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Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings says city will offer incentives for Amazon HQ2 By Tristan Hallman, Dallas Morning News, 09-23-17 Mayor Mike Rawlings said Saturday that there is "no question" the city will offer incentives to entice Amazon to bring its second headquarters to Dallas. ... "F...

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DFW is probably one of the best locations in the US for workforce availability just because of how many are here, how deep the talent pool is and just the numbers that stream into DFW every day. ... I would argue that DFW offers a better strategic global location and ease getting in and out of here...

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GDP by metropolitan area for 2016 was released this morning by the BEA. Dallas/Ft. Worth ascended to the 4th largest economy in the nation, supplanting Houston/Woodlands in that spot, and jumping two places from 6th in 2015 to 4th in 2016! Dallas/Ft. Worth leapt over both Washington D.C. and Houston...

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Amazon has triggered a $5 billion bidding war — here are the [49] cities that are in competition for its new HQ by DENNIS GREEN, AOL Business Insider, Sep 14th 2017 5:15PM Article: https://www.aol.com/article/finance/2017/09/14/amazon-has-triggered-a-dollar5-billion-bidding-war-here-are-the-cities-...

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Houston’s Anything-Goes Business Model Under Siege After Harvey
By Christopher Flavelle and David Wethe, Bloomberg.com, September 14, 2017, 4:00 AM CDT

Article: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-09-14/houston-s-anything-goes-business-model-under-siege-after-harvey

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After Harvey, will Houston learn from its mistakes? By Nick Anderson, TribTalk, Sept. 11, 2017 This political cartoon is based on a 2016 investigation by The Texas Tribune and ProPublica into how unchecked development has worsened the Bayou City's flooding problems. The investigation found that man...

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Cord, where did that picture even come from?! It came from the Trinity Riverfront website. It is work that is being done by Stoss Architects in connection with City Design Studio to design how vibrant Dallas' core could become with a revamped Trinity River. The website has some really good stuff .....

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http://stoss.net/directus/media/thumbnails/bf167ca4788418e1c53cbba42512ee17.jpg?w=1280&h=1024&c=false Trinity River Front ... after Amazon HDQ 2 and Trinity River Parks spur billions in new investments! If there ever were an ideal, absolutely "golden", reason for Dallas to get its...

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http://ei.marketwatch.com//Multimedia/2017/09/07/Photos/ZH/MW-FT869_seattl_20170907143621_ZH.jpg?uuid=720013c0-93fb-11e7-8816-9c8e992d421e The sun sets over the downtown business area of Seattle. AFP/Getty Images Amazon spells out its ‘City Maker’ role in reshaping Seattle as it seeks a second head...

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This bodes well for Dallas over the next 3 years ... extremely robust growth in office job creation , a close second to NYC (which is nearly twice the size of our metro) and number four in all of the Americas! And we are kicking butt in office space completions - number one in all of the Americas an...

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Moody's Analytics estimates destruction to Southeast Texas at about $75 billion so far: Harvey's impact: This is how much it's going to cost Houston Jack Witthaus, Houston Business Journal, Aug 29, 2017, 4:45pm CDT Full article: https://www.bizjournals.com/houston/news/2017/08/29/harveys-impact-thi...

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And the City of Dallas is putting its money behind its rescue efforts to aid the coastal devastation: Dallas City Council Approves $8 Million in Emergency Funds to Help Pay For Evacuee Shelters, Relief Efforts By Tim Ciesco, nbcdfw.com, 3:39pm, 08-30-17 http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/Dallas-City-C...

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Moody's Analytics estimates destruction to Southeast Texas at about $75 billion so far: Harvey's impact: This is how much it's going to cost Houston Jack Witthaus, Houston Business Journal, Aug 29, 2017, 4:45pm CDT Full article: https://www.bizjournals.com/houston/news/2017/08/29/harveys-impact-this...

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This is a commentary by Ralph Bivins, a very pro-Houston booster and editor of RealtyNewsReport.com, bemoaning the location for the HSR terminal in Houston: http://realtynewsreport.com/2017/08/23/houstons-bullet-train-station-should-be-in-downtown-not-northwest-mall-commentary/ Quotes: "The mem...

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I fear that this project falls into the same category as Spire and Midtown--investors who acquire large, strategic blocks of land but who lack the skill or money to develop it, and who lack the good sense to bring in a partner who can do it. Anyone know of the validity of this project? It was specu...

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https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/GEdgIwkVDnxdqGhXvDnoDHXQFYI=/0x0:5628x3752/920x613/filters:focal(2364x1426:3264x2326):format(webp)/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/56202791/shutterstock_645106570.0.jpg Will hot housing markets in Texas ever cool down? The state’s winning streak may be a f...

