DPatel304 wrote:I didn't know this existed, but that's pretty cool. I've never played Frisbee Golf, but I assume you have to bring your own Frisbees to play?
joshua.dodd wrote:Just wait for progress to start on the Southern Gateway. I believe that alone will add such improvement, not only logistically, but aesthetically to Oak Cliff. The deck park near the zoo will do such wonders.
ericthegardener wrote:Just noticed that this building near Beckley and Jefferson has just been torn down. It's a shame. I always thought it was a cool building.
We're not sure for what, but crews have begun preparing the retail pad(s) at the old Colorado Place Apartments at the southwest corner of Colorado and Fort Worth Avenue.
Like about a dozen other rumored sites in North Oak Cliff, months ago we were told that a "game changer" retail offering was planned, like an HEB store or (gasp) Central Market. Or Trader Joe's. But things went quiet after that and site plans showed a Lifetime Fitness.
Now Huffines Communities is looking at the more than 150-acre course as the potential site of a new home community in southern Dallas. The project with hundreds of single-family houses would be one of the largest such developments in years in southern Dallas.
Tnexster wrote:Storied Oak Cliff country club eyed for new Dallas housing development
https://www.dallasnews.com/business/rea ... ce=TwitterNow Huffines Communities is looking at the more than 150-acre course as the potential site of a new home community in southern Dallas. The project with hundreds of single-family houses would be one of the largest such developments in years in southern Dallas.
tamtagon wrote:What's wrong with the golf course? I'd rather keep the trees.
muncien wrote:Seems strange... Having homes in south Dallas surrounding a golf course seems better for property values than replacing a golf course with houses. But, I really don't know the area that well. Just seems like a step backwards.
Maybe converting the course to a nine-hole executive style course with homes lining the holes would be better. But, I don't see a house builder doing something like that. More likely, they'll mow it down flat and stick as many zero lot line 1800 sq ft homes in there as they can.
Picolé Pops owner Adrian Lara tells Eater that the forthcoming popsicle shop is set to soon open its first location in the Bishop Arts District at 415 West Davis Street, a stone’s throw away from Lockhart Smokehouse. A second location will later follow in Deep Ellum, near Pecan Lodge.
DPatel304 wrote:muncien wrote:Seems strange... Having homes in south Dallas surrounding a golf course seems better for property values than replacing a golf course with houses. But, I really don't know the area that well. Just seems like a step backwards.
Maybe converting the course to a nine-hole executive style course with homes lining the holes would be better. But, I don't see a house builder doing something like that. More likely, they'll mow it down flat and stick as many zero lot line 1800 sq ft homes in there as they can.
I'm sure what your saying is true, but isn't that the exact NIMBY mentality we don't want in Dallas? We need to encourage growth, rather than worry about the property value of existing homeowners. In most cases, the two go hand in hand, but I could see this being a bit of an exception. Then again, more growth will probably be better for the long term of this area as well, so I am in support of this project.
Perhaps there are a number of people interested in buying in this part of town, but would feel more comfortable with a new construction?
muncien wrote:I hear ya... I'm very pro growth as well. But I'd like to see growth in the south be done to increase values to help bridge the gap between North and South. Everything is so lopsided now. They mention the mayor's initiative in the article, but I really see better ways to accomplish this then simply wiping out a golf course and packing houses into it.
Maybe whatever they come up with will surprise me... I don't know. I really don't have any skin in the game down there, but I do with them the best. I'd love to see a better balance.
This time next year, give or take, there will be a new restaurant in a very old north Oak Cliff home — a home built in 1910 by the former chief justice of Dallas' 5th Court of Appeals who would become Dallas' mayor during the Texas centennial of 1936. For that, you can thank the Dallas City Council and the developer for which several council members had nothing but kind words when blessing his project — and its parking requirements — at the end of Wednesday's council meeting.
Matt777 wrote:Tearing down midcentury modern buildings for souless big box stores. Yay Dallas.
Tucy wrote:Matt777 wrote:Tearing down midcentury modern buildings for souless big box stores. Yay Dallas.
Are they tearing it down or renovating it?
"The opportunity exists for a new investor to reposition the asset through full renovation of the unit interiors to achieve rents on par with comparable assets."
California-based Maya Cinemas, which caters to underserved largely Hispanic communities, said Monday it plans to open a 14-screen first-run theater in the Wynnewood Village in Oak Cliff.
LA Fitness has also committed to a 34,000-square-foot fitness center, Brixmor said late Monday. It will be built near the center's new main entrance at Illinois Avenue. The new building will be built where an old vacant office building stood.
tamtagon wrote:I wonder if Wynnewood Village will evolve into 'the next West Village.' Catering toward the Latino/Hispanic side of things.
cowboyeagle05 wrote:They will spend the money on facade improvements, add the new tenants and sell to the next owner/operator/developer who will look at further changes. I doubt Brixmor is into this for more than what we see rendered above.
Tnexster wrote:Good to know, as for the small space for a coffee shop, maybe somebody else would pick that up like Ascension or some other local brew. I would much rather see a local over Starbucks.
Tivo_Kenevil wrote:Anyone know what this is about!?!?
cowboyeagle05 wrote:Were these buildings being torn down on Oregon Ave off of Beckley just south of 30? I am having trouble narrowing it down on Google Maps using the business name.
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