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What is the WFAA Plaza?
A new 80 story tower.

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A new 80 story tower.

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Ritz-Carlton long overdue

About a decade ago, they were going to slap up some massive complex. That never panned. Now in 2003, months ago there were unofficial rumors on another forum that they have another spot picked out again and are going in.

After reading this October article, it was easy to be skeptical - considering RC said themselves they were looking outside North America for future endeavors over the next several years:
http://www.nreionline.com/ar/real_es...dos_help_seal/

But, they're making an exception and will begin advertising residential units soon as part of a Ritz Carlton Hotel and Condiminium project:

http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcont...dos.406e1.html

Small excerpt from above link:

Condo developers finding links to hotels draw residents, financing
10:36 PM CST on Thursday, November 27, 2003

By STEVE BROWN / The Dallas Morning News

When residents at the Victory project condominiums get the late-night munchies, anything from a snack to a full meal will be a phone call away.

That's because the 80 condos are being planned on top of the W Dallas Victory Hotel and Residences to be built northwest of downtown.

And the project isn't unique.

A few blocks away, on Pearl Street, a combination Ritz-Carlton hotel and condominium building will soon begin advertising residential units.

Developers are selling the idea of combining hotels and condominiums all over the country – and it has as much to do with economics as providing extra service.

"A lot of developers are doing this today, and it makes sense," said Hillwood Capital president Jonas Woods. He said the company hopes to break ground in the next month or so on the W Hotel and Residences.

The tower – with 258 hotel rooms and 80 luxury condos – will be next to American Airlines Center.
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Ritz-Carlton long overdue

About a decade ago, they were going to slap up some massive complex. That never panned. Now in 2003, months ago there were unofficial rumors on another forum that they have another spot picked out again and are going in.

After reading this October article, it was easy to be skeptical - considering RC said themselves they were looking outside North America for future endeavors over the next several years:
http://www.nreionline.com/ar/real_es...dos_help_seal/

But, they're making an exception and will begin advertising residential units soon as part of a Ritz Carlton Hotel and Condiminium project:

http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcont...dos.406e1.html

Small excerpt from above link:

Condo developers finding links to hotels draw residents, financing
10:36 PM CST on Thursday, November 27, 2003

By STEVE BROWN / The Dallas Morning News

When residents at the Victory project condominiums get the late-night munchies, anything from a snack to a full meal will be a phone call away.

That's because the 80 condos are being planned on top of the W Dallas Victory Hotel and Residences to be built northwest of downtown.

And the project isn't unique.

A few blocks away, on Pearl Street, a combination Ritz-Carlton hotel and condominium building will soon begin advertising residential units.

Developers are selling the idea of combining hotels and condominiums all over the country – and it has as much to do with economics as providing extra service.

"A lot of developers are doing this today, and it makes sense," said Hillwood Capital president Jonas Woods. He said the company hopes to break ground in the next month or so on the W Hotel and Residences.

The tower – with 258 hotel rooms and 80 luxury condos – will be next to American Airlines Center.
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Depending on how many posts people pull down whenever they load a thread, I'll throw the list in here again. I do 50 posts per thread page, but, I'm sure most don't. (For those who may not have followed earlier, this list isn't completely designed for only including skyscrapers, due to including some things here and there like modest in-fill, new urbanism low-rise, stadiums, etcetera. It's also still incomplete, since height/stories weren't included because most already knew them anyway where the list originated from.)

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Here it is so far as of now, 8.13PM Dallas Time, 05Nov03
Updated 6.47PM CST, 10Nov03
Updated 10.44PM CST 22Nov03
Updated 4.03PM CST 24Nov03
Updated 7.16PM CST 26Nov03
Updated 10.44AM CST 28Nov03
Updated 10.58PM CST 02Dec03
Updated 1.01PM CST 13Dec03

