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Dallas Holocaust Museum to begin capital campaign to build new museum
Candace Carlisle
October 20, 2016

The Dallas Holocaust Museum and Center for Education and Tolerance plans to kick off a large capital campaign to fund a new museum in downtown Dallas next week.

"We wanted this to be an engaging facility," Scott Hall, principal and director of design for Dallas-based Omniplan, told the DBJ in 2015. "We want to share a very personal story that gets people's attention and shows you the real people impacted by the Holocaust."

The design of the new facility — which could find a permanent home in the West End, across from the museum's current location — will help create a narrative that shows the journey of the many who experienced the Holocaust, he said.

The U-shaped building will include an exhibition area that turns into a reflective area in the courtyard outside the museum in the neighborhood bounded by Ross Avenue, Houston Street and the Dallas Area Rapid Transit light.

The building will include an approved metal for the West End, which will set it apart from the other buildings in the neighborhood that are primarily brick, Hall said.

The museum also plans to unveil new renderings of the facility next week.

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Another California HQ relocation, this time skipping the 'burbs for Downtown:

Global engineering firm to relocate headquarters from California to Dallas
Candace Carlisle
October 24, 2016

Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (NYSE: JEC) has been in the works to move its global headquarters from Pasadena, California to downtown Dallas for months, and now it's official.

The engineering firm plans to expand its footprint in Dallas' central business district to accommodate the relocation. In all, North Texas will employ more than 700 Jacobs workers in Dallas and Fort Worth.

Jacobs, which has been in Dallas for nearly three decades, sits in about 100,000 square feet of office space at Harwood Center at 1999 Bryan St. The company plans to expand that footprint.

In the Lone Star state, Jacobs employs nearly 4,500 employees throughout a variety of industries. This relocation adds to Texas' more than 50 Fortune 500 companies, said Texas Governor Greg Abbott.

Throughout the globe, Jacobs employs more than 50,000 people and operates in more than 30 countries.

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Heck yeah Plutonic Panda. Would love to see all the development that's going on in L.A. I should visit as soon as I get some time off, in which I'm only a few hrs away from L.A. I live in Las Vegas.

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That's awesome! 700+ more jobs for dt Dallas.

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West Village residential/Hilton Canopy hotel, via Facebook:

[Eric]

Don't know that I would recognize the West Village as it is today. The driving range was just coming down when I worked across the highway.

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Don't know that I would recognize the West Village as it is today. The driving range was just coming down when I worked across the highway.

It's changed a lot since the driving range and is forming it's own cluster.

A 23-story tower is currently under construction and will contain both residential and a Hilton Canopy hotel.

Another residential tower is in the pipeline. Read about it here.


Dallas on my day off #hazy #sunrise by Bjorn

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PwC Tower (right), Residences at Park District (left)

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Frisco's economic development arm to build new $300M, 216-acre business park
Candace Carlisle
October 27, 2016

The 216-acre business park, called Frisco Park 25, at the northwest corner of Preston Road and Rockhill Parkway (less than a half-mile away from the Dallas North Tollway) is zoned for industrial and office real estate.

At build out, Frisco EDC expects to have 2.2 million square feet of real estate valued at more than $300 million. Gandy said the economic development agency plans to sell portions of the park off to companies wanting to purchase and own their own real estate.

"This allows us to better control the design and development happening in the park," he added.

Plans for the park will include a greenbelt and a detention pond. The park will be marketed to corporate and regional headquarters, among other manufacturing, distribution and showroom operations.

Construction on the roads and utilities into the project are expected to start soon, with the initial phase of buildings getting underway in 2018.

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Work on $250M Texas Live! project gets underway near Arlington stadiums
Candace Carlisle
October 27, 2016

Construction work on the initial $250 million phase of Texas Live! — a $4 billion public-private partnership — began on Thursday, which is expected to bring eateries, shops and other amenities near AT&T Stadium and Globe Life Park in Arlington.

