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AMLI Fountain Place - tower crane is up.


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Knox Street's familiar Weir's Furniture block is getting a high-rise makeover



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The owners of Weir's Furniture and Atlanta-based developer Geyer Morris Co. plan to build a high-rise retail and office development on the site of the almost 70-year-old store.

For several months, the Weir family and the developers have worked to design the project, which preserves the Highland Park Soda Fountain building — more than a century old — on the corner of Knox and Travis streets.

"We are focused on saving that soda fountain building — that's been an original desire of ours," said Geyer Morris' Justin Schoellkopf. "We've let this dictate the design of the rest of the project."

The lower floors would have retail and office and step back from the street to a 12-story office high-rise.

Weir's Furniture would relocate to a two-story space on the Travis Street side of the new building.

Parking for the 50,000 square feet of retail space and offices in the tower would be in a six-level underground garage.

"It's expensive, but we wanted to do it," Schoellkopf said.

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More office space on the way at booming Cypress Waters project

The 3201 Olympus Boulevard project will have 250,000 square feet of space in a five-story building. The office development is part of The Sound district at Cypress Waters, which also includes retail and restaurant space and apartments.

Billingsley filed a building permit with the city of Dallas for $25 million, which includes the 3201 Olympus office building and a four-story parking garage.

"We are breaking ground in the first quarter and the building should be complete by second quarter 2019," said Carey Morgan, Billingsley's director of marketing. "It is a lakeside building across the street from 20,000 square feet of retail with a dog park, splash pad for kids, lakefront amphitheater for concerts, 5-6-mile hike/bike trail, and parks with events and programming throughout the year.

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Hall Arts Residences tower crane is up:


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New rendering w/ different angle of AMLI Fountain Place.

Appears to be around 620'.


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Knox Street's familiar Weir's Furniture block is getting a high-rise makeover

More renderings of the Weir's Knox expansion:




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2016 GDP Rankings:

Both DFW and Washington DC surpassed Houston in 2016.

Nation's Top Five Largest Metros by GDP:
(change from 2015)

1. New York City - $1,657,457 ------ (+49,112)
2. Los Angeles - $1,001,677 ------ (+38,219)
3. Chicago - $651,222 ------ (+16,168)
4. Dallas Fort Worth - $511,606 ------ (+18,558)
5. Washington DC - $509,224 ------ (+15,573)

Texas Metros by Largest GDP:
(change from 2015)

• Dallas Fort Worth - $511,606 ------ (+18,558)
• Houston - $478,618 ------ (-18,090, second consecutive year of decline)
• Austin - $135,010 ------ (+7,427)
• San Antonio - $116,538 ------ (+4,367)
• El Paso - $28,644 ------ (+930)
• Beaumont - $24,875 ------ (-119)
• Midland - $24,224 ------ (-2,141)
• Corpus Christie - $22,403 ------ (-820)
• Killeen/Temple/Fort Hood - $17,676 ------ (+869)
• Tyler - $13,499 ------ (-134)
• Lubbock - $13,434 ------ (+526)
• Amarillo - $13,009 ------ (+184)
• Waco - $11,892 ------ (+593)
• Longview - $9,753 ------ (-742)
• B/CS - $9,520 ------ (-101)
• Odessa - $8,718 ------ (-1,439)
• Abilene - $6,752 ------ (-220)
• Wichita Falls - $6,164 ------ (-157)
• Texarkana - $5,298 ------ (+179)
• San Angelo - $4,839 ------ (-222)
• Victoria - $4,665 ------ (-527)
• Sherman/Denison - $4,292 ------ (+114)
  
  Texas Metros by Change in GDP:
  
  
• Dallas Fort Worth - $511,606 ------ (+18,558)
• Austin - $135,010 ------ (+7,427)
• San Antonio - $116,538 ------ (+4,367)
• El Paso - $28,644 ------ (+930)
• Killeen/Temple/Fort Hood - $17,676 ------ (+869)
• Waco - $11,892 ------ (+593)
• Lubbock - $13,434 ------ (+526)
• Amarillo - $13,009 ------ (+184)
• Texarkana - $5,298 ------ (+179)
• Sherman/Denison - $4,292 ------ (+114)
• B/CS - $9,520 ------ (-101)
• Beaumont - $24,875 ------ (-119)
• Tyler - $13,499 ------ (-134)
• Wichita Falls - $6,164 ------ (-157)
• Abilene - $6,752 ------ (-220)
• San Angelo - $4,839 ------ (-222)
• Victoria - $4,665 ------ (-527)
• Longview - $9,753 ------ (-742)
• Corpus Christie - $22,403 ------ (-820)
• Odessa - $8,718 ------ (-1,439)
• Midland - $24,224 ------ (-2,141)
• Houston - $478,618 ------ (-18,090, second consecutive year of decline)

