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dukemeredith

^ true. But, man, I can't wait until it's done!

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I'll try to snap some pictures this weekend.

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Y'all are crazy!

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If the renderings on Hilton's website are to be believed (second image), then I'm more than a little bummed that the elevator bank isn't being returned to original (first image).

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I stopped by on my walk this morning and took a couple pictures. The blue tile is... interesting.

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Visited Ascension this morning, and it was much larger than I expected. And I also didn't realize they had a full breakfast-lunch-dinner menu. I'm very thankful to have them here. I noticed not much was being done on the space that was previously announced for Gather Kitchen — has that fallen through?

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... wow.

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Sad news. I was excited to see what could come of that building.

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AIG leasing that much space in one tower would be great, but my impression is that they're eyeing suburban campuses. And Atlanta is favored.

https://www.bisnow.com/atlanta/news/off ... -70501#ath

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I'm at a loss over who might be potential anchor tenants to fill a new tower of this size...

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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 o...

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tamtagon wrote:That's the overall appearance and horizon impact I think would be nice punctuating NorthPark Mall.

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Crossing Ross Avenue is really no big deal. I do it twice a day, every day, and never feel unsafe.

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lakewoodhobo wrote:
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Thanks for all the photo updates, Lakewoodhobo!

Looks like they removed all the windows before the new paint. I only wonder how much longer before completion!

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There won't ever be a supertall in uptown because of FAA regulations. This site is probably the closest a supertall could possibly get to uptown. Also, the city is planning to extend KWP to field street , which will actually connect uptown to this site. I don't think this is accurate, since Woodall...

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If this building needs a giant garage like this, it makes me wonder how it ever got built in the first place with such a deficiency. Were all of the employees just expected to fend for themselves on the surface lots, and that's no longer competitive today? There are still plenty of surface lots aro...

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A building with even half that beauty and prominence would solidify this end of the Arts District. How so?...If anything I see a risk. Hopefully we avoid the Dallas way of building this skyscraper. All of the major Towers we have suck at the Ground level. They're fortresses. Hell the BoA doesn't ev...

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A building with even half that beauty and prominence would solidify this end of the Arts District.

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That's great news that only the top floor remains to be leased.

I wonder when it'll be complete. If only Steve would tell us...

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Here's the DMN article:

http://www.dallasnews.com/news/downtown ... n-15m-gift

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Since all the remaining options have Victory portals, maybe the South Asian Museum project will come back to life. . .

My hope (probably mistaken) was that they were waiting on D2 to see if their property would be impacted.

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Very interesting. Looks like the changed the orientation of the taller tower. Is that the residential component? In the original rendering, it looked like the length of the building was going more North/South, with the broad side of the building looking toward dt and the other side DE. Now it looks ...

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This is easy and simple for natural disaster survivors to spiral down into negative victim status. This was starting to come about to me, as well as whilst on one level I realized it was part of the natural recovery process. Humans are not built to deal with constant, irregular change on an ongoing...

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Who knows whether the person running their social media actually knows all the plans, but this was posted by The Drever's Facebook page tonight.

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Unfortunately, there still are a ton of strip malls along McKinney. But, as you can see from those pictures, dense high rise development is slowly encroaching and eating all the real estate up. Yep, it's just a matter of time. I'm personally excited for the tower which will be going in across the s...

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I know nothing about the current ownership - did they have any loyalty to Dallas before purchasing Neiman's ~15 years ago?

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Other residential towers proposed:
- AMLI Residential next to Fountain Place
- Flora & Olive lofts and tower

Redevelopments with residential component:
- The Statler (May 2017?)
- Corrigan Tower (Summer 2017?)
- The Drever (Fall 2018?)

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not that this "Pink Palace" is an architectural gem in any way, but Mary Kay Ash's former home is being torn down today to make way for another mansion. It's no surprise as the house has no no real architectural value in it's outdated nouveau classic design. (I'm glad patrons have embrace...

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lakewoodhobo wrote:Looks like Salsa Limon has soft opened... at least there were a few people that looked like customers after 2pm. Also noticed that a nail salon will be taking the other space on Akard so expect to see more of that ugly film removed from the windows.

Holy cow, that looks terrific!

