Park District (http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=210893) - PwC Tower lobby, via Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/ParkDistrictDallas/):

https://scontent-ort2-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t31.0-8/15675810_1821286988144198_7051127141957918444_o.jp g?oh=04c61c6c4cc3bf3ef4d50125c6de9238&oe=58AE973A

Bleu Ciel (http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=211551)

http://i1204.photobucket.com/albums/bb415/trevorma93/20161222_0949410_zpsewwiytt1.jpg (http://s1204.photobucket.com/user/trevorma93/media/20161222_0949410_zpsewwiytt1.jpg.html)

http://i1204.photobucket.com/albums/bb415/trevorma93/20161222_094411_zpsaod7vmjx.jpg (http://s1204.photobucket.com/user/trevorma93/media/20161222_094411_zpsaod7vmjx.jpg.html)

The McKenzie (http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=217557)

http://i1204.photobucket.com/albums/bb415/trevorma93/20161222_093403_zpsn4lwcf9t.jpg (http://s1204.photobucket.com/user/trevorma93/media/20161222_093403_zpsn4lwcf9t.jpg.html)

http://i1204.photobucket.com/albums/bb415/trevorma93/20161222_093345_zps7yck3kdg.jpg (http://s1204.photobucket.com/user/trevorma93/media/20161222_093345_zps7yck3kdg.jpg.html)

M-Line Tower (http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=218112)

http://i1204.photobucket.com/albums/bb415/trevorma93/20161222_094050_zpsvgpzijko.jpg (http://s1204.photobucket.com/user/trevorma93/media/20161222_094050_zpsvgpzijko.jpg.html)

http://i1204.photobucket.com/albums/bb415/trevorma93/20161222_094103_zpspezejuia.jpg (http://s1204.photobucket.com/user/trevorma93/media/20161222_094103_zpspezejuia.jpg.html)

http://i1204.photobucket.com/albums/bb415/trevorma93/20161222_094217_zpscao13fms.jpg (http://s1204.photobucket.com/user/trevorma93/media/20161222_094217_zpscao13fms.jpg.html)

Downtown Dallas tycoon creates two new restaurants in Design District (http://dallas.culturemap.com/news/restaurants-bars/12-22-16-downtown-tim-headington-tycoon-design-disrict-wheelhouse-sassetta/)

https://scontent-ort2-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t31.0-8/12695067_10156765637335019_4924539096041230237_o.j pg?oh=d2d898004796f5b6c47deb09b82a6179&oe=58EAB274
(The Joule (https://www.facebook.com/TheJouleHotel/), Facebook)


Because colonizing downtown Dallas with hotels, shops, and restaurants is not enough, developer Tim Headington has two new restaurants in the works, this time in the Design District.

Headington Companies will open two new eateries inside a 10,000-square-foot complex designed by Seattle-based Olson Kundig:

- Wheelhouse (http://wheelhouse-dallas.com), a modern gastropub
- Sassetta (http://sassetta-dallas.com), an Italian restaurant

The company describes Wheelhouse as being inspired by the modern American gastropub, with an urban atmosphere. The plans are for it to be open for lunch and dinner, with a menu that pays homage to bar culture, with distinctive takes on contemporary pub fare.

Design will be a mix of stylized industrial elements that include guillotine-style floor-to-ceiling windows which are mechanically operated.

Sassetta is both a picturesque village in Tuscany as well as the name of a 15th-century painter. In Dallas, it will be a multidimensional Italian restaurant that draws on a range of Cal-Italian flavors. The menu will reinterpret Italian dishes, including a pizza program, which they already feel certain will be "amongst the best in town."

The dining room will be relaxed yet elegant, with a mix of contemporary design with nostalgic, whimsical finishes. The goal: to function like an all-day cafe for those looking to linger.

Project Location (https://www.google.com/maps/place/1617+Hi+Line+Dr,+Dallas,+TX+75207/@32.7952301,-96.82097,609m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x864e994edb0cf07f:0xde459 c35472a5157!8m2!3d32.7952922!4d-96.8193991)

Meanwhile, a huge park is planned: http://www.businessinsider.com/dallas-trinity-river-park-project-2016-12

http://static3.businessinsider.com/image/585ad7a2ee14b618038b491f-1200/before-the-harold-simmons-park-breaks-ground-the-us-army-corps-of-engineers-will-need-to-approve-the-plans-since-its-in-a-flood-zone.jpg

...planned.

Let's just hope Dallas City Council doesn't waste more money for beautiful renderings like they've done the past decade.

Preston Hollow Village (http://prestonhollowvillage.com):

Project Location (https://www.google.com/maps/@32.881766,-96.7726814,19z/data=!3m1!1e3)

http://i1204.photobucket.com/albums/bb415/trevorma93/20161222_092802_zpsyga3ydb1.jpg (http://s1204.photobucket.com/user/trevorma93/media/20161222_092802_zpsyga3ydb1.jpg.html)

US Census Bureau has released its Building Permit survey (https://www.census.gov/construction/bps/) results for July 1, 2015 to July 1, 2016.

