The Link at Uptown

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Re: The Link at Uptown

Postby mhainli » 11 Aug 2019 21:52

Think the “max height” has more to do with zoning.

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Re: The Link at Uptown

Postby Tnexster » 17 Oct 2019 10:54

There is equipment on site now. Looks to be some drilling going on but I am far enough away I can't really tell.

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Re: The Link at Uptown

Postby Tnexster » 13 Nov 2019 09:54

I'm surprised nobody noticed the crane going up here.

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Re: The Link at Uptown

Postby maconahey » 22 Jan 2020 12:12

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Re: The Link at Uptown

Postby texasstar » 03 Mar 2020 07:58

^ Great shot!

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Re: The Link at Uptown

Postby THRILLHO » 03 Mar 2020 15:21

I could not for the life of me find a vantage point to get a good picture of this development while I was wandering on Sunday :lol: Thank you Troy!

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Re: The Link at Uptown

Postby Tivo_Kenevil » 03 Mar 2020 16:09

Lots of potential in this area.

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Re: The Link at Uptown

Postby cowboyeagle05 » 03 Mar 2020 16:42

The march...continues filling in the gap between Victory Park and Uptown.
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Re: The Link at Uptown

Postby eburress » 03 Mar 2020 19:18

Yep, we're basically down to those two remaining mega developments which will fill the gap with exclamation points!

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Re: The Link at Uptown

Postby THRILLHO » 04 Mar 2020 13:31

Is there a development proposed for the parking lot next to the Link?

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Re: The Link at Uptown

Postby eburress » 04 Mar 2020 18:15

Yes, that's part of Hillwood's "Forum" mega development.

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Re: The Link at Uptown

Postby dallaz » 07 May 2020 14:00

Update: I just passed through the area. The building is at 4 stories now. Sorry, guys...I forgot to take a pic. :( Hopefully, I can very soon.

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Re: The Link at Uptown

Postby DPatel304 » 07 May 2020 17:49

Wow that's awesome! I haven't really been keeping up with development these days, but it sounds like most projects are still full steam ahead, which is great news.

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Re: The Link at Uptown

Postby cowboyeagle05 » 11 May 2020 13:26

Construction was never ordered to stop because of COVID on any project that I am aware of. It's more of a matter of banks or construction companies shutting themselves down.
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Re: The Link at Uptown

Postby Tnexster » 12 May 2020 13:44

Hopefully we can get a pic soon, there isn't a cam near by that might capture this one?

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Postby DPatel304 » 12 May 2020 13:51

cowboyeagle05 wrote:Construction was never ordered to stop because of COVID on any project that I am aware of. It's more of a matter of banks or construction companies shutting themselves down.


Oh yeah, I knew there was no order for them to stop. The economic uncertainity of the situation is what was really concerning me.

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Re: The Link at Uptown

Postby CTroyMathis » 12 May 2020 21:35

This evening:

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Bonus: The Victor in the background.

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Re: The Link at Uptown

Postby Tnexster » 12 May 2020 22:24

^Great shot!

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Re: The Link at Uptown

Postby mhainli » 12 May 2020 22:45

Yes.. very nice sunset backdrop..

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Re: The Link at Uptown

Postby Thymant » 13 May 2020 02:43

Very nice! It will be exciting to see what pops up next door!

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Re: The Link at Uptown

Postby clcrash19 » 13 May 2020 10:49

Thats a great shot, you can see the victory commons crane in the far background..

I'm just anticpating the harwood 12 building.. cant wait to see that one get started

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Postby exelone31 » 13 May 2020 11:36

Excellent photo, and it is wild to think that we've made a great leap in density in the last 5-7 years (IMO) but there's still so much available space there.

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Postby rono3849 » 13 May 2020 11:47

clcrash19 wrote:Thats a great shot, you can see the victory commons crane in the far background..

I'm just anticpating the harwood 12 building.. cant wait to see that one get started


Agreed. I had expected at least a new rendering of what the Harwood 12 Tower is going to look like.

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Re: The Link at Uptown

Postby mdg109 » 13 May 2020 12:11

Here are some close-ups.
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Re: The Link at Uptown

Postby DPatel304 » 13 May 2020 12:44

Great pictures!! This will be a nice bit of infill in this part of town.

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Re: The Link at Uptown

Postby Tnexster » 04 Jun 2020 10:37

Nice, making some quick progress. So glad construction has kept it going during this pandemic.

