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Modern-style condo mid-rise on the books for Dallas' White Rock Lake neighborhood

A Dallas-based development group, NBKW Partners LLC, plans to build a new seven-story condominium residence that will bring up to 100 new single-family homes to Dallas' White Rock Lake neighborhood.

The condominium, called The Drake at White Rock, could appeal to first-time buyers, empty nesters and residents attracted to the natural beauty of White Rock Lake, said Al Coker, owner of Al Coker & Associates, who is marketing the development.

The condo homes will be priced from $290,000 to $750,000 based on the size of the home and its finishes. The project will include one-, two- and three-bedroom options with expansive balconies and a number of community amenities.

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$100M hotel and conference center in McKinney's Craig Ranch lands city incentives


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The city of McKinney voted to contribute $18 million in economic incentives, including a $5 million construction loan and a $3 million grant upon completion of the project on an 8-acre parcel at Collin McKinney Parkway and Weiskopf Avenue in Craig Ranch from the McKinney Community Development Corp.

The remainder of the economic incentives will come from the reimbursement of tax dollars generated by the 285-room and suite hotel, with a 75 percent reimbursement of sales, property and hotel occupancy taxes in year 1 through year 5.

The hotel and conference center, which is planned as a Marriott Autograph Collection, will bring 33,000 square feet of meeting space to McKinney, as well as restaurants and eateries for guests.

The resort's amenities will include a resort-style lazy river, outdoor fire pits, concierge services and valet parking.

Construction will begin on the hotel and conference center this summer, with the resort slated to open in the Craig Ranch master-planned community by fall 2019.

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Fairfield Inn & Suites will locate at 618 N Uptown Boulevard

A new Fairfield Inn & Suites hotel will be developed on 2.25 acres northeast of Clancy Nolan Drive between Uptown Boulevard and North Clark Road.

The select service hotel will be 4 stories and host 90 rooms.

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I'm going to Dallas later this month. What do you recommend me go see?

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I'm going to Dallas later this month. What do you recommend me go see?

There are many variables to consider.

How long is your trip? Where will you stay? Will you have transportation? What interests you?

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Another big warehouse project on the way in I-20 corridor south of Dallas

Crow Holdings-Capital Real Estate will build the 1.2 million-square-foot warehouse campus near the southwest corner of Interstates 20 and 35E in Lancaster.

Called I-35 Logistics Crossing, the project will have twin 610,806-square-foot warehouse buildings at the corner of Houston School and Wintergreen roads.

Ben Doherty with Crow Holdings said the company is "very bullish on the D-FW market, especially Dallas' southern sector, because of strong industrial absorption levels in the region reinforced by continued population growth.

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New rendering for AMLI Fountain Place and glass parking garage in CBRE flyer:


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[_Kyle]

There are many variables to consider.

How long is your trip? Where will you stay? Will you have transportation? What interests you?

I'm staying for 2 nights at the Omni hotel downtown, and I will be driving there from OKC. Are there any historic places I should see? What are the best places for BBQ in the area? Are there any local restaurants I should try? (anything except fish.)

[Eric]

* Twisted Root (I know it's kind of a chain now) was always one of my favorites. The Deep Ellum one was the best, but they added one when I lived their right near SMU.
* Dream Cafe was our favorite breakfast spot.
* Wild About Harry's - more of a cultural visit than a place to get good food.

None of these are best of, but they were all places we had fun going to.

As far as places to see, we always enjoyed the Dallas World Aquarium (the one downtown). Honestly, because of where we lived, we just enjoyed spending evenings on Greenville Ave & Knox Street & our favorite quiet park Caruth Park in University Park (we had one child already so keep that in mind).

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I'm staying for 2 nights at the Omni hotel downtown, and I will be driving there from OKC. Are there any historic places I should see? What are the best places for BBQ in the area? Are there any local restaurants I should try? (anything except fish.)

