway 121. The aerospace giant will join Toyota, JPMorgan...

New restaurants at Plano's Willow Bend are happy with prime location, just don't mention the mall http://www.dallasnews.com/business/restaurants/2017/03/29/new-restaurants-planos-willow-bend-happy-prime-location-just-mention-mall The new Willow Bend food district, being constructed as part of a $12...

What alternatives do they have? Should they build something modern, with glass and metal, to contrast with the existing buildings? I think building something the size and design of the new Rolex building would be more offensive. Isn't there something to be said about architectural cohesion? Can no ...

Bring back the neon!

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what tower is that in this photo behind magnolia? i know thats the current placement of pegasus plaza. Never knew there was a tower that big before it. Southwestern Life Insurance Building, built in 1912 and designed by Lang & Witchell. At 16-stories and designed in the Sullivanesque style, in ...

Latest presentation with a lot of information here: http://www.dart.org/shareroot/about/expansion/d2/d2presentationmarch22.pdf With recommendations, seven (7) alignments remain for screening evaluation: – Pacific via Victory-Swiss d2presentationmarch22_Page_044.jpg – Elm via Victory-Swiss d2presenta...

I said in the old forum that my idea would be to replace the adjacent Pike Park with 3-4 highrises (one to replace the public housing, and 2-3 luxury market-rate towers built by private developers). Use the proceeds from selling land to private developers to put a brand new Pike Park which would be...

A few updates at Thanks-Giving Square: - The waterfall fountain in the Grove and main fountain have been repaired and now run pretty clean (the best in years). The side reflecting pools are the next ones to receive attention. Since the repairs involve updating all of the equipment, it's a big proces...

The model unit looks great. Remember when they said this would never work because of the low ceilings. IMG_1267.JPGIMG_1282.JPGIMG_1293.JPGIMG_1333.JPGIMG_1371.JPG The first units are now available in May. We'll see if they can get that lobby ready in 2 months. The residential lobby is on Jackson, ...

Here's an interesting article from 1983 stressing the importance of investing in subway over a transitway. Elm Street has always been a long-term plan. pl_002242017_0338_56529_884_Page_1.jpg pl_002242017_0338_56529_884_Page_2.jpg And a few others talk about the subway tunnel / station under 1700 Pac...

Vistra (fka Energy Future/Luminant/TXU) is moving to Irving. Anybody know how many employees and leased SF is departing for Irving? http://www.dallasnews.com/business/real-estate/2017/02/22/utility-firm-vistra-trading-downtown-dallas-office-new-headquarters-irving Not good for DTD. I'm guessing app...

According to this article (http://www.costar.com/News/Article/FDIC ... aza/105002), in 2008 TXU had 240,000 sq ft and FDIC had 309,000 sq ft. Space has been subleased from TXU to other tenants as well. I wonder what the current mix is.

Maybe it wouldn't be such a bad thing if this building lost a few floors of office space. It's due for an update, perhaps even a mixed-use conversion. Convert the plaza into a motor court and add a parking garage? That's the "update" trend lately. The ground level (especially facing Bulli...

Collin County homeowners say plan to expand Highway 380 is 'just a punch in the gut' Improving Highway 380 is a priority for Collin County. Already, two and a half miles of the roadway at the Frisco/Prosper border are being upgraded to a six-lane freeway with access roads. The $60 million project ex...

The Dallas Arts District is launching a radio station.

http://www.guidelive.com/music/2017/02/ ... -frequency

It's one of the most sustainable buildings in the area: http://www.energyplazadallas.com/sustainability/

350 of 3,000 people in the building will be leaving; hopefully they will be able to fill it quickly.

In Seattle there is now a proposed property tax to help address the homelessness issue. http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/mayor-ed-murray-proposes-property-tax-to-help-homeless-soda-tax-for-education/ The mayor acknowledged that while many are benefiting from a booming local economy,...

^^^ Or an even better idea... start to implement the guidelines established for Harwood Street in the Downtown Dallas 360 plan. Untitled Extract Pages.jpg At an 80' right-of-way, Harwood was designated as a Streetcar Boulevard to connect districts (15' sidewalk and streetcar lane on each side + 2 t...

^^^ Or an even better idea... start to implement the guidelines established for Harwood Street in the Downtown Dallas 360 plan. Untitled Extract Pages.jpg At an 80' right-of-way, Harwood was designated as a Streetcar Boulevard to connect districts (15' sidewalk and streetcar lane on each side + 2 tr...

I wonder how well Dallas is preparing for these changes... http://www.dallasnews.com/business/real-estate/2017/01/23/millennials-like-get-naked-issues-affectingthe-luxury-real-estate-market According to the number-crunchers at McKinsey, ride-sharing and driverless cars will reduce the space allocate...

Have you ever wondered why there are three grooves with windows spanning the height at the back of Dallas City Hall? https://dallasnews.imgix.net/backofcityhall.jpg?w=1200&h=630&format=jpg&crop=faces&fit=crop IM Pei designed an (unbuilt) expansion for Dallas City Hall. The building w...

Sink the current Deep Ellum Station below-grade (similar to Mockingbird Station) and the underground junction will have no conflict with vehicles. Of course, this would require a bus-bridge for several years during construction. Also, does putting the subway portal under I-345 cause future issues if...

For reference, here's the original "after renovation" proposal:

I agree that this is outstanding, but does anyone know how this group picked this location for such a project? This is an industrial neighborhood. There is no hoarde of residents clamoring for park land. So it's hard to see how the foundation could raise the money to do this. Yet they have proposed...

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