New Privately-Owned Housing Units by CBSA (https://www.census.gov/construction/bps/pdf/2015cbsachart.pdf):


New York - 86,424
Dallas - 57,146
Houston - 56,901
Los Angeles - 34,034


Texas CBSA results:


DFW - 57,146
Houston - 56,901
Austin - 22,370
San Antonio - 7,824
El Paso - 4,491
McAllen/Edinburgh/Mission - 4,306
Killeen/Temple - 2,310
Corpus Christi - 2,153
Lubbock - 1,856
Laredo - 1,848
BCS - 1,712
Waco - 1,507
Brownsville/Harlingen - 1,285
Beaumont/Port Arthur - 1,132
Midland - 1,030
Amarillo - 880
Odessa - 612
Abilene - 535
Tyler - 470
Sherman/Denison - 340
Texarkana (TX/AR) - 333
Longview - 248
San Angelo - 236
Victoria - 139
Wichita Falls - 80

...planned.

Let's just hope Dallas City Council doesn't waste more money for beautiful renderings like they've done the past decade.have you seen plans for the LA river? Dallas should consider doing something like that.

Dallas and LA are undergoing very similar transformations, but LA got more help building their light rail from FTA, freeing up local dollars to do miles of riverfront. The Dallas riverfront park would be more impressive than any spot along the LA River, but it won't touch all of the low-income areas like the full LA River project will.

I do think it would be interesting to see what a MAPS-like program here would look like for Dallas once they build out the DART system and no longer need the DART tax for new infrastructure. On its own though, the DART has clearly been a good investment that has made Dallas as competitive as it is right now.

have you seen plans for the LA river? Dallas should consider doing something like that.

Yes, I have.

Via CandysDirt (http://candysdirt.com/2017/01/04/toll-brothers-returns-oak-lawn-committee-brings-high-rise-controversy/):

New Oak Lawn residential tower proposed by Toll Brothers.

- 271 rental units
- 9 street-level town homes along Welborn
- underground parking :smile:

The tower's rental units will average 938 square feet, which is 63 larger than required.

Project Location (https://www.google.com/maps/place/2728+Welborn+St,+Dallas,+TX+75219/@32.8057383,-96.8107514,201m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x864e9ecb1c4c52dd:0x795c5 a6798dca660!8m2!3d32.8056671!4d-96.8108052)

http://candysdirt.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/Exterior-1.jpg

http://candysdirt.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/Exterior-Street-Level-1.jpg

http://candysdirt.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/Top-Down-1.jpg

Original rendering:

http://candysdirt.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/Original-Chair-Design-1.jpg

Park District (http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=210893), via Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/ParkDistrictDallas/):

https://scontent-dft4-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t31.0-8/15875596_1828991490707081_6985160872937096092_o.jp g?oh=6c0615bfff7bab1c13d261d31eb92f07&oe=58E69A5E

Used to work in the tower right next to West Village over 5 years ago. Even at that time, looking out and seeing the number of cranes in the air in uptown on any given day was remarkable. Hard to fathom that much activity taking place simultaneously. And that was before they even started filling in the old driving range and the only "tower" in West Village was The Mondrian.

Used to work in the tower right next to West Village over 5 years ago. Even at that time, looking out and seeing the number of cranes in the air in uptown on any given day was remarkable. Hard to fathom that much activity taking place simultaneously. And that was before they even started filling in the old driving range and the only "tower" in West Village was The Mondrian.

Agreed. The amount of construction is even greater than the 2000s.

I've noticed a greater number of projects are building parking below-grade, which shows the progress of more proper urbanization.

Apartment and retail project in the works next to Medical District rail station (http://www.dallasnews.com/business/real-estate/2017/01/06/apartment-retail-project-works-next-medical-district-rail-station)

https://dallasnews.imgix.net/1483722748-dentmain.jpg?w=724&h=500&auto=format&q=60&fit=clip

Project Location (https://www.google.com/maps/@32.8204698,-96.831998,324m/data=!3m1!1e3)


StreetLights Residential is working on a more than 400-unit apartment and shopping center development across the street from the Inwood/Love Field DART rail station off Maple Avenue.

The planned development would occupy a more than 4-acre tract at Denton and Hudnall drives just east of Maple Avenue.


StreetLights and the property owner have filed plans with the Dallas Plan Commission showing a complex of 3-story to six-story buildings that house rental units and a grocery-anchored retail center.

Looney Ricks Kiss Architects designed the project.

The taller buildings would front on the DART rail station while 3-story buildings would adjoin residential areas to the south and east, according to the filing with the plan commission.

I was in Dallas a few weeks ago and crossed I-35 over to Central on Woodall Rogers. Hardly recognized it anymore. Downtown has spilled over into uptown with only the Woodall Rogers break. The bridges to Oak Cliff are interesting because they cross a tiny tree lined river but I guess it will be a lake someday. Dallas is booming like it never has before and is now completely diversified away from oil and gas. They have also done a great job anticipating growth and not turning a blind eye to the inevitable the way some more "progressive" cities to the south have done. Light rail and highway construction, though criticized, has been spot on and totally necessary.

I was in Dallas a few weeks ago and crossed I-35 over to Central on Woodall Rogers. Hardly recognized it anymore. Downtown has spilled over into uptown with only the Woodall Rogers break. The bridges to Oak Cliff are interesting because they cross a tiny tree lined river but I guess it will be a lake someday. Dallas is booming like it never has before and is now completely diversified away from oil and gas. They have also done a great job anticipating growth and not turning a blind eye to the inevitable the way some more "progressive" cities to the south have done. Light rail and highway construction, though criticized, has been spot on and totally necessary.

I'm impressed you know the Margaret McDermott bridges are two independent structures.

