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Great news!!

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https://techcrunch.com/2020/05/21/facebook-hubs-remote-work/ Facebook announced three remote hubs today for Dallas, Denver and Atlanta. Doesn't sound a official office but still a physical workspace for employees and new hires to congregate and work together, would like this in the cbd area or clos...

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I walked by the site today. I didn't get a chance to take any pictures, but the development looks about the same as it was back in December when those last pictures were posted. Perhaps some work is still being done, but it doesn't appear to be significant to me.

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Nice shot! I love how Woodall Rogers barely looks like a barrier from that angle, and that will just be more true as both sides continue to develop.

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Looks like DFW won't be getting this one, but I'm happy for it to either go to Tulsa or Austin.

I don't know much about Tulsa, but I'd definitely like to see a popular company like Tesla go there and put them on the map a little more.

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I'm so glad that the god-awful Truluck's didn't stick around for too long! This is a great looking tower and a welcome addition to the area! I'm guessing the pandemic likely hastened the closing of Gold's Gym and, as a result, we are getting this tower sooner than expected. I wonder if the same will...

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Great pictures!! This will be a nice bit of infill in this part of town.

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Construction was never ordered to stop because of COVID on any project that I am aware of. It's more of a matter of banks or construction companies shutting themselves down. Oh yeah, I knew there was no order for them to stop. The economic uncertainity of the situation is what was really concerning...

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https://twitter.com/JudgeClayJ/status/1 ... 0651249667

Clay Jenkins and Eric Johnson both trying to lure Tesla to 'southern Dallas'. I wonder what site they are both talking about.

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Wow that's awesome! I haven't really been keeping up with development these days, but it sounds like most projects are still full steam ahead, which is great news.

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I'm thinking that was their plan all along, but previously they were planning to do it much more slowly and gradually.

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DART has put up a survey about their bus system revamp on their website. I'm not sure how much of an impact our entries will have, but it took me less than a minute to complete:
https://dartzoom.org/survey?fbclid=IwAR ... RnZ6Ue_Zgo

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I wonder if that simply means they are post-poning a 'grand opening' event, or if they plan to just keep the space blocked off? It sounds like the former, but it's hard to really tell.

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Yes!! I'm so glad to hear that, I'm looking forward to a few towers going up on Oak Lawn Ave.

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This looks great, and will really help East Quarter with the Uber/Good E development.

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Uber Discusses Plan to Lay Off About 20% of Employees
https://outline.com/Yf3CLV

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I appreciate downtown FW's success, but every time I visit, it feels like I'm at a bigger Firewheel. I agree, but there's nothing really wrong with that. You have to start somewhere, and it seems like it's a pretty big success, which will eventually lead to more development in the area. It seems ve...

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Totally anecdotal, but my UberEats has increased significantly since than pandemic. I'm guessing they gained a lot of new UberEats customers during all of this. In the short term obviously this won't be enough to offset the fact that hardly anyone is using regular Ubers and Scooters, but, in the lo...

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Tnexster wrote:So three cranes? Looks like everything moving ahead, good to see.

Good to hear! It looks like that's the case for a number of projects, so I'm glad this pandemic didn't put a major halt on the growth we've been seeing in Dallas.

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"There will be a really good mix of two-bedroom and three-bedroom units a more mature, professional audience will appreciate.” I'm glad to see the local economy seems to still be moving forward, and glad to see they are providing some three bedroom units, which might help encourage more famili...

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CTroyMathis wrote:Side note: https://twitter.com/CTroyMathis/status/ ... 9161481217

This is awesome. Is this your video? Looks like this happened last night?

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Yes, thanks for sharing!!

The elimination of 'beg buttons' seems to be a no-brainer for me. I've honestly never understood why we needed to have a button to begin with.

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Simply not true. https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/cases-updates/cases-in-us.html Yes, it is. Long Island, Westchester, and Rockland counties all have higher cases per capita than NYC. Blaine County Idaho, Southwestern Georgia, Colorado and rural Lousiana are also being hit especially hard....

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So, is picture number 1 circa 1986? In the picture Trammell Crow Center (then LTV Center) is still under construction. According to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trammell_Crow_Center it was completed in 1985. So figure 84-85. 1984 is correct: Like the rest of Dallas, we are facing uncharted times h...

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The negative Nancy in me says great if they bail out cause Uber doesn't do well in this shutdown and can't commit to Dallas hub anymore we will have an empty tower with an economy on life support. The positive is like yay a new shiny thing in Deep Ellum... Yeah, I'm a little concerned for Uber at t...