You should enjoy the OMNI. The hotel is impressive, and the reviews are quite good.

Should you have any questions with your itinerary, I'd be happy to help.

Historic Places

• Dealey Plaza/Grassy Knoll
• Sixth Floor Museum
• John Neely Bryan Cabin (walking distance from OMNI)
• West End Historic District
• M-Line Trolley (free, historic trolley system, runs from Arts District to West Village)
• Dallas Heritage Village (19th century pioneer and Victorian homes)
• Millermore Mansion (Mid-1800s, Dallas Heritage Village)
• Belo Mansion (1880s, Arts District)
• Dallas County Courthouse (1891, Richardsonian Romanesque)
• Cathedral Shrine of Our Lady Guadalupe (1898, Gothic Revival Catholic Church, Arts District)
• Wilson Block Historic District (22-acres of early 20th century Victorian Homes, Swiss Ave @ Oak St)
• Grace UMC (1903, Gothic Revival)
• Wilson Building (1904, once-tallest building in Dallas, former department store)
• Swiss Avenue (early 1900s, mile-long historic district, estate homes of prominent Dallas families, from Fitzhugh to La Vista Dr)
• Adolphus Hotel (1912, Beaux-Arts, developed by Adolphus Busch of Anhueser-Busch, guests include Queen Elizabeth II, The Vanderbilts and sitting U.S. presidents)
• First Presbyterian Church of Dallas (1912, World Heritage Site)
• Katy Building (1912, walking distance from OMNI)
• Kirby Building (1913, Gothic Revival, completed by Adolphus Busch)
• Dallas Scottish Rite Temple (1913, Beaux-Arts)
• Dallas Municipal Building (1914, Beaux-Arts courthouse, location of Lee Harvey Oswald's assassination)
• Neiman Marcus Flagship (1914)
• Dallas Hall (1915, Georgian, SMU)
• Magnolia Hotel (1921, Beaux-Arts, once-tallest building west of the Mississippi, former home of Magnolia Oil, later becoming ExxonMobil)
• Majestic Theatre (1921)
• First UMC Dallas (1921, Gothic Revival)
• Dallas Hilton (1925, world's first high-rise Hilton hotel)
• Davis Building (1926)
• Highland Park Presbyterian Church (1926, Gothic Revival)
• Highland Park UMC (1927, Gothic Revival)
• Woodrow Wilson High School (1928, Elizabethan)
• Titche-Goettinger Building (1929, Renaissance Revival, former department store)
• Third Church-Christ Scientist (1930, Renaissance Revival)
• United States Post Office and Courthouse (1930, Renaissance Revival)
• Tower Petroleum Building (1931, Art Deco)
• Texas Theatre (1931, place of Lee Harvey Oswald's arrest, Oak Cliff)
• Highland Park Village (1931, Nat'l Historic Landmark, America's first modern shopping center)
• Fair Park / Hall of State (1936, Nat'l Historic Landmark, built for Texas Centennial Exposition [World's Fair], world's largest collection of Art Deco exposition buildings)
• Kalita Humphreys Theatre (1959, Frank Lloyd Wright, Turtle Creek)

Local BBQ Spots

• Pecan Lodge BBQ (great reputation, Deep Ellum)
• Lockhard Smokehouse BBQ (Oak Cliff)
• Babb Bros BBQ (Trinity Groves)
• 18th & Vine BBQ (Maple Ave)

Museums / Art Galleries

• DMA (free, Dallas Museum of Art)
• George W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum (Robert A.M. Stern, native Texas outdoor gardens, SMU)
• Nasher Sculpture Center
• Trammel & Margaret Crow Collection of Asian Art (free, open-air)
• KPMG Plaza (free, open-air art collection on rooftop deck, Arts District)
• Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
• Perot Museum of Nature and Science
• Dallas Holocaust Museum
• Meadows Museum (SMU)
• Frontiers of Flight Museum (Love Field)