In the future, I'd like to see Dallas focus on grid correction and connectivity, setback requirements, street reconstruction, and streetscape improvements.

What's interesting about Dallas is that urban development has become the market preference, though. The character of Dallas' economy is more dynamic than people realize because it isn't economically dependent on oil, and REITs frequently park money in Dallas for lack of prime investment opportunities in Austin (which is still just not very big). In many ways Dallas has become the go-to back up for anyone who can't find the right investment in Austin, so that's kind of linked the two cities' development.

I think the difference between Dallas and other major Texas (Houston et al) or Southern markets (Charlotte, Atlanta, Florida, etc) is infrastructure. Other cities have made incomplete or piecemeal investments whereas Dallas is routinely making world-class investments in rail, highways, airports, and everything else. It's not any one of those over the rest. The willingness to actually pony up for infrastructure I think has allowed Dallas to absorb growth more easily and less chaotically than Atlanta or Houston. That's why Dallas is in pole position and probably the only one that will legitimately overtake LA and Chicago some day soon.

I, too, was just in Dallas recently. My city-envy was off the charts. The amount of high-rise apartments being built was mind blowing. And the convenience of the expansive interstate loop surrounding the downtown makes navigating so easy. There are still a lot of annoying one-way streets, but the overall vibe of the city is such high class and big $ market.

I think the difference between Dallas and other major Texas (Houston et al) or Southern markets (Charlotte, Atlanta, Florida, etc) is infrastructure. Other cities have made incomplete or piecemeal investments whereas Dallas is routinely making world-class investments in rail, highways, airports, and everything else. It's not any one of those over the rest. The willingness to actually pony up for infrastructure I think has allowed Dallas to absorb growth more easily and less chaotically than Atlanta or Houston. That's why Dallas is in pole position and probably the only one that will legitimately overtake LA and Chicago some day soon.

Agreed. Our highway infrastructure is undergoing numerous multi-billion projects in order to keep up with the population growth. On the contrary, many of Dallas' city streets are in poor condition.

Both D/FW Int'l and Love Field have are essentially brand new. D/FW's nearly $3B TARP renovation project is nearing completion, and planning for TF is taking place. Love Field plans to open its newest parking garage later this year which sits adjacent to its brand new terminal.

One thing I'd like to see is the use of LED streetlights for both city streets and highways. Arlington recently converted over 10,500 streetlights from HPS to LED. Fort Worth is retrofitting more conventional lighting with LED units in various testing phases. Hopefully more cities will follow.

I, too, was just in Dallas recently. My city-envy was off the charts. The amount of high-rise apartments being built was mind blowing. And the convenience of the expansive interstate loop surrounding the downtown makes navigating so easy.

Funny you mention the noose around downtown.

While it makes travel easier for commuters, it is largely seen as the culprit preventing urban renewal, especially around Deep Ellum.

Thankfully "A New Dallas (http://www.anewdallas.com)" is working with TxDOT to demolish I-345 in order to reconnect downtown with East Dallas.

Next up for Plano's Legacy project? A 25-story apartment tower with pools, dog park, fire pits (http://www.dallasnews.com/business/real-estate/2017/01/09/apartment-tower-starts-month-planos-legacy-project)

https://dallasnews.imgix.net/1483975418-The-Residences-at-Legacy.jpg?auto=format,enhance&crop=faces,entropy&fit=crop&q=40&or=0&w=2000&h=1057


"After delivering 2 million square feet of class A office space throughout Legacy business park, we are pleased to officially unveil plans for our first multifamily project in the area," Joel Behrens, Trammell Crow principal, said in a statement. "The Residences at Legacy present a unique opportunity to provide luxury living comparable to Dallas' Uptown submarket."


Architect GFF and Waldrop + Nichols Studio designed the building. The Office of James Burnett is doing the landscaping.


The 25-story building will have 300 residential units and is starting construction this month.

Project Location (https://www.google.com/maps/@33.0762767,-96.8234846,20z/data=!3m1!1e3)

Yes, that's a car vending machine Carvana's building in Frisco next to Toyota headquarters (http://www.dallasnews.com/business/real-estate/2016/12/29/frisco-car-tower-going-next-door-toyotas-headquarters)

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/C03DONfXUAEnu4h.jpg


The city approved plans in February for the development, which will have seven levels of car displays in a glass tower.


Along with the tower, there's a one-story building and parking lot surrounding the new dealership, plans filed with the city show.


Turner Construction is building Carvana's Frisco sales center, and WHN Architects designed the facility.

The Frisco building will be ready early next year.

https://dallasnews.imgix.net/1483031061-carvanafriscomap.jpg?w=724&h=500&auto=format&q=60&fit=clip

https://dallasnews.imgix.net/1483031046-carvanafriscoelevation.jpg?w=724&h=500&auto=format&q=60&fit=clip

Project Location (https://www.google.com/maps/@33.0866801,-96.8424237,222m/data=!3m1!1e3)

Taken from Dallas DART Orange Line.

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Tire company makes big distribution hub expansion in Grand Prairie (http://www.bizjournals.com/dallas/news/2017/01/10/tire-company-makes-big-distribution-hub-expansion.html)

https://media.bizj.us/view/img/10299155/grandlakes4003.jpg


One of the largest tire manufacturers in the world — Continental Tires — has decided to expand its North Texas distribution hub in Grand Prairie.

