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- 11 Jan 2021 15:05
- Forum: Urban Development
- Topic: West Dallas: Trinity Groves
- Replies: 137
- Views: 104357
Re: West Dallas: Trinity Groves
I love that it looks different from the usual glass box. Looks to be a nice building, maybe single tenant for a small to midsize company? I would love to see dozens of custom buildings like this replace parking lots around central Dallas targeting small to midsize corporate relos. Not every relo has...
- 09 Jan 2021 15:26
- Forum: Urban Development
- Topic: Harwood District: Bleu Ciel (390 FT / 33 ST)
- Replies: 308
- Views: 261102
Re: Harwood Int'l District: Bleu Ciel (390 FT / 33 ST)
Hmm maybe they worked with a company who will rent them out or use them as hotels for corporate clients? Like TheLanding. Usually companies like that will def buy a block of units and provide all the cleaning services and furniture, insurance etc. Good thought, but the sales were all to different b...
- 09 Jan 2021 15:22
- Forum: Urban Development
- Topic: Uptown: Cole Park Place Condos (3923 Cole Ave) (3 ST) - Completed 2018
- Replies: 18
- Views: 15281
Re: Uptown: Cole Park Place Condos (3923 Cole Ave) (3 ST) - Completed 2018
Here is the link: https://wallergrouphomes.com/properties/?propertyId=830501-sale&fbclid=IwAR3nj1S9GC9ZysoXuZHl4DNUdsCG5BYM2GZ05Ic1cQ4TT3ccL6ZMC6bPesQ I would like to see them try and move that early 1900s blue wood frame building but I doubt that will happen. The rest of the buildings are arch...
- 08 Jan 2021 21:52
- Forum: City Issues/News
- Topic: Uptown Dallas: Business Openings and Closings
- Replies: 636
- Views: 628760
Re: Uptown Dallas: Business Openings and Closings
Unbelievable. This city's leadership has learned nothing and has progressed zero. Why.... 30 years after implementing a mass transit rail system.... we are getting parking lots and gas stations next to mass transit stops and there has been zero effort to redesign zoning around transit stops to give ...
- 30 Dec 2020 10:05
- Forum: City Issues/News
- Topic: Hunt Realty, AT&T partner on lighting up Reunion Tower for New Year's Eve
- Replies: 16
- Views: 18795
Re: Hunt Realty, AT&T partner on lighting up Reunion Tower for New Year's Eve
People will find a way. I predict that cloverleaf patch of dirt overlooking downtown at Hampton and I-30 will be packed with cars to view this event. Actually it is probably the best place to see it, that downtown view at night is killer. Not having an official overlook point here is a missed oppor...
- 26 Dec 2020 20:56
- Forum: The Airports
- Topic: DFW Airport
- Replies: 420
- Views: 330460
Re: DFW Airport
I was poking around and found these designs for the Terminal F "Phase 1" project which is under construction now. It's basically an extension of Terminal D that will connect to the future Terminal F which is now on-hold due to COVID uncertainty. The designs look impressive. I'm hoping this...
- 22 Dec 2020 19:48
- Forum: Urban Development
- Topic: Oak Cliff Progressing
- Replies: 253
- Views: 193089
Re: Oak Cliff Progressing
Oak Cliff’s tallest high-rise sells for redo https://www.dallasnews.com/business/real-estate/2020/12/22/oak-cliffs-tallest-high-rise-sells-for-redo/ “He’s going to upgrade the building to be in line with the nature and quality of people in Bishop Arts today,” said broker J. Scott Lake of Davidson &...
- 15 Dec 2020 20:18
- Forum: Urban Development
- Topic: West Dallas: Unnamed Megatel Lagoon Development
- Replies: 12
- Views: 9225
West Dallas: Unnamed Megatel Lagoon Development
Megatel Homes, builder of the Soho Square townhomes development in West Dallas, has announced a project consisting of 4 5-story apartment buildings surrounding a crystal lagoon. These lagoons are becoming popular, and the company is also developing one in McKinney surrounded by single family homes. ...
- 08 Dec 2020 11:54
- Forum: Urban Development
- Topic: DISD Administration Building
- Replies: 37
- Views: 33691
Re: DISD Administration Building
Ross needs huge work. Pretty much a complete rebuilding of the entire road from the West End to East Dallas. A small road diet or streetcar line, better and wider sidewalks, new lighting and trees lining the street. It could be a major transit and pedestrian route if the city tried....