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  • [color=dark-blue]UNDER CONSTRUCTION[/color] The Tower/Bank One Tower (res. conversion - Fort Worth, Tx) 37st The Mondrian at Cityplace (aka The Waverly at Cityplace) (ZOM) 20st Drexel Montane 7st Lofts at Las Colinas (Irving, Tx) La Villita Urban Village (Irving, Tx.) Mandalay on the Lake (Irving, Tx) unknown vertical project across water from Williams Square (Irving, Tx) Prado at Ashton Place 20-24st Dallas World Aquarium (expansion) Gaylord Texan Resort & Convention Center (Grapevine, Tx) Pier One Place (Fort Worth, Tx) 20st Radio Shack Hdqtrs (Fort Worth, Tx) 1001 Ross Bldg. (West End by Fram) Iron Cactus Restaurant (Main St.) 1517 Main - Martini Ranch Gables Ellis St. Glen Vista @Bryan Place Jefferson @Texas St. Urban Woods on Commerce DFW International Internation Terminal D DFW International Hyatt Regency (renovation/expansion) 12st DFW International SkyLink (APM by Innovia) and stations (replacing old outdated 'TRAAM' APM) DFW International Grand Hyatt 12st? DART Yellow Line LRT Victory Station Baylor Hospital Bldg. and Office Bldg. (Plano, Tx) UTSWMC Research/Genetics Tower 16st Children's Medical Center Tower Camden Farmers Market Phase II Dallas Love Field Flight Museum The Lofts @Thanksgiving Square (old post office - 400 North Ervay St. (under renovation) 2525 McKinnon (office tower) Old Red Courthouse (renovation) Fort Worth Urban Village (vision) GPX Parners LLC 'Boundless Motorplex' speedway project (u/c? - Waxahachie, Tx) Hart Furniture Bldg (u/c?) Tarrant County Family Law Center (Ft. Worth) 5st UNT Health Science Center expansion (Ft. Worth) 9st? Villages at Colleyville (partially complete/u-c) 1530 Main St. (poss. W Hotel or other boutique hotel - initial processing begun) Plano Legacy New Urbanism (partially completed/u-c) Frisco Convention Center & Hotel (Frisco, Tx) The Easton Art House (Lionel Morrison - u/c?) West Village project, Building 7C 5225 Maple Frontiers of Flight Museum (Dallas Love Field, Dallas) Ferris Plaza (downtown/renovation of public space) Bureau of Engraving and Printing– Department of the Treasury Western Currency Facility Public Tour Facility and Visitor Center (Fort Worth) SpringHill Suites University Centre Hotel 4st (Fort Worth) Texas Civil War Museum (Fort Worth) Fort Worth Mercado (u/c?) (Fort Worth) ZaZa Metropolitan Club Condominiums (Dallas Uptown) Ramada Plaza Hotel (renovation work - Fort Worth) Radisson Plaza Hotel (renovation work - Fort Worth) I-30/Lancaster Avenue Corridor Redevelopment (Fort Worth) others... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [color=dark-blue]PROPOSED/APPROVED[/color] Reserve Tower (condos by Federal Res. Bank) 16st West Village Projects 7A, 7B, 8A, 8B, 8C1, 8C2 (multiple mid- & high-rises, urban infill/low-rise, mixed-use) West Village/Cityplace Station exit spire/Unity Plaza w/M-Line Turntable Victory projects phases 2-3? (major mixed-use development - numerous announced items...list to follow) W Hotel & Residences Dallas Tower 33st Ritz-Carlton Hotel & Condominiums (Uptown by The Crescent - pre-selling residential very soon/substantial size project poss.) Cowboys Park/Hotel/Stadium/Legends Square/etc. Dallas Performing Arts Center (Arts District) Dallas Winspear Opera House and stage (Arts District) Dallas Multiform Theatre (Arts District) Dallas Arts District 'Third Venue' Dallas Arts District build-out plan (incl. poss. Lone Star site and garage, Strauss Park reloc., Booker T. Washington HS, promenade/park/mixed-use) Lofts Canal Side (Irving, Tx) United Dominion res project (Irving, Tx) Billingsley Co res project (Irving, Tx) Dallas Arboretum (expansion) Calatrava Woodall Rodgers/Trinity River span (400ft tall approx.?) Wildflower Resort (Grand Prairie, Tx) Dallas Power & Light Bldg (1700 Commerce - redevelopment/res) 17st plus adjoining 14st bldg. Frisco Soccer Stadium/Sports complex thing (Frisco, Tx) Frisco Arts District (Frisco w/Plano & Allen finan. support) Voyager Entertainment Observation Wheel & Lifestyle Center (Euless, Tx) 600ft Lakeside DFW (major multiple mid-rise complex in Flower Mound, Tx) Trinity