Public Parks / Outdoor Events

• Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Gardens (highly recommended)
• White Rock Lake
• Klyde Warren Park
• Pioneer Plaza
• Belo Gardens
• Main Street Gardens
• Reverchon Park
• Turtle Creek Park
• Lakeside Park (Highland Park)
• Goar Park (University Park)
• Caruth Park (University Park)

Entertainment Districts

• McKinney Ave (restaurants, bars)
• Deep Ellum (bars, dives, shops, nightlife)
• Bishop Arts (restaurants, art galleries)
• Lower Greenville (restaurants, bars)
• Henderson (restaurants, bars)

[_Kyle]

* Twisted Root (I know it's kind of a chain now) was always one of my favorites. The Deep Ellum one was the best, but they added one when I lived their right near SMU.
* Dream Cafe was our favorite breakfast spot.
* Wild About Harry's - more of a cultural visit than a place to get good food.

None of these are best of, but they were all places we had fun going to.

As far as places to see, we always enjoyed the Dallas World Aquarium (the one downtown). Honestly, because of where we lived, we just enjoyed spending evenings on Greenville Ave & Knox Street & our favorite quiet park Caruth Park in University Park (we had one child already so keep that in mind).

You should enjoy the OMNI. The hotel is impressive, and the reviews are quite good.

Should you have any questions with your itinerary, I'd be happy to help.

Historic Places

• Dealey Plaza/Grassy Knoll
• Sixth Floor Museum
• John Neely Bryan Cabin (walking distance from OMNI)
• West End Historic District
• M-Line Trolley (free, historic trolley system, runs from Arts District to West Village)
• Dallas Heritage Village (19th century pioneer and Victorian homes)
• Millermore Mansion (Mid-1800s, Dallas Heritage Village)
• Belo Mansion (1880s, Arts District)
• Dallas County Courthouse (1891, Richardsonian Romanesque)
• Cathedral Shrine of Our Lady Guadalupe (1898, Gothic Revival Catholic Church, Arts District)
• Wilson Block Historic District (22-acres of early 20th century Victorian Homes, Swiss Ave @ Oak St)
• Grace UMC (1903, Gothic Revival)
• Wilson Building (1904, once-tallest building in Dallas, former department store)
• Swiss Avenue (early 1900s, mile-long historic district, estate homes of prominent Dallas families, from Fitzhugh to La Vista Dr)
• Adolphus Hotel (1912, Beaux-Arts, developed by Adolphus Busch of Anhueser-Busch, guests include Queen Elizabeth II, The Vanderbilts and sitting U.S. presidents)
• First Presbyterian Church of Dallas (1912, World Heritage Site)
• Katy Building (1912, walking distance from OMNI)
• Kirby Building (1913, Gothic Revival, completed by Adolphus Busch)
• Dallas Scottish Rite Temple (1913, Beaux-Arts)
• Dallas Municipal Building (1914, Beaux-Arts courthouse, location of Lee Harvey Oswald's assassination)
• Neiman Marcus Flagship (1914)
• Dallas Hall (1915, Georgian, SMU)
• Magnolia Hotel (1921, Beaux-Arts, once-tallest building west of the Mississippi, former home of Magnolia Oil, later becoming ExxonMobil)
• Majestic Theatre (1921)
• First UMC Dallas (1921, Gothic Revival)
• Dallas Hilton (1925, world's first high-rise Hilton hotel)
• Davis Building (1926)
• Highland Park Presbyterian Church (1926, Gothic Revival)
• Highland Park UMC (1927, Gothic Revival)
• Woodrow Wilson High School (1928, Elizabethan)
• Titche-Goettinger Building (1929, Renaissance Revival, former department store)
• Third Church-Christ Scientist (1930, Renaissance Revival)
• United States Post Office and Courthouse (1930, Renaissance Revival)
• Tower Petroleum Building (1931, Art Deco)
• Texas Theatre (1931, place of Lee Harvey Oswald's arrest, Oak Cliff)
• Highland Park Village (1931, Nat'l Historic Landmark, America's first modern shopping center)
• Fair Park / Hall of State (1936, Nat'l Historic Landmark, built for Texas Centennial Exposition [World's Fair], world's largest collection of Art Deco exposition buildings)
• Kalita Humphreys Theatre (1959, Frank Lloyd Wright, Turtle Creek)

