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Mixed-use project in the works for fast-growing Wilmer south of Dallas
Steve Brown
January 13, 2016

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The city of Wilmer just approved plans for the development called Liberty Crossing.

“We see a lot of growth going on in that area but there aren’t many housing options,” said developer Richard Ashton. “We want to bring in sustainable workforce housing.

Apartments would be constructed behind the retail.

“We are planning at each 144 to 160 multifamily units and we are working with retail partners to develop the retail and commercial portion,” Ashton said. “We are also looking at 68 rental townhomes and 90 single-family houses.”

Employment in the area in Wilmer and neighboring Hutchins has dramatically increased in the last few years with new warehousing facilities for companies including Procter & Gamble, Whirlpool, Unilever, Sprouts grocery, Ace Hardware, Arch Chemical and Medline Medical.

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FINALLY: $300M FIRST PHASE OF DALLAS MIDTOWN TO START
Tonie Auer
January 13, 2016

The wait is over: construction on the long-anticipated redevelopment of the old Valley View Mall should kick off by summer.

He’s working with the City of Dallas and councilman Lee Kleinman to finalize the street infrastructure plan; all of the pieces were approved at the end of 2015. The councilman has also been working with the Dallas Midtown Park Foundation to secure the 20-acre Midtown Commons Park Three projects will start simultaneously: a new AMC theater on top of 80k SF of office that sits atop retail, a hotel on top of retail and a new grocery store on top of retail. And, we’ll finally say goodbye to the old mall with its demolition probably between July and October. He expects the first retail and the office space to open at the end of 2017 or beginning of 2018.

Scott says construction plans are being drawn now. Omniplan assisted with master planning and Dallas Midtown is working with WDG, 5G and NY-based Streetworks on the three projects. GCs haven't been selected yet; he expects final pricing to come in around April. He’s hoping to get the ink dried so he can announce the hotel and grocery flag at our State of the Market event.

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More information on 1640 Edison:

This Class A office tower, entitled 1640 Edison, will create amazing energy in the Dallas Design District. The new building at the corner of Edison Street and North Stemmons Freeway/I35, will be 17 floors. With destination retail and restaurant amenities on the first floor, and a tenant lounge also on the ground level, 1640 Edison rises to provide a roof terrace with an overhang carousel at the top to give the idea that roof is floating mid-air. The northeast side of the building has large angled canted columns at the entrance to create a dramatic opening to the space. The materials for the building include industrial and natural elements mixed - from glass, concrete and wood. The parking podium at 1640 Edison will be covered with an LED-lit mesh that will highlight the building for exciting visibility from Stemmons Freeway. The office building will also include two levels of loft space, an outstanding amenity to meet the needs of the modern work environment.

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Commune + Ilume Tower

The design of the new mixed-use development, Ilume, will continue the exciting momentum for the Design District in Dallas, Texas. This 25-story building will be one of the tallest buildings in the Design District. Ilume will bring 213 rooms of premiere residential space and 147 hotel rooms to the corner of Oak Lawn and North Stemmons Freeway.

The development will have a number of amenities such as a 1500 SF rooftop dog park, rooftop garden, large hotel pool deck, pool bar, resident pool, fitness center, meeting rooms, sky lobby, and wonderful downtown Dallas views.

The architectural elements throughout the project were inspired by the spirit and history of the Design District. Flair, fashion, patterns, textures, and arts of the already existing area heavily influenced the design of the architectural elements throughout the project. The contour of the building uses volumetric thick and thin lines realizing a curved effect.

The feature architectural element is described as a stitched side (corner of building) that will be lit at night, like a beacon welcoming you into the city. The orientation of the building is positioned so each room has a great view of the Dallas city skyline. The interior design includes soft textures, rich colors, and polished materials, such as a luxurious marble tile.

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FINALLY: $300M FIRST PHASE OF DALLAS MIDTOWN TO START
Tonie Auer
January 13, 2016









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Perhaps I was a bit too impatient.

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TxDOT is planning another deck park in Dallas, this time in Oak Cliff.

I'll keep you updated as this unveils.

Recently, the Southern Gateway project has been adorned with a deck park proposal of its own. The proposal before the RTC includes a $30 million provision that would add a deck park over Interstate 35E somewhere between Colorado Avenue and the Dallas Zoo. It is to be paid for with $20 million from the RTC and $10 million from either the city of Dallas or private donors.

Here's the article.

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Lots of dirt moving on the Champions Park project in N Central Arlington and the 101 Center project in downtown Arlington. I'll snap pictures when I can.

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Uptown tower project starts with morning groundbreaking
Steve Brown
January 15, 2016

The project at Pearl Street and Woodall Rodgers Freeway is the largest development Crow has done in central Dallas since the 1980s.