River Park and Public Works Project Republic Bank Tower 1 (the one w/spire - redevelopment/res) 36st Downtown Park project 1807 Ross (SW Plaza Bldg. - Fashion Industry Guild proposal second edition) 2000 McKinney Victory Park Tower (office tower) DCTA Commuter Rail Tranisit Line (Denton-Lewisville, Tx) Marriott (OR HILTON???) Conv. Ctr. Hotel Downtown Music Center project UTSWMC (several towers in master plan - how many is it exactly -6 or so total?) Lincoln West Park Plaza (3 bldgs) 1414 Elm (redevelopment/res) Centura Towers II, III, IV (Farmers Branch, Tx) 15st Centura Hotel (Farmers Branch, Tx) 15st Centura Residential Tower Project (Farmers Branch, Tx) 15st Park Lane Place Pegasus Project (Intuitive Highway Design/Cut & Cover/etc.) LBJ Highway Tunnel (Intuitive toll/non-toll redevelopment) High-Five Highway Project (Intuitive interchange redevelopment) Knox Street Promenade M-Line Streetcar (Uptown to downtown and midtown expansions) DART downtown subway line, purple line, yellow line plus branch DFW Int'l 13th station intermodal transit station Fort Worth Trinity River Waterfront Master Plan Project (Fort Worth, Tx) DCTA (commuter rail Denton/Lewisville/Carrollton - Denton Co.) TRE Commuter Rail FW expansion (Fort Worth, Tx) Montgomery Ward Building (renovation - Fort Worth, Tx) Randall/McKinnon project (RTKL/ZOM res) Maple/McKinnon project (ZOM res) (this and above same or not?) Dealey Plaza (renovation) Harwood International (office towers 6-25st approx.) Phases V-XII Dallas Museum of Natural History 2600 North Houston (Gideon Toal) 16st? George L. Allen Sr. Civil Courts Building (renovation/expansion) University of North Texas (numerous new construction/renovation/expansion/recently completed) Drexel Highlander The Metropolitan The Metropolis (res. conversion) 2600 N. Houston (?) TCU/Berry Street Urban Village Concept/Initiative (vision) Fair Park Masterplan (vision) Crozier Tech/Old Dallas High School/Bryan Street Promenade (vision) Katy Trail (expansion) Other Calatrava Trinity River spans Mckinney Ave./Pearl St. (multiple tries at lining site - res) Akard/Cedar Springs (multiple tries at lining site - res) Downtown Allen (vision) Addison Arts District (Addison, Tx) SMU (new construction/expansion/recently completed) Village at Colleyville (more new urbanist stuff - Colleyville, Tx) 1217 Main (facade/restaurant/rooftop garden redevelopment) Tower Petroleum Building & 1903 Pacific Ave (redevelopment - res) Gulf States Bldg. (Akard & Main - redevelopment - res) 2500 Elm (no idea if this is a vision/design competition in Deep Ellum or what...) Worthing @Live Oak (at Haskell - res) Ballpark @Arlington Plaza (vision) Fort Worth Main St. Lofts (u/c? - Fort Worth, Tx) Diamond Pointe II-V (Denison, Tx) each 12 st 2814 Thomas Texas St. Lofts (?) Townhomes @Cityplace Up East Townhomes Irving TODs (RTKL - vision) South Dallas (new urbanist - vision) Downtown Dallas (DiMambrio/AIA vision) Frisco Square (large new urbanist) 1614 Main (res/office - small redevelopment) Plaza at Turtle Creek - Phase III Galleria Mall expansion Westlake Mall Purgatory nightclub 1407 Main (parking/retail) 1600/1604 Elm - Blue Matrix Restaurant & Art Gallery 1614 Elm/1615 Main (unknown redev/no info) The Quadrangle (redevelopment/res.) Prosper (new urbanist town square) McKinney (town square district) McKinney Convention Center & Hotel Fairview (town square district) Downtown Waxahachie (town square redev.) Exposition Park Farmers Branch & Carrollton DART TOD visions (urban redev.) FW Conv. Ctr. Headquarters Hotel (Fort Worth) others... