Downtown Dallas: Adolphus Renovation

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Downtown Dallas: Adolphus Renovation

Postby willyk » 17 Jan 2017 21:20

I see that the driveway openings are boarded over. I guess this space is destined to become restaurant or retail. Any word on what the new offerings will be?


DBJ from last June:
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.bizjournals.com/dallas/news/2016/06/07/dallas-landmark-the-adolphus-hotel-entering-final.amp.html?client=safari

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Re: Downtown Dallas: Adolphus Renovation

Postby Dmkflyer » 18 Jan 2017 14:37

I've seen some pretty nice renderings for this somewhere out there and very recently.

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Re: Downtown: Adolphus Tower

Postby mdg109 » 27 Mar 2018 12:56

Renovated store fronts at the Adolphus:
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Re: Downtown: Adolphus Tower

Postby cowboyeagle05 » 27 Mar 2018 15:46

Thank goodness for the new owners. They saw potential in removing the carport and building out a series of ground floor activated spaces that will greatly increase the respect and attractiveness of this Dallas icon. The carport was just burning money. With a combination of the city allowing a previous car travel lane to become the new valet area. This property has been elevated to new heights and a positive contributor to Downtown.
“Growth for the sake of growth is the ideology of the cancer cell”

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Re: Downtown: Adolphus Tower

Postby DPatel304 » 27 Mar 2018 15:48

Yeah, this is quite a drastic change to the area. Hopefully it's a huge success for them and other buildings will take note.

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Re: Downtown: Adolphus Tower

Postby mdg109 » 27 Mar 2018 16:46

Also gives an incentive to walk down this part of Commerce while AT&T Discovery District is getting built.

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Re: Downtown: Adolphus Tower

Postby jrd1964 » 28 Mar 2018 05:06

Before this gets too far, mdg's pics are from the Hotel, not the office Tower (the original topic) on the other side.

I have seen the new entrance doorway, and it's quite nice and a pleasant surprise.

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Re: Downtown Dallas: Adolphus Renovation

Postby lakewoodhobo » 09 Apr 2018 13:32

Otto's at the Adolphus opens this week.

http://www.dallasobserver.com/restauran ... s-10556168

Also, another store in the works is called Commerce Goods + Supply. Assume it's a gift shop or something similar.

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Re: Downtown Dallas: Adolphus Renovation

Postby itsjrd1964 » 24 Aug 2018 19:43

No sooner than the French Room renovation is done, now the executive chef and the Food & Beverage GM there are gone. A new executive chef has been hired; he will debut a new menu in October.

https://www.guidelive.com/restaurant-op ... ew-chef-gm

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Re: Downtown Dallas: Adolphus Renovation

Postby Redblock » 16 Sep 2018 13:18

An article from the New York Times travel section.

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/15/trav ... eview.html

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Re: Downtown Dallas: Adolphus Renovation

Postby itsjrd1964 » 16 Sep 2018 20:08

Redblock wrote:An article from the New York Times travel section.

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/15/trav ... eview.html


Wow, brief, but nice. They didn't bad-mouth us for once.

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Re: Downtown Dallas: Adolphus Renovation

Postby dfwcre8tive » 18 Sep 2018 11:30

The Adolphus did a great job with their renovation. It's my hotel-of-choice now when staying downtown.

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Re: Downtown Dallas: Adolphus Renovation

Postby itsjrd1964 » 18 Sep 2018 21:15

It's too bad that so much $$$$ had to go into redoing the hotel, but that's what happens when you have a previous owner (or several) that don't put any $$$$ into a hotel. At least one or two I've worked for basically treated the hotels like ATM machines--nothing or little in return. And, at least for once, we have one of our oldest buildings treated like it should be--not as a next item on a demolition company's list.

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Re: Downtown Dallas: Adolphus Renovation

Postby itsjrd1964 » 11 May 2019 02:36

The DMN reviews 2 of the Adolphus' retail offerings: Commerce Goods + Supply, and Otto's Coffee.

https://www.dallasnews.com/business/ret ... ocery-bins

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Re: Downtown Dallas: Adolphus Renovation

Postby Redblock » 20 Dec 2022 05:20

Here is an existing thread about the Adolphus renovation. I suggest that a moderator merge the new thread into this one.