To accommodate Continental Tires, Indianapolis-based Duke Realty Corp. (NYSE: DRE) plans to expand its facility by 282,507 square feet, bringing the total footprint of the building, called Grand Lakes 4003, to more than 1 million square feet of industrial space.

Project Location (https://www.google.com/maps/@32.7560872,-96.9468457,18z/data=!3m1!1e3)

Atlanta developer lands in southern Dallas County with warehouse project (http://www.dallasnews.com/business/real-estate/2017/01/11/atlanta-developer-lands-southern-dallas-county-new-warehouse-project)

http://x.lnimg.com/photo/poster_1920/a6b92e3b03d4465bb3fd7b53422d6555.jpg(LoopNet (http://www.loopnet.com/Listing/19970663/1200-W-Wintergreen-Road-Hutchins-TX/))


Atlanta-based developer Core 5 Industrial Partners plans a 754,897-square-foot distribution and manufacturing building on 41.5 acres of land in Hutchins.


The building will be constructed at 1200 Wintergreen Road near Interstate 45.


"This facility marks Core 5's entry into the market and we couldn't be happier with the site," James Gaddy, senior vice president and managing director, said in a statement. "Wintergreen has outstanding transportation fundamentals imperative for major industrial users."

The building is set to open in June. The city of Hutchins provided tax incentives.

Bleu Ciel (http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=211551) is currently pouring floor 30.

Taken yesterday, by me:

http://i1077.photobucket.com/albums/w467/SicEmBears/IMG_7379_zpsmlh4qh87.png (http://s1077.photobucket.com/user/SicEmBears/media/IMG_7379_zpsmlh4qh87.png.html)

http://i1077.photobucket.com/albums/w467/SicEmBears/IMG_7355_zpsfnajt9xi.jpg (http://s1077.photobucket.com/user/SicEmBears/media/IMG_7355_zpsfnajt9xi.jpg.html)

http://i1077.photobucket.com/albums/w467/SicEmBears/IMG_7351_zps1ccjxv3o.jpg (http://s1077.photobucket.com/user/SicEmBears/media/IMG_7351_zps1ccjxv3o.jpg.html)

http://i1077.photobucket.com/albums/w467/SicEmBears/IMG_7344_zps2yox6oln.jpg (http://s1077.photobucket.com/user/SicEmBears/media/IMG_7344_zps2yox6oln.jpg.html)

Billionaire, Joule creator, and Forty Five Ten developer, Tim Headington, has purchased the Davis Building.

I'm guessing Headington already has plans for the property.

Oilman Headington adds to Main Street holdings (http://www.dallasnews.com/business/real-estate/2017/01/12/oilman-headington-adds-main-street-holdings)

https://dallasnews.imgix.net/1484165727-Davis-Building_2.jpg?auto=format&q=50&or=0&w=800


Dallas County deed records show that one of Main Street's biggest property owners - Tim Headington - bought the 90-year-old tower.

Originally built as the Republic National Bank building, the Davis Building was redeveloped in 2003 into a loft apartment complex.

The Davis Building has 183 apartments and more than 50,000 square feet of retail space. There is a rooftop pool and garden.

The sale includes the attached 12-story, 587-space parking garage.

Project Location (https://www.google.com/maps/place/The+Davis+Building,+1309+Main+St,+Dallas,+TX+75202/@32.7806617,-96.8005056,20z/data=!3m1!1e3!4m2!3m1!1s0x864e99185e6bff3b:0xf026e 17335f36bdc)

Park District (http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=210893):

https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/277/31448796513_68be0e1eef_h.jpg
IMG_9759 (https://flic.kr/p/PV2ixx) by Roman Reyna (https://www.flickr.com/photos/143583242@N04/)

https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/457/31448794383_8bd75a8445_h.jpg
IMG_9752 (https://flic.kr/p/PV2hUP) by Roman Reyna (https://www.flickr.com/photos/143583242@N04/)

In regards to 2121 Flora, via Jay9398 at DallasMetropolis (http://dfwu.dallasmetropolis.com/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=76):


Heard from a reliable source that this one will start in April.

http://lareuniontx.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/flora-lefts-slide-5.jpg
(LaReunionTX (http://lareuniontx.org/flora-lofts/))

Population estimates are in.

Via Buffalo Business First (http://www.bizjournals.com/buffalo/news/2017/01/11/population-milestones-loom-for-25-major-u-s.html#g1):


Business First has developed a computer formula that uses 15 years of demographic data to estimate the population of any community at any given moment. It focuses primarily on the 108 markets with more than 500,000 residents, which are defined as major metros.


The odometer for Dallas-Fort Worth is projected to show a population of 7.3 million in mid-January, as noted above, followed by 7.4 million on Oct. 21.

Texas Metropolitan Population Figures:
(as of 1/1/17)


Dallas / Fort Worth / Arlington -- 7,295,110
Houston / The Woodlands / Sugarland -- 6,871,608
San Antonio / New Braunfels -- 2,454,061
Austin / Round Rock -- 2,087,345


Projected Texas Metropolitan Population Figures:
(as of 1/1/18)


Dallas / Fort Worth / Arlington -- 7,425,602
Houston / The Woodlands / Sugarland -- 7,017,872
San Antonio / New Braunfels -- 2,501,637
Austin / Round Rock -- 2,146,793

Via Parks for Downtown Dallas (https://www.facebook.com/ParksForDowntownDallas/):


Have you heard the latest? Pacific Plaza has been given the green light! The Dallas Park and Recreation Department is working with PfDD on a development agreement to design and build Pacific Plaza, the first of the city’s four new downtown priority parks.

