Dallas

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Huge distribution hub on 82 acres coming to southwest Dallas



Project Location

First Industrial Realty Trust plans to develop the more than 1 million-square-foot industrial project on 82 acres on the south side of Interstate 20 on Mountain Creek Parkway.

The $52 million speculative warehouse project is just south of the Mountain Creek business park, which is home to distribution centers for companies including Kimberly Clark, Ulta Beauty, Niagara Bottling and Nestle.

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Downtown Dallas' landmark Davis Building getting a $45 million redo



Project Location

The 20-story Main Street tower, built in 1926 as the headquarters for Republic National Bank, was converted to apartments in 2003.

Mycon Construction says it's been hired to renovate the 250,000-square-foot residential and retail building at 1309 Main St. over the next 15 months.

Dallas architect 5G Studio Collaborative — the same designer who did downtown's Omni Hotel — is the project architect.
The renovation includes upgrades to the retail space in the building and conversion of the 183 loft-style apartments into 215 luxury rental units.

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New apartment and retail building will overlook planned downtown Dallas park



Project Location

Centurion American Development Group — which last year completed the $250 million redevelopment of the landmark Statler Hotel — is building the six-story apartment and retail building a block away at Harwood and Jackson streets.

The building will sit atop an underground parking garage that is being built and will also serve the Statler and the historic Dallas Central Library building, now occupied by The Dallas Morning News.

Developer Mehrdad Moayedi said 130 residential units are planned in the new building, which will face the planned Harwood Park.

He said it's too early to decide if the units will be for sale or for rent.

The ground floor of the building will have 5,000 to 6,000 square feet of retail space, plus a leasing office and a gym for residents.

Dallas architect 5G Studio Collaborative designed Centurion American's new building.

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Transit-oriented retail center coming to Farmers Branch



Project Location

The Mustang Station restaurant and retail park is planned on Valley View Lane just north of Dallas Area Rapid Transit's commuter rail station. The 40,000-square-foot retail village will be anchored by a Cox Farms Market specialty grocery store.

"Construction should start as early as May," said Landry Kemp with the SHOP Companies, which is leasing the project.

The retail center would open early next year.
There's room for a larger second phase of shopping development across the rail line at the southeast corner of Valley View Lane and I-35E.

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Aubrey, known for its sprawling horse farms, will soon get a 2,600-home development



Project Location

Plano-based builder Highland Homes' owners are planning a new 2,600-home community in Denton County.

The 800-acre Sandbrock Ranch community is being built in Aubrey, north of Lewisville Lake.

The new residential project is on part of a 2,400-acre ranch that Highland Homes' owners Rod Sanders and Jean Ann Brock on at FM 1385 and Bonar Road. Homes in the new development will start in price near $250,000.

Model homes in the Sandbrock Ranch are scheduled to open in June.

There are two lakes, hike-and-bike paths, event lawn, recreational fields and play areas and an outdoor amphitheater.

Land also has been set aside for an on-site elementary school.

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New office project on the way in Plano's Legacy business park



Project Location

Cawley Partners says it plans to build a 5-story, 200,000-square-foot office project on Headquarters Drive east of the Dallas North Tollway.

Called HQ53, the building is targeted to open in early 2020.

Designed by architect BOKA Powell, the West Plano building will include a fitness center, café, conference facilities and an outdoor lounge area.

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Frisco mixed-use project coming on the tollway



Project Location

The largest part of the new development will be a 5-story hotel.

Three office buildings with more than 60,000 square feet and two restaurant and retail buildings with more than 10,000 square feet are also planned.

The development will have two large plaza areas with a view of the soccer fields next door.

The buildings in the project will complement the design in nearby Frisco Square, which takes designs from 19th century downtown buildings, according to the plan commission.

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Robotic food shipping hub being built in Sunnyvale



Project Location

A Michigan-based logistics firm is building what it says is one of the world's most automated food warehousing and distribution facilities in Sunnyvale.

Lineage Logistics LLC is building the project as an expansion of its existing distribution facilities at 367 Long Creek Road. The project will add approximately 94,000 square feet to the existing 311,885-square-foot warehouse.

The food storage and shipping hub will use advanced automation and robotic handling systems in a temperature-controlled warehouse.

The project, which is under construction, will be Lineage's first fully automated center in North America with a nine-level, 100-foot ceiling operation.

