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The master plan for Cypress Waters continues to get refine, allowing for a little more detail of what's to come. The lastest version (updated last month) shows even more 'office' space than previous versions, which continues the trend seen lately. In addition, phase previously dubbed 'single-family'...

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Why is everyone so angry on this forum?? I know what we all need, we need pizza!! As in 400 Gradi- the Australian Pizza chain that'll open it's first US location at none other than 2000 Ross!! https://dallas.eater.com/2018/12/14/18140482/400-gradi-2000-ross-avenue-opening-dallas-arts-district Maybe...

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https://i0.wp.com/www.thetransportpolitic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Ridership-3-Change-in-ridership-by-major-region.png?resize=768%2C427&ssl=1 https://www.dmagazine.com/frontburner/2017/01/why-dallas-should-follow-seattles-lead-on-mass-transit/ One of the most telling things about this gra...

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Here's a couple thoughts on this... The two proposals for HQ2 that we have seen over the last few days (DFW & SDTD) show exactly what NOT to do, as well as exactly what 'to do'. We've all seen pretty renderings before, but I have to admit that these are quite good. Instead of waiting on some gol...

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Not a Typo: To Lure Amazon, DFW Airport Had a Plan to Offer Nearly $23 Billion Over 99 Years https://www.dmagazine.com/frontburner/2018/12/not-a-typo-to-lure-amazon-dfw-airport-had-a-plan-to-offer-nearly-23-billion-over-99-years/ Wow... Kinda glad this never saw the light of day. I remember hearing...

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Why is that? I can't even imagine that ramp (or Live Oak) even fit current TxDOT design standards. It seems more like the city should have more say in variances to design standards than TxDOT. These ramps need to go...

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For what it's worth... I remember seeing renderings for a massive mixed use project to be built on LA Metro's North Hollywood Station parking lot (back when I lived there). That was 20 and 30 years ago... Today, it's still a giant parking lot. lol

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Tnexster wrote:Those white/silver panels on the exterior are interesting and sort of resemble the exterior of Wyly theater, was that planned to be that way?

Too funny... It looks like something on one of those 'engineering fail' videos. I'm sure, once it's all completed, it'll look 'intentional'. haha

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The Flying Saucer has finalized a lease for The Sound... Not really that surprising seeing as the same company also owns Flying Fish & Rodeo Goat. That's a good addition! Awesome news! I'll be glad that one is in walking distance. You know... with Brinker International anchoring one of the key ...

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^^^^ Yes! Totally. I've said for years that Residential is the key to downtown. Leasing has always performed well... and with what is happening in Uptown (Ultra Luxury and chasing out the bars), I think downtown is well suited to thrive. It's the people that make the destination, and I will take the...

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^ Eww... I have had the unfortunate experience of watching a football game in a baseball ballpark a couple of times, and it's whack. Plus... Arlington? Really? Now it looks like you are trying to compete with the NFL... which is a bad idea. Heck, It would even make more sense to put it in Pizza Hut ...

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I remember when The Drever (formerly 'The Olympic') was on our previous 'most exciting' list. Though, I totally get why it has fallen down the list. But I agree 100% with the projects mentioned above. All very good for the CBD. Hard to narrow it down to one. I would also LOVE to see something tangib...

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More apartments for the Urban Center?? But of course... I think there are currently 1500 apartment units either being developed or about to break ground in the UC. There's also 2 townhouse projects under construction. Guessing that translates to about 2000+ new residents. That's good for Water Stre...

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Having attended every LA Extreme home game (including playoffs and championship game) of the inaugural (and only) season, I am all up for addition. The environment was quite awesome, to tell you the truth. As much of a cowboy's fan as I am, I cannot go to the stadium to watch a game. Too expensive, ...

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Thanks for the pix. That certainly looks like an improvement... even if it is lacking the 'ol twirl & hurl chairs.

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Since the forum was restarted there hasn't really been significant news about Main Street Gardens but the children's area and the dog run is about to be renovated it seems. Screen Shot 2018-11-28 at 4.21.35 PM.png Please tell me they're keeping those little spinny chairs. Those have to be the best,...

