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mdg109

Thanks for the update! I'll definitely be checking out Harwood Tavern.

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There's no way we can compete on urban experience with the major US cities. We don't even have regular retail downtown. What I have noticed though, is a lot of people coming back from having lived in NYC and LA for several years, and really liking Dallas, not to mention people from smaller or compar...

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^Design District always feels very Addison to me.

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Nice to see this area cleaned up and renovated. It would be cool if the alley way had small shops/cafes like Melbourne's laneways.

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From yesterday.

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I'm not sure if I'm remembering correctly, but is there supposed to be a restaurant on the street level?

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Southpaw's last post about their move-in date downtown says Summer 2017. I wonder if they'll be able to finish by the end of the year.

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Since there will be more foot-traffic at the Statler, I really hope Main Street Garden can step it up on maintenance.

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The cool thing about Royal Blue is that they're also a coffee shop/cafe. Last time I was in Austin, they stayed open pretty late, and you could still sit down and get a sandwich and coffee. This will be pretty good to have downtown on the weekends.

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It almost looks like the fake facades off Disney's Main Street USA.

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Legacy West reminded me of The Shops at Parklane, where everything is facing inward, surrounded by massive parking garages. It would've been cool if they could've connected with Shops of Legacy. I went for lunch time, and overall a pleasant experience. Still, after reading all the articles, I was ex...

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At least there's potential retail on the ground level, and I'm glad that surface lot is gone.

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From the Downtown Monthly email:
"The new Cambria Tower Petroleum Dallas hotel at 1907 Elm St. is slated to open in December."

I didn't know this was going to be completed so soon.

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I believe residents enter on Jackson Street.

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I was there this weekend and the finish out is awesome. This is exactly the type of place downtown needs more of. I was there for a few hours working on a project. I talked to one of the servers, and they are planning on having outdoor seating. They're just working on the type of outdoor furniture a...

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I'm not sure about Mudsmith. It would be a while before they'd be able to move in. This pic is from yesterday.

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Freshii had outdoor seating at one point.

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I've driven through Oak Lawn so many times and never even noticed this development.

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That's so cool. I don't think I've ever seen this building with an active store front. Hopefully with these two towers getting done, something will get done with the Hart Building as well.

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I really hope it's not all internal facing. At the very least, Elm should have street-facing retail.

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345 is still such a barrier between DE and DT, especially at Elm, Main and Commerce. The only somewhat good connection is on Canton Street. Lately, if my friends and I are at Farmer's Market, we'll walk over to DE, cross at Canton, and it's actually pretty enjoyable.

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@DPatel I think the same thing every time I walk past that strip. But it will most likely be totally redeveloped. That mattress store, though...

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I'm really glad Salsa Limon removed the reflective film off the glass. The Mayflower looks a lot more inviting now. Does anybody know what's going on with Mosaic's retail? The Serj coffee shop seems like it has been in the works for a while. There's also some kind of yoga/meditation studio next door...

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So is 1907 Elm already being worked on? I thought they weren't going to start that until Corrigan Tower was completed.

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Side note: I noticed all the Fireside Pies signage has been removed from the Commerce St location. The space looks like it's ready to be finished up. Is FP still moving in?

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In the renderings, they've included the space between the museum and the masonic temple to be developed, which is cool. It also looks like they made Park Ave pedestrian-only. I'm not sure if this means The Stewpot will move their services to another street.

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I hadn't realized how much of the upper windows were covered up by the facade.

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I think it's great that it's next to Butler Brothers and it's taking over a surface lot. I'm a little over brand-new mid-century, but if the materials used are of good quality, then it will be fine. I wonder though if this area can support the ground-floor retail.

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With all the hotels opening soon, and the HRT station, I'm really hoping we get some stores downtown that are only found in big cities like Topshop/Topman, Uniqlo, CB2, etc. Also, I would hate for downtown to be filled with chains that can be found in every single suburb in America (Chili's, Cheesec...

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The rendering of the plaza area looks awesome. I like the all the seating options, sculptures, shade, mixed retail, etc. Looks like a great place to just hang out.

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Who designs this stuff? I don't understand what you're supposed to do here. SMH

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Yeah, decreasing the size of the walls would be the best thing to make it more inviting, especially on the Bryant St. side. Other than that, lighting would help. It gets really dark at night. Not sure if this would be a quick fix or not, but just maintaining the shrubs on the periphery.

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Yes. This building also has Lubben Plaza Park on the other side.

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I saw signs on the fence advertising restaurant space for lease.

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I wonder if they'll put signage on that small top tower.

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I live on Travis a block away, and, if I remember correctly, the notice letter sent from Gables did say retail facing Cole and the park would be open to the public.

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It's already dated. It looks like early 2000s. But I've learned never to trust renderings, so I'm still optimistic and hoping that there will be an open cafe facing the park. Fingers crossed.

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Yeah, I noticed the entrance to the 7-Eleven was cleaned up. It's not that noticeable, but it is an improvement.

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Does anyone know if they'll start construction on the Parking Garage next to the 7-Eleven once the Statler is completed?

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I found this in an article about Forty Five Ten:

"Michael Tregoning, chief executive officer of Headington Cos., said the developer owns 9.5 acres at the intersection of Ross and Field and is redeveloping other existing properties including nearby at 1217 Main."

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