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Postby dalbert » 24 Jun 2020 14:19

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Looking north on Akard. Slots in nicely.
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Postby R1070 » 24 Jun 2020 16:01

I noticed that too. This is a good little infill project.

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Re: The Link at Uptown

Postby Tnexster » 25 Jun 2020 13:53

Amazing not a single car in that pic.

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Re: The Link at Uptown

Postby Tnexster » 28 Aug 2020 17:34

Looks like a ton of garage space. Have they started on the office floors yet?

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Re: The Link at Uptown

Postby R1070 » 28 Aug 2020 18:59

No. Still building the garage.

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Postby cowboyeagle05 » 29 Aug 2020 10:48

Well, it is a skinny building and since they ain't burying any parking they are betting on the high profile that comes with a parking garage as a booster seat. Can you imagine putting even half the parking underground how short this tower would be?
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Re: The Link at Uptown

Postby R1070 » 29 Aug 2020 14:01

With AAC losing parking as the area gets more infill, the parking isn’t such a bad thing. Hopefully it will be open to evening and weekend crowds to use.

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Postby cowboyeagle05 » 29 Aug 2020 14:57

Well the AAC is an interesting point cause the MAVS/Stars have contracts for how much parking has to be made available for their fans and the AAC center management company has similar deals as well which is why Hillwood who owns the parking lots and the AAC management sued each other a few years ago. That's when the city built that garage next to the DART station. So honestly Hillwood cant just fill in every lot with development without replacing the parking somehow whether that's by providing it in their new development or by building a public garage of some sort. This site isn't Hillwood but parking would be a way for them to make a profit im sure or someone like Hillwood could get an agreement in place to shuffle some spots into a private garage like this to loosen up grip on another lot.
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Re: The Link at Uptown

Postby DallasMan » 31 Aug 2020 11:39

Ha, gosh, that is a ton of parking

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Re: The Link at Uptown

Postby homeworld1031tx » 31 Aug 2020 23:11

DallasMan wrote:Ha, gosh, that is a ton of parking


Seriously, imagine having to traverse that, back and forth, to get to a top floor parking spot each day. Could easily eat up 5 minutes if you're doing it during a congested time.

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Postby R1070 » 31 Aug 2020 23:20

Wait until the 20 story garage is built next to the Ascent.

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Postby citygeek » 01 Sep 2020 06:33

Mind-numbing.....Cheap Dallas developers could screw up a wet dream!
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Re: The Link at Uptown

Postby The_Overdog » 01 Sep 2020 09:10

Seriously, imagine having to traverse that, back and forth, to get to a top floor parking spot each day. Could easily eat up 5 minutes if you're doing it during a congested time.


They can put a drive-thru shop on the first floor that only sells Dramamine.

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Re: The Link at Uptown

Postby Tnexster » 01 Sep 2020 12:47

Side note....the new Victory Park tower looks great from this angle.

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Postby Cbdallas » 01 Sep 2020 14:21

For me I will take a high rise with an above ground parking facility over an empty asphalt parking lot any day. In a perfect world they would build all the parking underground but the market drives the deal and dollars so I am fine if this is how we can infill all the empty parking lots right now. Decades later they will figure out a way to redevelop that parking if it is not needed and density is an issue.

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Re: The Link at Uptown

Postby R1070 » 01 Sep 2020 14:41

At least the garage gives it some height.

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Re: The Link at Uptown

Postby zblevinz555 » 16 Sep 2020 11:38

Does anyone have any updated pics? Can’t wait till this is done. For some reason I’m anticipating this project more than any other current/proposed projects. I think it’ll look really good at night with its sleek glass modern design.

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Re: The Link at Uptown

Postby R1070 » 16 Sep 2020 12:15

They are done with the garage and working on office floors now.

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Postby homeworld1031tx » 16 Sep 2020 13:03

R1070 wrote:Wait until the 20 story garage is built next to the Ascent.



Not familiar with this project - what exactly is it? Additional parking for AAC? Is the city doing it?

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Postby zblevinz555 » 16 Sep 2020 13:54

homeworld1031tx wrote:
R1070 wrote:Wait until the 20 story garage is built next to the Ascent.



Not familiar with this project - what exactly is it? Additional parking for AAC? Is the city doing it?



If your talking about the link project:

https://www.kaizendp.com/projects/The-Link-at-Uptown