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willyk

I think the HSR project could be an excellent infrastructure project to bring investment back into to Houston after Harvey.

BTW, does anyone know if the proposed station site flooded, as compared to downtown?

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New York Times Picks Denver https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/09/09/upshot/where-should-amazon-new-headquarters-be.html NY Times eliminated Dallas from the running because of our weak transit and bad congestion rankings according to the company INRIX: Atlanta, Miami, Dallas and Austin. Las C...

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The updates at TCC, FP and Chase will make a difference. I fear the laggards will be B of A and Renaissance, but EMC has become viable and unique and I hope that becomes their draw.

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The city is Dallas based on existing success stories. 50,000 employees does not mean PhDs and MBAs. It means tech savvy operational people. Those are the same people who are already fueling the successful Liberty Mutual, TDAmeritrade, State Farm, JPMorganChase, etc. projects. The people Amazon need...

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The old white warehouse building on the north side of the Shed has been demolished. I guess the final residential building is on the way.

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The City needs to do a better job of pushing these deals through. Dallas is not a blank slate like Frisco. Dallas needs investment to grow its tax base and the only opportunities are urban redevelopments like this. The same thing happened at Preston Center. If people want the City and DISD to spend ...

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It does a good job of creating a lively retail destination on Main St. I see lots Instagram posts in it's future.

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But there is no major grocery store near Bishop Arts--correct? So the location is a good bet for any store. The cultural fit between CM and the BA crowd is icing on the gluten free cake.

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tamtagon wrote:I cant wait to be excited again when the hotel/train station complex renderings start!

TCR website says construction could start in late 2018. So we should start seeing station renderings soon.

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Wythe Hotel, Brooklyn done in a converted textile factory. Why not DE?

http://blondetigers.com/hotel-life-brooklyn/

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Deep Ellum isn't just a place anymore...it's a destination (No cynicism intended. This is the inflection point. Get ready for a river of OOT Money.) Jack White-backed concept to open new HQ, flagship store in Deep Ellum "Even though our customers tend to be way up north, at the end of the day w...

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That's an additional reason for using Young Street for the streetcar, city library, city hall, farmer's market, arts district, and convention center are all great places to run free transit to. This seems to be a bit of an If You Build it Scenario. The other routes will serve many more riders from ...

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So much action in the Arts District and on Ross. It's time for Lucy to do something...especially before Spire announces some half baked thing and screws up the market.

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I think these are very clever and innovative uses of the buildings. Ware is both catering to the natural population of the medical district and offering them something they can't get anywhere else. My initial reaction is that he can make this work. Much of this seems to be targeted at the doctors an...

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Gaston and Ross need drastic make overs for that to happen! Ross seems to be happening as we speak dontcha think? A turnaround on Gaston is hard to imagine. But Ross to Gaston, downtown to Greenville, plus the Henderson corridor, would be enough to make a nice neighborhood and connect everything to...

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tamtagon wrote:Finally, at long last, the end is in sight for East Dallas to continue as a suburban addition to downtown.

...yes! And to bridge the dead zone between downtown, Lower Greenville and Lakewood. Won't that be nice.

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Hannibal Lecter wrote:^ I think it's more a case of cheap dirt

...and freeway visibility.

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So if not professional buildings, what would succeed here?

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Way underserved for hotel and residential.

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Are there? I can only think of one... Hunt. What buildings am I overlooking? Totally speculating here, but what about DMN, Belo, and DART, and ATT? I'm not sure if they're single tenant, but seems like they may be... off the top of my head anyway. There are likely others as well. Thanks. DMN True, ...

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Is there a market here to turn some of these buildings into professional buildings like at other hospitals? Or do the County and University force their professionals to take space in captive buildings?

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Then the Katy Trail Connector will be the last piece linking the Trinity Trails via the Katy Trail all the way to White Rock Lake. Actually...right now you can: -Take the Katy to the south end of VP. -There you pick up the connector under I-35 to the Continental/Ron Kirk Bridge Park. -From there, p...

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I had forgotten about this proposal but it was mentioned on another thread. Something is wrong with this picture: -Southeast Asian Museum Site = 4.7 Acres -Perot Tower / B of A Site = 1.75 Acres What else should go here? (I do not oppose the museum. But there is an opportunity to do that and more.)