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [color=dark-blue]RECENTLY COMPLETED[/color] The Davis Bldg (139 Main - redevelopment/res)(Nov '03) WFAA/Belo Plaza (Oct/Nov '03) Marquis on McKinney 10st (Summer '03) Millenium Park (Irving, Tx) Centennial Park (Irving, Tx) Grand Treviso (Irving, Tx) 17st Dallas Latino Cultural Center Dallas Nasher Sculpture Center (Oct '03) West Village Project 7D (The Bryson at Cityplace & other portions) Pavillion at Belo Mansion Chase International Plaza I,II, & III (Farmers Branch, Tx) Millenium Tower (Addison, Tx) Frisco Ballpark The Vendome Plaza at Turtle Creek I & II The Excelsior at Turtle Creek International Center IV Children's Medical Center Tower (expansion) Addison Tunnel Villa Verona 16st McKinney Ave. Lofts Dallas Garden Solarium (Fair Park in Dallas)(?status) 2011 Cedar Springs NCX/US75 Highway (Intuitive redevelopment) Cole Ave. Townhomes Tribeca Condos (Cedar Springs/DNT) Knox Street Village Fort Worth Modern Art Museum (Fort Worth, Tx) American Airlines Center Dallas Police Headquarters (Cedars) Southlake Town Square (Southlake, Tx) Hall (Frisco, Tx) Texas Sculpture Garden (Frisco, Tx) 1300 Jackson DART Red Line & Blue Line LRT extensions Denton Copnty Courthouse (completed? - Denton, Tx) Diamond Point (Denison, Tx) 12st Hampton Inn (conv/expansion nearly completed/west end) Dallas Convention Center (expansion) 1611 Main Street Lofts Cameden Farmers Market Phase One Jackson Street Lofts MedicalCity Dallas (expansion) 3225 Turtle Creek (3 res. towers) Exall Park Brownstones Place Prevot La Tour Condominiums (res. tower) Mayfair at Turtle Creek (res. tower) The Worthington Jefferson @Kessler Park 1999 McKinney (McKinney Avenue Lofts) Drexel Manor Eban Village Phase 2 KPMG Tower (renovation and renaming) Dallas Stone St. Gardens United Way DFW Hdqtrs. Bldg. Bank One (Sanguinet) Bldg. (Fort Worth, Tx) Bank One Office Building Garage (Fort Worth) Galatyn Park Urban Center (numerous vertical and plaza) Santa Fe Terminal Lofts (res. conv./reno.) Wilson Building (res. conv./reno.) 1505 Elm Street Condominiums (res. conv./reno.) 16st Kirby Building (res. conv./reno.) 1900 Elm - BLUE nightclub Pegaso Restaurant City Tavern Bar Down Bar & Lounge 1602 Main - Philly Connection DMA entrance (upgrades) Main/Elm/Commerce & Commerce/Field (re-pave &/or landscape) Fort Worth Intermodal Transit Center Casa Mañana Theatre (renovation work - Fort Worth) FW Conv. Ctr. (expansion - Fort Worth) SMU football stadium LaGrave Field (FW Cats minor league baseball - Fort Worth) Oscar Monnig Meteorite Gallery at TCU (Fort Worth) Doral Tesoro Hotel & Golf Club (near TMS - Fort Worth) National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame (Fort Worth) Fort Worth Rail Market Water Gardens Event Plaza (Fort Worth) Reata Restaurant at Sundance Square The Ashton Hotel (renovation work - Fort Worth) Amon Carter Museum (expansion - Fort Worth) Nancy Lee and Perry R. Bass Performance Hall (Fort Worth) Sundance East Mixed Use Retail - Cinema (Fort Worth) Sundance West Mixed Use Residential - Cinema - Retail (Fort Worth) others... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [color=dark-blue]Newly Dead, Very Dead and Fairly New at it, or Just Plain Unknown and Resembling Dead[/color] Cotton Dome (renovation) Fashion District (Mercantile Center reno - part two or three) Victory Tower (first incarnation) Woodall Rodgers/Field St. 35st 1909 Woodall Rodgers Phase II 12st Mockingbird Ln Tunnel Harwood Pointe (condo tower) 20st Arts District Tower 20st dead or not? (sorta like hot or not) Irving Convention Center (in Las Colinas - dead or not?) The Mercer (Uptown by Post) Galleria Tower IV 22st Ballpark at Arlington - urban village concept 10 years in the waiting (Arlington, Tx) 3001 Knox (Knox St. Ctr. now Knox Park Village) Villa Trevi I & II Fram's former old United Way Bldg. site plans - twin res. towers @33st The Chateau on Turtle Creek 17st Fall Creek II (Richardson, Tx) 27st Lone Star site (downtown Dallas) Olympic Village - university uses after 2012 (mult. org. involved incl. UTA-SUPA) (vision) others... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Depending on how many posts people pull down whenever they load a thread, I'll throw the list in here again. I do 50 posts per thread page, but, I'm sure most don't. (For those who may not have followed earlier, this list isn't completely designed for only including skyscrapers, due to including some things here and there like modest in-fill, new urbanism low-rise, stadiums, etcetera. It's also still incomplete, since height/stories weren't included because most already knew them anyway where the list originated from.)