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The San Francisco-based company originally said it was halting all construction until next year but later indicated that work on an office tower under construction would continue as planned. Uber is postponing improvements to a single floor of a nearby 16-story tower that it’s now leasing, said spo...

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First off, I want to say that I hope everyone is staying safe out there during this time, and I hope for a speedy recovery for all those that are affected by this! I realize this is an 'urban development' forum and I realize that there is enough COVID-19 talk going on everywhere else in the world, b...

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quixomniac wrote:Hopefully the housing built and under construction will holdover Deep Ellum during this potential downturn.
Otherwise, Back to dark age Deep Ellum.

I'm afraid of this too. I really thought we had gotten out of the boom/bust cycle, but now I'm not as certain.

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I went out for a walk today, and I've never seen so many people out and about just enjoying the outdoors (and not being glued to their phones). It's unfortunate what the world is going through at the moment, but this is a bit of a silver lining here. It really felt like new people were discovering t...

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Jack & Ginger's opened today and I checked it out and had dinner there. I enjoyed the spot, the food was just alright, beer selection was good and it seemed like they had an extensive whiskey list as well. 77 Degrees was also open as well, but there weren't that many people there (then again, it...

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I had dinner at Jaxxon last night at the Discovery District. Very cool vibes, downtown prices (not surprised) and yummy food. Interesting menu choices but all really good. I think this is an awesome addition to downtown. Sat outside at the patio and it was incredible. everyone should give it a try....

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I didn't realize it was the same owners, that certainly makes sense.

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Volunteers Add Some Pizzazz to Pioneering Downtown Bike Lane
https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/vol ... e-11886354

I didn't realize this would be getting underway so quickly. Great news, I'll have to make it out to this area to check this out!

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The newbie is an Italian-American restaurant called Sfereco and it will open in the former Ramen & Bao space adjacent to the Statler. This is a brand new entity from Refined Hospitality Concepts, the company food & beverage entity from developer and Statler owner Mehrdad Moayedi. Primo’s MX...

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I can't remember the price point, but I recall these were pretty reasonably priced. I want to say they were in the $200s, possibly? That's what I meant by 'entry-level'.

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^ Are those condos? I recall hearing about some entry-level priced condos that were supposed to be built in the area. To be honest, I don't make it out to the Cedars that often, so I haven't really kept up with the development.

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That isn't stopping much taller buildings in Houston and Austin, even though they have much lower barriers to entry, and much smaller pools of institutional capital ready to compete for a property being sold at any given date, compared to the coastal markets. I don't know enough about Houston to co...

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Thanks for the update! Exciting to see more towers start to rise in the CBD.

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According to spokesperson Jacqueline O'Reilly, this location represents a brand new petite format that will be tailored to meet the needs of the building and the neighborhood. "It's a completely new la Madeleine experience," O'Reilly says. "We're bringing forward the famous recipes l...

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Haha.. well that was certainly fun while it lasted. I'm really hoping the developer does find some way to incorporate this into their future development though.

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Dallas' beloved La Madeleine French Bakery & Cafe is opening an exciting new bakery in Uptown Dallas, on the ground floor of High Street Residential's Residences at Park District, a new mixed-use development at 2100 Olive St. It's slated to debut in summer 2020. http://dallas.culturemap.com/new...

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Thanks for all the pictures! I'm excited to see some of these new towers start to gain some height!

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There was a pretty good turnout at the party today, some food trucks, a DJ, and a bunch of people taking pictures and having a good time.

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CELEBRATE THE LEANING TOWER OF DALLAS WITH A FREE PARTY ON THE LAWN SATURDAY 1-3 PM! - If you have been all about this #LeaningTowerofDallas, or if you haven’t yet been able to go by and sneak a peek and pic, then go by tomorrow afternoon for a free party by @discoverthecentral!! - The Central is t...

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Newest amusement for Dallas' crazy fun Deep Ellum: axe-throwing bar A new one of those axe-throwing concepts is coming to Dallas' carrrraziest entertainment zone: Deep Ellum. Called Whiskey Hatchet, it's a bar-combination-axe throwing place that will open on the southern edge of Deep Ellum, in a wa...

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They must be having a soft opening because friends of mine are there right now. Yeah, I've heard they are currently doing a soft opening. I tried to visit a week ago, but, on that particular day, they were only (soft) open during lunch hours. I'm not sure if they have expanded their soft opening ho...

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UPDATE 2-27-2020: Jaxon will open on March 2.
http://dallas.culturemap.com/news/resta ... wn-dallas/

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Haha, that is brilliant!

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