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^^^^^^^ Excellent synopsis! In reality Ft. Worth is basically just another suburb of Dallas ... a larger one that is for sure due to it also functioning as a less expensive quasi-bedroom community to the west of Dallas, but essentially it is just another one of our suburbs that radiates from the cen...

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The Real Reason For the Resurgence of Streetcars in America (Spoiler: It's Not for Transport) August 12, 2017 by Suneet Zishan Langar, ArchDaily.com "In this six-minute-long video, Vox makes the argument that the primary reason behind the recent resurgence of streetcar systems—or proposals for...

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http://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5987/ca9e/b22e/3864/3200/0123/slideshow/3327_9603_170717_xfer.jpg?1502071410 New Renderings Revealed for Helmut Jahn's Upcoming 832 Foot Skyscraper in Chicago by Osman Bari, August 9, 2017, ArchDaily.com Updated renderings have been revealed for renowned archit...

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Saudi Arabia's plans to move past its dependence on oil to keep its economy from crashing: https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iy90HbImUOdg/v3/800x-1.png Saudi Arabia Builds Cities in the Sand to Take Economy Past Oil By Sarah Algethami, August 6, 2017, 4:00 PM CDT, Bloomberg LP After r...

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^^^^^^^ The following article is in keeping with what you posted: OPEC's Existential Sucker Punch by Julian Lee, July 30, 2017 3:00 AM EDT, Bloomberg Quotes: "You wait decades for an existential crisis, then two come along at once. At least that's how it must feel for OPEC's beleaguered ministe...

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Work Schedule: 10/16/2017 to 04/30/2019 Site Elevation: 470 Structure Height: 520 Total Height (AMSL): 990 https://oeaaa.faa.gov/oeaaa/external/searchAction.jsp?action=displayOECase&oeCaseID=339506204&row=123 ^^^^^^^ Wow, if that is the height of the tower that is very nice! At 520 feet tal...

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Another European country moving toward banning traditional combustion engines ... this time England with a goal of 2040. Britain to ban sale of all diesel and petrol cars and vans from 2040 Plans follow French commitment to take polluting vehicles off the road owing to effect of poor air quality on ...

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Ft. Worth can use some good news on the jobs front! General Electric to move up to 225 locomotive production jobs to Fort Worth from Erie, Pa. Tracy M. Cook, Business Reporter, Dallas Morning News, 07-27-17 Article: https://www.dallasnews.com/business/jobs/2017/07/27/general-electric-move-locomotive...

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^^^^^^^ Just contacted CoStar Group ( http://www.costar.com/about/contact ) to pose the question as to whether hotel and government data is included in commercial real estate numbers. CoStar is an industry paid subscription service that actually collects and collates all of the data that feeds Trans...

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Totally speculating here, but what about DMN, Belo, and DART, and ATT? I'm not sure if they're single tenant, but seems like they may be... off the top of my head anyway. There are likely others as well. Thanks. DMN True, for the moment, but not terribly significant. Belo - no. Moved out and sold s...

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When driving on the elevated portion of I-45 coming up to Downtown from the south the Lorenzo really makes an impressive statement with its LED lights changing colors ... you can't miss it and it really makes a person wonder what the heck is there. First couple of times I saw it I had to think about...

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This had already been posted a couple of days ago by Tnexster concerning Sam's Club and Trammel Crow losing the battle, but this is another piece of news with video on the celebration! Dallas Residents Celebrate Win Over Sam’s Club By Brooke Rogers | CBS11 News, July 20, 2017 5:38 PM Video and artic...

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http://lakewood.advocatemag.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/IMG_3561-1050x788.jpg Mockingbird pedestrian bridge finally falling into place Lakewood Advocate Magazine, 07-17-17 Article: http://lakewood.advocatemag.com/2017/07/17/photo-mockingbird-pedestrian-bridge-finally-falling-into-place/?utm_sour...

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http://lakewood.advocatemag.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/perspective-2-add-alt-1050x510.jpg Wondering about all that construction at the arboretum? Here’s what’s up. Lakewood Advocate Magazine, 07-17-17 Article: http://lakewood.advocatemag.com/2017/07/17/wondering-about-that-construction-at-the-a...

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I'm not sure how meaningful these numbers are. ^^^^^^^ They are not meaningful in a big picture view. The JLL report measures multi-tenant space only and does not include single tenant buildings in its numbers. There are a LOT of single tenant occupied buildings in Downtown Dallas that are complete...

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Talk about a stark contrast in a tale of two cities! This scenario was unthinkable 3 years ago ... Houston Worst; Dallas First in National Rankings of Office Space Absorption July 17, 2017 Realty News Report HOUSTON and DALLAS – Houston has worst office absorption in the nation while Dallas has the ...