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Google Maps shows the old Pilgrim's Pride site as 2000-2400 S Good Latimer.

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Sam's Club was an incredibly stupid use of such a good site. Now TCC will make 10x the money with a mixed use development. The neighborhood should get a cut of the value they added.

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I would like to see the TJ's or Central Market move forward (or both). The neighborhood is ready.

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Great location. So much pent up demand for this. I bet they smash their projections.

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All great stuff, but the Plano project is much less expensive and still gets a lot of bang for the buck. Plano is simply converting a Texas U-Turn lane into a pedestrian bridge. This would be quite doable at Haskell/Blackburn. Plano City Council on Monday announced support for an application to the ...

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Plano is connecting Legacy West to Legacy Town Center by turning a Texas U-Turn lane over the Tollroad into an appealing pedestrian crossing. That would be a good thing to do here. The City would recoup the investment from the increase in property values on both sides of 75, plus all of the new inve...

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I would be surprised if KWP makes it into the bond package. The City sees that KWP and the Perot have plenty of private support and could raise this money themselves. There are plenty of other worthy projects that don't have a moneyed following that need the City's money or they won't happen. They w...

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City of Dallas construction is dropping through the floor. We've gotten 7,762 units (5,938 multifam) issued permits over the past 12 months. Compare that to a year ago, when we had issued permits for 13,525 units (12,091 multifam) over the previous 12 months. We haven't had as slow of a year since ...

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Does this developer have a record of doing anything of this scale? I am worried they are in over their heads and that is why nothing has happened here.

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The website says RBM will offer rentals. And that Local Press + Brews will have a spot on Houston open to the public. I was not expecting any retail here--this is very promising.

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We are entering a new phase of the cycle now: Uptown Overflow.

This is the stage when every project within one mile of Uptown is a success.

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DFW never offered its residents the option of a urban lifestyle until Uptown came along. Apparently there is plenty of pent up demand for this in a Metroplex of 6 million people. Developers getting these rents, even with this much new product entering the market, indicates that the Uptown market may...

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Saw more of the tile. Gonna be a looker.

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The Mayor's process would become politicized. If someone wants to tear down an old apartment building in a place like East Dallas to put up a new one, like the many projects happening today, they will have to run a political gauntlet over displacing moderate income renters with more well off renters...

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With all of the properties that have changed hands, I wonder why Factory is the only significant redevelopment to date.

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Well, one man owns a large portion of it at least the Lamar stretch. He has been pretty slow paced at developing it until recently when the Alamo and that new apartment block was built. He seems to be wanting to slowly phase in more development. Doesn't Mark Cuban own some parcels near by? Maybe th...

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We've got trouble, right here in River City, that's trouble with a capital T and that rhymes with B and that stands for Blonde. Bottled Blonde, Opening in Deep Ellum, Accused of Racism and Liquor License Violations in Chicago http://www.dallasobserver.com/restaurants/bottled-blonde-opening-this-summ...

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Three tasty reasons why you should live at the Dallas Farmers Market

http://dallas.culturemap.com/news/real-estate/03-21-17-dallas-farmers-market-living-at-harvest-lofts/#slide=0

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dd_dweller wrote:
Now I wish Elan Citylights new apartment tower would go up. This area needs a grocery store to walk to.

Yes

I am hoping once the Ascent is stabilized they move over here--but the neighborhood is more than ready. There are enough attractions to support several more towers.

willyk

It's odd because this appears to be the Hines site not the Hillwood site.

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Isn't it here simply because Dunhill owns most of the DD and its partners have the financial clout to get it done? No developer in their right mind would buy an isolated development tract here, and no bank would finance it, on an If You Build It theory. But as Dunhill's flagship for the redevelopmen...

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Deep Ellum is rapidly emerging as the rival to Knox for the best walking neighborhood in Dallas (and since the vibes are so different, both can be best). Easily more bang per block here than McKinney, Lower Greenville or EMC.

But with all this attention, they need to keep it real, that's all.

willyk

With most of the cement poured at Cinepolis and some of the new residential coming on line, I am looking for the buildout of the new retail to get started.

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The second of three cranes was removed today.

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It appears that the last floor has been poured for the garage and now steel is going up--for the theatre I am guessing.

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Pretty big challenge to design something that adds not detracts from the tower. I think they succeeded.

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The architect was seeking to evoke the image of a toothless grin.

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