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You think the rendering and windows are underwhelming, well, the 'romper room' approach to Tru's lobby/common areas are even more (less?) so. Tru is a very niche-y concept. http://www.trubyhilton.com https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tru_by_Hilton If I didn't know any better, I'd say this looks exactly...

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I do recall that AA HQ was strongly considering anchoring the Cowboy's Stadium site in Irving. While on the surface, such a proposal may not seem to different than what they have now, that Cowboy's Stadium site was going to include considerable mixed use development as well as an DART stop that prov...

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That remodel of the Feizy building looks terrible. The building had seen better days and needed some freshening but was a better architectural design than this render.... yuck. Impossible to tell really looking at that terrible drawing. I thought the same thing initially... But there is no doubt th...

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BUILD IT! We need something to brag about here in Texas. Also I want to ride one of these bad boys without spending over a grand to fly to Japan. No doubt! I spent two weeks riding old Amtrak trains around the country last year, and spent a couple years riding trains around Europe as well. Travelin...

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I take no issue with the point the article is trying to make, but as is typical with many pieces like this, the snobbyness in which they do it is a turn off. You don't encourage behavior by presenting your point in such a self-obsessed/elitist tone. Instead, you discourage people who could actually ...

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https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-11-21/opec-s-worst-nightmare-the-permian-is-about-to-pump-a-lot-more The shale players learned a valuable lesson last time. The game is different now, and they are prepared to not only weather the conditions, but actually thrive on them. It's the middle ...

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IMO... The whole "1/4 mile" threshold needs to be reconsidered. DART tries to get service to as many people in the service area based on being within 1/4 mile of a bus stop. Because of how spread out many areas of the service are is, you end up thinning out your service to provide 'more' c...

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Seems like paying 50k people in NYC and DC would cost a heck of a LOT more than paying 50k in Dallas. I doubt that treasure chest they got from NYC will come close to offsetting those costs... But, what do I know? I'm sure they did the math.

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Jesus Christ! This is a horrible deal for New York. Thank goodness azon didn't choose Dallas. I'd say we've dodged a bullet. Dallas/Texas offer was $1.2b for the entire 50k HQ. NY is paying over $1.5b for half the 'pie'. I honestly am satisfied with our offer, and I tend to think the only reason NY...

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The Amazon HQ2 pitch that would have dramatically changed Dallas' skyline https://www.dallasnews.com/business/real-estate/2018/11/14/amazon-hq2-pitch-dramatically-changed-dallas-skyline The Dallas Smart District would have been renamed “The Dallas Day 1 District”. It also includes a full animation ...

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But the commute from OKC gets a little easier...

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Honestly, I don't think the CBD needs a massive office tenant to move in. What it needs are another twenty midrise residential. I'm not even talking 20-30 stories... If we could get 10-12 story residential (rental and condo) to fill in some of the lots, downtown will make a success story out of its...

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Honestly, I don't think the CBD needs a massive office tenant to move in. What it needs are another twenty midrise residential. I'm not even talking 20-30 stories... If we could get 10-12 story residential (rental and condo) to fill in some of the lots, downtown will make a success story out of itse...

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I'm amazed at the massive incentives New York threw at them. That is CRAZY money! For a city like NYC, I really don't understand why they throw around cash as much as they do. If i'm not mistaken, they spend far more on incentives to business than Texas does. I highly doubt we were going to touch th...

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Those windows on the bottom section are killin' me. The color combo seems a little weird (blue/green glass and burnt orange), but possibly better in person. Overall though, it seems like quite a nice development.

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What's the deal with Gingerman at Water Street???? I went by on Friday and it's a completely empty shell. Are they even working on it? The liquor license on the window was dated July... lol That is probably the one place in Water Street that I have really been waiting for (after Twisted Root and the...

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To further speculate, there is an item in the current City Council Work Session agenda. It's an Executive Session item for "Project Rock". Now I'm no detective and this could be anything, but a San Francisco based company which is also where Alcatraz is. Of course Alcatraz is also known a...

