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cowboyeagle05 wrote:Someone call CVS and tell them how much they suck again. HEB understood what they had the opportunity to do here. I would have preferred a firework stand over the BS CVS built.

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I'm glad they decided on a visitors center instead of another restaurant. Why cannibalize Savor and add to the already saturated market here? Stampede 66 just closed and there are more restaurants coming to 1900 Pearl and Park District.

Dallas' Bryan Tower joins 'amenities gone wild' trend to attract new downtown tenants
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And this one:

Uptown Dallas' new Central Market store will anchor a high-rise mixed-use project
https://www.dallasnews.com/business/rea ... se-project

Here we go: https://www.dallasnews.com/news/downtow ... ars-making

I don't know why this photo came out so terrible, but it was nice to see the height on this from Woodall Rodgers today.

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This evening a state Historical Marker will be placed at Cedar Springs/Throckmorton in front of JR's bar remembering the background of the Oak Lawn neighborhood as it relates to being the center of gay and lesbian history and culture in Dallas. It is the first such marker ever placed in Texas. http...

Cienda Partners Jumps the River https://www.dmagazine.com/publications/d-ceo/2018/october/cienda-partners-jumps-the-river/ Cienda will be focusing on the northern 36 acres in the near-term, and has already enlisted the Office of James Burnett (of Klyde Warren Park and the upcoming deck park by the ...

Tnexster wrote:Texas Bullet Train developer names new operating partner

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I still get promotional emails from Renfe from the time I took HSR from Madrid to Barcelona. Nice to see them join Texas Central.

Learned something new about this project this week. The project manager for London's Crossrail project will or rather is the project manager for this project. He started October 1st. I also like that they referenced King's Cross station in London as an example of what ours could look like. We may n...

I've always wanted Gay Pride Celebration at Fair Park. Me too, but I have some mixed feelings about it: You could technically have a parade inside Fair Park, but it would be awkward and forced. Parades are meant to take place on streets, so this would take more of a festival format. I can imagine a...

Great news, and really proud of having the first LGBT marker in Texas. Interesting timing though, because this week I started hearing rumors that a group wants to move the Pride celebration next year to June in Fair Park. The reasons and motivation are all over the place, but from what I'm understan...

Was back visiting Dallas and went to the Cinepolis theater this past weekend. Went to the matinee so it was a bit cheaper ($13) than normal. It's a beautifully designed venue and I have no complaints about the theater itself. But there was hardly anyone there and there's still little foot traffic i...

I'm betting there's a bit of an unspoken concern about the deck park connecting to St. Paul, where it would face the new entrance of The Bridge. I'm all about designing the park for the next 100 years and hoping we'll solve the homeless problem well before then, but I think this is the big elephant ...

Scott Griggs posted an update on this project. I believe it's a Dallas County initiative so it's been missing from the city trails discussion, but when completed it'll connect the Westmoreland DART station to the Canyon development in Oak Cliff through some very heavily wooded areas that look pretty...

Eater Dallas is saying that Nusret Gökç (Salt Bae) was touring a space at 1900 Pearl for his Turkish steakhouse Nusr-Et. Apparently he has been spotted before at The Star in Frisco, so this is either a possible location or one of two. ‘Salt Bae’ Will Bring His Turkish Steakhouse Nusr-Et to Dallas’ A...

Nice deck park. I was watching the City Hall video feed for part of the presentation and when they showed the deck park, Sandy Greyson asked if that was a realistic proposal or just a concept, and was told that this was "dreaming", i.e. just a vision for something that could happen. CM Gr...

City Hall received an update on HSR today that you can read here: https://dallascityhall.com/government/Council%20Meeting%20Documents/msis_3_high-speed-rail-update_combined_100818.pdf Most interesting to me is a request for a feasibility study into building a new multi-modal facility on the city-own...

Today's presentation to City Council's mobility committee on HSR includes a slide about Texas Odyssey shooting for an August '19 ground breaking and December 31, 2021 opening date.

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Road closures and other changes begin tomorrow Oct. 6 per an email from DowntownDallas Inc.

-Jackson St closed between Browder and Field
-Jackson St becomes two-way from Ervay to Browder
-Wood St becomes two-way from Ervay to Field
-Akard St becomes two-way from Wood to Young

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Nora is moving from Lower Greenville to the Exxir Bishop Arts development. Middle Eastern and South Asian food is sorely lacking in Bishop Arts, so I think this will do well. Beloved Lower Greenville Eatery Nora Will Move to the Bishop Arts District https://dallas.eater.com/2018/10/2/17927612/nora-g...

This was posted on the Fort Worth Ave Twitter account and it's one that I'm not sure was public, and bonus points for the aspirational use of "wants to be built". BDA178-101 is a Board of Adjustment request for setback variances for a mixed-use development that wants to be built at Beckley...

Haven't been to Tyler Station since the brewery opened, but I'm happy to see so many different businesses take up shop there. I know a lot of people that are still upset about Sylvan-Thirty ruining the view from the Belmont hotel, but I have a feeling that's what prompted Monte Anderson to sell it a...

Honestly not sure how Payless is doing as a company, but if they wanted to test an urban/technology concept store this would be a great place for it, next to whatever restaurant the owners are planning.

You know they got a deal on those plank-looking precast concrete panels and they're just dying to cover another block-size building in that.

Per the Steve Brown version of the story:

And the building owners are completing a restaurant that opens in January with a patio extending almost all the way to the sidewalk of Harwood Street.