About 30 new jobs will be created at the facility, which opens next year.

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Third phase building on the way in Irving business park



Project Location

The new building will have 172,120 square feet of industrial space.

Liberty Property Trust has already build more than a half million square feet in the project.

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Another office building in the works at Billingsley's Cypress Waters

Billingsley has filed building plans with the city of Dallas for a five-story, 250,000-square-foot office building at 3200 Olympus Boulevard.

The five-story office project will be part of a mixed-use development called The Sound.

"We are starting construction in July and plan for it to complete Fall of 2019," said Carey Morgan, director of marketing at Billingsley. "We'll have 18-foot ceilings on first floor and balconies on every floor to take advantage of the beautiful lake views."

BOKA Powell is the architect.

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Richardson industrial park planned near Bush Turnpike



Project Location

Developer JacksonShaw wants to construct the 4-building industrial campus of more than 38 acres on Telecom Parkway east of Bush Turnpike.

The project - which will include about a half million square feet of industrial space

"Each of the buildings will be designed to accommodate multiple tenants," Richardson city planners said in the zoning filing.

"The developer's vision is to build the premier urban industrial business park in the Richardson/Northeast Dallas market.

"It will create an environment specifically designed to attract and retain established businesses and new entrepreneurial ventures from throughout the region."

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New data center campus on the way in Garland


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Project Location

Stream Data Center has purchased a 23-acre site in Garland where it plans to build a new data center campus.

Stream is planning a total of 400,000 square feet of building. The first 140,000-square-foot data center phase will be ready by the end of the year.

The new property purchase is on Lookout Drive near the border with Richardson and will be used for facilities to accommodate large, hyperscale users.

"Our new development in Garland seeks to address the growing needs of cloud companies and enterprise users in and around the Dallas market," Moser said.

In 2017, D-FW was the country's second largest data center market with multiple new projects under construction.

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Downtown Dallas' 113-year-old Purse Building getting modern office makeover with rooftop deck



Project Location

"We are excited to finally get started," Ragan said. "The demolition will take four to five months, and from there we move straight into construction."

The project should take 15 to 18 months to wrap up.

Renovation plans for the 70,000-square-foot brick and timber building include a rooftop deck.

Architexas is the preservation architect for the project, which will receive state and federal landmark tax credits.

Built in 1905, the Purse Building was originally used as offices and warehouse space for the Parlin and Orendorff Implement Co., which sold agricultural equipment.

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Apartment project kicks off near Dallas' Galleria



Project Location

The Jefferson Alpha West apartments at Alpha and Inwood roads will have 409 units.

The new rental community is part of a mixed-use development that includes a 155-room Aloft Hotel, a 296,000-square-foot office building and 22,000 square feet of retail space.

"The location provides residents a walkable, amenity-rich environment while maintaining a strong sense of community," JPI senior vice president Matt Brendel said in a statement.

The Jefferson Alpha West apartment community will include a rooftop lounge, dog park and 2-story clubhouse.

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Northeast Dallas shopping center getting a major facelift



Project Location

The Hillside Village retail center at the northeast corner of Mockingbird Lane and Abrams Road was built in the mid 1950s.

Northwood Retail said it plans to remodel the 169,229-square-foot shopping center in five phases.

"The renovation will incorporate the installation of modern design elements," Northwood Retail said in a statement. "Additionally, Hillside Village will develop a new and improved parking lot and sidewalk system allowing for easier traffic flow and pedestrian accessibility.

Gensler is the architect.

[bluedogok]

25+ years ago I used to commute down Abrams Road going to work downtown. That center at Mockingbird needed a remodel back then.

The partner at my first firm in Austin went to work at BOKA Powell after they sold off the firm to a big Scottsdale firm. Those suburban office buildings look like the architectural partner could have designed it.

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The partner at my first firm in Austin went to work at BOKA Powell after they sold off the firm to a big Scottsdale firm. Those suburban office buildings look like the architectural partner could have designed it.

You may be right. Whomever was responsible for the redesign did a decent job.

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Victory Park's new tallest tower will cost more than $138 million


(Mandarin Oriental's 2007 43-floor proposal)

Project Location

The 39-story skyscraper will be constructed across the street from American Airlines Center arena and next door to the W Dallas Victory Hotel & Residences.

According to Hines' building permit information filed with the city, the project at 3099 Olive Street will cost more than $138 million. The residential tower will include 334 apartments and 9,500 square feet of retail space.

