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Drafthouse Las Colinas is not opening until February 2018, if not later.

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Sanctimonious Muslims exist but are probably not as relevant in a discussion of what could tank Dallas’s chances of attracting Amazon as sanctimonious Christians like Greg Abbott and Dan Patrick. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-texas-lgbt/texas-lieutenant-governor-calls-on-christians-to-support-b...

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Is it really that controversial to call some Christians out for having a holier than thou attitude towards everybody else? Especially the ones who support this bathroom bill. This is precisely my point. hahaha That could be fine and/or relevant, but talk of ruining civilizations? That part is simpl...

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Is it really that controversial to call some Christians out for having a holier than thou attitude towards everybody else? Especially the ones who support this bathroom bill.

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Parking info here: http://toyotamusicfactory.com/plan-your-visit/directions-and-parking/ Looks like garage parking for restaurant patrons should always be available and free. Maybe it wasn’t open because of construction - grand opening isn’t technically until December. I’ve walked around there. It’s...

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Even with some corporate relocations, I don’t know that claims of Texas’s economic strength and California’s economic weakness are supported by the data over the past couple of years. http://www.houstonchronicle.com/business/texanomics/article/Gov-Abbott-keeps-bashing-California-but-Texas-11202452.p...

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Thanks for linking the article. The article states something interesting at the end, “Gables has even retained a small building site at the west side of Water Street where the developer could potentially add a high-rise.”

Do it. High rise condos would sell like hot cakes. I’ll take one.

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Why no big hole here? Just because it’s all above ground parking?

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Took the wife to Thirsty Lion last night as people were arriving for the Dave Chapelle concert and was pleasantly surprised to find that Thirsty Lion validates parking for two hours even during events. I don’t know about any of the other places but that seems like it will be standard for restaurants...

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They probably meant in and out of the core. Boston is a completely different beast for sure. The T was my bread and butter for four years. Frequent stops, always busy, always felt safe, but damned if it didn’t stop running way too early at night. Here, even thought it’d be nice to take drat more oft...

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I really like the attempts to build up DART. But sunbelt cities don’t compete on the transit. They are built for cars and Dallas especially. That the light rail is large just shows how sprawling the metroplex is, not how great dart is. Anecdotes about taking the DART are most often about how slow it...

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Awful lot of groan-inducing pablum in that list. I’ll just highlight the one I groaned the loudest at: “home to the largest light rail” As this recent article makes evident, the DART is useless for most people, especially the ones that need it the most. https://www.dmagazine.com/frontburner/2017/10/...

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I’m thinking Atlanta. Boston is my second pick.

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Dallas also has UT Southwestern Medical Center which is one of the top medical research centers in the world. The most recent ranking has it at number 5 behind MIT. Of the top 50 institutions identified in this year’s list, 38 are in the U.S. High-scorers beyond the top three include the University ...

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tanzoak wrote:
I will scream if it's Atlanta. Philly, I can understand. Same with Boston. DC, I guess, but an annoying pick. Atlanta.. hell no.

Why not Atlanta?

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Not sure if Atlanta’s was actually posted:

https://youtu.be/LpvlxV8PUDA

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Philadelphia

https://youtu.be/feFPZXgF9ts

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Preservation of Dallas’s history and architecture is critical to maintaining its unique identity. Eagles Nest is a beautiful building. I’ve always wondered what it looks like inside. I hope everything that can be done is done to preserve it.

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I don't know if I would want a 1,500 footer in Dallas until two or three new ~1,100 footers set a foundation in the clouds. The last thirty years have brought no building taller than 560 ft (ok, 562’ if you count AMLI). Bank of America is likely to be the tallest building in Dallas for at least the...

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I've also noticed that the construction fence around the northern end of Water Street is down and they've even got ceiling fans on in some of the units. Leasing office looked like it was almost ready as well. Hard to believe when you look at the other end of the site. I dig that dark brick color th...

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Oh, Jeffress. That makes sense. That guy wouldn't accept evolution if his tailbone grew back the tail. Wilonsky does a great roast of the guy.

https://www.dallasnews.com/news/dallas- ... our-future

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Thanks for all the info . I guess palladium is that same company that had proposed the condos . Oh well.

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That's interesting. I've seen their former headquarters; I guess it's on that same bit of land in an industrial district next to Korea town, on Royal and Luna. They also have a creation museum just outside of Dinosaur Valley State Park. I didn't go in but I guess they have compelling evidence that d...

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https://s26.postimg.org/zagzygvx5/IMG_2345.png Does anyone know what this is? Drove by Lake Carolyn Parkway. This plot of land is on Lake Carolyn, facing the Orange Line Urban Center stop. Lots of dirt moving. There had been a proposal, maybe a couple of years ago, for twin condo towers to go there...

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This will answer all of your questions regarding lake Carolyn:

http://www.dcurd.org/lake-carolyn-frequ ... questions/

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>To be clear, the NYT hates Dallas.