At completion, the initial phase of Texas Live! will bring 200,000 square feet of dining and entertainment space, a 5,000-person capacity outdoor event pavilion, a full-service, 300-room convention hotel and a 35,000-square-foot meeting facility.

This part of the project is slated for completion in 2018, with the eateries and shops opening in the spring and the hotel and convention space opening in the fall.

The mixed-use development is expected to attract 3 million new visitors to the North Texas city, as well as bring more than 3,000 new jobs to Arlington.

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Two Marriott brands plan to add 230 hotel rooms near Parks at Arlington
Steve Brown
October 27, 2016

Developers are planning to build a $39.5 million hotel project in south Arlington.

Q Hotels said it will construct the SpringHill Suites and TownePlace Suites hotel in a single building on Interstate 20 near the Parks at Arlington Mall.

Construction on the two Marriott hotels will start at the end of this year.

The Springhill Suites will have 130 units and the TownePlace Suites Hotel - which is aimed at extended stay customers - will include another 100 units.

The 7.4-acre project will open in 2018.

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$50M gift from Simmons family makes way for Dallas' new Trinity River park
Candace Carlisle
October 31, 2016

Annette Simmons, in honor of her late husband Harold Simmons, announced Monday she has donated $50 million to The Trinity Trust and for the benefit of Dallas to build a new Trinity River park. This is the park's largest single gift of its kind from a private donor.

The gift launches the initial phase of development and construction on the 285-acre park, which could become one of America's greatest urban parks.

"This gift will begin the creation of a great public space in our city that will be a place to gather, to enjoy nature and promote health and well-being," she said. "I cannot think of a more lasting and meaningful way to honor Harold's memory and legacy."

With the donation — and with city council approval — the park will be named The Harold Simmons Park.

The funds needed to build the remainder of the park could be raised over the next few years. The park also will be operated as a private entity with the help of The Trinity Trust until an entity is established to oversee and manage it.

The Simmons' donation will be used to further the design of the conceptual renderings and fund the construction of the park near downtown Dallas.

The concept plans include putting pathways and trails along the natural river landscape with sites for five elevated parks that will extend from inside the levees into the adjacent communities.

"My hope is that in the near future we can begin a series of public input meetings to start building out the design of the park," he said. "By next year, we want to be building America's next great urban park."

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Developer eyes hotel tower for Uptown site near Maple Avenue
Steve Brown
November 1, 2016

Alamo Manhattan Corp. proposes to build a hotel - not more apartments - on a half-block site off Maple Avenue near Turtle Creek.

The 19-story, 220-room hotel would sit on a site now occupied mostly by a condominium complex.

"It's a great opportunity for a full-service hotel," said Alamo Manhattan CEO Matt Segrest.
"Everybody loves Uptown and there is a demand for this hotel.

"We are looking for something different with this project."

He said the hotel would be created using Marriott's new luxury modern design program.

WDG Architecture designed the brick and glass building, which will include a ground floor restaurant and about 12,500 square feet of meeting space.

"Our sweet spot is the professional business traveller," Segrest said. "One thing Uptown is lacking is good meeting space - the demand is huge."

To build the hotel Alamo Manhattan must obtain increased development density from the city. Segrest said the firm is starting to meet with neighborhood groups and city planners about the project.

If everything goes as planned, construction would start in 2018 with an almost 2-year building period.

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Crow Residential kicking off third Oak Lawn apartment project in Dallas
Steve Brown
November 2, 2016

The Dallas-based developer is about to begin work on its third major rental community in the Maple Avenue corridor near Oak Lawn Avenue.

Now Crow Residential is working on a third project at Fairmount and Throckmorton Street.

The 340-unit project will replace older apartments located on the block. Building permits value the development at $43 million.

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Developer ready to start tollway office project
Steve Brown
November 3, 2016

Cawley Partners' FOURTEEN555 project will include two, 240,000 square foot, 6-story office buildings at 14555 Dallas Parkway.

"It's the old Ewing car dealership site," said developer Bill Cawley. "We're ready to move ahead with construction."