I haven't seen anything under construction facing Harwood, but if true that's at least some good news.

I saw this yesterday and asked Philip Kingston about it, but never heard back. How did they get this permit without the 45-day review required by the Demolition Overlay?

Based on the little information in the story, it sounds like they want even more parking.

I love looking at this footage. I wonder if the downtown activity was concentrated mainly at EMC. I'd love to see what West End, Farmers Market, Pacific, and Ross Ave looked like. I did notice some of the same surface lots we have today (Main/Griffin, Commerce/Harwood, behind City Hall). While the ...

Lake Highlands Town Center is tricky because on one hand, it was previously overbuilt with cheap apartments that were hurting the surrounding neighborhood. Then they were given a DART station and promised a new West Village that the market wouldn't support. I actually like the idea of small-lot sing...

Cafe Express at Mockingbird Station closed unexpectedly, leaving just two Dallas locations: Lovers and McKinney Ave. This does not bode well for Cafe Express in Dallas. The sad thing is that the company is now based here. It was acquired recently by an oil and gas investor with zero experience in t...

Cafe Express at Mockingbird Station closed unexpectedly, leaving just two Dallas locations: Lovers and McKinney Ave. http://dallas.culturemap.com/news/restaurants-bars/10-01-18-cafe-express-mockingbird-station-closed I'd love to see Cafe Express take over the downtown Jason's Deli or open elsewhere ...

Looks like Jackson St is getting a road diet from Pearl to Cesar Chavez, likely to provide better parking for National Anthem and PMA but with the added benefit of a cycle track and wider sidewalks. It'll become a one-lane westbound street with 20 angled parking spaces. Screen Shot 2018-10-01 at 3.0...

With kids being a growing demographic, I wonder how long it will take for a school to be placed in the Uptown/Downtown area? I think DISD was wise to keep City Park Elementary after it closed in 2012 with the intention of reopening it once the demographics change enough. And if it does, would that ...

Up until today I had only seen the original building on this parcel, the Hotel Jefferson, in postcard drawings. So cool to see actual footage of the building in restored hi-def 35mm. https://flashbackdallas.files.wordpress.com/2018/09/dtc_jefferson-hotel_1970_smu.jpg https://flashbackdallas.com/2018...

https://candysdirt.com/2018/09/25/want-to-build-a-high-rise-on-mckinney-itll-cost-ya/ Apologies if this was posted elsewhere, but we may be losing the Fat Rabbit/PL8 + Nickel & Rye buildings + the historic home (built in 1900 according to DCAD) with Methodology Pilates soon. The owner is assembl...

It looks like the same company owns the auto supply building adjacent to Baker's Ribs, so that may give them some room to work with if they demolish that one. Still, a bank with a drive-thru and giant parking lot is not what I'd like to see in front of the Case Building. Screen Shot 2018-09-28 at 11...

Very true that it was an architectural fad, but once you see them both with the skating rink it's a little creepy.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4zn97VZ5j9Y&feature=youtu.be The quality of this footage form 1970 is pretty amazing. You can read more about it here: https://flashbackdallas.com/2018/09/26/a-drive-through-downtown-1970/ https://flashbackdallas.files.wordpress.com/2018/09/dtc_elm-capri-tower_smu...

Oh Steve, if only you could pick up the phone and ask the press contact about that hotel.

Not terribly surprised that Travis is on that list since it's probably the only one that can be replaced by a high-rise, and at least they're proposing to build a new Travis on Fitzhugh and Central. I have no idea how they came up with this plan and how close to final it is, but I know it'll make a ...

Didn't realize this, but Reagan Elementary is on DISD's list of buildings to demolish, which you can find here: https://www.boarddocs.com/tx/disd/Board.nsf/files/B4UL74551D63/$file/R2%20%20PREFINAL%20LRMP%20Sept%202018%20Board%20Workshop.pdf That land should sell in no time to a developer wanting to...

Twisted Trompo in the Metropolitan now open.

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I always assumed that the turf they added to the Pacific side was a dog park, but I guess it's not. It doesn't seem to have a fence or anything around it, but no reason why they can't put one in. IMG_1440.jpg Last I checked LTV had two outdoor areas. Poolside on Elm and Pacific side was artificial t...

Plus you add the Scottish Rite Hospital business and I was surprised Old Parkland hasn't figured out a way to add in a boutique hotel as well as part of their development. They have Omni HQ onsite after all. I'm also surprised TRT Holdings, which owns Gold's Gym as well as Omni, couldn't figure out...

We're basically stuck with this project for the next 50 years, so at this point I hope that at least we get Target and Walmart to move here from their existing locations so those places can become the mixed-use development most of us want to see. Are we though? I am unclear if they have the needed ...

We're basically stuck with this project for the next 50 years, so at this point I hope that at least we get Target and Walmart to move here from their existing locations so those places can become the mixed-use development most of us want to see.

Someone driving the wrong way in a Jeep crashed into the Green Door Public House last night.

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Tomorrow is a somewhat important day for AT&T as it's when their brief is due on the DOJ's appeal of the merger with Time Warner. According to this story, they're proceeding with the acquisition for now: https://marketrealist.com/2018/09/att-isnt-distressed-about-the-dojs-appeal-of-time-warner-d...

"Amelia at Farmers Market" is progressing quickly and already doing a good job of framing the area with something to look at west of Harwood St. It complements the Harvest Lofts building really well. https://ameliaatfarmersmarket.com/ IMG_1391.jpg https://ameliaatfarmersmarket.com/assets/i...

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