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The way the eastern (Heritage Village) deck park is proposed doesn't show a lot of promise for having a KWP-style effect on the area. However, the deck adjacent to S Harwood should be prioritized if they need to be phased out. This would pull Old City Park into the Farmers Market and away from the B...

California short-term stay firm lands in Dallas’ Cedars district https://www.dallasnews.com/business/real-estate/2019/12/09/california-short-term-stay-firm-lands-in-dallas-cedars-district/ Sonder is one of several companies that are renting blocks of residences to operate as hotel spaces in buildin...

The Starbucks at 1700 Commerce (Allen Bldg) is now open.

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Also looks like Queso Beso (Main and Stone St.) is almost ready.

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Took this earlier today from right along the barricade, and it looks like everything north of Jackson will open any day now.

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Not sure when this was installed, but Union Station has lights embedded in the platform that blink red when a train is approaching. Wonder if they plan on installing these elsewhere or just at the TRE transfer points.

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There's an event invitation on Facebook for a "virtual groundbreaking" of West End Square to take place January 13 at City Hall. https://www.facebook.com/events/496788644512459/ Parks for Downtown Dallas and the Dallas Park & Recreation Department invite you to join us in commemorating...

I like the updated design. Assuming we're looking at the same side, they now have a tier on top plus a diagonal corner, and they've eliminated that hideous blank wall on top of the parking structure.

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Now with Spaghetti Warehouse gone, there really needs to be another push for a brewery in the West End. This could be right building for it because it is way too big for one restaurant anyway.

LA Fitness opened yesterday according to an employee there. https://scontent-atl3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/75394805_10221015376284893_6824301045879930880_o.jpg?_nc_cat=101&_nc_oc=AQldQsCSRdyrT4D1R8qvDiXGlSWkT4Rvhy20UyL3zaiodrHP9IGi21gNorQtjmSQ2MU&_nc_ht=scontent-atl3-1.xx&oh=3912512a4301a...

Stills from a video on their Twitter confirming that the sign is installed and says "Virgin Hotels Design District"

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willyk wrote:Chipotle under construction.

Update from today

Dude, Sweet Expansion: Beloved Chocolatier Takes Treats Downtown
https://www.dallasobserver.com/restaura ... 3H_zExc1FQ

Houston developer Hines buys business campus northwest of downtown Dallas https://www.dallasnews.com/business/real-estate/2019/11/15/houston-developer-hines-buys-business-campus-northwest-of-downtown-dallas/ Screen Shot 2019-11-15 at 9.56.12 AM.jpg Inwood is my primary crossing point to and from Oa...

Dallas’ Community College District Can’t Issue $1.1 Billion In Bonds Because of a Lawsuit https://www.dmagazine.com/frontburner/2019/11/dallas-community-college-district-bond-package-lawsuit/ “As long as the election contest suit is pending or until a final, non-appealable judicial order that does ...

Do we know that El Fenix wants to sell? The owners seem to have hired Kairoi Residential from San Antonio (developers of Amelia Farmers Market) to build a multifamily project on the site. IMG_5591.JPG A self storage center is the first development deal!?! Sadly yes: https://www.dallasnews.com/busin...

I'm a little surprised too that Sprouts hasn't made a move into North OC. Judging by some of their other locations, Sprouts doesn't seem to need the same kind of average incomes that CM does to open in a neighborhood. I'm almost certain that the El Fenix at Colorado & Beckley, where Sprouts has...

It's just a nail salon, but Pink Toes Nail Bar is relocating from the Metropolitan to the Tower Garage next to the Crossfit-type gym (PAC-ELM or whatever it's called now). Significant because this particular space has been vacant for at least 12 years.

R1070 wrote:I think a Moxy would do well in Oak Lawn. There needs to be more options than just the Melrose.

Don't forget that the Feizy Center is becoming a Tru by Hilton. Technically in the Design District but it's closer to Oak Lawn than the Marriott Uptown is.

Not sure how this compares in price to the Hilton Canopy at West Village, but it should be a nice alternative to that and the Intercontinental once it opens across Central Expressway.

RedBird apartment community kicks off construction https://www.dallasnews.com/business/real-estate/2019/11/12/redbird-apartment-community-kicks-off-construction/ Developers are breaking ground today on the next phase of redevelopment of Southwest Dallas’ RedBird Mall. Apartment builder Palladium US...

I don't think that site has enough direct walk-able density to make that model work there even with the $700000. Maybe it should sit idle or become a restaurant. I love the ones downtown but they have a lot more people constantly passing in and out of the store than I think this site would. Also th...

Royal Blue planned for West Davis sounds more like a restaurant than a grocery https://oakcliff.advocatemag.com/2019/11/royal-blue-planned-for-west-davis-sounds-more-like-a-restaurant-than-a-grocery/ Amegy Bank to open in the old Gloria’s site on West Davis https://oakcliff.advocatemag.com/2019/11/...

I love how the renderings are trying to make it look very Klyde Warren Park by picturing the property from the museum lawn. Too bad the design is just a glorified cereal box with the JW logo on it. I love the concept of simple design but they still built the most boring looking project in Dallas. A...

Construction starts on downtown Dallas tower https://www.dallasnews.com/business/real-estate/2019/11/05/construction-starts-on-downtown-dallas-tower/ “Our 25,000 square feet of retail and 200,000 square feet of office will be completed in first quarter 2021 – just under 18 months,” said developer S...

Yeah to even IMPLY that a colorful crosswalk is more dangerous than the way a street is designed, particularly when it comes to speed, is laughable and anyone making that suggestion should be tarred and feathered.

This is not a surprise, but what is a surprise is the tone deaf post on their facebook page blaming their customers: "We tried very hard to give you healthful options but in the end we were not successful in attracting enough people to drive all the way down to the Farmers Market to eat."...