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Apartment project kicks off at downtown Dallas' Farmers Market



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Lynd Development Partners is building the more than 200-unit apartment project at Harwood and Cadiz streets in downtown Dallas.

The new apartment development is just across the street from the Farmers Market. Lynd filed building permits with the city for a $33.5 million development.

Merriman Anderson Architects designed the project.

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Renderings for Downtown's South Asian Museum:

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A Texas City’s Named One of the Most High-Tech Cities in the World, But it’s Not the City You Think

If Dallasites didn’t have enough reasons to boast about their city, Business Insider just gave them another huge bragging right.

The prominent business site ranks Dallas-Fort Worth as one of the most high-tech cities in the world – and it’s the only Texas spot to make the cut. Take that, Austin!

Business Insider consulted with research firm 2thinknow to determine the 85 most technologically advanced cities in the world. Dallas-Fort Worth came in at number 11, beating out Beijing, Washington, D.C., and Tokyo among others.

You can thank the explosive tech scene for pushing North Texas into the future. The metroplex’s entrepreneurial ecosystem has experienced serious growth in the last year, and it’s not slowing down anytime soon.

Dallas is still behind a few other American cities in tech, including Chicago, Los Angeles, Boston, New York, and San Francisco (which topped the list).

However, it wouldn’t be surprising if Dallas continued to climb the rankings in coming years.

Yes, Dallas is the city of tomorrow – and it’s already leading the pack in the Lone Star State.

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I wish Amazon H2 would relocate to DFW. What they are doing down there is amazing.

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Saw in the Dallas Business Journal where Smoothie King possible relocation to DFW! Another smart move for the business friendly State of Texas and booming DFW metroplex. BTW, Jamba Juice has relocated to DFW from Southern California.



https://www.bizjournals.com/dallas/n...dquarters.html

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DFW Airport to close busiest runway for $160M rebuild project


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DFW Airport has received two grants for airfield improvements from the Federal Aviation Administration.

Most of the Airport Improvement Program grants, about $49.5 million, will be used to refurbish Runway 17-Center/35-Center and make associated taxiway improvements. Another $2.6 million will help upgrade lighting for the terminal ramp areas.

The rehabilitation project is scheduled to take place in mid-2018. The runway will be closed for about four months, but DFW’s six additional runways will allow a full schedule of flight operations, airport officials said. Customers should not see significant air traffic delays due to the closure, officials said

The rehabilitation project for Runway 17C/35C includes installation of an updated pavement sensor system for measuring weather impacts.

U.S. Rep. Kenny Marchant, R-Coppell, said the improvements will maintain DFW Airport’s position as “the nation's premier transportation hub.”

"I am honored to represent DFW Airport in Congress and look forward to the seeing the impacts these improvements will have on air-travel, trade and job creation in North Texas,” Marchant said.

The rehabilitation consists of replacement of the center third of the runway, which is about 6,000 feet long, 50 feet wide and reaches a depth of more than three feet. The runway is comprised of 12 inches of lime-treated sub-base, 8 inches of cement-treated base and 18 inches of Portland Cement concrete.

Afterward, the entire runway will be resurfaced with a composite section of Portland Cement concrete and polymer-modified high-performance asphalt, designed for strength, flexibility and weather resistance.

DFW Airport serves more than 65 million customers per year, making it one of the most frequently visited super-hub airports in the world.

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I wish Amazon H2 would relocate to DFW. What they are doing down there is amazing.

Amazon's shortlist was pushed from this Friday to early 2018.

It would be incredible to see Pelli's design come to fruition.


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Downtown Dallas finally scores the grocery store it has long craved



Project Location - Trammell Crow Center

Project Location - Mercantile Place

Downtown Dallas finally nets the grocery store it has long craved, and it's a humdinger: Austin-based Royal Blue Grocery will open not one but two stores, both inside the Central Business District.