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Posted this in City Issues but I'll post it in the LC thread too... Article in the San Fran Business Journal about McKesson maybe quietly preparing to move HQ to Las Colinas. The future CEO has moved and bought a house in Las Colinas (also other factors mentioned in the article too). McKesson is #6...

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It is interesting that the WSJ keeps including Dallas but other outlets don't seem to include us as a possibility. We will see soon enough it seems. Of all the news we have heard on Amazon this week, it really goes back to only THREE publications. WSJ, NYT, WP... Being that the TWO who did NOT ment...

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Actually the limestone in this area is one of the best materials for tunnelling. Soft enough for easy boring, but hard enough to be self supporting without lots of reinforcement. That's why they considered tunnels for the I-635 express lanes -- the price of tunnelling was competitive with other opt...

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Are those TWO STORY units? It probably just looks that way based on the configurations of the windows... but man, that would be cool. I've always loved two-story units tucked into mid/high rises.

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It takes me the better part of 2+ hours on DART coming home from work on a trip that probably should take no more than 30 minutes tops. I've had commutes of 1 1/2-2 1/2 hours using DART before. Very frustrating. Add to that escalators and elevators that might work sometimes, but are a roll of the d...

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I wonder how many developers have been holding their cards close just hoping for that golden goose... I mean, surely there are projects that were dependent on Amazon (particularly, the large pie in the sky stuff), but I suspect there were many more (even if smaller) deals waiting in the wings for Am...

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Tivo_Kenevil wrote:Replacing with what exactly... Headington drives me nuts with his tearing down.

Another eye-ball... from what I hear.

*** totally kidding - I never heard that ***

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Perhaps by having both DC and NYC linked by rail, they can still consider this a single HQ2 instead of HQ2 and HQ3. But that seems like quite a stretch... On the other hand, once you decide to break it out to multiple cities, it seems strange that you would have it in two cities on the same coast. A...

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Last night, Museum Tower was featured on the Science Channel’s “Engineering Catastrophes”. It’s crazy that the building’s reflection is still an issue, well after its completion. I wonder if the issue will ever be fixed... I'm curious if it ever 'really' was an issue. I mean, how many years has it ...

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Interestingly enough... The land where most of the construction is going on now used to be known as 'North Lake Park'. That park was technically an Irving park. They leased the land from Dallas to have the park to serve the North Irving residents to the east and south. While most of the park infrast...

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Correct... The one apartment right across from the Flying Fish and Rodeo Goat spots is seven stories. The ground level units are actually two story 'town-home' style... which is a new concept for the area. There are also some two story town-home style units on top of the parking garage, with some co...

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2 more office projects on the way... I continue to be stunned by the pace of development here and the overall ability to attract companies at a rapid pace! https://www.dallasnews.com/business/real-estate/2018/10/30/two-office-buildings-way-booming-cypress-waters-project I saw them clearing that lot...

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KDC and partner Hoque Global - who together made a pitch for Amazon's coveted second headquarters on a building site near Dallas City Hall ...close by the end of the year... ...KDC won't comment on pending contracts... What is the square footage of the existing office building? Hmm.... Maybe I'm re...

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The only 'failure' related to bike share, was when the city stepped in. It's just a matter of time before they kill off the next innovative thing.

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... Plus, you could move the ride-share pickup/dropoff to the same place to lighten the load on the main airport access road. One of the benefits of taking a ride-share to the airport is being dropped off right at the door. Why would anyone want to be dropped off a few thousand feet away when you c...

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Why not just an underground tunnel from Burbank Station to the terminal with the same moving sidewalks they use in the parking garages. Simple not near as much money and direct terminal access. That's exactly what I was thinking previously... Plus, you could move the ride-share pickup/dropoff to th...

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Dallas has decided to stay mum on whether or not Amazon came back calling. Not sure how that's a competitive advantage; other cities have been letting the world know about the follow-ups.. but whatever, it really says nothing about whether You're the Favorite or not. Simply put, We really don't kno...

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