dukemeredith wrote:Local press seems to have reverted to calling the building the "First National Bank" building or simply referring to it's address: 1401 Elm.
Reviving the "Elm Place" name sounds dated to my ear -- but what say the forum?
Tucy wrote:Does anyone recall what their current completion deadline is (per their subsidy agreement with the City of Dallas)?
soco wrote:My apartment is across the street and overlooks what will become the amenity deck. There are workers reattaching the marble slabs to the podium and vertical supports. There also crews working on the amenity deck itself, the new structure that was built but not completed, and the vertical light panels. Last week there were five panels illuminated on the building's south side.
soco wrote:It was kind of a soft white glow. It wasn't nearly as bright as the building used to be. While I've seen the crews working on the white panels I could not tell what type of light was installed.
citygeek wrote:In the year 2525 the Drever opens!
By the end of 2020, Downtown Dallas will no longer have a single major vacant building. In the late 1990s, when attention of the public and private sectors turned back to Downtown with a loud call for revitalization, predicated on the fact that the city as a whole would not prosper without a strong core, our vacant building count was 42.
jetnd87 wrote:Pretty cool article summarizing the 1401 Elm project (probably need to stop calling it The Drever) and highlighting a few of the other projects swirling around downtown.
I gotta say, was in several Dallas neighborhoods today, including much of downtown, and it really feels like the entire city is under construction. That's obviously not including the projects that are in design phase (with the inevitable duds / no-shows). And still, the city seems to have nothing but potential. Talked to a friend today who said that Kaizen paid >$260/sq ft for their land by the Aquarium. To make any money on that price, they need to go big. Exciting time for us development/urban-minded Dallasites!By the end of 2020, Downtown Dallas will no longer have a single major vacant building. In the late 1990s, when attention of the public and private sectors turned back to Downtown with a loud call for revitalization, predicated on the fact that the city as a whole would not prosper without a strong core, our vacant building count was 42.
https://www.dmagazine.com/commercial-re ... -downtown/
lakewoodhobo wrote:..while DART consolidates to a smaller and less visible space inside the building.
lakewoodhobo wrote:Maybe FOX4 news would be interested in a studio like the one for WFAA in Victory Park. They could put a media wall at the corner of Akard and Pacific with a news ticker, and when not streaming news content it can recreate the mosaic art from different Sanger-Harris stores. DART needs a media partner anyway if they're serious about producing content for those new digital kiosks that they announced last year
Jay9398 wrote:lakewoodhobo wrote:Maybe FOX4 news would be interested in a studio like the one for WFAA in Victory Park. They could put a media wall at the corner of Akard and Pacific with a news ticker, and when not streaming news content it can recreate the mosaic art from different Sanger-Harris stores. DART needs a media partner anyway if they're serious about producing content for those new digital kiosks that they announced last year
Maybe you should tell it to Tim.
homeworld1031tx wrote:Pic is from the metropolitan. There appear to be architectural drawings stuck to many of the windows on the lower half of the building, so I guess they're already at the point of framing and building out at least the lower rooms
quixomniac wrote:Kinda random, but I was wondering if anyone knew anything about the old mural inside 1401 elm?
It was probably posted in the old forum, citing renovation that they were interested in keeping it.
Ive been looking for pictures online, but can't seem to find it.
Could have sworn it was a tree.
lakewoodhobo wrote:quixomniac wrote:Kinda random, but I was wondering if anyone knew anything about the old mural inside 1401 elm?
It was probably posted in the old forum, citing renovation that they were interested in keeping it.
Ive been looking for pictures online, but can't seem to find it.
Could have sworn it was a tree.
You can see a photo of "Money Tree" in this DMN story from 1954.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1uLH2BQ ... sp=sharing
quixomniac wrote:lakewoodhobo wrote:quixomniac wrote:Kinda random, but I was wondering if anyone knew anything about the old mural inside 1401 elm?
It was probably posted in the old forum, citing renovation that they were interested in keeping it.
Ive been looking for pictures online, but can't seem to find it.
Could have sworn it was a tree.
You can see a photo of "Money Tree" in this DMN story from 1954.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1uLH2BQ ... sp=sharing
Thanks! you guys are always on top of things.
I was wondering if they are still keeping it,
but now that i look at it, im not sure how it will fit with the modern look they are going for
One of the things I liked about the statler and the post office renovations is that they keep some of the old stuff in to remind people what it used to be. Since this was a bank, a money tree, where money literally grows on trees, is obvious. Also the street named after a tree, so it was good imagery. Dallas-Tex7878as-Money-Tree-Postcard-full-1o-720-99-f.png
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