Once the contract is approved, construction, which is estimated to take 20-24 months, will begin. Efforts to get bond dollars to assist in the creation of Carpenter Park, Harwood Park and West End Plaza will continue.

https://scontent-dft4-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/15826435_1839970246219457_6341982241363074063_n.pn g?oh=e5a4a5bcafee26c50373c8d6a5a4cf70&oe=58DB818D

Project Location (https://www.google.com/maps/@32.7836941,-96.796295,20z)

The former Dream Hotel (http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=210597) lot at McKinney and Bowen has been presented with another hotel application.

Via Dallas City Plan Commission (http://dallascityhall.com/government/meetings/_layouts/15/WopiFrame.aspx?sourcedoc=/government/meetings/DCH%20Documents/plan-commission/1-19-2017_CPC_Docket.pdf&action=default), pg. 3-1:


1) the number of rooms will increase from 128 to 254 rooms, 2) the overall floor area will increase from 89,250 square feet to 195,302 square feet

4) provide all parking underground.

In addition, the proposed hotel development is limited to a maximum structure height to 155 feet.

It is also noted the outdoor pool will be located on the hotel's top floor.

Project Location (https://www.google.com/maps/@32.803356,-96.8000197,3a,97.2y,300.81h,87t/data=!3m4!1e1!3m2!1sbyU9wSJ5pTeUqfAkppChMg!2e0)

AMLI Fountain Place (http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=223326) has submitted its case (https://oeaaa.faa.gov/oeaaa/external/searchAction.jsp?action=displayOECase&oeCaseID=314182544&row=6) to the FAA:


Structure Height: 562

Work Schedule: 03/01/2017 to 12/31/2019

The 367-unit tower will contain 45 floors and 600,000 SF.

Project Location (https://www.google.com/maps/@32.7853086,-96.8039874,3a,97.2y,64.45h,97.16t/data=!3m4!1e1!3m2!1sxJg8LNOf9_6hDtNe3mLnqA!2e0)

AT&T will spend $100 million rebuilding its downtown Dallas campus (http://www.dallasnews.com/business/real-estate/2017/01/17/att-will-spend-100-million-rebuilding-downtown-dallas-campus)

https://dallasnews.imgix.net/1484693751-ATT-Discovery-District-Design-Concept.jpg?auto=format&q=50&or=0&w=800


AT&T also will add 500 workers to its 5,800 employees in its buildings on the south side of downtown.


AT&T unveiled preliminary downtown design plans this week for the first time. The biggest changes are on the way at street level, where AT&T intends to expand landscaped plaza areas, and add eateries and shops.


The company also wants to close almost three blocks of Akard and Jackson streets to vehicles as part of the new pedestrian plan.


"We plan to have the whole project completed sometime in 2019," Peterson said.

https://dallasnews.imgix.net/1484693807-After-Concept---Commerce.jpg?w=724&h=500&auto=format&q=60&fit=clip
A new drop-off lane and canopy is planned along Commerce Street.

https://dallasnews.imgix.net/1484693866-After-Concept---Plaza-at-Commerce.jpg?w=724&h=500&auto=format&q=60&fit=clip
The plaza in front of AT&T's headquarters will get new fountains, lighting and art.

How is the AT&T plan being received? Closing down several streets in a town that is attempting to tear down a highway on the edge of downtown in order to reconnect the grid seems like a tough sell.

The picture with all the people walking around is quite amusing as well.

Is it a requirement for AT&T to always buy the ugliest buildings in cities where they have large offices?

How is the AT&T plan being received? Closing down several streets in a town that is attempting to tear down a highway on the edge of downtown in order to reconnect the grid seems like a tough sell.

The picture with all the people walking around is quite amusing as well.
I imagine they'll get what they want given how big and important to dallas' economy they are. It's the 23rd largest company in the world and 2nd largest in the metro behind only Exxon

Is it a requirement for AT&T to always buy the ugliest buildings in cities where they have large offices?

Many telecommunications centers required massive, windowless buildings to house their expensive computer rooms.

Manhattan's 375 Pearl (Verizon) and 33 Thomas (AT&T Long Lines) also feature as few windows as possible for safety and cost-cutting purposes.

Amazon to open third fulfillment center in Coppell (http://www.bizjournals.com/dallas/news/2017/01/18/amazon-to-open-third-fulfillment-center-in-coppell.html)

https://media.bizj.us/view/img/4940541/amazon-kiva-jld6634.jpg


Amazon will employ 1,000 full-time workers at a 1-million-square-foot fulfillment center to be built in Coppell.

The online retailer is developing the facility, its third in Coppell and ninth in Texas, in partnership with Hillwood Investment Properties and Perot Development Companies. It will be part of the Amazon Robotics fulfillment network, allowing the center to streamline the fulfillment process.

Amazon did not give a timeline on when the newest facility will open.

Apartment community starts construction on downtown Dallas' near east side (http://www.dallasnews.com/business/real-estate/2017/01/19/apartment-community-starts-construction-downtowns-near-east-side)

http://encore.bz/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/Brown-Brick-e1444684539236.jpeg
(Encore Enterprises (http://encore.bz/multi-family/portfolio/encore-swiss-avenue/))


Apartment builder Encore Multi-Family LLC has finally gotten started its new rental community just east of downtown Dallas.

