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^ This will be the only vote on the projects that goes before the public. If this passes then the city has cart blanche to do whatever they want, including taking money that supposedly is going to fair park and redirecting to the convention center (or other projects). This has happened multiple time...

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^ If the Kingstons are involved you know there's probably something fishy going on.

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Cuban's Cost Plus Drugs -- looking good.

BTW, the filings and news reports that called this a rehab were wrong. This is totally new construction.

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Why Empty Offices Are Becoming Apartments in Texas’s Big Cities With workers continuing to stay home post-pandemic and housing in short supply, developers in the state’s largest metros are giving a second life to old buildings. https://www.texasmonthly.com/news-politics/downtown-offices-apartments-...

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^ The scam begins.

80% of the tax money will go to the white elephant convention center, but all you'll ever hear about between now and the vote will be Fair Park.

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^ It sounds like you're new to Deep Ellum. Here's the reality: Whenever crime becomes an issue, the city's modus operandi is to drive the victims and complainers out of the area. It's the easiest way of stopping the bad press. For example, the city's top law enforcement priority this year has been t...

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It really would have been nice to bury the DART rail line in Deep Ellum and then convert it to some sort of walking path or something. I think better connecting Deep Ellum to East Dallas would be more worthwhile than trying to connect it to the CBD. What's wrong with the Santa Fe Trail? https://www...

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^ Amen.

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^ Sad news. The tenant, Art Company, is a great small live music venue with both indoor and outdoor stages and a great outdoor area. It's like something you would expect to find in Austin.

It will be missed.

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^ My recollection is that it was Dahl, but who knows.

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The building was constructed in the late 40s/early 50s as the HQ for Employer's insurance. The architect was none other than the great George Dahl. It received a major facelift in the 1980s, which IIRC won some architectural awards.

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If you want to throw up in your mouth go look what Federales did at the corner of Malcolm X and Commerce. They totally gutted the building, even removing the roof and slab. Kept most of the exterior walls - then totally covered them up. Nothing of the original building is visible. I'm guessing that ...

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cowboyeagle05 wrote:I realized I like a museum of art more cause at least there the kid's cant touch things, and I wonder if there is even a market for a science museum that can appeal to adults.

I've been to two adults-only private events there, and both were very successful/popular.

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^ I noticed that the other day. I haven't heard of anything in the works for that property. Stillwater Capital bought in 2020. Their current project portfolio doesn't shown them doing anything I would call "urban". Among other things they're currently doing the PGA HQ and Link mixed use pr...

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https://www.wfaa.com/article/travel/british-airways-airbus-a380-arrive-dfw-airport-july-1-increased-demand-capacity/287-3d3375cd-8de7-4c1d-a6e7-dddfbda36bdf A rare, very big bird flies into town: A British Airways Airbus A380 is scheduled to land at DFW Airport on Friday More visits will follow, but...

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^ No recent news.

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^ Without knowing any of the details (or having even been to that mall in decades), my suspicion is that leasing efforts prioritize those empty spaces that aren't still collecting rent on.

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From DMN: https://www.dallasnews.com/business/rea ... east-side/

No renderings.

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International travel surge propels DFW Airport to pre-pandemic levels Booming foreign flying propelled DFW Airport to its first positive month of passenger traffic compared with 2019. https://www.dallasnews.com/business/airlines/2022/06/15/international-travel-surge-propels-dfw-airport-to-pre-pande...

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I guess that's better than the Dallas system of naming things after two-bit politicians (Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center, Ron Kirk Bridge) and crooks (Eddie Bernice Johnson Union Station, Al Lipscomb Way).

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The big question I have is why does Hawkins need to cross over I345 to Canton? The severe skew causes clunky bridges that could interfere with 2 possible deck park locations. Hopefully the city will rethink this. I suspect that this may be to throw a bone to the clueless "re-stitch the street ...

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Told to me in the men's room of an Arlington restaurant around 40 years ago:

Q: What's the one thing Fort Worth has that Dallas doesn't?

A: A major city 30 miles away.

Some things never change....

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You act like traffic is a bad thing. Traffic is a good thing. Hell, traffic is a GREAT thing! Traffic is people going where they want and goods getting where they are wanted. Traffic means economic activity. Traffic is the lifeblood of a city. One of the primary reasons for Dallas's economic growth ...

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^ Source?

