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Re: Downtown Dallas: Statler Hotel & Residences + Future DMN Offices (Old Statler Hilton + Old Library)

Posted: 31 May 2018 11:55
by cowboyeagle05
Yeah, the building I work in uses metal piping for all the sprinkler systems and the reason I know is I have assisted the servicing of them when pressure sensors go off randomly. I assume PVC is just the cheaper solution and not as likely recomended by the industry but when choosing the cheaper bid for work these things can happen and this is what can happen.

Re: Downtown Dallas: Statler Hotel & Residences + Future DMN Offices (Old Statler Hilton + Old Library)

Posted: 31 May 2018 17:55
by Arch-Image
Love to know who the Sprinkler contractor was. I tend to agree, no one hardly uses Blackiron pipe anymore as it is so costly as compared to using CPVC (everyone is calling it PVC but it isnt). As well the articles all keep talking about "Caulk". I'm not sure what they mean, are they talking about the joint sealant used to connect the pipes, or possibly the fire-caulk where the pipe penetrates walls. I don't know but as a builder, your sprinkler system coming apart is about the worst thing can happen to a building!

Re: Downtown Dallas: Statler Hotel & Residences + Future DMN Offices (Old Statler Hilton + Old Library)

Posted: 31 May 2018 23:24
by jsoto3
There are multiple causes of pvc/cpvc piping failures, mostly a result of installation, operational, engineering and/or product compatibility issues. I suspect in this case the "caulk" they are referring to is the wall penetration fire-stopping sealant. Improper application of the pipe/fitting bonding cement is also a possibility. There are some building products that have nothing to do with the sprinkler system itself that are potentially incompatible with pvc/cpvc piping, and when they come into contact they can degrade the material. It is for this reason that the GC on one of my projects will not permit cpvc piping to be used for fire sprinkler systems on their projects as a matter of company policy, even if the owner wants it, due to the potential for issues and the associated liability. I wouldn't be surprised if other GC's take a similar stance.

Detailed info or anyone interested:
http://www.californiasprinklerfitters.o ... asFail.pdf
https://cedia.net/insights/cedia-blog-d ... g-problems

Re: Downtown Dallas: Statler Hotel & Residences + Future DMN Offices (Old Statler Hilton + Old Library)

Posted: 10 Jun 2018 14:52
by mdg109
Fine China signage will look good at night. I'm happy they're adding trees too.

Re: Downtown Dallas: Statler Hotel & Residences + Future DMN Offices (Old Statler Hilton + Old Library)

Posted: 14 Jun 2018 10:28
by Tucy
maconahey wrote:Still just a giant hole in the ground
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Any updates on this one?

Re: Downtown Dallas: Statler Hotel & Residences + Future DMN Offices (Old Statler Hilton + Old Library)

Posted: 14 Jun 2018 10:30
by cowboyeagle05
It's moving you just have to tip your head over and see them still working.

Re: Downtown Dallas: Statler Hotel & Residences + Future DMN Offices (Old Statler Hilton + Old Library)

Posted: 15 Jun 2018 16:32
by maconahey
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Re: Downtown Dallas: Statler Hotel & Residences + Future DMN Offices (Old Statler Hilton + Old Library)

Posted: 16 Jun 2018 16:38
by Tnexster
That is very deep, much more than I was expecting. And....another crane added to downtown.

Re: Downtown Dallas: Statler Hotel & Residences + Future DMN Offices (Old Statler Hilton + Old Library)

Posted: 03 Jul 2018 12:58
by mdg109
Looks like Ramen & Bao is almost ready to open.

Re: Downtown Dallas: Statler Hotel & Residences + Future DMN Offices (Old Statler Hilton + Old Library)

Posted: 03 Jul 2018 13:04
by Tucy
Love what they've done with that building. Beautiful architecture and design.

Re: Downtown Dallas: Statler Hotel & Residences + Future DMN Offices (Old Statler Hilton + Old Library)

Posted: 03 Jul 2018 13:08
by mdg109
Progress shot of the mixed-use parking next door.