The 253-unit project is just off Live Oak Avenue at Swiss Avenue and Peak Street.

Project Location (https://www.google.com/maps/@32.7964057,-96.776551,3a,97.2y,271.68h,94.08t/data=!3m4!1e1!3m2!1sKnXEJ75ClqzRMvlbbxjX-g!2e0)

62 townhomes planned for Fort Worth Avenue (http://oakcliff.advocatemag.com/2017/01/62-townhomes-planned-fort-worth-avenue/)

http://oakcliff.advocatemag.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/Screen-Shot-2017-01-19-at-12.16.01-PM.png
(rendering from previous development)


City Councilman Scott Griggs broke down the rezoning proposal point-by-point, which you can find below. The proposal is asking to allow “single-family structures to be detached,” which would allow separate homes with a shared driveway.

The company doesn’t yet have solid plans for the property, Brickman says. But the firm has several other townhome projects in Dallas, and they “put design first,” he says.

Project Location (https://www.google.com/maps/@32.7600781,-96.8610204,3a,66.8y,7.25h,89.2t/data=!3m4!1e1!3m2!1sJ38WvqwhBTnOKAtswiPDiw!2e0)

Downtown’s Trammell Crow Center tower gets a redo and major addition (http://www.dallasnews.com/business/real-estate/2017/01/20/downtowns-trammell-crow-center-tower-gets-redo-major-addition)

https://dallasnews.imgix.net/1484830893-Crow-Center----front.jpg?w=724&h=500&auto=format&q=60&fit=clip


The owners of the 32-year-old post modern high-rise are about to begin substantial changes to the building -- including construction of a retail, hotel and parking structure across the street.

"The idea is to pour light and life into the heart of the building and encourage foot traffic between the Arts District and Ross Avenue," said March, the development manager.

The redevelopment will bring more than 30,000 square feet of new retail and restaurant space to the two blocks, which are just south of Klyde Warren Park.

"We are going to land two or three full-service lunch or dinner options that law firms and investment banks are going to want," March said.

The most notable change will be a 50-by-80-foot glass and metal entry atrium, which will extend out to Ross Avenue.

Dark wood and stone that now lines the lobby will be replaced with lighter-colored wood, stone, metal and glass.

https://dallasnews.imgix.net/1484831092-Trammell-Crow-Center----Ross-Streetscape-for-DMN.jpg?w=724&h=500&auto=format&q=60&fit=clip


The Ross Avenue side of the building will be enlarged with two new retail wings that will extend toward the street on three sides.

"It effectively pops out the ground floor of the building," Marsh said. "We will have about 8,000 square feet for two restaurant outlets.

The corner of Harwood and Ross we have really reserved as our full-service upscale dining option."

The original plan was to build additional parking for the Trammell Crow Center. But the project has expanded to a major mixed-use development.

But the same building in the first phase will house 26,000 square feet of retail space plus a 200-room boutique hotel. A second phase of the development will add a 400-unit residential tower.

"The skin on that building has a lot of glass and metal and sculptural quality we think will make sense with the Arts District," March said. "It won't look like another parking structure."

Construction will start this quarter on the new building on the south side of Ross, and work on the Trammell Crow Center renovations will be underway by midyear.

The project is set to wrap up by fall 2018.

Terraces at Douglas Center (http://www.pegasusablon.com/news-and-insight/in-the-press/announcing-the-terraces-at-douglas-center/), taken by me, 1/17/17:

http://i1077.photobucket.com/albums/w467/SicEmBears/IMG_7470_zpsl82dhjp1.jpg (http://s1077.photobucket.com/user/SicEmBears/media/IMG_7470_zpsl82dhjp1.jpg.html)

http://i1077.photobucket.com/albums/w467/SicEmBears/IMG_7471_zpsyi18ljss.jpg (http://s1077.photobucket.com/user/SicEmBears/media/IMG_7471_zpsyi18ljss.jpg.html)

Project Location (https://www.google.com/maps/@32.8648031,-96.8101075,3a,66.8y,179.08h,92.8t/data=!3m4!1e1!3m2!1smgRVSUKP0u86C1S66h62vQ!2e0)

Victory Parkside (http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=217334), via Walsh Group (https://www.walshgroup.com/news/2017/progressphotosdallasvictoryblockghighrise.html):

https://walshwebsiteassets.blob.core.windows.net/sitedocs/imagegallery/news/Victory-Block-G-Aerial-January2017-1.jpg

https://walshwebsiteassets.blob.core.windows.net/sitedocs/imagegallery/news/Victory-Block-G-Aerial-January2017-3.jpg

https://walshwebsiteassets.blob.core.windows.net/sitedocs/imagegallery/news/Victory-Block-G-Aerial-January2017-2.jpg

Project Location (https://www.google.com/maps/@32.7872102,-96.8101197,3a,66.8y,157.52h,90.73t/data=!3m4!1e1!3m2!1sbFwmMmA3p85Uh31Mu6sTSQ!2e0)

Harvest Lofts at Farmers Market, taken 12/27/16, via Andres Construction (https://www.facebook.com/AndresConstruction/):

https://scontent-dft4-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/15965321_1200869726634043_1469170029021499655_n.jp g?oh=39e62fca7e2dcfb9349369b59032836a&oe=590F7EB6

https://scontent-dft4-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/16003108_1200869733300709_1202551639880438033_n.jp g?oh=0c2a996c2dc6d513309fec2d7d486f45&oe=591B733E

Project Location (https://www.google.com/maps/@32.7759553,-96.7890364,3a,97.2y,353.57h,92.48t/data=!3m4!1e1!3m2!1s6T4I0m5yZzpJs8YTgHXyzw!2e0)

Legacy West inviting in home furnishings retailer (http://www.bizjournals.com/dallas/news/2017/01/19/legacy-west-inviting-in-home-furnishings-retailer.html)

https://media.bizj.us/view/img/10308592/frontgateplano.jpg


Ohio-based Frontgate is opening a showcase store in Plano’s Legacy West development meant to be a home furnishings destination for the North Texas region.