Hines representatives so far aren't talking about the project. But word of the huge building surfaced last month in city planning documents.

The apartment tower is to be built on a site that in 2007 was to be used for the 43-story Mandarin Oriental Hotel & Residences. But the recession hit before work on the tower began and the project never got off the ground.

Victory Park's current tallest high-rise — the 31-story W Hotel — opened next door to the building site in 2006.

[Mr. Blue Sky]

Thanks for the update. VP is still growing! I was in Dallas last just a couple of weeks ago. I wish some here would quit comparing OKC to Dallas, they're so far apart it's apples and oranges. Oklahoma City is a great city, but Dallas for better or worse sometimes, we ain't.

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Thanks for the update. VP is still growing! I was in Dallas last just a couple of weeks ago. I wish some here would quit comparing OKC to Dallas, they're so far apart it's apples and oranges. Oklahoma City is a great city, but Dallas for better or worse sometimes, we ain't.

Comparing apples to oranges only leaves for inaccurate conclusions.

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Flower Mound officials give thumbs up to office and mixed-use projects

Flower Mound officials have approved development of a new 120,000 square-foot speculative office building in the town's Lakeside Business District.

The 10-acre project will be built by developer FM 2499 Office Venture LLC near FM 2499 and Grapevine Lake.

The project must be completed by late 2022.

Flower Mound this week also approved a 35-acre mixed-use development near Grapevine Lake that will include everything from apartments to hotels and retail space.

The first phase of the Lakeside Village project cudl [sic] include as many as 600 residential units.

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Construction ready to start on Bishop Arts project in Dallas' north Oak Cliff



Project Location

The 11-acre Bishop Arts mixed-use project at Bishop Avenue and Ninth Street has been in the works for years and is just south of the historic Bishop Arts commercial district.

Now longtime property owner Exxir Capital is pushing ahead with residential, retail and public spaces in the second phase of the project.

"Everything is in place, and it breaks ground next week," said developer Michael Nazerian. "It's been over a decade in the making, and we are very proud of it."

Construction will include 246 apartments on a public plaza with 12,000 square feet of retail. It will join the 42,000 square feet of retail and office space that Exxir Capital is already building across the street.

Most of the buildings will be between two and four floors. Two-story arched entryways to the development will face the street.

The project will have more than 500 spaces of public parking.

The project will use only 60 percent of the square footage permitted for the site, so there is more open space available, Nazerian said.

"We have put design and human-scale experience first, working with artists and craftsmen."

Nazerian said his firm plans to be a long-term player in Bishop Arts.

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New industrial project set for DFW Airport site



Project Location

The 562,640 square foot Airport South Logistics Center is a speculative warehouse being built at 3400 E Airfield Drive on the south side of the airport.

The industrial project is planned for tenants as small as 140,000 square feet.

"We are very bullish on Dallas -Fort Worth and have acquired and developed nearly 4.5 million square feet of industrial properties since 2010," David Welch, [sic]

President of Robinson Weeks Partners, said in a statement. "Dallas should continue to see strong population and job growth, leading indicators for industrial space demand, for the next several years.

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New office and retail high-rise gets green light on Dallas' Knox Street



Project Location

Developers have gotten the green light to proceed with the largest new building project in Dallas' popular Knox Street district.

Longtime Knox Street merchant Weir's Furniture and real estate firm Four Rivers Capital plan to build a new retail and office tower on the furniture store's Knox Street site.

Dallas' City Council and plan commission have given full approval for the redevelopment.

The 297,000-square-foot high-rise at Knox and Travis streets will include 250,000 square feet of offices, a new store for Weir's and additional retail.

Weir's will relocate temporarily when construction starts — probably in early 2019.

The building — just a block from the Katy Trail — will take 18 to 24 months to complete.

The developers hope to have the work coincide with construction the city plans to improve the street and sidewalks along Knox.

As part of the new development, the historic Soda Fountain building — for decades the Highland Park Pharmacy — will be preserved on the corner.

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McKinney industrial project kicks off construction with two buildings



Project Location

Developer Dalfen America Corp. has broken ground on a new industrial project in McKinney.

The McKinney Fulfillment Center is being built at 1581 Corporate Drive near U.S. Highway 75.

The speculative 2-building project will include more than 115,000 square feet.