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Saw that Shivas Bar & Grill is opening at 1001 Ross, in the space that was Sushi World several years ago. It looked like the same typeface as the one on Greenville Ave, so I assume it's the same restaurant.

The whole thing is starting to look very squid-like, which I dig. Also noticed how the circular driveway at One Dallas blends in with the other circles in the design.

My office building is just one block away from the north corner of Pacific Plaza, so I'm really looking forward to this one.

Tivo_Kenevil wrote:East Dallas?!? This is far from East Dallas. I can't see it from Gaston/Ross area.

I had to look this up because I'm genuinely curious, but East Dallas is about as massive as Oak Cliff with dozens of neighborhoods.

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Glad to see this one in the news again. The site doesn't look very active and with Centurion working on so many other projects, I was afraid this plan would stall or get canceled.

^ Finally, the Sheraton Dallas installed two four-sided, LED video columns at the hotel’s entrance that feature works of art as a way of showcasing the hotel’s connection to the arts district. :roll: Something like these? Sorry about the extreme closeup, but this is what they look like. IMG_8501.JPG

I'd like to see Jefferson stay what it is, a retail destination. But the two streets on either side of Jefferson, Centre St. and Sunset Ave., would be great for mid-rise residential. From Beckley west to Van Buren. The only site on Jefferson Blvd where I'd like to see a new tower is the Fiesta site...

I only see a small portion of Five Mile Creek regularly when I take the dogs to Pecan Grove Park, but it always strikes me as a massive source of untapped potential. Oak Cliff has so much nature to explore but, with the exception of Oak Cliff Nature Preserve or Twelve Hills Nature Center, very littl...

Haven't seen an update on this for a while. This week I noticed that they've built a pretty massive greenhouse-looking structure on the roof. It amazes me how Headington is able to get lightning-fast approvals to make these changes to historic structures.

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New tile going up today?

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The Camp Bishop buildings are farther along than I thought. Website is live, with office lease rates from $400-$2818/mo http://campbishop.net

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Update from Parks for Downtown.

Board votes to change name of Oak Lawn Park to Turtle Creek Park
http://www.fox4news.com/news/board-vote ... Y0l5R1Zc1o

Walked through the new lobby and restaurants and I call say is "yawn". The Starler, Cambria and even the Lorenzo have a cohesive design and they each tell a story. The story here is someone picked a few things out of a catalog and called it a day. It feels like the Westin at One Main: bori...

Kelley USA wrote:Just saw this posted...The Link is financed and construction is starting. Good news!!

https://www.dallasnews.com/business/rea ... rting-work

It looks like it has a mohawk, but I'll take it. Absolutely good news.

That would be pretty huge if this site gets redeveloped into something mixed use a la The Union. It wouldn't be something with a grocery store obviously, but mixed use with boatloads of residential/restaurants/retail. This also presents an interesting environment for the North End Apartments. If th...

Is that confirmed? previous inquiries into selling of WB Travis on other forum say that the zoning change was to combine two tracts of land in order to expand the school. as seen here. https://dallasmetropolis.com/dfwu/viewtopic.php?t=540 Given how involved parents are at that school, anyone sniffi...

Isn't the Meso Maya building landmarked? It looks quite old and I think was the Luna Tortilla factory if I'm not mistaken. Hopefully they can build around it since the parcel with the parking lot is quite large. Meso Maya is landmarked. Not sure about El Fenix. Screen Shot 2019-04-02 at 10.18.36 AM...

And of course it wouldn't be April Fool's without a good prank. This was hanging on the fence around land owned by Mark Cuban, so either he is in on the joke or someone is trolling him.

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Can we assume that the original plans for Midtown are scrapped and what we'll see is a collection of different apartment buildings with some retail mixed in? Even the Dallas Midtown Park Foundation seems to have lost its nonprofit status back in 2017, so that project's status may be in question.

They've been pouring concrete on the amenity deck, so at least there's that. (From a friend's post on FB:) https://scontent-lax3-2.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/56215527_10214097279052613_1490987167978094592_n.jpg?_nc_cat=101&_nc_ht=scontent-lax3-2.xx&oh=cf2ce0788b1f2601fff4b84e22cef092&oe=5D0C4...

Not entirely sure what this is about, but an LLC associated with De La Vega Capital (The Central) initiated and paid for a hearing to eliminate zoning restrictions on nonresidential uses in a very large swath of Cityplace East and West. Sounds like a technicality of some sort. It's on page 307 of th...

Sounds like everything is on hold right now, until they can come to some agreement regarding the roads here. Anyone with some insight/thoughts on these changes? I generally don't drive a lot in the urban core, and rarely make it out to the Cedars, so I'm almost always on board for reducing roads an...

Looks like the plan to sell and demolish William B. Travis is moving forward. DISD will be at City Plan Commission this week requesting a replat of the 2.493-acre tract of land, no doubt a condition for its sale. It's on page 13 of the docket: https://dallascityhall.com/government/meetings/DCH%20Doc...

It's almost as if they're trying to convince you that the building won't be as imposing. Look at all the use of glass, how you can see through the building. Look at the scale compared to these trees that will actually never be this tall in real life.

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Thanks for the tip! Exxir has A LOT of new information on there, including their plans for the recently purchased buildings on Bishop and Tenth that weren't part of their original plans. They're calling this section Camp Bishop . http://exxircapital.com/uploads/5c7f126914d6bBase_Plan.jpg They also s...