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Here it is so far as of now, 8.13PM Dallas Time, 05Nov03
Updated 6.47PM CST, 10Nov03
Updated 10.44PM CST 22Nov03
Updated 4.03PM CST 24Nov03
Updated 7.16PM CST 26Nov03
Updated 10.44AM CST 28Nov03
Updated 10.58PM CST 02Dec03
Updated 1.01PM CST 13Dec03

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  • [color=dark-blue]UNDER CONSTRUCTION[/color] The Tower/Bank One Tower (res. conversion - Fort Worth, Tx) 37st The Mondrian at Cityplace (aka The Waverly at Cityplace) (ZOM) 20st Drexel Montane 7st Lofts at Las Colinas (Irving, Tx) La Villita Urban Village (Irving, Tx.) Mandalay on the Lake (Irving, Tx) unknown vertical project across water from Williams Square (Irving, Tx) Prado at Ashton Place 20-24st Dallas World Aquarium (expansion) Gaylord Texan Resort & Convention Center (Grapevine, Tx) Pier One Place (Fort Worth, Tx) 20st Radio Shack Hdqtrs (Fort Worth, Tx) 1001 Ross Bldg. (West End by Fram) Iron Cactus Restaurant (Main St.) 1517 Main - Martini Ranch Gables Ellis St. Glen Vista @Bryan Place Jefferson @Texas St. Urban Woods on Commerce DFW International Internation Terminal D DFW International Hyatt Regency (renovation/expansion) 12st DFW International SkyLink (APM by Innovia) and stations (replacing old outdated 'TRAAM' APM) DFW International Grand Hyatt 12st? DART Yellow Line LRT Victory Station Baylor Hospital Bldg. and Office Bldg. (Plano, Tx) UTSWMC Research/Genetics Tower 16st Children's Medical Center Tower Camden Farmers Market Phase II Dallas Love Field Flight Museum The Lofts @Thanksgiving Square (old post office - 400 North Ervay St. (under renovation) 2525 McKinnon (office tower) Old Red Courthouse (renovation) Fort Worth Urban Village (vision) GPX Parners LLC 'Boundless Motorplex' speedway project (u/c? - Waxahachie, Tx) Hart Furniture Bldg (u/c?) Tarrant County Family Law Center (Ft. Worth) 5st UNT Health Science Center expansion (Ft. Worth) 9st? Villages at Colleyville (partially complete/u-c) 1530 Main St. (poss. W Hotel or other boutique hotel - initial processing begun) Plano Legacy New Urbanism (partially completed/u-c) Frisco Convention Center & Hotel (Frisco, Tx) The Easton Art House (Lionel Morrison - u/c?) West Village project, Building 7C 5225 Maple Frontiers of Flight Museum (Dallas Love Field, Dallas) Ferris Plaza (downtown/renovation of public space) Bureau of Engraving and Printing– Department of the Treasury Western Currency Facility Public Tour Facility and Visitor Center (Fort Worth) SpringHill Suites University Centre Hotel 4st (Fort Worth) Texas Civil War Museum (Fort Worth) Fort Worth Mercado (u/c?) (Fort Worth) ZaZa Metropolitan Club Condominiums (Dallas Uptown) Ramada Plaza Hotel (renovation work - Fort Worth) Radisson Plaza Hotel (renovation work - Fort Worth) I-30/Lancaster Avenue Corridor Redevelopment (Fort Worth) others... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [color=dark-blue]PROPOSED/APPROVED[/color] Reserve Tower (condos by Federal Res. Bank) 16st West Village Projects 7A, 7B, 8A, 8B, 8C1, 8C2 (multiple mid- & high-rises, urban infill/low-rise, mixed-use) West Village/Cityplace Station exit spire/Unity Plaza w/M-Line Turntable Victory projects phases 2-3? (major mixed-use development - numerous announced items...list to follow) W Hotel & Residences Dallas Tower 33st Ritz-Carlton Hotel & Condominiums (Uptown by The Crescent - pre-selling residential very soon/substantial size project poss.) Cowboys Park/Hotel/Stadium/Legends Square/etc. Dallas Performing Arts Center (Arts District) Dallas Winspear Opera House and stage (Arts District) Dallas Multiform Theatre (Arts District) Dallas Arts District 'Third Venue' Dallas Arts District build-out plan (incl. poss. Lone Star site and garage, Strauss Park reloc., Booker T. Washington HS, promenade/park/mixed-use) Lofts Canal Side (Irving, Tx) United Dominion res project (Irving, Tx) Billingsley Co res project (Irving, Tx) Dallas Arboretum (expansion) Calatrava Woodall Rodgers/Trinity River span (400ft tall approx.?) Wildflower Resort (Grand Prairie, Tx) Dallas Power & Light Bldg (1700 Commerce - redevelopment/res) 17st plus adjoining 14st bldg. Frisco Soccer Stadium/Sports complex thing (Frisco, Tx) Frisco Arts District (Frisco w/Plano & Allen finan. support) Voyager Entertainment Observation Wheel & Lifestyle Center (Euless, Tx) 600ft Lakeside DFW (major multiple mid-rise complex in Flower Mound, Tx) Trinity River Park and Public Works Project Republic Bank Tower 1 (the one w/spire - redevelopment/res) 36st Downtown Park project 1807 Ross (SW Plaza Bldg. - Fashion Industry Guild proposal second edition) 2000 McKinney Victory Park Tower (office tower) DCTA Commuter Rail Tranisit Line (Denton-Lewisville, Tx) Marriott (OR HILTON???) Conv. Ctr. Hotel Downtown Music Center project UTSWMC (several towers in master plan - how many is it exactly -6 or so total?) Lincoln West Park Plaza (3 bldgs) 1414 Elm (redevelopment/res) Centura Towers II, III, IV (Farmers Branch, Tx) 15st Centura Hotel (Farmers Branch, Tx) 15st Centura Residential Tower Project (Farmers Branch, Tx) 15st Park Lane Place Pegasus Project (Intuitive Highway Design/Cut & Cover/etc.) LBJ Highway Tunnel (Intuitive toll/non-toll redevelopment) High-Five Highway Project (Intuitive interchange redevelopment) Knox Street Promenade M-Line Streetcar (Uptown to downtown and midtown expansions) DART downtown subway line, purple line, yellow line plus branch DFW Int'l 13th station intermodal transit station Fort Worth Trinity River Waterfront Master Plan Project (Fort Worth, Tx) DCTA (commuter rail Denton/Lewisville/Carrollton - Denton Co.) TRE Commuter Rail FW expansion (Fort Worth, Tx) Montgomery Ward Building (renovation - Fort Worth, Tx) Randall/McKinnon project (RTKL/ZOM res) Maple/McKinnon project (ZOM res) (this and above same or not?) Dealey Plaza (renovation) Harwood International (office towers 6-25st approx.) Phases V-XII Dallas Museum of Natural History 2600 North Houston (Gideon Toal) 16st? George L. Allen Sr. Civil Courts Building (renovation/expansion) University of North Texas (numerous new construction/renovation/expansion/recently completed) Drexel Highlander The Metropolitan The Metropolis (res. conversion) 2600 N. Houston (?) TCU/Berry Street Urban Village Concept/Initiative (vision) Fair Park Masterplan (vision) Crozier Tech/Old Dallas High School/Bryan Street Promenade (vision) Katy Trail (expansion) Other Calatrava Trinity River spans Mckinney