PriceWaterhouseCoopers will lease 200,000 square feet of space in the Park District project — the first business to commit to the development. The office building will be named PwC Tower.

Park District will open in late 2017.

The building was designed by Dallas architect HKS. Balfour Beatty Construction is the general contractor. CBRE is leasing the project.

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Billionaire banker Beal buys $100 million Hicks estate in biggest home deal in Dallas history
Steve Brown
January 15, 2016

It’s the biggest home sale in Dallas history.

With a price tag of $100 million, the 27,000-square-foot mansion has been purchased by Dallas financier Andy Beal.

The Hicks mansion – also called the Crespi Estate – dates back to the 1930s. The house was totally rebuilt and substantially enlarged starting in 2000.

The main house has seven bedrooms plus additional staff bedrooms. The master suite alone is 3,000 square feet.

There’s a separate 2-story guesthouse and an entertainment building with theater, gamerooms and other features.

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That's awesome. Beautiful home.

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More from DBJ's Park District article:

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McKinney & Olive update:

Taken today, by me.

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Brownstones update, the last phase of the Whole Foods/Gables McKinney Ave project.

Taken yesterday:

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Wow. Those look awesome.

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That looks like the red courthouse.

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GFF is working on an infill development just north of Galleria Dallas.

The project, called The Muse, will replace the surface parking lot in-between Galleria North II and Z Gallerie.

View map here.

The Muse is a creatively conceived infill development on the parking lot. Existing surface parking will be replaced with an 8-story mixed use building composed of 272 residential units above a 4-story parking garage.

A vibrant new street is created between the old and the new buildings, lined with restaurants and focused on a dynamic central plaza space with water, art, movies and significant pedestrian choreography. New restaurant leases will convert the rear of existing stores into “fronts” activating the mews. The roof of the parking structure forms the pool terrace for the apartments above.

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Sic Em', can ask you those developers to give OKC just one of those projects? lol

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Sic Em', can ask you those developers to give OKC just one of those projects? lol

No need to worry.

Classen Curve, which I love by the way, has room for denser development at 56th and 57th streets.

Most likely residential and perhaps a hotel component will be built.

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Yard House, Sur La Table and others to join Frisco’s Wade Park
Steve Brown
January 19, 2016

Yard House, which has one location in Addison, and the Mediterranean-themed Luna Grill, which has three locations all west of I-35E, will join three new retailers in adding to the lineup at the $1.6 billion mixed use development under construction at the Dallas North Tollway and Lebanon Road.

With more than 10,000 square feet of space, the rock-themed Yard House will serve more than 100 dishes made from scratch daily, along with more than 100 taps of beer.

Set to open in Wade Park’s first phase in 2017, the new tenants will join previously signed shops, restaurants and entertainment outlets including: Whole Foods Market; iPic Theaters; Pinstripes Bowling, Bocce, Bistro; The Rustic; Arhaus; Thirteen Pies; Steel City Pops; Torchy’s Tacos; Bread Zepplin; MiniLuxe; and The Lash Lounge.

The first phase will feature about 600,000 square feet of specialty retail space. Boutique Hotel ZaZa as well as Texas’ first Langham Hotels & Resorts hotel — a high-end high-rise — are also slated for Wade Park.

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Any Arlington news?

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Brownstones update, the last phase of the Whole Foods/Gables McKinney Ave project.

Taken yesterday:

I love those!

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Ross Perot Jr.'s Hillwood Properties to put up nearly 2M square feet of development
Candace Carlisle
January 19, 2016

The new construction includes two industrial buildings in Alliance Westport and a third building in Alliance Center North.

Two of the buildings — Alliance Westport 18 and 19 — are located at the entrance of the BNSF Railway Intermodal Facility at FM 156 and Intermodal Parkway.

Westport 18 is being built to an initial total of 800,000 square feet of industrial space with the ability to expand to 1.3 million square feet. Westport 19 will total 360,000 square feet of industrial space.

The third building — Alliance Center North 15 — will total 588,000 square feet of industrial space and is located at Interstate 35W and Eagle Parkway.

Construction on the three industrial buildings is slated for completion in the second quarter of 2016.

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The 18,000-acre Alliance Texas development is home to the world's first 100% cargo airport.

One of Alliance's latest developments, Facebook's $1B data center, is currently under construction.

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Oak Cliff's proposed I-35E deck park is now one step closer to reality:

Funding plan for Interstate 35 deck park receives preliminary approval
Rachel Stone
January 19, 2016

The council of governments’ Regional Transportation Council approved the funding plan last week. It had been reported previously that the deck park would cost $50 million, but Texas Department of Transportation DFW spokesman Tony Hartzel confirmed it will cost $30 million.

$20 million will come from the council, and $10 million will come from the City of Dallas or private funding. The overall Southern Gateway project will cost about $656 million.

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