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https://www.dallasnews.com/business/real-estate/2022/04/29/three-new-towers-will-add-to-uptown-dallas-building-boom/ Excerpts: "One of the biggest local commercial property firms has lassoed a prime building site near the Crescent where it plans to build a large office tower and two residential...

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Your boy sounds like a Grade A wuss who has never been on public transit in any large city "Matthew is an avid traveler who calls Los Angeles home. Each year he travels more than 200,000 miles by air and has visited more than 135 countries over the last decade. Working both in the aviation ind...

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Presented without comment, except to mention this is widely read airline industry/travel blog. MY (MIS)ADVENTURES ON THE DALLAS DART… Someone could have warned me that I probably should have avoided the Dallas DART (light rail) when traveling from DFW Airport to central Dallas. Then again, then I wo...

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Originally Qantas planned to uses 787s on the SYD-DFW route, but when that plane was delayed they used 747s and A380s as a temporary replacement -- only to find that not only were the larger planes filling up, but that they needed to add even more flights each week. This route has been a gold mine f...

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potatocoins wrote:I'm speaking as someone who almost never rides the DART, but those numbers certainly sound positive!

I'm not sure I would call this positive...

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They work so well in Dallas winds....

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Let the conjecture begin.... Top Amazon exec has moved to Dallas from the Seattle area One of the top executives at Amazon has moved to North Texas from the Seattle area. Dave Clark, CEO of Amazon worldwide consumer, moved to Dallas in the fall a spokesperson confirmed on Thursday. Business Insider ...

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Long overdue.

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Dallas’ Field Street is the new ‘center of gravity’ downtown The latest from Steve Brown https://www.dallasnews.com/business/real-estate/2022/01/21/dallas-field-street-is-the-new-center-of-gravity-downtown/ Is Field Street the new main street in Dallas? Billions of dollars in high-rise building pro...

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For those that don't know, there's a reason why Matilda was bus route #1. Here's some history on Matilda.

https://flashbackdallas.com/2018/04/20/ ... tcar-line/

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They killed Matilda?

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Major development is in the works for downtown Dallas’ landmark El Fenix property The more than century-old Mexican restaurant would stay put under the building plan. A high-rise real estate project is on the drawing boards for what’s considered one of the most prime development sites of downtown D...

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Atlanta developer plans downtown Dallas towers The Dallas Gateway project will include 700 apartments, a 400,000-square-foot office building and 45,000 square feet of retail space, Portman Residential says in its plans. https://www.dallasnews.com/business/real-estate/2021/12/28/atlanta-developer-pl...

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^ https://theretailconnection.net/wp-cont ... .22.21.pdf

"Coming soon spring 2022"

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^ Only top 5-10? We're slipping!!

https://www.keranews.org/texas-news/201 ... st-skyline

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New tower crane going up this morning. Looks to be at the "Good E" (God, I hate that name) development, though it might be nearby.

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The Dallas ordinance on ADUs is pretty complicated. A neighborhood has to opt-in to allow them, then you have to get a special permit.

Some background: https://candysdirt.com/2020/08/24/dalla ... questions/

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Campbell Centre had a cameo as "The World's Tallest Building" in the disaster-movie-within-the movie: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0074433/

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https://www.dallasnews.com/business/rea ... -district/

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Do these bars that are short-lived actually make financial sense? It seems like we've seen a few bars in Uptown that have popped up and only last a year or so before shutting down. From https://www.dallasnews.com/news/crime/2021/10/21/north-texas-nightclub-king-is-on-trial-for-allegedly-allowing-co...

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^ Why spend $1.3+ billion dollars to, by DART's own estimates, add only a few dozen new riders to the system per day? The two excuses are: 1) To add capacity. But why spend $$$$ to add capacity to a rail system that has lost ridership every year that it has been operational but one, except for years...

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The good news: The latest proposal keeps D2 out of Deep Ellum.

The bad news: They still haven't put a stake through the heart of this abomination.

https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/city- ... e/2773147/

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From 2007: https://www.dmagazine.com/publications/ ... arts-here/

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mdg109 wrote:My understanding of the homelessness issue is that you need both shelter and services (for the mentally ill and substance issues, et al) to start resolving it.

Name one U.S. city that has "solved" homelessness.

Not all problems have solutions.

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eburress wrote:How do your property values look now, NIMBYs? hahahahahahahahaha

I don't think they're too upset...

https://mensbook.com/6-most-expensive-n ... -in-dallas
https://www.neighborhoods.com/blog/the- ... -in-dallas
https://moneyinc.com/richest-neighborhoods-dallas/

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