Local BBQ Spots

• Pecan Lodge BBQ (great reputation, Deep Ellum)
• Lockhard Smokehouse BBQ (Oak Cliff)
• Babb Bros BBQ (Trinity Groves)
• 18th & Vine BBQ (Maple Ave)

Museums / Art Galleries

• DMA (free, Dallas Museum of Art)
• George W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum (Robert A.M. Stern, native Texas outdoor gardens, SMU)
• Nasher Sculpture Center
• Trammel & Margaret Crow Collection of Asian Art (free, open-air)
• KPMG Plaza (free, open-air art collection on rooftop deck, Arts District)
• Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
• Perot Museum of Nature and Science
• Dallas Holocaust Museum
• Meadows Museum (SMU)
• Frontiers of Flight Museum (Love Field)

Public Parks / Outdoor Events

• Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Gardens (highly recommended)
• White Rock Lake
• Klyde Warren Park
• Pioneer Plaza
• Belo Gardens
• Main Street Gardens
• Reverchon Park
• Turtle Creek Park
• Lakeside Park (Highland Park)
• Goar Park (University Park)
• Caruth Park (University Park)

Entertainment Districts

• McKinney Ave (restaurants, bars)
• Deep Ellum (bars, dives, shops, nightlife)
• Bishop Arts (restaurants, art galleries)
• Lower Greenville (restaurants, bars)
• Henderson (restaurants, bars)

Thank you both!

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Thank you both!

You're welcome.

Let us know how your trip goes.

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This phase will add 275 residential units (mid-rise apartments and townhomes) to the Northside project, as well as 6,000 square feet of retail space.

Once Northside 2 is completed, 7,000 students will be able to live on or near the campus.

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Millions of square feet of office, retail and homes planned for Allen project

"We think we can do 1.5 million to 2 million square feet of office," said Hines managing director Drew Steffen. "We want to lead with office."

The project - called The Strand - will also have apartments, 300,000 square feet of retail and a 10-acre greenbelt along Watters Creek.

Steffen said Hines, working with architect Gensler, is designing both single and multi-tentnat office buildings up to 12 stories tall.

"We are designing multi tenant buildings so we are ready to go," he said. "We are going to push for some corporate build to suit deals.

"But I'm not going with speculative buildings," Steffen said.

"Our mission is to bring the corporate campus," said Dan Bowman, who heads Allen's economic development corporation.

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Additional information/rendering on The Strand:

The initial phase of the project will include about 200,000 square feet of office space, 80,000 square feet of retail space, urban-style living options, and a greenbelt with park space and structured parking.

The next two phases will total the build out of 1.5 million square feet of office space with up to 300,000 square feet of living and additional residential homes.

In all, the mixed-use development will bring 10-acres of greenbelt and trail system to the city.

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Plano's Shops at Willow Bend to add new seven-story office building

A Dallas-based development firm — Encore Enterprises — plans to build a new office building next to The Shops at Willow Bend in Plano in hopes of meeting some of the demand for high-quality office space in the North Texas city.

The seven-story, 200,000-square-foot Class A office tower will sit adjacent to the mall's food court and will be integrated into Dillard's parking garage. The building could accommodate up to 800 employees

The office building is part of The Shops at Willow Bend $125 million expansion and will add much-needed Class A office space to the market, said Barry Smith, general manager for the property.

The would-be office tenants would have access to the mall's yet-to-be announced upscale, 30,000-square-foot health and fitness club, as well as the two-level, 60,000-square-foot restaurant district.

