Dallas

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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" is working with TxDOT to demolish I-345 in order to reconnect downtown with East Dallas.

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Next up for Plano's Legacy project? A 25-story apartment tower with pools, dog park, fire pits

"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.

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Yes, that's a car vending machine Carvana's building in Frisco next to Toyota headquarters

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.

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Taken from Dallas DART Orange Line.

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Tire company makes big distribution hub expansion in Grand Prairie

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.

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Atlanta developer lands in southern Dallas County with warehouse project

(LoopNet)

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.

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Bleu Ciel is currently pouring floor 30.

Taken yesterday, by me:

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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

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.

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Park District:


IMG_9759 by Roman Reyna


IMG_9752 by Roman Reyna

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In regards to 2121 Flora, via Jay9398 at DallasMetropolis:

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

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Population estimates are in.

Via Buffalo Business First:

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)

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

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

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

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Via Parks for Downtown Dallas:

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.

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The former Dream Hotel lot at McKinney and Bowen has been presented with another hotel application.

Via Dallas City Plan Commission, 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.

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AMLI Fountain Place has submitted its case 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.

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AT&T will spend $100 million rebuilding its downtown Dallas campus

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.

A new drop-off lane and canopy is planned along Commerce Street.


The plaza in front of AT&T's headquarters will get new fountains, lighting and art.

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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.

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

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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

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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.

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Amazon to open third fulfillment center in Coppell

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.

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Apartment community starts construction on downtown Dallas' near east side


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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.

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62 townhomes planned for Fort Worth Avenue


(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.

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Downtown’s Trammell Crow Center tower gets a redo and major addition

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.

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.

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Terraces at Douglas Center, taken by me, 1/17/17:





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Victory Parkside, via Walsh Group:







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