It will also include a 2,500-square-foot patio where customers can grab food and wine, shop Frontgate’s outdoor products and talk with one of the store’s four on-site designers.

“This concept store will be more of a showcase of the brand,” said Tyler Thompson, head of public relations and partnerships for Frontgate. “We’re bringing it to life in a 360-degree environment, allowing the customers to interact with the product.”


So far, this is the only store Frontgate has planned for Dallas-Fort Worth, though the concept is shopping for other locations around the country.


The 22,000-square-foot shop is expected to launch in late May 2017.

Park District (http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=210893):

https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/453/32340320961_c94011aa36_h.jpg
IMG_8094_5_6hdr (https://flic.kr/p/RgNAGH) by Robert Baxter (https://www.flickr.com/photos/kraftsims/)

https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/270/32340324311_80f9b30069_h.jpg
IMG_8073 (https://flic.kr/p/RgNBGt) by Robert Baxter (https://www.flickr.com/photos/kraftsims/)

The Case (http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=217662), on left:

https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/606/32348942271_6808876396_h.jpg
DALLAS Skyline 2 (https://flic.kr/p/RhyMvZ) by BeSt Photography (https://www.flickr.com/photos/balgenbruder/)

1900 Pearl (http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=217582), via Maconahey (http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/member.php?u=12698):

Glass has been installed.

https://s29.postimg.org/ewa0i3lxj/20170124_163501.jpg

Trump Hotels CEO doesn't 'see any reason' U.S. expansion can't grow threefold, including a Dallas site (http://www.dallasnews.com/business/hotels/2017/01/25/trump-hotels-ceo-see-reason-us-expansion-five-sites-26-happen-now)

https://exp.cdn-hotels.com/hotels/15000000/14790000/14786700/14786677/51de25e5_z.jpg
Hotels (https://www.hotels.com/ho474173664/trump-international-hotel-washington-dc-washington-united-states-of-america/)


President Donald Trump's hotel-management company wants to expand its namesake luxury hotels across the U.S. while it holds off on new overseas business, its chief executive officer said.

"There are 26 major metropolitan areas in the U.S., and we're in five," Trump Hotels CEO Eric Danziger said after a panel discussion Tuesday at the Americas Lodging Investment Summit in Los Angeles. "I don't see any reason that we couldn't be in all of them eventually."

Having Trump hotels in 26 cities would triple the current total. Trump's company manages eight namesake hotels in the U.S., some of which the Trump family owns. Danziger, who joined Trump Hotels in August 2015, said that Trump Hotels is considering opening luxury properties in Dallas, Seattle, Denver and San Francisco, where he started his career in 1971 as a bellman at a Fairmont hotel.

More info of 1445 Ross Ave. garage:


+/- 8,000 sf signature restaurant space
+/- 8,000-9,000 sf Fountain Retail
James Carpenter Design Associates / Gensler, architect
John Lewis, glass designer
Opens third quarter 2017

Project Flyer (http://ucr.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/Fountain-Place-property-flyer.pdf)

http://ucr.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/Fountain-Place-hero.jpg

http://ucr.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/Fountain-Place-hero2.jpg
(CBRE (http://ucr.com/property/fountain-place/))

Irving Convention Center hotel:


Westin
13 floors
≤ 350 full-service rooms
16,000 SF meeting space
7,000 SF pre-function space

City Council Agenda Report (http://cityofirving.org/DocumentCenter/View/21694)

Project Location (https://www.google.com/maps/@32.8763618,-96.9430421,3a,66.8y,335.86h,92.28t/data=!3m4!1e1!3m2!1ss7CDJO9YP81VHRDD5IwjQg!2e0)

Screenshots I took from report:

http://i1077.photobucket.com/albums/w467/SicEmBears/Screen%20Shot%202017-01-25%20at%208.01.17%20PM_zps8bmqwyq1.png (http://s1077.photobucket.com/user/SicEmBears/media/Screen%20Shot%202017-01-25%20at%208.01.17%20PM_zps8bmqwyq1.png.html)

http://i1077.photobucket.com/albums/w467/SicEmBears/Screen%20Shot%202017-01-25%20at%208.01.27%20PM_zpsksrwagbn.png (http://s1077.photobucket.com/user/SicEmBears/media/Screen%20Shot%202017-01-25%20at%208.01.27%20PM_zpsksrwagbn.png.html)

Proposed office tower for Heritage Creekside (http://www.heritagecreekside.com), a mixed-use development in Plano.

Via Rosewood (http://rosewoodproperty.com/details/Heritage-Creekside-Proposed-Office/42):


Heritage Creekside is a mixed-use project in Plano, Texas located on the President George Bush Turnpike and Custer Road.

