tamtagon wrote:I wonder if a move to Houston is getting some thought, too.
tamtagon wrote:I wonder if a move to Houston is getting some thought, too.
Kelley USA wrote:It looks like Boi Na Braza Steakhouse is undergoing a change... It'll now be called BLAZE Brazilian Steakhouse. Not sure if it's a different ownership group, but the signs came down yesterday and new signs should be going up soon.
cp14 wrote:Has anyone seen this? The Residences on the 17 and 18 hole of TPC. Its condo complex.
https://www.theresidenceslifestyle.com
Looks like its already under construction. Sucks to be homeowners in Fairway Vista who used to have a view of the course. Was that area originally planned to be residential in the future?
Kelley USA wrote:According to the City Council Agenda, another Fortune 500 company or an existing Fortune 500 company already in Irving is looking to relocate / expand. There's an agenda item for an Economic Development Incentive which reads:
Impact: Approval of this economic development incentive agreement will assist in the reinvestment of 1925 W. John Carpenter Freeway in order to attract a Fortune 500 Headquarters operations seeking to expand its presence in Irving
The property in question is right next door to McKesson.
In exchange for a 75 percent reimbursement of all taxes paid on the building through June 30, 2038, the owner must procure a Fortune 500 tenant to move its headquarters to the building along with meeting a number of other criteria. These criteria include a minimum investment of $30 million in capital improvements, the construction of a 240,000-square-foot parking garage with 1,000 parking spaces and a minimum lease of 240,000 square feet by the company for at least 14 years.
Tucy wrote: All things considered, this looks likely to be new or expansion space for McKesson.
Kelley USA wrote:Something interesting caught my eye on the current City Council agenda... It's listed under Executive Session- something called Project Coast HQ2. Hmmmm….
Kelley USA wrote:Something interesting caught my eye on the current City Council agenda... It's listed under Executive Session- something called Project Coast HQ2. Hmmmm….
Tucy wrote:Kelley USA wrote:Something interesting caught my eye on the current City Council agenda... It's listed under Executive Session- something called Project Coast HQ2. Hmmmm….
I hope it wasn't this HQ2: "[*]https://www.bizjournals.com/denver/news/2020/06/23/marqeta-names-denver-hq2.html"
Kelley USA wrote:Tucy wrote:Kelley USA wrote:Something interesting caught my eye on the current City Council agenda... It's listed under Executive Session- something called Project Coast HQ2. Hmmmm….
I hope it wasn't this HQ2: "[*]https://www.bizjournals.com/denver/news/2020/06/23/marqeta-names-denver-hq2.html"
Looks like that particular project had the codename "Project Wade". Who knows what this might be. I see codename projects come before council all the time that never come to fruition.
Tucy wrote:Kelley USA wrote:Tucy wrote:
I hope it wasn't this HQ2: "[*]https://www.bizjournals.com/denver/news/2020/06/23/marqeta-names-denver-hq2.html"
Looks like that particular project had the codename "Project Wade". Who knows what this might be. I see codename projects come before council all the time that never come to fruition.
Would a project such as these carry the same code name in every city they are looking at? I would rather think not, as it would make it that much easier to learn who your competition is.
Kelley USA wrote:Tucy wrote:Kelley USA wrote:Something interesting caught my eye on the current City Council agenda... It's listed under Executive Session- something called Project Coast HQ2. Hmmmm….
I hope it wasn't this HQ2: "[*]https://www.bizjournals.com/denver/news/2020/06/23/marqeta-names-denver-hq2.html"
Looks like that particular project had the codename "Project Wade". Who knows what this might be. I see codename projects come before council all the time that never come to fruition.
I would love it if this had to do with Verizon opening an HQ2 at their Hidden Ridge development.
CTroyMathis wrote:Also, just google "Project Coast". Homework first even if it seems a no-brainer/simple harmless title. Always check, just in case. Like spell-check, with about an extra 4 seconds to read the headers that appear.
Back on it, though, I'll play and say maybe it's energy-related.
Kelley USA wrote:Well now we know the Fortune 500 company moving into 1925 W John Carpenter FRWY. Vistra Energy is relocating the space, so just a move within the Las Colinas area. I'm glad to see someone take this building though. I've always liked it!
https://www.dallasnews.com/business/rea ... -location/
Tucy wrote:Looks like they will be occupying about the same total square footage, in one location rather than two (or more).
TXGunLover wrote:Tucy wrote:Looks like they will be occupying about the same total square footage, in one location rather than two (or more).
It's a building with massive infrastructure... airplane resistent structure, hundreds of thousands of gallons of diesel fuel and water storage underground... It was built as a 90's datacenter after the Delta windshear crash... I wonder if they're using any of that infrastructure.
TNWE wrote:TXGunLover wrote:Tucy wrote:Looks like they will be occupying about the same total square footage, in one location rather than two (or more).
It's a building with massive infrastructure... airplane resistent structure, hundreds of thousands of gallons of diesel fuel and water storage underground... It was built as a 90's datacenter after the Delta windshear crash... I wonder if they're using any of that infrastructure.
Yeah, that's a perfect site for an electric utility company that absolutely can't lose business continuity. Energy Plaza had a giant V-12 backup generator (don't remember the kW rating, I just got a peek at it while working a construction project there and it was at least 8' from the floor to the top of the cylinder heads) that could fully supply their power plant command center, the emergency operations war room, and the energy trading floor, as well as the usual emergency lights and building safety systems. In the event of a massive blizzard icing over all of Dallas, the core staff could basically live in the building for like 3 days on the generator and manage the plants/power grid in coordination with Oncor up the street (they have a similar setup in their building off Woodall Rogers, but before they were legally separated from the rest of the old TXU, they were also in Energy Plaza, hence the massiveness of the backup generator).
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Other notes... Blaze Pizza is opening on MacArthur down from Gap and next to Freebirds. Sauce Pizza closed. Hated to see that. Place was really great! Also, Modern Market near Whole Foods will not be renewing their lease. The space is already being marketed. Jam & Toast has added a 2nd location and has taken over the space vacated by Smashburger at Las Colinas Village.
northsouth wrote:muncien wrote:TNWE wrote:
There was some discussion in the DART thread about it - the construction costs came in higher than estimated, and Irving needed some extra time to get the cash together.
The estimate for this station is totally ridiculous when you consider that the foundations and footings for the station were built with the original line, and the original steel was already procured. Does this have something to do with the rusting heap of metal next to the track split by Bachman station? Did DART's inability to shelter that steel make it unusable and contribute to the cost increase?
For years I have been staring at that pile of rusting steel and it was eating away at me as to why DART projects cost so much... This seems to be a great example.![]()
Don't get me wrong... I'm really glad we are finally getting this station. But, it just infuriates me how wasteful people are with other peoples money.
Aside from the metal sitting outside for years, there's an issue of station design. The old renderings from before it was deferred showed the station as having barrel-vaulted canopies, like North Lake College or Irving Convention Center stations nearby. However, if they were to use those parts now, construction would require extended shutdown of trains to allow for placement of the canopies over the tracks and overhead wires, something that would not be an issue if the station was built before the line opened. Switching to small canopies would prevent this; thus why they were used at Lake Highlands. I haven't seen any new renderings of the station, but I have to imagine they won't be using the old parts.
Kelley USA wrote:
The Levy Event Plaza Park on Lake Carolyn is wrapping up. Honestly, what a missed opportunity here. It offers very little, and IMO cheaply done and poorly designed. Could have been so much more!
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