- 07 Dec 2020 17:10
- Forum: Urban Development
- Topic: DISD Administration Building
- Replies: 37
- Views: 33691
Re: DISD Administration Building
I hadn't been in this area in a while, but last night I drove by and saw that this project has progressed significantly, framed and topped out at 5 stories. It is called The Academic, developed by Leon Capital. https://leoncapitalgroup.com/portfolio-items/the-academic/ This is great to see after the...
- 03 Dec 2020 11:44
- Forum: The Parks, Trails, + Miscellaneous Infrastructure
- Topic: Downtown: Klyde Warren Park
- Replies: 228
- Views: 173208
Re: Downtown: Klyde Warren Park
Dazzling Dallas.
- 02 Dec 2020 11:33
- Forum: Urban Development
- Topic: Downtown Dallas Retail
- Replies: 445
- Views: 379297
Re: Downtown Dallas Retail
Have there been any announcements on tenants for any of these spaces, or are they all vacant at the moment? That's a solid amount of additional retail for this area, and it'll be nice once they are all filled up. I haven't seen anything released but how nice would it be to get one of Target's mini ...
- 02 Dec 2020 11:09
- Forum: Urban Development
- Topic: Downtown Dallas Retail
- Replies: 445
- Views: 379297
Re: Downtown Dallas Retail
Will the National be adding retail to the base of the tower? I haven’t read anything about any retail being signed to this project. I remember old renderings adding national brands but haven’t heard anything since the new owners took it over. Hopefully they’ll be able to attract some stores that ar...
- 02 Dec 2020 10:59
- Forum: Urban Development
- Topic: DTD: The National/Thompson Hotel (1401 Elm)
- Replies: 681
- Views: 590096
Re: DTD: The National/Thompson Hotel (1401 Elm)
Wow, restaurants on the 49th and 50th floors. Should be amazing views and hopefully a food experience to match. Now that Five Sixty at Reunion Tower is closed, are these the highest restaurants in Dallas? It's a bit strange that we don't have more high floor restaurants considering the attraction th...
- 16 Oct 2020 18:22
- Forum: Urban Development
- Topic: Deep Ellum 1.0
- Replies: 1020
- Views: 776503
Re: Deep Ellum 1.0
Cru Hemp Lounge, which was founded in Atlanta a decade ago by businessman and reality-show hanger-on Dennis McKinley, plans to open a location in Deep Ellum in December 2021. https://dallas.eater.com/2020/10/15/21517737/dennis-mckinley-opening-cru-hemp-lounge-dallas-real-housewives-of-atlanta-porsh...
- 21 Sep 2020 14:24
- Forum: City Issues/News
- Topic: DFW Economy
- Replies: 462
- Views: 427274
Re: DFW Economy
I’ve tried to ignore the drama between our current presidential administration and TikTok of China, but a recent quote from the president noted that Oracle and Walmart were going to buy TikTok and relocate the HQ to the US, “likely Texas.” Eventual employment in the US was stated to be around 25,000...
- 02 Sep 2020 22:49
- Forum: Urban Development
- Topic: Victory Park: The Victor (~453FT / 39ST)
- Replies: 177
- Views: 165703
Re: Victory Park: The Victor (~453FT / 39ST)
nimepac812 wrote:Does anyone know when the building will be available for leasing?
Preleasing should begin in November for Feb 2021 move ins. Studios should start at $1900+, 1 bedrooms at $2500+, 2 beds at $4600+.
- 21 Aug 2020 23:02
- Forum: City Issues/News
- Topic: Downtown Progress
- Replies: 358
- Views: 234692
Re: Downtown Progress
I was bored tonight and drove around Trinity Groves, Downtown, and Deep Ellum. It sure was crowded and lively. Downtown seemed almost as busy as before the pandemic, especially around the AT&T Discovery District. Deep Ellum wasn't as busy as a pre-pandemic Friday night, but it was still quite li...
- 21 Aug 2020 17:50
- Forum: The Parks, Trails, + Miscellaneous Infrastructure
- Topic: Trinity River Park
- Replies: 468
- Views: 448784
Re: Trinity River Park
A makeover for the ugliest building in Dallas The latest reason for concern is the selection, announced Thursday, of the architecture firms Weiss/Manfredi and Malone Maxwell Dennehy for the remaking of the decommissioned Jesse R. Dawson State Jail. New York-based Weiss/Manfredi will be the lead des...