The next office project includes large courtyard and a 3-story "amenity building" with restaurant, outdoor seating, a fitness center and conference facility.

Cawley plans to construct the two new tollway office buildings in separate phases.

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PwC Tower, via Park District on Facebook:

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New report shows Dallas construction spending at nearly $10B USD, up 8% from Sept. 2015.

This places Dallas behind only NYC.

Los Angeles placed third.

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Relatively relaxed corporate tax rates? Less expensive to live? Good for them.

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Work on $250M Texas Live! project gets underway near Arlington stadiums
Candace Carlisle
October 27, 2016









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So my impression has been that this stadium is probably not happening? Could you update me on where that stands? I've just seen a lot of op-eds and voter opposition. I think it's a pretty tough sell as to why North Texas needs a new ballpark. Why, are the Texas Rangers going to move.. to Little Rock, Tulsa? lol

It looks like the formula for stadium finance in North Texas requires a billionaire like Cuban or Jones.

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Could you update me on where that stands?=

The new stadium, if built, would be built after Texas Live!

My opinion: The Ballpark, which is one of the country's most beautiful parks, is perfectly fine. A new stadium built for the sole purpose of a retractable roof is ridiculous.

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The new stadium, if built, would be built after Texas Live!

My opinion: The Ballpark, which is one of the country's most beautiful parks, is perfectly fine. A new stadium built for the sole purpose of a retractable roof is ridiculous.

Seems like this opinion has to prevail at some point?

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Seems like this opinion has to prevail at some point?

The vote to extend the current AT&T Stadium parking/ticket tax is going before City of Arlington voters on Tuesday. If approved, a new stadium would be built adjacent to the Texas Live development and the current stadium would be re-purposed for offices, retail, and some other community uses. The current stadium would not be torn down. As a City of Arlington resident and someone who doesn't attend many ranger games because the heat is way too oppressive I would gladly welcome a new stadium that allows me to enjoy the games much more with my family. As it stands now, I won't go to a game that isn't in April or October. Even the night games during the summer are just way too hot. The Ballpark, while absolutely beautiful on the outside, doesn't have any openings for a breeze to come through and cool off everyone.

Texas Live is being built regardless of whether the new stadium passes or not, but from living in Arlington I can tell you anecdotally there are many more "Vote Yes" yard signs in people's yards than the "Vote No" signs. I think it will probably pass.

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Can Plano campus become 'urban village'? Project would include retail, hotel, apartments
Steve Brown
November 7, 2016

California developers who are spending more than $100 million to revamp the former Texas Instruments campus in Plano plan to bring new housing, retail and hotel space to the project.

As part of the Legacy Central reboot, Trammell Crow Residential would build 750 apartments in two five-story buildings, plans for the project show.

A six-story boutique hotel in the project on the west side of U.S. 75 will contain 125 to 175 rooms.

Also, 40,000 to 50,000 square feet of specialty retail and restaurants — including a food hall — will be added in more than a half-dozen buildings on the campus.

There are also plans for a 25,000-square-foot fitness center with a large swimming pool.

And there will be a large conference center.

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Expected in Deep Ellum in 2017: a hostel
Jeremy Hallock
November 4, 2016

Two entrepreneurs from Austin plan to open Deep Ellum Hostel in summer 2017 next-door to Serious Pizza at Elm and Crowdus streets. The owners already converted a 19th-century firehouse in Austin into a hostel three years ago.

"We really want to reflect the culture of Deep Ellum and highlight the unique history," co-owner Collin Ballard says. "It's always been a melting pot."

The building itself is part of Deep Ellum's history. Built sometime between 1901 and 1911, 2801 Elm is on the National Register of Historical Places. According to a record of tenants, it was home to a saloon back in 1911 and a syrup manufacturer in 1922. By 1938, the building was an auto repair shop called the Long Machine Tool Company.

The original old-world charms inside, which include wooden ceilings and exposed brick, will be highlighted. The exterior will be changed as little as possible, Ballard says.

Deep Ellum Hostel will also include a restaurant and lounge, the owners say.

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