For downtown dwellers, that means a short jaunt to get house-made quinoa oatmeal topped with Texas pecans, dried cranberries, brown sugar, and cinnamon. It means sandwiches, soups, salads, and produce. It means toilet paper in a pinch. It also means coffee by acclaimed Stumptown Coffee from Portland, Oregon.

The two stores will be located at the Mercantile Place building at 1704 Main St., and at the Trammell Crow Center at 2001 Ross Ave., which is currently undergoing a multimillion-dollar makeover.

The chain hopes to do for downtown Dallas what it has done for downtown Austin: add density, vitality, street amenities, and convenience for workers and residents downtown.

In a release, Royal Blue Grocery proprietor Zac Porter says they're excited about Trammell Crow Center, which he calls "an iconic building undergoing a beautiful remodel."

"Our patio overlooking the DMA is going to be really special," he says. "As we expand into downtown Dallas, we think this location will be great for the building and our Ross Avenue, Arts District, and Klyde Warren Park neighbors."

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Dallas Holocaust Museum:


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Frisco P&Z approves zoning request for housing development with grass rooftops



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Frisco Planning and Zoning Commission approved a request from the owners of the property to rezone 57 acres on the northeast corner of Independence Parkway and Rolater Road from agriculture to single family.

The homes in the proposed development would have a modern, sleek interior while the outside would have customized gardens, including grassy rooftops. According to the developer, these types of homes are popular in other countries, such as India and Dubai.

The developer has also enhanced open space amenities, upgraded the bridge design, reworked the open space and provided a connection of a trail to the cul-de-sacs within the proposed development.

During Tuesday’s meeting, there were several residents present who spoke in favor of the development.

One resident spoke against the project, arguing the proposed developed was too different and was not likely to be successful in Frisco. Some residents said it was that uniqueness that would “place Frisco on the map.”

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Target to open its first small-concept store in Dallas-Fort Worth



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Target is bringing its first small-format store to the Dallas area next summer. The store will open in Preston Center in Dallas near upscale shoppers in Preston Hollow and the Park Cities.

The 54,700-square-foot store will open in July on the west side of the shopping center in the Pavilion building at Westchester Drive and Berkshire Lane.

The Preston Center store will sell beer and wine and serve as a pickup point for online purchases, said Mark Schindele, senior vice president properties at Target. Online orders are usually ready in an hour, Target said.

Merchandise will be tailored to the area, Target said. Groceries will be focused on fresh produce and grab-and-go items, snacks and meal solutions. The store will stock smaller selections of home décor, beauty, apparel and accessories, some consumer electronics, toys and sporting goods.

Target has been remodeling stores across D-FW. The Minneapolis-based retailer said earlier this year that it will spend $220 million to remodel its local stores.

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Updated plans reveal office quad at Heritage Creekside



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The plans also clear the way for developers to begin construction on the first office tower.

The developers’ vision for the western portion show an active business park anchored by a quadrangle of office buildings that surround an open square of food trucks, restaurants and green space, reminiscent of Dallas’s Klyde Warren Park.

Construction crews are actively building the mix of residential housing, stores and restaurants that will make up the eastern side of the property.

“There’s a significant improvement to the employment center,” Day said to council members in October, comparing the new layout to the developer’s initial plans. “Before, the employment center was very much closed off and not accessible, and it was intended to be a campus-type environment. This really brings people into the employment center, which I think is a major improvement.”

A day after the city approved the new plans, the developers announced construction on the western employment center will soon begin in earnest as crews begin to erect a 12-story office tower at Heritage Creekside. The building, scheduled for completion by the end of 2019, will include 343,800 square feet of Class A office space, according to a statement from the developers.

Developers have increased the number of planned single-family lots to 252, up from 173 in an earlier plan.

“We made a commitment to the adjacent homeowners that we would have single-family adjacent to the neighborhood immediately to the north,” Flaherty said.

The amount of open space in the plan rose to 10.1 acres, up from 7.6 acres in its previous iteration.

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Via Community Impact:

McKinney National Airport to build new terminal as growth surges.

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Partnership to develop new luxury harbor-side community in Rockwall


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A newly formed joint venture partnership — Dallas-based Atticus Real Estate and Agoura Hills, California-based AMCAL Equities LLC — plans to begin construction by the end of the month on a luxury community near the harbor of Lake Ray Hubbard in Rockwall.