- 03 Aug 2020 12:45
- Forum: City Issues/News
- Topic: DFW in the Media
- Replies: 82
- Views: 74831
Re: DFW in the Media
Thats awesome, great exposure, show is so popular on netflix right now I think so too, but we'll see. I'm on episode 2. If they follow the whole country fried redneck president killin' stereotype, it might be negative exposure. Anecdotally, many people I know think that "Dallas" killed JF...
- 01 Aug 2020 19:37
- Forum: City Issues/News
- Topic: DFW in the Media
- Replies: 82
- Views: 74831
Re: DFW in the Media
Thats awesome, great exposure, show is so popular on netflix right now I think so too, but we'll see. I'm on episode 2. If they follow the whole country fried redneck president killin' stereotype, it might be negative exposure. Anecdotally, many people I know think that "Dallas" killed JF...
- 01 Aug 2020 15:45
- Forum: City Issues/News
- Topic: DFW in the Media
- Replies: 82
- Views: 74831
Re: DFW in the Media
Thats awesome, great exposure, show is so popular on netflix right now I think so too, but we'll see. I'm on episode 2. If they follow the whole country fried redneck president killin' stereotype, it might be negative exposure. Anecdotally, many people I know think that "Dallas" killed JF...
- 01 Aug 2020 15:04
- Forum: City Issues/News
- Topic: DFW in the Media
- Replies: 82
- Views: 74831
Re: DFW in the Media
The new second season of "The Umbrella Academy" takes place in Dallas in the early 1960's (multiple years, 1960-64 since the characters time travel and are dropped off in different years). Some nice shots of the Downtown skyline in the background, while it's filmed in a neighborhood that r...
- 30 Jul 2020 00:11
- Forum: Urban Development
- Topic: DTD: The National/Thompson Hotel (1401 Elm)
- Replies: 681
- Views: 590096
Re: DD: 1401 Elm and Thompson Hotel
Love it.
- 29 Jul 2020 23:57
- Forum: Art + Sol
- Topic: Museum of Texas Art
- Replies: 3
- Views: 5768
Re: Museum of Texas Art
Maybe a Technology & Culture Museum too? I think I've mentioned the idea before. Document the invention of the microchip in Dallas. Other inventions like liquid paper, drive-in restaurant. Cultural icon exhibits like the State Fair itself, the origin and development of the city, exhibits on Neim...
- 21 Jul 2020 16:39
- Forum: Urban Development
- Topic: West Dallas Developments
- Replies: 185
- Views: 141436
Re: West Dallas Developments
Steve Brown calls it an apartment "block" which conjures up images of a typical stick built Dallas donut, but with 280 units on such a small parcel of land it sounds like we might get a midrise here. I'm guesstimating about 10 floors of apartments on top of 2-3 floors of garage? An undergr...
- 12 Jul 2020 23:58
- Forum: Urban Development
- Topic: Oak Lawn
- Replies: 810
- Views: 1321455
Re: Oak Lawn
Has anybody heard anything new about the Braniff hostess academy redevelopment at Wycliff and the DNT? I keep dreaming about a residential conversion (so I can live there) but last I heard it was going hotel and boutique office. Both of those real estate sectors are doing poorly, so I would think bo...
- 10 Jul 2020 17:06
- Forum: Urban Development
- Topic: Pegasus Place Tower
- Replies: 32
- Views: 21541
Re: Pegasus Place Tower
Yuck. I don't like the "refresh." It looks outdated. The original design is sleek and cool. Just clean it up and replace materials, but don't change the original architectural vision.
- 07 Jul 2020 12:22
- Forum: Urban Development
- Topic: Henderson Avenue Corridor
- Replies: 361
- Views: 285041
Re: Henderson Avenue Corridor
Someone should prank these NIMBYs, tell them that all their hard work and complaining has paid off, and the developer has scrapped their mixed use, walkable plans and will line the street with LOW density developments. Then, as the NIMBYs hiss and cheer, announce the new tenant lineup, drive thru re...
