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That's a lot of nice mid-sized stuff. Too bad about that big ugly complex on the lake. I hate it when nice natural places like lakes and mountains get these big condo complexes and ruin it for the locals who have been there a long time. Maybe George Bush has something to do with it. He hates nature.
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wow... Dallas is exploding w/ projects!
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What a great thread. This is the first boom I have ever seen in Dallas. Could someone please post a picture of the Crescent?
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A great thread indeed :)
I would have to say Dallas is the most underrated big city in America maybe?!? Sooo much going on, yet you hear very little about it... |
Thanks for the information!
Dallas is well on its way to becoming the #4 metro in the US with all this development, not to mention the job growth to go along with it. |
actually there is only one natural lake in all of Texas and it's not this one. Part of the surrounding of Joe Pool is actually a state park, so it's protected. But for the most part there are housing developments and parks, so there is nothing really to disturb there that's natural. The lake itself is not very old at all. I believe it was formed in the 80s.
http://skylinegruve2002.dallasmetrop...HECRESCENT.jpg The Prado at Ashton Place is going up to the left of this pic, and the field in front is actually proposed for a Ritz Carlton. So I guess that's another announcement for this thread, a Ritz Carlton. |
actually there is only one natural lake in all of Texas and it's not this one. Part of the surrounding of Joe Pool is actually a state park, so it's protected. But for the most part there are housing developments and parks, so there is nothing really to disturb there that's natural. The lake itself is not very old at all. I believe it was formed in the 80s.
http://skylinegruve2002.dallasmetrop...HECRESCENT.jpg The Prado at Ashton Place is going up to the left of this pic, and the field in front is actually proposed for a Ritz Carlton. So I guess that's another announcement for this thread, a Ritz Carlton. |
Iron Cactus on Main St
http://forum.dallasmetropolis.com/at...s=&postid=8065 http://ironcactus.citysearch.com/90.jpg |
Iron Cactus on Main St
http://forum.dallasmetropolis.com/at...s=&postid=8065 http://ironcactus.citysearch.com/90.jpg |
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The Crescent. It has office, Four-Star hotel, and a very upscale shopping area . Pretty much THE symbol of Uptown Dallas. The Vendome up the street also has similar architecture. Many share your opinion that this is one of Dallas' best.
Here are views of it that most non-Dallasites never see. http://www.bluffton.edu/~sullivanm/t...stantangle.jpg http://www.bluffton.edu/~sullivanm/t...idedistant.jpg http://www.bluffton.edu/~sullivanm/t...nt/sidedet.jpg http://www.bluffton.edu/~sullivanm/t...ranceshops.jpg http://www.bluffton.edu/~sullivanm/t...plusshafts.jpg http://www.bluffton.edu/~sullivanm/t...nsidecourt.jpg Office towers (what most see in pictures) http://www.bluffton.edu/~sullivanm/t...gatetowers.jpg http://www.bluffton.edu/~sullivanm/t.../lookingup.jpg Here is the hotel part http://www.bluffton.edu/~sullivanm/t...ent/hotel2.jpg http://www.bluffton.edu/~sullivanm/t...cent/hotel.jpg http://www.bluffton.edu/~sullivanm/t.../sideangle.jpg |
Lakeside DFW (Grapevine Lake northern shore just north of DFW airport) Another Las Colinas/Legacy type development
http://forum.dallasmetropolis.com/at...s=&postid=6339 |
$2.6 Billion DFW Airport capital improvement
Skylink inter-terminal rail system that will link to DART light Rail http://www.dfwairport.com/cdp/images/photos/6.jpg http://www.dfwairport.com/cdp/images/photos/19.jpg http://www.dfwairport.com/cdp/images/photos/1.jpg http://www.dfwairport.com/cdp/images...m_guideway.jpg International Terminal D http://www.dfwairport.com/cdp/images/photos/2.jpg http://www.dfwairport.com/cdp/images/photos/10.jpg http://www.dfwairport.com/cdp/images/photos/9.jpg http://www.dfwairport.com/cdp/images...side_hotel.jpg http://www.dfwairport.com/cdp/images...rmd_aerial.jpg http://www.dfwairport.com/cdp/images...oncessions.jpg Elevated International Parkway http://www.dfwairport.com/cdp/images...rviceroads.jpg |
Trinity River Park (under construction)
will be the nation's largest urban park http://home.attbi.com/~randyman2426/...RiverParkC.jpg |
Great Job Owlhorn. Here's a just announced project...