I wonder if the streetcar inside there will be donated to MATA or otherwise put to some use downtown. Would be a shame to see it destroyed.

EDIT: Looks like it's up for grabs along with everything else inside: http://dallas.culturemap.com/news/city- ... e-auction/

https://parksfordowntowndallas.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/MainMap-1440x805_c.png According to this, there's a public restroom on the north side of the park. The ones at MSG and KWP can be somewhat monitored by staff at the food kiosk, but unless this has some Portland Loo technology I suspect i...

New residential community on the way on downtown Dallas' east side https://www.dallasnews.com/business/real-estate/2019/10/04/new-residential-community-way-downtown-dallas-east-side/ Back in 2011 when InTown Homes was seeking $3M in TIF to build their Farmers Market Square project, I never imagined...

For being the facade of the building, these are extremely small windows. Very odd looking. The part of the building underneath the bump might be a stairwell or some type of common area, according to the renderings. Screen Shot 2019-10-04 at 11.04.56 AM.jpg If it wasn't posted before, here's the fly...

Wow, they really are adding that giant baby-proofing on the building. Posted to Cedars Neighborhood Facebook page. https://scontent-dfw5-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/71837974_10217866789440173_889715059620577280_n.jpg?_nc_cat=103&_nc_oc=AQkWolFKzEDaGvoF650UQPaiR43vF5pBy6Z4ZC6ZagKk6sKIxetMhIgT97v7BFSx...

mdg109 wrote:The rooftop deck looks cool. I wonder if they'll add any landscaping to the front of the building.

Bring back the Mason Bar (R.I.P.) and put it on the rooftop deck here.

First $1 million raised to build deck park over Interstate 35 near Dallas zoo https://www.fox4news.com/news/first-1-million-raised-to-build-deck-park-over-interstate-35-near-dallas-zoo https://images.foxtv.com/static.fox4news.com/www.fox4news.com/content/uploads/2019/10/764/432/deck-park_southern-g...

Looks like dirt is finally moving on the long awaited Melrose addition This was posted to Dallas History Guild on Facebook. Thanks for the heads up. https://scontent-dfw5-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/71678100_2400992513319497_587006803980582912_n.jpg?_nc_cat=104&_nc_oc=AQmNDk2oPkIujWPjok1AWIYRbuEdnz...

Finally back on.

Construction finally kicks off on old Dallas ISD campus east of downtown
https://www.dallasnews.com/business/rea ... -downtown/

The project's final name is Victory Commons and here is their website: https://www.victorycommonsuptown.com/

First time I had seen the "alley" created between the Pittman Hotel addition and the main building.

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https://assets.dmagstatic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Screen-Shot-2019-09-24-at-12.16.50-PM-1024x659.png URBANISM A New Study on Car-Free Living Says It’s Hard to Go Carless in Dallas We aren’t great at public transit or bike paths or sidewalks, and we love to drive. I feel extremely fortunate t...

If WeWork's model doesn't work, some office owners are in trouble https://www.dallasnews.com/business/real-estate/2019/09/27/if-wework-s-model-doesn-t-work-some-office-owners-are-in-trouble/ This story has been brewing for a while, but I'm glad Steve Brown finally wrote about it from a local perspe...

If WeWork's model doesn't work, some office owners are in trouble https://www.dallasnews.com/business/real-estate/2019/09/27/if-wework-s-model-doesn-t-work-some-office-owners-are-in-trouble/ This story has been brewing for a while, but I'm glad Steve Brown finally wrote about it from a local perspe...

New commercial building project in the works in Dallas' Design District https://www.dallasnews.com/business/real-estate/2019/09/26/new-commercial-building-project-in-the-works-in-dallas-design-district/ The 72,000-square-foot project includes a small park and is [on Glass Street] just west of River...

^Ugly or not, it's just nice to see the corner anchored by the Lorenzo and the Buzz develop into a sustainable center of gravity within the neighborhood. As it relates to Old City Park, I would like to see more development along Griffin to connect this area with what eventually is built on the Ambas...

Also, the triangular pad of lad adjacent to the Inwood/Love Field Station has been fenced off. Excited to see dirt moving at that site! Still can't seem to find renderings of that development though. New apartment community on the way at DART station in Dallas' medical district https://www.dallasne...

The Starbucks on Oak Lawn and Congress opened up a week or so ago, and it actually does have a small indoor area. It's still a step back in pedestrian friendliness, but I guess it could have been worse? And I wonder what might go in the just-closed location at Oak Lawn and Rawlins. Such a high-traf...

Looks like the burger place Burguesa is taking over part of the Which Wich space that used to be their test kitchen. Chop House Burger continues to be surprisingly popular in this immediate area so I'm not totally shocked by this. Also, the new entrance to Partenope at 1900 Elm looks a lot nicer tha...

I realized after the most recent story came out that there's very little info out there about the other Cabana motor hotels that were developed by the same group of investors, including Doris Day, and whether they still exist. So far I've found three others, although one was never actually named Cab...

The revised Two Dallas Centre was designed by Araldo Cossutta (who worked with Pei and later designed the Tower at Cityplace). It included the 1.7 million-square-foot office building (twin towers joined at the 16th and 23rd floors) and a separate 500-room hotel. Site plan: pei02.JPG What a coincide...

First look: Renovation of downtown Dallas' historic Cabana Hotel is moving ahead https://www.dallasnews.com/business/real-estate/2019/09/17/first-look-renovation-of-downtown-dallas-historic-cabana-hotel-is-moving-ahead/ https://dmn-dallas-news-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer//4SMKQy1d2GqPavSv5b8...

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