Re: Downtown Dallas: Statler Hotel & Residences + Future DMN Offices (Old Statler Hilton + Old Library)

Posted: 03 Jul 2018 17:06
by Tnexster
That is a seriously deep garage. Glad that went down and not up.

Re: Downtown Dallas: Statler Hotel & Residences + Future DMN Offices (Old Statler Hilton + Old Library)

Posted: 04 Jul 2018 08:02
by joshua.dodd
I really wish developers would build parking garages below ground instead of above as they have finally done with this project. Nothing looks worse than a tower sitting on a parking garage podium. We have enough of that garbage...

Re: Downtown Dallas: Statler Hotel & Residences + Future DMN Offices (Old Statler Hilton + Old Library)

Posted: 04 Jul 2018 08:09
by ContriveDallasite
joshua.dodd wrote:I really wish developers would build parking garages below ground instead of above as they have finally done with this project. Nothing looks worse than a tower sitting on a parking garage podium. We have enough of that garbage...



Absolutely agree. If only it didn't cost 10x as much to dig down.

Re: Downtown Dallas: Statler Hotel & Residences + Future DMN Offices (Old Statler Hilton + Old Library)

Posted: 04 Jul 2018 13:59
by DPatel304
I'd rather developers build above ground parking garages that are aesthetically pleasing and can be later converted into other uses such as residential.

Re: Downtown Dallas: Statler Hotel & Residences + Future DMN Offices (Old Statler Hilton + Old Library)

Posted: 04 Jul 2018 14:53
by Warrior2015
DPatel304 wrote:I'd rather developers build above ground parking garages that are aesthetically pleasing and can be later converted into other uses such as residential.

Yeah San Francisco does that well. They have nice parking garages that are covered up with art and or nice architecture and with lots of ground floor retail etc

Re: Downtown Dallas: Statler Hotel & Residences + Future DMN Offices (Old Statler Hilton + Old Library)

Posted: 04 Jul 2018 15:44
by DPatel304
I'm not sure why all cities aren't embracing this. It's cheaper and quicker than going underground and a decade or so from now when there is less demand for parking due to autonomous cars, we'll have extra space that can be converted into additional residential. Unless I'm missing something, I see no benefit to going underground knowing autonomous cars are the inevitable future.

Re: Downtown Dallas: Statler Hotel & Residences + Future DMN Offices (Old Statler Hilton + Old Library)

Posted: 04 Jul 2018 17:36
by tamtagon
Autonomous cars have to be parked somewhere. Sharing the autonomous cars certainly shows promise to reduce the number of vehicles per person are used, but the same used to be said about car pooling. On Demand Trip Taking, that's the behavior we seem to love and the behavior that will be serviced by fleet upon fleet upon fleet of autonomous cars.... parked in above ground and below ground parking garages.

Re: Downtown Dallas: Statler Hotel & Residences + Future DMN Offices (Old Statler Hilton + Old Library)

Posted: 05 Jul 2018 16:03
by mcrdal15
tamtagon wrote:Autonomous cars have to be parked somewhere. Sharing the autonomous cars certainly shows promise to reduce the number of vehicles per person are used, but the same used to be said about car pooling. On Demand Trip Taking, that's the behavior we seem to love and the behavior that will be serviced by fleet upon fleet upon fleet of autonomous cars.... parked in above ground and below ground parking garages.


We really shouldn't be counting on autonomous cars as the solution to all of our urban planning woes. The biggest urban planning mistake we ever made was designing our cities and towns around 1 form of technology and transportation system -- the car. Let's not repeat those same mistakes again. Multi-nodal transportation is the future and while autonomous cars are part of it, we shouldn't be ignoring the other options.

Re: Downtown Dallas: Statler Hotel & Residences + Future DMN Offices (Old Statler Hilton + Old Library)

Posted: 06 Jul 2018 08:40
by cowboyeagle05
^We shouldn't but Dallas city planning policy changes tend to be made based on development industry pressure and pressure has not been in the urban walkable areas as high as it is for more parking! If automated cars do eventually apply the right pressure we might see city funds used to do something with some of these garages if automated cars do cause the shift so many are hoping for.

