Mid Elm Lofts

[cowboyeagle05]

They built a lot of stuff on top. I wonder if it's all resident-driven amenities now or also access is allowed from any ground floor tenants. Obviously, it took a lot of work on emergency access improvements because that's what held the city back from approving the use of these buildings above the ground floor for decades.

[tamtagon]

Sweet rooftop patio!

[mdg109]

Looks like the sidewalk may be opening soon.

[itsjrd1964]

I'm amazed at how well this looks. Too bad there isn't more of this all over the CBD.

[Tnexster]

I'm amazed at how well this looks. Too bad there isn't more of this all over the CBD.

It's a stunning improvement. Hope this helps set a new standard for future projects. I have not been up close but it just looks like the attention to detail, colors, materials and lighting have all been really good.

[DPatel304]

These are gorgeous! I honestly feel like there will be a lot of activity around here, once the new retail opens up here. From what I've seen, Main street seems to be decently lively on a regular basis, and, once word gets out that some new places opened up a block over, I can see a lot more traffic in evenings and weekends.

[Matt777]

Beautiful! Seems worth the wait. There's many of these type of buildings sitting underutilized in the East Quarter, surrounded by vacant land ready for infill. I hope that the East Quarter developers take as much care in restoring their buildings. There's a lot of potential over there unless they decide to stick with surface parking lots.

[Mr. Amsterdam]

Damn. I'm loving the sidewalk width. Not quite as wide as here in AMS, but it's a huge improvement, relatively speaking.

[Tivo_Kenevil]

Damn. I'm loving the sidewalk width. Not quite as wide as here in AMS, but it's a huge improvement, relatively speaking.

Awe... Amsterdam, what a great city. I am envious.

[mdg109]

@Matt777 You're right. East Quarter does have a lot of this same style of buildings. West End should be like this too.

[Mr. Amsterdam]

Damn. I'm loving the sidewalk width. Not quite as wide as here in AMS, but it's a huge improvement, relatively speaking.

Awe... Amsterdam, what a great city. I am envious.

I am envious of Dallas's housing supply. It's just a travesty over here, especially for those looking for student housing.

[dukemeredith]

Still more delays for this project. I remember City Tavern was supposed to open up here in June. It is now set to open at the end of September or early October, according to this article:

https://dallas.eater.com/2018/9/11/1784 ... -fall-2018

[muncien]

Still more delays for this project. I remember City Tavern was supposed to open up here in June. It is now set to open at the end of September or early October, according to this article:

https://dallas.eater.com/2018/9/11/1784 ... -fall-2018

City Tavern’s landlord, who also owns The Mitchell bar next door, wanted to open his own concept in the space.

^^^ This excites me! Glad to see something else is already in store for the old City Tavern place. Curious to see where it goes! But, new blood is always good.

[lakewoodhobo]

I was a little concerned when I read that City Tavern would only take up the street level, thinking the basement would go unused. Then I looked up the leasing brochure and realized that 1512 Elm doesn't have a leasable basement level like 1514 and 1516 Elm. Hopefully whatever takes those spaces makes full use of both levels.

BTW, 1516 Elm is pretty massive with a 4,149 sf street level and 3,866 sf basement.

[DPatel304]

Still more delays for this project. I remember City Tavern was supposed to open up here in June. It is now set to open at the end of September or early October, according to this article:

https://dallas.eater.com/2018/9/11/1784 ... -fall-2018

This entire project has been moving at an extremely slow pace, so I can stomach a few more weeks. I still haven't checked this development out in person, but, from what I am seeing, I am extremely pleased with the end result. Once all the retail gets filled up, this will generate a decent amount of activity here.

[mdg109]

I go every week to check on the status. Can't wait for the sidewalk to be reopened.

[cowboyeagle05]

The closed sidewalks for so long has been the biggest annoyance.

[mdg109]

Checked these out over the weekend. Sidewalk is now open. The interior shot is of the building next to Campisi's.

[itsjrd1964]

And Downtown Dallas Drinkers Rejoiced: City Tavern Is Back

The new location opened last week. Open daily 11am-2am. Interior pics and menu are posted with the article.

https://www.dallasobserver.com/restaura ... t-11546399

[dukemeredith]

Having visited earlier this week, I am happy to report that the service and food were excellent. Draught beer selection is still being on-boarded, but the place was still quite busy mid-week.

[dukemeredith]

The property flyer on CBRE's website shows another retail space is leased; one with a rooftop terrace.

Any intel on the forums on the tenant?

https://retailtxok.cbre.us/wp-content/u ... 032219.pdf

[mdg109]

I didn't see any activity on the street level of this one, but looks like a sky bar/bistro will be on the rooftop.

[DPatel304]

Thanks for all the updates on what is going on in Downtown. This is truly an exciting time to be living in Dallas.

[lakewoodhobo]

I didn't see any activity on the street level of this one, but looks like a sky bar/bistro will be on the rooftop.

Sky Blossom is soft opening on September 17.

70305038_666558620516171_5674241277982408704_o.jpg

[DPatel304]

Thanks for the heads up! I have a prior engagement, but I really want to try and make it to this.

[DPatel304]

So it turns out there was no soft opening today, and the place is still not open. I'm guessing the soft opening date was delayed at some point.

No big deal, I ended up checking out the Woolworth for the first time and had a good time there.

[DPatel304]

This was just posted to their Facebook page yesterday, so it's likely accurate this time around. I'm guessing that previous soft opening date was probably posted a while ago and they ended up getting slightly delayed.

[itsjrd1964]

This was just posted to their Facebook page...

Wow, that sure is a tall drink.

[mdg109]

Got a glimpse of the interior work being done on the building farthest east at Mid Elm Lofts. Finish out looks really nice.

[cowboyeagle05]

Damn, that does look good I don't even remember what's going into this space.

[Jay9398]

Bar/Restaurant named "Modern Vintage"