- 02 Jul 2020 23:19
- Forum: Urban Development
- Topic: Downtown Dallas: Newpark Dallas/Smart District
- Replies: 408
- Views: 244878
Re: Dallas Smart District
Wow, it looks like they're pretty serious about at least starting that One Newpark building early next year. I'd rather have the district start going up all at once rather than piecemeal, but at least it's a start. The modern architecture should be a nice addition. With such a grand vision, I wonder...
- 23 Jun 2020 20:57
- Forum: Urban Development
- Topic: Design District: Urby Dallas I + II (~308 FT | 27 ST)
- Replies: 281
- Views: 166448
Re: Design District: Urby High-rise Apartments
The tower design isn't my favorite but it's not bad either. It looks like 99% of what's going up in Austin and the gen Z seems to like that look.
- 29 May 2020 16:18
- Forum: Urban Development
- Topic: Downtown Dallas: 2200 Pacific
- Replies: 51
- Views: 40025
Re: Downtown Dallas: 2200 Pacific
Maybe there is a relo looking hard at central city. If so some of these FAA inquiries could make sense. If that's the case, I wonder who it would be and who would need that large of a tower? Tesla, CVS/Aetna, Verizon, Wells Fargo (rumored to be leaving SF), or maybe Amazon realized their mistake? T...
- 22 May 2020 17:18
- Forum: Urban Development
- Topic: Turtle Creek: 2743 TC (308 FT | 25 ST)
- Replies: 52
- Views: 39244
Re: TC Area: 2727 Turtle Creek Blvd
Whenever Mandarin Oriental decides to try to come to Dallas, we have a global economic crash.... True, but this isn't the development for which the Mandarin Oriental is/was slated. Which hotel is included in this development? So many hotels announced new projects at once, and it got hard to track.
- 22 May 2020 17:14
- Forum: City Issues/News
- Topic: New Census Population Estimates
- Replies: 307
- Views: 285955
Re: New Census Population Estimates
In looking at March 26, 2020 census.gov data, RELEASE NUMBER CB20-53, it shows Dallas County grew by 6,166 year-over-year July 1, 2018 to July 1, 2019: Population increased slightly, but only due to births over deaths. More live folks voting with their feet moved out than moved in. Fiscal 2019 birt...
- 21 May 2020 18:56
- Forum: Urban Development
- Topic: Turtle Creek: 2743 TC (308 FT | 25 ST)
- Replies: 52
- Views: 39244
Re: TC Area: 2727 Turtle Creek Blvd
Whenever Mandarin Oriental decides to try to come to Dallas, we have a global economic crash....
- 19 May 2020 21:25
- Forum: Urban Development
- Topic: The Swiss Tower/Lizard Lounge
- Replies: 14
- Views: 11771
Re: The Swiss Tower/Lizard Lounge
^hahaha the typos and mission statement about prestigious living... for some reason I was just reminded of a thread on the old forum... Does anyone else remember the Turtle Creek luxury report? Was that the Rosewood character? Oh wow, that was so long ago.... I think I was still a teenager when I s...
- 19 May 2020 19:38
- Forum: Urban Development
- Topic: The Swiss Tower/Lizard Lounge
- Replies: 14
- Views: 11771
Re: The Swiss Tower/Lizard Lounge
http://theswisstower.com/aerial_views.php This showed up on the Deep Ellum fb thread. Wouldn't the proposed D2 line go straight through this? I believe the tunnel portal would be right on this site. The renderings show the current DART station that will be removed, so I don't think this is recent o...
- 16 May 2020 14:59
- Forum: City Issues/News
- Topic: DFW in the Media
- Replies: 82
- Views: 74831
Re: DFW in the Media
If that were true, would Texas Instruments have settled for owning only a cross-licensing agreement about the intellectual property? https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Invention_of_the_integrated_circuit Even your own article says that Jack Kilby invented the first prototype at TI.The first microchip ...
- 15 May 2020 13:12
- Forum: City Issues/News
- Topic: DFW in the Media
- Replies: 82
- Views: 74831
Re: DFW in the Media
Nice to be listed. Also embarrassing to have had that much opportunity, be in that kind of company, and yet the city's lasting original contributions to global civilization are the Texas donut apartment block, graphing calculators, Mary Kay marketing mantras, and the inspiration for Outkast's "...
