Dallas Fort Worth Urban Forum

The 72,000-square-foot project includes a small park and is [on Glass Street] just west of Riverfront Boulevard.

"We are building two new warehouse style buildings with the park between them," said Tanner Ewing with Ewing Properties Texas. "We decided to incorporate some type of green space to add more lushness down here."

One of the two-story buildings has already been leased to Planet Granite, a 42,000 square-foot high-end rock climbing and fitness facility.

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muncien wrote:The DD has an oppertunity like few other to create an awesome little network of pedestrian alley ways that link various business/resturaunts/lofts etc., if they repurpose their network of former rail right of ways. There are tons of them, and they all conveniently link to existing or prosed trails, and even the VP DART station. It is such a bummer that no cohesive plan has been put in place to take advantage of this asset.

muncien wrote:The DD has an oppertunity like few other to create an awesome little network of pedestrian alley ways that link various business/resturaunts/lofts etc., if they repurpose their network of former rail right of ways. There are tons of them, and they all conveniently link to existing or prosed trails, and even the VP DART station. It is such a bummer that no cohesive plan has been put in place to take advantage of this asset.

muncien wrote:The DD has an oppertunity like few other to create an awesome little network of pedestrian alley ways that link various business/resturaunts/lofts etc., if they repurpose their network of former rail right of ways. There are tons of them, and they all conveniently link to existing or prosed trails, and even the VP DART station. It is such a bummer that no cohesive plan has been put in place to take advantage of this asset.

The Design District is getting its first live-music venue. And it’s in Mark Cuban’s parking lot.
Concert producer and promoter Live Nation Entertainment Inc. is converting an empty warehouse along North Stemmons Freeway into a 1,000-capacity venue called The HiFi Dallas. It’s set to open in May, next door to the Dallas Mavericks’ practice facility along the freeway.

Tivo_Kenevil wrote:What's up with 80's lambo and the guy in a suit in the front of the rendering? Lol

And to make all that happen, they’ll have to help people navigate the short stretch of twisty, messy highway that divides them. “We’re working on a possible pedestrian path over here,” says Weeden. “We think that would be good, pre-game/post-game stuff.”

https://www.dmagazine.com/arts-entertai ... -district/

lakewoodhobo wrote:Per the D Magazine version of the story:

And to make all that happen, they’ll have to help people navigate the short stretch of twisty, messy highway that divides them. “We’re working on a possible pedestrian path over here,” says Weeden. “We think that would be good, pre-game/post-game stuff.”

https://www.dmagazine.com/arts-entertai ... -district/

The newest concert hall in town has rolled out its lineup of acts: The HiFi Dallas, the new venue in Dallas' Design District which boasts a fortuitous Mark Cuban connection, is set to open in May, with a lineup that spotlights local and regional acts, from Bowling For Soup to The Revivalists.

Currently under construction at 1323 N. Stemmons Fwy., the venue will open on May 15 with two Texas acts: a performance by Blue October followed the next night by Bowling For Soup.

willyk wrote:An interesting point of view on the DD...

Dallas Design District investors plan office project and restaurant

“The International has been at the top of our target acquisition list for years,” Quadrant’s Chad Cook said in a statement. “We are excited to integrate it with an additional 2.5 acres where we are planning jv a boutique creative office development.”

“We never imagined we would have the opportunity to control over nine contiguous acres in an infill submarket with the character of the Design District,” Cook said. “There is no other market in the Metroplex that provides this type of canvas with incredible accessibility and built-in cachet.”

“The Dallas Design District shares similar traits with other creative infill locations in Atlanta, Charlotte and Nashville, where FCP has experienced great success with our place-making capabilities,” said principal Erik Weinberg. “We believe the International is uniquely positioned to benefit from continued in-migration to Dallas as well as from the demand for attractive, inviting workspaces with sustainable design and architecture.”

https://www.dallasnews.com/business/rea ... estaurant/

exelone31 wrote:I took a look at the portfolios on FCP's site, and it looks like the Nashville one they referred to is likely a spot called Sylvan Supply (http://sylvansupply.com/). Looks pretty cool!

1715 Levee Street

Mixed use project within existing building. 8,754 sq. ft. total, consisting of 7,030 sf existing and 1,724 sf of new construction added to it. 3,155 sf will be single family residential (not applicable for ABP review) and 5,599 sf of office space.

Urbancowboy wrote:More residential in the Design District is needed. The DD location is great because of it's close proximity to West End and Victory Park. They just need to create some pedestrian and bike friendly walk-ways and paths.

Urbancowboy wrote:More residential in the Design District is needed. The DD location is great because of it's close proximity to West End and Victory Park. They just need to create some pedestrian and bike friendly walk-ways and paths.

dalbert wrote:

Urbancowboy wrote:More residential in the Design District is needed. The DD location is great because of it's close proximity to West End and Victory Park. They just need to create some pedestrian and bike friendly walk-ways and paths.

It's on the way https://theloopdallas.org/hi-line-connector-renderings/

After opening its first location at London's O2 arena last fall, TOCA Football will bring its second entertainment venue to the Dallas Design District.

TOCA Social will be a three-story venue that translates the company's soccer training technology into games for any skill level. The 56,000-square-foot venue will be located at 1313 Riverfront Blvd. and will also have food and drink service. It is expected to open in early 2023, the company said in a news release.

The Dallas venue will have four bars and 34 "boxes" for soccer-related games, described as the Topgolf of soccer.

TOCA started developing soccer training technology and opening facilities that utilize it to teach players of all ages. To date, the company has 15 training outposts. The company is using its latest capital raise to extend that number to 50 and expand into the entertainment venue business.

One of Dallas’ oldest business districts is the city’s newest office development market.

During the 1940s and 1950s, builders turned what had been part of the old Trinity River floodplain northwest of downtown into a thriving commercial district. Hundreds of small warehouse and office buildings were constructed in the shadow of the river levees near Riverfront Boulevard.

tamtagon wrote:When the remnant course of Turtle Creek is restored to a living part of the environment from Reverchon park to the levee, then the design district will have a focal point.

tamtagon wrote:When the remnant course of Turtle Creek is restored to a living part of the environment from Reverchon park to the levee, then the design district will have a focal point.

Tnexster wrote:

tamtagon wrote:When the remnant course of Turtle Creek is restored to a living part of the environment from Reverchon park to the levee, then the design district will have a focal point.

That would be such an amazing addition to DD.

Tivo_Kenevil wrote:More Office? Surprised none of these have a restaurant component.

Kelley USA wrote:

Tivo_Kenevil wrote:More Office? Surprised none of these have a restaurant component.

Actually all 3 of them do. The River Edge development has 10K sf of retail / restaurant space, Market Center has 45K sf of retail / restaurant space and the Boomerang development has 8500 sf of retail / restaurant space. All total, the 3 developments will have about 64K sf of new retail / restaurant space. If you look at the map, all 3 of these developments are within the same area and easily walkable to the next.