I really need to make the trip out there at some point though. It'll really be amazing when the retail really starts to fill up in this space. I can't wait to see all of the construction finished and shops filled with people either, but I would still recommend visiting now for two reasons: 1. Walki...

The hip of Uptown that struggles to invade Deep Ellum will easily redefine CityPlace East and Mockingbird Lane. Oak Cliff will likely guide the tone of The Cedars. I've been saying for a while that the Cedars is Oak Cliff's entrance to downtown just like Deep Ellum is the East Dallas entrance. I do...

Got a closer look at the south corner today and hadn't realized that the shade structure and plaza steps are so far along.

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Between Mike Hoque, Shannon Wynne and now Scott Rohrman, you could see how the Cedars might be the next neighborhood to blow up. We've been saying it for years, but this investment seems to be a turning point. Long time Deep Ellum investor heads to Dallas' Cedars district for property buys https://w...

Big win for Austin Amazon is expanding its tech hub in Austin, bringing new jobs to Texas https://www.dallasnews.com/business/amazon/2019/03/28/amazon-expanding-tech-hub-austin-bringing-new-jobs-texas Amazon will expand its tech hub in Austin, Texas creating 800 new jobs in the area, according to an...

My view of the new trees is blocked by One Dallas Center, but this is from today.

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This building has been known as the Dorsey Building and Aaron Brothers Furs Building at 1000 Commerce. It was demolished in 1979, the same year that the Baker Hotel closed. Dorsey Bldg Aaron Bros McDonalds.jpg Today it's the most valuable McDonald's in Dallas and possibly Texas, sitting on land that...

Groundbreaking is at 2pm today, although still very few details out. 'Reimagine Red Bird' Breaks Ground Tuesday in South Oak Cliff https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/business/Reimagine-Redbird-Mall-507660661.html?_osource=SocialFlowTwt_DFWBrand According to the slideshow on this DBJ story, new tenants incl...

What a shame. I hardly ever do staycations but The Belmont was always on my list of places to stay for a night or a weekend in the future. Looks like the owners have no clue how to run and maintain a hotel, and it needs a new investor to come in and reboot it. This hotel is what put West Dallas on t...

Video board was approved yesterday:

AT&T’s Huge Downtown Video Board Gets a Blessing From the Plan Commission
https://www.dmagazine.com/frontburner/2 ... ommission/

3-acre site near Trinity Groves in West Dallas sells to urban housing builder https://www.dallasnews.com/business/real-estate/2019/03/21/local-builder-snaps-high-profile-west-dallas-tract This one's exciting to me because it fills part of the huge gap between Trinity Green and Trinity Groves. The s...

Owners Adapting to Overcome Rising Rent in Bishop Arts District https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/Owners-Adapting-to-Overcome-Rising-Rent-in-Bishop-Arts-District--507222431.html The good news is that most of these businesses don't have to choose between staying in Bishop Arts and going out of busin...

Uptown Dallas apartment tower opens its doors at $350 million Union project https://www.dallasnews.com/business/real-estate/2019/03/19/uptown-dallas-apartment-tower-opens-doors-350-million-union-project "The Henry restaurant has been open for the past six weeks or so, and there are several oth...

"Hot off the Press" was open today. Also, the new playground equipment looks pretty dope.

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Noticed that City Hall Bistro now has an entrance on Main St. next to Which Wich. Also, a juice place is opening next door to Bread Zeppelin.

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How did Dallas' Oak Lawn community get its start? https://www.dallasnews.com/life/curious-texas/2019/03/14/dallas-oak-lawn-community-gets-start-curious-texas-investigates I think it's interesting how the accepted story seems to be that the gay bars moved from downtown to Oak Lawn. That may be true ...

I'm a little floored by how insanely popular The Henry is, considering how Dallas crowds aren't usually in on what just opened. One Saturday afternoon I was late meeting a party there and they decided to move to HH because it was so crowded. Then a second time I tried to get a brunch table before 11...

Dallas chef Graham Dodds is opening a restaurant near the Bishop Arts District https://escapehatchdallas.com/2019/03/dallas-chef-graham-dodds-mayors-house-restaurant-bishop-arts-dallas/ The restaurant sits near Dallas’ Bishop Arts District and close to Bolsa, the local/seasonal restaurant which bro...

Construction starts on new high-rise project near Dallas' Mockingbird Station https://www.dallasnews.com/business/real-estate/2019/03/11/construction-starts-new-high-rise-project-near-dallas-mockingbird-station The new construction is next to the eight-story Twin Sixties office tower and Magnolia H...

I'm ok with "Silver Line" but I'm not crazy about the logo that makes it look like one word (SILVERLINE). I also find it very interesting that there was such a strong negative reaction by the black community to the Cotton Belt name since there's historic context. Does the Cotton Bowl Class...

Award-winning Miami restaurant headed to Uptown Dallas' new Park District project https://www.dallasnews.com/business/real-estate/2019/03/04/award-winning-miami-restaurant-headed-uptown-dallas-new-park-district-project A Florida-based Southern style restaurant change has picked Uptown Dallas' new P...

^This all sounds ridiculously shady. Thanks for connecting the dots for us.

My favorite thing to come out of the East Quarter development so far. This is what the Masonic Temple would look like if you traveled back in time.

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Most of us have demonized this type of development, calling it ugly or Soviet bloc, etc. But I'm surprised there's very little criticism for the pervasive slot homes (inward-facing, sometimes gated town home construction). They're just as guilty of encouraging car dependency and sucking the life out...

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