Upon completion, the four-story, 228-unit apartment community, called Harbor Urban Center Apartments, will sit on a 2.14-acre tract at the southeast corner of Summer Lee Drive and Horizon Road, just south of Interstate 30, in Rockwall.

"We see the Rockwall market as an excellent opportunity to deliver a high-end, Class A+ product in a market poised to continue its tremendous growth," said Mark Humphreys, who is CEO of Atticus Real Estate Services and Humphreys & Partners Architects.

The community's amenities include a rooftop garden with views of Lake Ray Hubbard, as well as two courtyards with grills and outdoor kitchens, cabana-style seating with fire pits and televisions.

Construction is slated to begin by the end of the month, with completion expected in October 2019.

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Architecture, design firms unveil plans for Plano ISD fine arts center



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Plans for Plano ISD’s $50 million fine arts center became clearer Wednesday after the design and architectural firms hired by PISD released detailed renderings of the facility.

The facility will include a 1,500-seat performance hall, rehearsal space, black box theater and art gallery, according to a joint news release from Perkins+Will and Bora Architects.

“Four state-of-the-art venues will showcase students’ hard work and talent. Our design is a celebration of these young learners, and reflects the district’s commitment to the transformative power of arts education that we find optimistic and inspiring. We want the building to be a bright, beautiful invitation to the whole community.”

The arts center will be located at the southeast quadrant of Park Boulevard and Alma Drive and is expected to be complete in August of 2020, according to the release.

“A blend of elegance and functionality, the Fine Arts Center was designed to inspire creativity while cultivating an effective educational environment. It will be a crown jewel for the school district and the community.”

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Dallas downtown to get a new 10-story high-rise with a Tom Thumb



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Developers have filed building permits for a new apartment tower on downtown Dallas' near east side.

The 10-story high-rise is planned to include a grocery store on the ground floor at Live Oak and Texas streets. The mixed-use project is part of Greystar Real Estate Partners City Lights development and has been in the works since last year.

Building permits show the project will be a 370-unit apartment development with almost 850,000 square feet. So far the permits are valued at almost $100 million.

"We have been working hand in hand with them on the development," said Malouf Interests' Steve Gregory. "It will be first quarter 2020 when we opens [sic] the grocery store."

Greystar and Malouf are also working on a third phase.

"We've got three acres on North Central Expressway we will start looking at after we get this one out of the ground."

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High-rise mixed-use project will replace old Sears store at Dallas' Valley View



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A New York real estate investor is teaming up with Dallas developer KDC to build up to 1 million square feet of office space as part of a mixed-use project in Far North Dallas.

The planned development by Seritage Growth Properties and KDC is part of the 430-acre Dallas Midtown district along the north side of LBJ Freeway.

The 23-acre development will include two office towers, retail, a cinema and more on the site of the closed Sears store at the old Valley View mall.

"This project will stand out as an iconic landmark while still blending into the surrounding community, creating strong connectivity and pedestrian access in a sustainable environment."

KDC is North Texas' busiest office developer, building projects including Toyota's new North American headquarters in Plano and the huge State Farm Insurance regional campus in Richardson.

The commercial property company has been working for several months on a plan for site of the old Sears store, which shut down earlier this year.

Early plans call for a complex of shops, restaurants, apartments and a hotel as part of the high-rise development.

A park sits in the middle of the complex, which was designed by Omniplan and 505 Design.

"The Preston Road frontage begs for some retail," Guthrey said. "We are looking at two- to three-story urban retail, and there is multifamily planned to the west and midrise apartments or condos.

"It is a very mixed-use plan."

"Seritage's plans are going to be a transformational project that converts the Sears site into a highly productive office and first-class retail, dining and entertainment destination," James Bry, Seritage executive vice president of development and construction, said in a statement.

Developer Hillwood Urban and EF Properties LC are working on plans for office buildings and mixed-use construction on the site of the old Macy's department store at Valley View.

And Beck Ventures is planning additional development on the rest of the mall site.

Other developers are building apartments, hotels and retail space on surrounding properties east of the Galleria.

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Dallas downtown to get a new 10-story high-rise with a Tom Thumb



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I LOVE this project! This is exactly what I'd like to see on the Bleu Garten lot in Midtown OKC.