Re: Downtown Dallas: Statler Hotel & Residences + Future DMN Offices (Old Statler Hilton + Old Library)

Posted: 06 Jul 2018 09:37
by tamtagon
Developers in Dallas should expect to contribute to a parks & recreation fund just like many other cities, and part of that contribution needs to rebuild the pedestrian environment. People still have to walk from their vehicle to the final destination.

The popularity of autonomous cars in the future will most likely have a symbiotic relationship to the pedestrian environment. Miles of parallel parking 'lanes' might need conversion for autonomous vehicle drop off, and these folks will need much better sidewalks.

I encourage the shuttle vehicles to become an important and premium priced component of public transportation, along with a variety of guided mass transit vehicles (buses, shuttles, streetcars, LRT whatever) but none of it will flourish without a great pedestrian environment.

Re: Downtown Dallas: Statler Hotel & Residences + Future DMN Offices (Old Statler Hilton + Old Library)

Posted: 06 Jul 2018 11:03
by mcrdal15
cowboyeagle05 wrote:^We shouldn't but Dallas city planning policy changes tend to be made based on development industry pressure and pressure has not been in the urban walkable areas as high as it is for more parking! If automated cars do eventually apply the right pressure we might see city funds used to do something with some of these garages if automated cars do cause the shift so many are hoping for.


This is a prime example of the corporate state dictating what happens in the public sphere. We need to move forward and get away from the mentality that "we work for the economy" rather than the "economy works for us." Eventually we're going to hit a major resource crunch. The current model of "endless growth in a finite world" is unsustainable. We need to bite the bullet and begin redesigning our communities around sustainability and create a new economy that fits within that mold. I fully understand the uphill battle this is going to be and in Dallas, it's incredibly difficult to plan for the basics of urbanity. If Dallas doesn't adapt, then it will be left behind.

Re: Downtown Dallas: Statler Hotel & Residences + Future DMN Offices (Old Statler Hilton + Old Library)

Posted: 09 Aug 2018 10:38
by cowboyeagle05
https://www.dallasobserver.com/restaurants/cheeseburger-bao-shines-at-the-statlers-randb-10996136

R&B's Cheeseburger Bao Is Fusion Food At Its Best

...Today, in the calm and empty Statler restaurant, R&B's daytime cook wraps an apron around her black shirt. The only sounds are Al Green’s “Love and Happiness” and the hiss of the griddle that follows an order of the Cheesebao-ger...

...Chef Angela Hernandez, who pilots the R&B kitchen at the Statler (alongside the recently-opened Fine China), doesn’t care about the definition of the word in this case...


The reason I posted this one because it seemed important since there has been no discussion on R&B compared with Fine China and the other places that have opened in the Statler.

Re: Downtown Dallas: Statler Hotel & Residences + Future DMN Offices (Old Statler Hilton + Old Library)

Posted: 09 Aug 2018 10:54
by DPatel304
I popped in to the Statler on Saturday and actually wasn't able to find R&B. I didn't spend too much time looking for it though, but this is definitely a place that's on my list of places to try out.

Re: Downtown Dallas: Statler Hotel & Residences + Future DMN Offices (Old Statler Hilton + Old Library)

Posted: 09 Aug 2018 11:46
by lakewoodhobo
DPatel304 wrote:I popped in to the Statler on Saturday and actually wasn't able to find R&B. I didn't spend too much time looking for it though, but this is definitely a place that's on my list of places to try out.


The entrance is on the outside to the left of Fine China. I've been meaning to check it out too.

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Re: Downtown Dallas: Statler Hotel & Residences + Future DMN Offices (Old Statler Hilton + Old Library)

Posted: 09 Aug 2018 16:37
by Tivo_Kenevil
The Statler has been a success. The painful development process has been worth it.

Re: Downtown Dallas: Statler Hotel & Residences + Future DMN Offices (Old Statler Hilton + Old Library)

Posted: 09 Aug 2018 22:54
by willyk
^^^They have done a great job of engaging the neighborhood and bringing street life to this end of EMC.