Ha, I doubt the NYT much cares about Dallas one way or another.

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According to Dallas Observer, the reason the Foxworthy show is cancelled is because the Houston counterpart was cancelled and canceling this one is "out of respect." Anyway, wasn't that supposed to happen after Dave Chappelle on the 31st? I still can't see them delivering by that date.

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The parking for a while will be in the finished parking garage for the towers next door. But I cannot see how they finish the performance hall to a satisfactory degree before the first Chapelle concert. I wonder if they will move it to the Irving Convention Center or cancel "because of" Ha...

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With all due respect to Steve Brown, he's a terrible writer and an even worse reporter. He's one of the main reasons I can't bring myself to buy a subscription to DMN. Every time a business/real estate headline starts with "Construction Project kicks off" or one of those godawful corny att...

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I've been checking the Las Colinas store page on the Whole Foods website fairly often, and it's been updated recently, as well. It now says "opening Fall 2017" rather than "opening 2017"). And in all caps "NOW HIRING!" http://www.wholefoodsmarket.com/stores/lascolinas I...

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Bar Louie has a ribbon cutting ceremony open to the public on Tuesday, August 29th. http://local.irvingchamber.com/events/Bar-Louie-Music-Factory-Grand-Opening-RibbonCutting-Ceremony-3114/details Thirsty Lion Pub opening October 10. http://www.thirstyliongastropub.com/thirsty-lion-music-factory Also...

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Paywall blocks article but looks like Thirsty Lion won't open by Labor Day. Article says instead "late September."

https://www.bizjournals.com/dallas/news ... g-its.html

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Relevant article:

https://www.dallasnews.com/business/rea ... r-shortage

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It'll only partially open for September. The rest won't be finished for several months.

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I have a hard time believing that it's that high. What will be of DFW if housing isn't affordable anymore? $2000/month isn't unreasonable for someone making north of $70k/year. With combined incomes, it's not unreasonable for young professional couples to find "affordable" one bedrooms in...

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The show fountain is programmed to put on a water show in conjunction with some pre-selected songs with a variety of different types of nozzles. Zimmerman said there's "more nozzles," than average on this fountain — making it extra special. So special! This is the saddest puff piece I've ...

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That midrise is subsidized low-income housing, by the way. It's what happens when the city demands design. Though tbh the lack of design review is a godsend for TX, and I wouldn't recommend the tradeoff. You live in low income housing? That's fine, I've lived in low income housing before. Those tow...

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*Pssst* You guys. Most DFW townhouse developments are just as bland and blah as your typical midrise. They just hold fewer people. The development we are talking about is, to my understanding, a similar build to the one on the other side of Lake Carolyn Parkway. I've toured these townhomes. They ar...

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With Water Street, existing commercial and retail space, and Music Factory, there's no need for more commercial for the foreseeable future. There's a need for more people to live here to ensure those commercial services don't go away. If townhomes are what bring them here, great. Townhomes are, long...

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What's wrong with putting more townhomes there? There are plenty of other lots to put dense highrise condos/apartments.

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Tivo_Kenevil wrote:I wish this tower was at the very least 30 stories tall... Is there a height limit in this part of town?

Maybe it will be 30 stories. But very tiny stories.

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I don't know that anybody said "replace", I believe it's more about the rapid rise of an area that was nonexistent not all that long ago and where that area is going. It is hard to argue with a small area that is capturing more corporate clients than anywhere else at the moment. From Toyo...

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Where did I dismiss it as "just another suburb?" I'm saying that no matter how much development realistically occurs in Plano - even if it develops into a CBD more populous than Fort Worth (not worth betting on either) - it will not come close to replacing Dallas as the anchor of the regio...

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Legacy beating out Dallas? Forget pipeline, you're talking pipe dreams. Perot Jr.'s gotten into your head, saying that companies no longer want supertalls in the CBD and instead want to relocate to suburban campuses. In reality, the past 20 years have seen an urban renaissance. People and companies ...

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I'm so totally hoping in that booster club sort of way for the remaining real estate locked up in those 80/90s corporate fortress campuses redevelops with at least a few skyscrapers, breaking the 500' threshold. Getting this part of town firmly marked on the horizon would a good thing. I wish FW wo...

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Would 39 stories not do it for you?

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No one is going to put a 30 story building there. The Turtle Creek proposed tower you're referring to is around twenty stories.

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I'd go to all those shows. Except brad paisley and fucking Jeff foxworthy/Larry the cable guy. If I want to hear their albums, I'll go to the music section at Sears. That said, I do know people that would love to go to that.

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Technically, the proposed building is "in the middle of things". It's close to Victory Park, across from Uptown, down the street from the Arts Distict and Klyde Warren Park. I can't think of a better location. And let's not forget the large millennial population in the surrounding area......

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