Addison wrote:Addison wrote:zblevinz555 wrote:I’m not asking this sarcastically, but I don’t understand the delays, the amount of undelivered projects in Dallas, when Atlanta is throwing up a 730 footer, Austin a super tall, and I know NYC vs Dallas is apples to oranges but they have a new super tall resi seems like every time you look at their skyline. Besides the obvious economic conditions, post pandemic lag, and those variables what is it with Dallas not being able to deliver on these big projects in a decent amount of time? Is it the unelected bureaucrats in Dallas? I’m jus sick of googling “new towers planned in Dallas” and get the same puff piece articles by SB. Sorry for the long rant just pisses me off lol
From my post in another thread:
1. Austin has very quick permitting & rezoning processes. In an era of high inflation and labor shrotages, time is money, and developers ain't got time to pussyfoot around for months with Dallas' slow & dysfunctional process.
2. I understand there are height restriction in downtown Dallas that don't really affect downtown Austin due to Love Field's proximity.
3. Downtown Dallas is not the geographic nor population center of DFW (for now, Addison, Carrollton and Irving are) and it's bleeding workers/companies. Developers take note of this and become convinced the demand isn't there. Meanwhile, downtown Austin *IS* the geographic/population center of its region.
The long & short of it (and probably not something many want to hear), expectations must be adjusted for Dallas developments. If folks are looking for massive pretty-looking skyscrapers or for Dallas to become some urban Disneyland, that's not happening any time soon.
And instead of wallowing in doom & gloom about the city's future, let's focus on the positives:
The broader metro area is still exploding with growth/development, the broader metro area remains an economic juggernaut, we're doing better than most metros to build much-needed housing and Dallas' core has made great progress with urban infill the past decade.
And as much as people criticize DART and specifically the Silver Line for its drawbacks, we're doing better than most non-coastal metros (excluding Chicago obviously).
I really don’t want to bring politics (or really just certain policy changes) into this, but I feel when these projects were announced and the economic conditions and policies didn’t change, we’d have new buildings to talk about by now. I know the pandemic played a role in the slow down, but Dallas was well positioned coming out of it. A flurry of corporate relos in 2021 was going on, but the market and economy took a turn for the worse. Companies were hesitant with an uncertain economy with a potential recession looming that led to companies slashing jobs like no other. Again, hate going to politics but in a broader sense I believe that has a lot to do with it.