Re: Downtown Dallas: Statler Hotel & Residences + Future DMN Offices (Old Statler Hilton + Old Library)

Posted: 17 Aug 2018 05:21
by ArtVandelay
Have they delivered the 24 hour diner that was promised?

Re: Downtown Dallas: Statler Hotel & Residences + Future DMN Offices (Old Statler Hilton + Old Library)

Posted: 17 Aug 2018 17:43
by quixomniac
R&B is much cheaper than Fine China or the other dining options there. Great people watching spot, gets really eclectic late at night.

Does anyone know why the Statler is no longe lit up in blue? Is it because the blue lighting scheme can become annoying for people who live in the Statler?

Re: Downtown Dallas: Statler Hotel & Residences + Future DMN Offices (Old Statler Hilton + Old Library)

Posted: 17 Aug 2018 19:32
by Tucy
ArtVandelay wrote:Have they delivered the 24 hour diner that was promised?


Did they really promise a 24 hour diner? (The answer to your question is no, at least according to their website.)

Re: Downtown Dallas: Statler Hotel & Residences + Future DMN Offices (Old Statler Hilton + Old Library)

Posted: 17 Aug 2018 20:53
by DPatel304
I don't remember hearing about a 24 hour diner, but R&B seems to be the closest thing to fit that description.

Re: Downtown Dallas: Statler Hotel & Residences + Future DMN Offices (Old Statler Hilton + Old Library)

Posted: 18 Aug 2018 00:01
by itsjrd1964
There were early reports of a 24-hour place that would be part of the offerings. IIRR, Overeasy was what resulted from that, although nothing was said from them about trying to be (or wanting to be) 24-hour. That was disappointing, but surely some place will go the 24-hour route in DTD eventually. Not everyone works or eats during 'bankers hours'.

Re: Downtown Dallas: Statler Hotel & Residences + Future DMN Offices (Old Statler Hilton + Old Library)

Posted: 18 Aug 2018 15:27
by ArtVandelay
Tucy wrote:
ArtVandelay wrote:Have they delivered the 24 hour diner that was promised?


Did they really promise a 24 hour diner? (The answer to your question is no, at least according to their website.)


One of many articles mentioning the planned ground floor 24-hour diner:

https://www.dallasnews.com/business/rea ... -50s-flair

Maybe promised is not the right word but back in 2015, the concept was promoted. This sticks out in my mind because downtown could use a 24 hour diner.

Re: Downtown Dallas: Statler Hotel & Residences + Future DMN Offices (Old Statler Hilton + Old Library)

Posted: 18 Aug 2018 15:28
by DPatel304
I'd imagine it wouldn't be hard to make Overeasy 24 hours, correct?

Re: Downtown Dallas: Statler Hotel & Residences + Future DMN Offices (Old Statler Hilton + Old Library)

Posted: 21 Nov 2018 14:45
by maconahey
Finally coming out of that giant hole they dug for parking
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Re: Downtown Dallas: Statler Hotel & Residences + Future DMN Offices (Old Statler Hilton + Old Library)

Posted: 21 Nov 2018 16:27
by cowboyeagle05
The good thing is this creeps new development further East in the CBD. I still remember walking down Main Street fresh out of High School while I was attending El Centro. There was still a parking lot next to the Davis building. City Tavern was there I believe right where they recently moved out of on Main Street. Pegasus Plaza was the only modern park/plaza in many miles of Downtown. Buildings that would eventually become the Joule hotel had banners announcing businesses that never materialized. I used to walk all the way from El Centro to this end and turn around just after getting to University Center. Statler was always a curiosity for me even though at that time I didn't know a lot about it. Now there will more residents on the side of Downtown.

Re: Downtown Dallas: Statler Hotel & Residences + Future DMN Offices (Old Statler Hilton + Old Library)

Posted: 27 Nov 2018 09:28
by Tivo_Kenevil
maconahey wrote:Finally coming out of that giant hole they dug for parking
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What's the garage supposed to look like?