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https://www.dmagazine.com/commercial-real-estate/2017/03/spat-between-drever-local-co-developer-winds-up-in-court/ The lawsuit doesn't seem like a big deal. More worrisome is their refininancing. Who is going to give Drever a lower-interest loan within the next month or two when the Fed is about to ...

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Two articles have been published today about the Museum opening this fall:

Star-Telegram
http://www.star-telegram.com/living/art ... 91108.html

D Magazine
https://www.dmagazine.com/arts-entertai ... core-park/

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A article in New York Magazine was published today about Turkish Mike and the Scion Hotel:

http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/20 ... trump.html

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Y'all, lets not get crazy.

I can't even fathom a strip mall coming downtown. Let alone across the street from city hall...

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I've hoped it'll turn into restaurant space — particularly once the park opens across the street.

I don't know if that's possible, though.

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If only 350 employees are leaving, what is the remaining occupancy of the building? The FDIC still offices there, I'm pretty sure, so that's a good chunk of space. I think fantasizing about turning the building into a mixed use redevelopment is a bit premature, unless the occupancy is otherwise abys...

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homeworld1031tx wrote:A forty story tower that only costs 25 million? That doesn't sound right

The $25 million is for the "Flora Street Lofts" part and not the luxury apartment tower.

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I wanted to start a thread in this forum about the homelessness dilemma. Last night, I saw the attached image on Facebook, and many commenters were heralding the great job of the DPD for enforcing the panhandling laws. Many of those same commenters also referred to the proliferation of "aggress...

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I saw this rumor on the Downtown Residents Counsel Facebook page. Anyone have details?

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$200 sounds like a steal vs. some of the monthly HOA fees at the lux condo towers.

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I haven't seen a thread specifically dedicated to Fountain Place.

There is a lot of work being done to the fountains right now. And the lobby refresh is eminent.

This rendering was posted in the lobby this morning.

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Quite a disrespectful response. I care, so the 'Nobody' claim is incorrect. I do agree, politics has no place here unless it is related to what we are discussing. In this case, it does. I'm sorry you were offended. This forum should be a safe place. Thank you Art, I agree, and appreciate your respo...

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If the motor court were smaller, this would be a home run, in my opinion. I can't wait for the rotunda to be turned into a restaurant.

FP, Trammell Crow, Chase Bank Building -- Ross Avenue is on fire.

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Intra-city relocation, from Cedar Springs Road to the Arts District: http://www.dallasnews.com/business/real-estate/2017/02/07/uptown-energy-firm-heads-downtown-arts-district-move An Uptown-based energy firm is making a move to downtown Dallas. EnLink Midstream Operating now has its head office on C...

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Pretty good showing. Definitely an interesting list! Their methodology and breakdown of weighting is interesting, too. Notables: (1) Austin (2) Denver (14) Charlotte (15) Dallas (16) San Francisco (20) Houston (23) San Antonio (35) Tampa (50) Atlanta (76) El Paso (80) NYC (83) Chicago (88) Los Angeles

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Now that the exterior renovations of Thanksgiving Tower are complete, I can't wait for the new retail spaces to open up!

It'll be interesting to see how Ascension and Mudsmith (if they're still signed on) will compete with one another.

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Tnexster wrote:Okay......how would that happen?

I'm only the messenger, so I can only speculate how it would happen.

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eburress wrote:Oooh, I like that glass color! It's so interesting, seeing how these developments come together. Thanks for posting the photos!

As pretty as the glass is in the picture, it's even more gray and smoky in person! I'm quite fond of it, myself. That color doesn't look like anything else around it!

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What's up with the Elm Street cooridor rehab project? I saw activity this morning at the site... It seems like this project has been going on for years ...When is it supposed to be done? It's really delayed... Someone connected with the project claimed recently on the Downtown Residents Council Fac...

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Everything inside the loop, plus Victory, Deep Ellum, Cedars, and possibly City Place should be considered local streetcar and be either free or very reduced. Fares checks aren't done in these areas anyway , so it's really a non-functional change for DART. I doubt any revenue will be lost as it's e...

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Why is it that everyone seems so shocked by a garage being added in the base. In Chicago either all or most new buildings have garages and even if they don't they usually have contracts with garages in other buildings because most people only ride the train for convenience and to save money. If som...

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