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http://ww2.hdnux.com/photos/62/44/07/13255161/4/920x920.jpg Houston-based Webber building bridge to Texas Stadium site in Dallas By Katherine Feser, Houston Chronicle, Published 9:04 am, Tuesday, July 18, 2017 Webber, a Houston-based construction company, has been selected to construct a signature ...

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Honestly, I'd say this may have actually helped DFW in a weird way. Before the downturn, it seemed like Houston was our biggest competitor (in Texas) and we were basically neck and neck with them (they may have actually been ahead, depending on what you're measuring). Texas was booming, and people ...

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Businesses Band Together as The Cedars Sees New Life
Growth surging in neighborhood south of Downtown Dallas
By Ken Kalthoff, NBCDFW, 07-14-17

Video and article: http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/Businesses-Band-Together-as-The-Cedars-Sees-New-Life-434580943.html#ixzz4n5IFM1NL

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U.S. 500, 2017 The annual report on America’s most valuable brands, March 2017 Full article/pdf: http://brandfinance.com/images/upload/brand_finance_us_500_2017_report_locked.pdf This is an interesting annual report produced by "BrandFinance" that details the most valuable brands in the U...

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None of this is surprising, but I'm not concerned at all for North Texas. We are pretty diversified at the moment, and that doesn't seem to be changing anytime soon. The Oil&Gas industry has been in a slump for a while, and it hasn't hurt us all that much. Houston has been hit pretty hard, but ...

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Both RealPage's and CBRE's numbers show that we are building apartments faster than they are being rented, hence the concessions that were also mentioned in Steve's article, and the rising vacancy rates. ^^^^^^^ You are incorrect. Occupancy strengthened between quarters, going from less than 95% at...

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Dallas ranks # 10 in the world in number of Ultra-Rich When you click through the slideshow in this Houston Chronicle article from today it shows Dallas occupying the Number 10 spot in the world in the number of Ultra-Rich that live here, having increased by 5.4% year-over-year. Pretty heady showin...

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It's bad news for oil when Volvo goes electric By Chris Tomlinson, Houston Chronicle, July 6, 2017 .... Yes, adoption of hybrid and electric vehicles is happening faster than CEOs at major, legacy automakers could have imagined. And while low gasoline prices in the United States have discouraged Am...

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I'm a little surprised they aren't going forward with the residential tower. Maybe they will change their minds before too long. Downtown seems ripe for more residential options. ^^^^^^^ With Dallas hitting extremely strong numbers across the board - payroll growth, population growth, absorbing ren...

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According to CBRE, in the first quarter of this year, the market absorbed 55% of the units delivered -- 3,934/7,163. "With the arrival of these deliveries, occupancy has slumped under 95.0% for the first time since Q1 2015. Properties in lease-up continue to offer concessions including one-mon...

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Oil Exports, Illegal for Decades, Now Fuel a Texas Port Boom Crude from West Texas shale fields is increasingly making its way abroad as a pipeline system is expanded to take it to market through Corpus Christi . By CLIFFORD KRAUSS, JULY 5, 2017, The New York Times CORPUS CHRISTI, Tex. — In a twist...

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Oil Exports, Illegal for Decades, Now Fuel a Texas Port Boom Crude from West Texas shale fields is increasingly making its way abroad as a pipeline system is expanded to take it to market through Corpus Christi . By CLIFFORD KRAUSS, JULY 5, 2017, The New York Times CORPUS CHRISTI, Tex. — In a twist...

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France Plans to End Sales of Gas and Diesel Cars by 2040 By JACK EWING, JULY 6, 2017, The New York Times France is joining a growing movement to force the extinction of vehicles that run on fossil fuels, saying on Thursday that it would aim to end the sale of gasoline and diesel cars by 2040. The t...

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There's plenty of uses for oil and gas besides car fuel. But if something better comes along, the oil kings in Texas are more than foolish if they try to keep the state's industry artificially relevant. Invent a better battery, but don't politically prolong the death spiral of fossil fuels. While t...

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Volvo to Phase Out Conventional Car Engine Auto maker says all new Volvo models from 2019 will be fully electric or a hybrid https://si.wsj.net/public/resources/images/BN-UD098_35A43_OR_20170704160340.jpg?width=860&height=582 Volvo plans to phase out the conventional car engine, with all new Vo...

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We are long past that and growing more skylines farther away from downtown. Isn't that the truth! That genie's been let out of the bottle long ago! In Dallas proper we already have the equivalent of three satellite downtown clusters: * Galleria business district * High Five (Park Central) business ...

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https://si.wsj.net/public/resources/images/OG-AQ607_201706_G_20170628045841.gif Courtesy of Wall Street Journal, 07-01-17 Former British colony marks 20th anniversary of handover to China The above gif shows what a dramatic 20 years it has been for Hong Kong ... absolutely incredible the amount of ...

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