Re: Downtown Dallas: Statler Hotel & Residences + Future DMN Offices (Old Statler Hilton + Old Library)

Posted: 27 Nov 2018 10:36
by lakewoodhobo
Tivo_Kenevil wrote:
maconahey wrote:Finally coming out of that giant hole they dug for parking
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What's the garage supposed to look like?


I believe the final approved design is the one that took a slightly more mid-century look:

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All parking will be underground BTW.

Re: Downtown Dallas: Statler Hotel & Residences + Future DMN Offices (Old Statler Hilton + Old Library)

Posted: 27 Nov 2018 10:43
by Tnexster
That's a nice look, hope it comes out looking that good. Great to see something new coming out of the ground in that part of downtown.

Re: Downtown Dallas: Statler Hotel & Residences + Future DMN Offices (Old Statler Hilton + Old Library)

Posted: 27 Nov 2018 10:48
by Tivo_Kenevil
lakewoodhobo wrote:
Tivo_Kenevil wrote:
maconahey wrote:Finally coming out of that giant hole they dug for parking
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What's the garage supposed to look like?


I believe the final approved design is the one that took a slightly more mid-century look:

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All parking will be underground BTW.


Thanks. I forget about this little project. Looks a little mid century,not bad. Good infill

Re: Downtown Dallas: Statler Hotel & Residences + Future DMN Offices (Old Statler Hilton + Old Library)

Posted: 27 Nov 2018 23:21
by willyk
Going to have a nice view of Harwood Park too.

https://parksfordowntowndallas.org/harwood-park/

Re: Downtown Dallas: Statler Hotel & Residences + Future DMN Offices (Old Statler Hilton + Old Library)

Posted: 28 Nov 2018 07:31
by dukemeredith
Was there ever an update from the developer on whether units are going to be for rent or for sale?

Re: Downtown Dallas: Statler Hotel & Residences + Future DMN Offices (Old Statler Hilton + Old Library)

Posted: 28 Nov 2018 11:05
by cowboyeagle05
I have no evidence to base this on other than my own experience but I doubt they will be for sale.

Re: Downtown Dallas: Statler Hotel & Residences + Future DMN Offices (Old Statler Hilton + Old Library)

Posted: 19 Dec 2018 13:18
by maconahey
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Re: Downtown Dallas: Statler Hotel & Residences + Future DMN Offices (Old Statler Hilton + Old Library)

Posted: 21 Feb 2019 11:56
by maconahey
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Re: Downtown Dallas: Statler Hotel & Residences + Future DMN Offices (Old Statler Hilton + Old Library)

Posted: 21 Feb 2019 12:12
by dd_dweller
Update on what these units will be? Are they going to be apartments or condos? Downtown lacks new affordable condos.

Re: Downtown Dallas: Statler Hotel & Residences + Future DMN Offices (Old Statler Hilton + Old Library)

Posted: 21 Feb 2019 12:17
by lakewoodhobo
dd_dweller wrote:Update on what these units will be? Are they going to be apartments or condos? Downtown lacks new affordable condos.


They'll probably all be listed on Stay Alfred. https://www.stayalfred.com/search?searc ... umGuests=1

Re: Downtown Dallas: Statler Hotel & Residences + Future DMN Offices (Old Statler Hilton + Old Library)

Posted: 23 Feb 2019 11:00
by ArtVandelay
Just took a stroll by the building going up on Jackson St. and there’s definitely parking above ground - huge ramp going from ground level up. Did they pull a bait and switch and just throwing up a garage??

Re: Downtown Dallas: Statler Hotel & Residences + Future DMN Offices (Old Statler Hilton + Old Library)

Posted: 23 Feb 2019 11:05
by ArtVandelay
ArtVandelay wrote:Just took a stroll by the building going up on Jackson St. and there’s definitely parking above ground - huge ramp going from ground level up. Did they pull a bait and switch and just throwing up a garage??


Ok I found an article online that says there is residential parking on the second level and the units start on level 3. Whew.

Re: Downtown Dallas: Statler Hotel & Residences + Future DMN Offices (Old Statler Hilton + Old Library)

Posted: 26 Apr 2019 16:33
by maconahey
I'm guessing they're going to put up stick construction on top of this?

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