Downtown spot may be home to new apartments Gables seeks to convert vacant Republic Bank Building into complex http://wre.netmerchants.net/propertyimages/4804-12.jpg 08/05/2003 By STEVE BROWN / The Dallas Morning News One of downtown Dallas' office skyscrapers could be getting a new lease on life – as rental housing. Gables Residential, one of the largest apartment owners in Dallas' trendy uptown district, wants to turn the vacant Republic Bank Building into apartments. It would be downtown's largest converted apartment project. Built in 1954, the Republic Bank Building was Dallas' first modern, post-war office tower. The 36-story aluminum-clad building was the city's tallest when it opened – and the neon-lighted "rocket" sculpture on the roof makes it look even larger. The landmark structure has been vacant since 1995, when developers gutted it to remove toxic asbestos. Now Florida-based Gables has drafted a plan to spend $39 million refurbishing the building at Bryan and Ervay streets into 227 luxury apartments plus retail space. To make the development feasible, Gables Residential plans to seek $3 million in downtown tax increment finance funding to support the redevelopment. Architect RTKL Associates – which has its office next door – has been hired to do design work. "They have made a presentation and shown us what they want to do with the building," said Larry Fonts, who heads the Central Dallas Association. "It would be a tremendous multi-use development." Gables, which manages more than 52,000 apartments in four states, has never done a project like this, said Cathy High of Gables' corporate communications department. "We don't have any high-rises like that," she said. Gables owns six large apartment communities in the Uptown area. In June, it also bought the 334-unit Knoxbridge complex on the eastern border of Highland Park. The real estate investment trust owns 86 apartment communities in Atlanta; Houston; South Florida; Austin; Dallas; Tampa, Fla.; and Washington, D.C. "Financially they are solid and have delivered on their promises to the community in the past," said Dallas City Councilwoman Veletta Lill. "They have been a good neighbor in the Uptown area, and I would anticipate a good relationship with them downtown." She said the $3 million in public sector incentives that Gables is seeking for the Republic Bank Building is a conservative request. "Percentage-wise, this is a great deal for the city," Ms. Lill said. "Our investment in this property would be small compared to other properties we've invested in downtown." The renovation would restore one of the last large vacant buildings in Dallas' central business district. The Republic Bank Building is on DART's downtown light rail line and is next to Thanksgiving Square. It was designed by architect Wallace K. Harrison, whose other works include the United Nations Building in New York and parts of Rockefeller Center. The taller 48-story Republic Bank Tower next door, which was built in 1965, has been remodeled into office space. |
That new "W Hotel" and "Cowboy Stadium" are stunning. Dallas needs an update and these projects will help out a lot! Good for the Big D!
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Here's an urban park that the people want to build but for tearing down an old hotel and the abandoned public library. I think it could be a great idea.
http://www.dallasnews.com/localnews/...oop.a3d4f.html http://forum.dallasmetropolis.com/at...s=&postid=7268 |
Nasher Sculpture Center (Awesome!!!! and will be completed in October)
http://www.brookpartners.com/Newimages/Garden.jpg http://skylinegruve2003.dallasmetrop...10264-dal3.jpg http://skylinegruve2003.dallasmetrop...10266-dal3.jpg http://skylinegruve2002.dallasmetrop...34-dal2002.jpg |
New Apparel Center downtown in the Arts District!
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