The employment center allows for 2.3 million square feet of office space in office towers with up to twenty-story height limits.

http://rosewoodproperty.com/media/images/listings/42/3/b_BOKA_rendering_3.jpg

UNT hopes new $70M building will be a 'game-changer' (http://www.bizjournals.com/dallas/news/2017/01/25/unt-70-million-college-of-visual-arts-and-design.html)

https://media.bizj.us/view/img/10316042/view-1-jpeg.jpg


Construction on the University of North Texas' new $70 million College of Visual Arts and Design building began Tuesday in a move university officials hope will bolster the college's recruiting efforts.

Currently, the College of Visual Arts and Design is spread across seven campus spaces. In addition to the construction of the new four-story, 145,000 gross square-foot complex, renovations will be done on the existing Art Building that's approximately 83,000 square feet.

The new building and the existing Art Building will be connected, giving the College of Visual Arts and Design a total complex of about 228,000 square feet.

The new building is slated to be ready for students by the Fall 2018 semester.

Update - Facebook Data Center @ Alliance:

https://dallasnews.imgix.net/1485466475-facebook.jpg?auto=format&q=50&or=0&w=800
(DMN (http://www.dallasnews.com/business/real-estate/2017/01/26/facebook-growing-huge-datacenter-campus-north-fort-worth))

Park District (http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=210893), via Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/ParkDistrictDallas/):

https://scontent-dft4-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t31.0-8/16403359_1839921919614038_787210521813500732_o.jpg ?oh=84da8caca2be7aa6cbc9a4a25cde2aae&oe=58FFA39B

The Union (http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=211602), via Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/theuniondallas/):

https://scontent-dft4-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t31.0-8/16178548_1221454311274990_2202678820632146498_o.jp g?oh=df34cceb66db9e34acf9a67e91d08c74&oe=59153ED8

Park District (http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=210893), via Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/ParkDistrictDallas/):

https://scontent-dft4-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t31.0-8/16463156_1842289099377320_3923308859077987888_o.jp g?oh=e0034a90bc6146f80200641f924505d3&oe=59470E5A

:)

Exclusive: Trump Hotels' newest concept to plant stake near Dallas City Hall (http://www.bizjournals.com/dallas/news/2017/02/01/exclusive-trump-hotels-newest-concept-to-plant.html)

https://media.bizj.us/view/img/10326064/scion01lowresjpg.jpg


President Donald Trump's hotel management company, New York City-based Trump Hotels, plans to put a stake in the ground in downtown Dallas with a new hotel — which could be the first concept of its kind realized in the United States.

The Dallas Business Journal has learned the hotelier plans to place its new 4-star concept, called Scion, within walking distance to Dallas' city hall.

Trump Hotels' new Scion Dallas hotel — a six-story, 220-room hotel with ground-floor retail space — will sit within a new $50 million mixed-use development near city hall, said Turkish developer Mike Sarimsakci.

Unlike the ultra-luxury brand of the Trump Hotels namesake, the Scion brand won't bear the Trump name and will be relatively affordable with hotel rooms ranging from $200 to $300 a night versus a nightly rate of $700 and up.

Alterra International, which is based in Dallas and Istanbul, plans to develop the new Scion Dallas hotel as part of a mixed-use development fronting St. Paul Street between Wood and Young streets in downtown Dallas.

The two parcels of land, which total nearly one-acre, are under contract by the development firm. An affiliate of Dallas-based Hamilton Properties Corp. — Hamilton St Paul Grp LLC — has a contract to sell the land to Sarimsakci in a deal expected to close by this summer.

Dallas-based 5G Studio Collaborative has begun working on architectural renderings for the Scion Dallas hotel.

"The Dallas hotel will be the inspiration for the Detroit hotel because Dallas will probably be the first Scion hotel in the United States."

The Scion Dallas hotel will feature much of the city throughout the building with modern, clean lines and lots of warmth, said Nile Tuzun, creative director of design and branding for Alterra International.

"People staying there will know they are in Dallas, each room will have its own environment and references to Dallas," said Tuzun, who added the new brand will attract "young professional" travelers.

The ground-floor retail space, which will total about 20,000 square feet, will help bring in a Turkish furniture retailer, a steakhouse, a seafood restaurant, a Mediterranean restaurant and a Turkish coffee shop with pastries.

One thing the project won't rely on: City money.

"We want Dallas to be London, we want Dallas to be Singapore and having these venues that we are creating will bring and keep the young people in Dallas," he said.

Project Location (https://www.google.com/maps/@32.7784123,-96.7945101,3a,97.2y,344.54h,94.76t/data=!3m4!1e1!3m2!1sQ40y41VsOjHk9JN86dEpYg!2e0)

M-Line Tower (http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=218112), via Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/AndresConstruction/?ref=page_internal), taken 1/17:

https://scontent-dft4-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/16426052_1218442238210125_4417568879999177436_n.jp g?oh=f04d318f96be58cd3ec68a662190a82b&oe=5909402D

https://scontent-dft4-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/16387007_1218442241543458_9008480194552369284_n.jp g?oh=c75327568473cb6ca64416c7511cf859&oe=591218C3

https://scontent-dft4-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/16426097_1218442244876791_88945841536121356_n.jpg? oh=cdd331c5293a5331ec54c7cc28050e12&oe=5942410D