- 09 Apr 2020 20:11
- Forum: Urban Development
- Topic: Harwood District: Bleu Ciel (390 FT / 33 ST)
- Replies: 308
- Views: 261102
Re: Harwood Int'l District: Bleu Ciel (390 FT / 33 ST)
Does anyone know why Dallas isn't much of a high rise condo city? Also what building would you live in, all things considered? Also, I'd add that I personally think our highrise condo developers have not produced the best product/location in Dallas, which lead to not the hottest sales, and have cre...
- 10 Mar 2020 22:21
- Forum: Urban Development
- Topic: Downtown Dallas Retail
- Replies: 445
- Views: 379297
Re: Downtown Dallas Retail
I haven't been to the new Primo's in Uptown, but the initial Yelp reviews are terrible. 2.5 stars rating right now. The space looks nice, but the food looks ho-hum.
- 08 Mar 2020 14:40
- Forum: Urban Development
- Topic: The Cedars Developments
- Replies: 252
- Views: 211933
Re: The Cedars Developments
Looks like the HQ for Doublemint gum. We’ve all been asking for new condo inventory that isn’t ultra lux highrise.... and this is what we get? If this sells poorly (which it may with that design), then it sets things back. If they would have left off the horrible outlandish detailing and just made i...
- 22 Feb 2020 20:52
- Forum: Urban Development
- Topic: Victory Park 3.0
- Replies: 918
- Views: 759979
Re: Victory Park 3.0
Does anyone recognize what the left side of the table contains? Lots of towers but It has to be another area of town. It goes right over 35.
- 22 Feb 2020 14:24
- Forum: Urban Development
- Topic: Victory Park 3.0
- Replies: 918
- Views: 759979
Re: Victory Park 3.0
Is this an old development concept for the Northend apartments that I missed? I saw it on Facebook as the cover photo for a DMN article. It’s called “The Interweave.” Fitting name as it would weave together Uptown, Harwood, and Victory Park. I don’t want to speculate but it almost looks like indoor ...
- 20 Feb 2020 22:33
- Forum: City Issues/News
- Topic: DFW in the Media
- Replies: 82
- Views: 74831
Re: DFW in the Media
Samantha Brown created a Dallas episode of her PBS TV series "Places to Love." She did the city right, and it was a beautiful, authentic representation of our city. I feel like it will challenge outsiders preconceived notions of Dallas, and hopefully even some of our suburban residents who...
- 18 Feb 2020 12:14
- Forum: Urban Development
- Topic: Lower Greenville Development
- Replies: 179
- Views: 160603
Re: Lower Greenville Development
Good stuff. The neighbors are sure to go crazy but if they want the constant turnover of shops and restaurants in that area to stop, there needs to be a little density added. A medium amount of well designed multi family residential and some office will do this area a world of good.
- 14 Feb 2020 19:00
- Forum: Urban Development
- Topic: Cityplace East: ACS/Xerox redevelopment (The Central)
- Replies: 476
- Views: 1201562
Re: Cityplace East: ACS/Xerox redevelopment
Crazy to think most of that was supposed to be a Sam’s Club and fast food. So true. I was at the first community meeting with the developers after the Sam's Club was revealed, and was spewed BS when I asked them questions about their crap development and illegal zoning process. It feels good to see...
- 14 Feb 2020 18:20
- Forum: Urban Development
- Topic: Henderson Avenue Corridor
- Replies: 361
- Views: 285041
Re: Henderson Avenue Corridor
Uno Mas opens the 28th, Barcelona "sometime next week," and Enrique Tomas opened yesterday. Also, today, these rather large decorative lightpoles are beginning to be installed. I like them. I especially like that they'll make walking down Henderson feel much safer. I really like this choi...
- 14 Feb 2020 18:13
- Forum: Urban Development
- Topic: Oak Lawn
- Replies: 810
- Views: 1321455
Re: Oak Lawn
I miss the funky old houses on Lemmon, or at least the handful that were left at the turn of the century. If we had torn them down for something urban it might have been worth it, but what replaced these homes really set us back. Add the Avon apartment building to the list, replaced by a parking lo...
- 12 Feb 2020 20:44
- Forum: Urban Development
- Topic: Oak Lawn
- Replies: 810
- Views: 1321455
Re: Oak Lawn
That's some expensive paint. Could they not have installed colored tiles/bricks for $128k? Which would be way longer lasting than paint?