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LBJ Freeway office complex could get hotel, apartments


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The owners of LBJ Financial Center -- a California-based real estate investment partnership -- are asking the City of Dallas for approval to construct additional buildings on the site for apartments and a hotel.

Two large surface parking lots are located on the east and west side of the office buildings.

City planners are recommending that the proposal to convert the office campus into a mixed-use project be approved.

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PwC Tower @ Park District


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Newly formed real estate company to build 2,100-acre, mixed-use development in McKinney

A 2,100-acre, $300 million mixed-use development is coming to the northwest sector of McKinney.

The development will consist of commercial, retail and entertainment venues, according to a news release from Creu Capital.

Cross F Ranch will be built in phases with the first phase expected to open by the last quarter of 2018. This phase will include more than 250 acres of single-family residential units, commercial and retail development.

When complete, the development will be home to approximately 6,000 residential homes, 7,000 multifamily units and 4.7 million square feet of commercial, retail and office space, according to a video released by Creu Capital.

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The new Toyota HQ has opened

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Frisco approves plans for first high-rise, a new 17-story condo tower at Cowboys' The Star

Frisco's city council has given preliminary approval for the construction of a luxury high-rise condo tower at the Dallas Cowboys' Star mixed-use project.

Dallas Cowboys' owner Jerry Jones, former Cowboys' star quarterback Roger Staubach and developer Robert Shaw propose to build the condos.

"It will be a joint venture with the Jones family, Roger Staubach and myself," Shaw told the council "We are going to build a 17-story condo.

"The average unit size will be 1,200 square feet," he said. "These will be very large."

"Roger and Jerry will each have a unit on the top floor. We are basically building a place for Jerry and Roger to hang out," Shaw joked.

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Illinois-based developer starting Lewisville industrial project

The 121,000-square-foot speculative building is planned on State Highway 121 north of Midway Road.

Called 121 Riverview Crossing, the industrial project is planned for smaller tenants in an industrial market that is seeing construction of many much larger buildings.

"The first phase at Park West is fully leased and we have commitments for around a third of phase two," Smith said. "We are replicating the success at that project in Coppell with this new development in Lewisville."

Smith said construction on the 121 Riverview Crossing building will start in August and it will open next spring.

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Conference USA 2018, 2019 basketball championships moving to The Star in Frisco

The 2018 championships will take place March 7-10 with 22 games—11 men’s games and 11 women’s games. The conference champions will receive an automatic bid to the NCAA Championship.

“When we first started on this journey, a few people thought I was crazy,” Conference USA Commissioner Judy MacLeod said.

“But the main focus was to make sure our student athletes have a memorable, unique and a first-class experience, and I’m not sure where you’re going to find a better first-class experience than here.”

“What we’ve been able to do is build a 12,000-seat, indoor high school football stadium that can transform to do other innovative things,” Jones said.

“… What we’re doing here at The Star for this tournament will be cutting-edge.”

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IT services firm moves U.S. HQ to Addison


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The Mexican IT services firm Softtek has moved its U.S. and Canada headquarters to Addison.

The company celebrated the move with a grand opening Wednesday night. A global IT provider, Softtek has 12,000 employees worldwide spanning 30 countries.

After the move, the company has about 150 employees based in Dallas-Fort Worth, U.S. and Canada CEO Marcos Jimenez said.

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McKinney gets nod for new truck plant with potential jobs on the way


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Seattle-based PACCAR Inc. has reached a preliminary agreement to build a 130,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in McKinney, the city's economic development agency says.

PACCAR's Dynacraft division builds trucks under the Kenworth, Peterbilt and DAF brands.

The proposed plan will be at Wilmeth Road and Redbud Boulevard.

The McKinney economic development group and the city are still working to finalize the deal, which would receive economic incentives.

The $20 million project will create about 200 jobs.