Ave./Pearl St. (multiple tries at lining site - res) Akard/Cedar Springs (multiple tries at lining site - res) Downtown Allen (vision) Addison Arts District (Addison, Tx) SMU (new construction/expansion/recently completed) Village at Colleyville (more new urbanist stuff - Colleyville, Tx) 1217 Main (facade/restaurant/rooftop garden redevelopment) Tower Petroleum Building & 1903 Pacific Ave (redevelopment - res) Gulf States Bldg. (Akard & Main - redevelopment - res) 2500 Elm (no idea if this is a vision/design competition in Deep Ellum or what...) Worthing @Live Oak (at Haskell - res) Ballpark @Arlington Plaza (vision) Fort Worth Main St. Lofts (u/c? - Fort Worth, Tx) Diamond Pointe II-V (Denison, Tx) each 12 st 2814 Thomas Texas St. Lofts (?) Townhomes @Cityplace Up East Townhomes Irving TODs (RTKL - vision) South Dallas (new urbanist - vision) Downtown Dallas (DiMambrio/AIA vision) Frisco Square (large new urbanist) 1614 Main (res/office - small redevelopment) Plaza at Turtle Creek - Phase III Galleria Mall expansion Westlake Mall Purgatory nightclub 1407 Main (parking/retail) 1600/1604 Elm - Blue Matrix Restaurant & Art Gallery 1614 Elm/1615 Main (unknown redev/no info) The Quadrangle (redevelopment/res.) Prosper (new urbanist town square) McKinney (town square district) McKinney Convention Center & Hotel Fairview (town square district) Downtown Waxahachie (town square redev.) Exposition Park Farmers Branch & Carrollton DART TOD visions (urban redev.) FW Conv. Ctr. Headquarters Hotel (Fort Worth) others... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [color=dark-blue]RECENTLY COMPLETED[/color] The Davis Bldg (139 Main - redevelopment/res)(Nov '03) WFAA/Belo Plaza (Oct/Nov '03) Marquis on McKinney 10st (Summer '03) Millenium Park (Irving, Tx) Centennial Park (Irving, Tx) Grand Treviso (Irving, Tx) 17st Dallas Latino Cultural Center Dallas Nasher Sculpture Center (Oct '03) West Village Project 7D (The Bryson at Cityplace & other portions) Pavillion at Belo Mansion Chase International Plaza I,II, & III (Farmers Branch, Tx) Millenium Tower (Addison, Tx) Frisco Ballpark The Vendome Plaza at Turtle Creek I & II The Excelsior at Turtle Creek International Center IV Children's Medical Center Tower (expansion) Addison Tunnel Villa Verona 16st McKinney Ave. Lofts Dallas Garden Solarium (Fair Park in Dallas)(?status) 2011 Cedar Springs NCX/US75 Highway (Intuitive redevelopment) Cole Ave. Townhomes Tribeca Condos (Cedar Springs/DNT) Knox Street Village Fort Worth Modern Art Museum (Fort Worth, Tx) American Airlines Center Dallas Police Headquarters (Cedars) Southlake Town Square (Southlake, Tx) Hall (Frisco, Tx) Texas Sculpture Garden (Frisco, Tx) 1300 Jackson DART Red Line & Blue Line LRT extensions Denton Copnty Courthouse (completed? - Denton, Tx) Diamond Point (Denison, Tx) 12st Hampton Inn (conv/expansion nearly completed/west end) Dallas Convention Center (expansion) 1611 Main Street Lofts Cameden Farmers Market Phase One Jackson Street Lofts MedicalCity Dallas (expansion) 3225 Turtle Creek (3 res. towers) Exall Park Brownstones Place Prevot La Tour Condominiums (res. tower) Mayfair at Turtle Creek (res. tower) The Worthington Jefferson @Kessler Park 1999 McKinney (McKinney Avenue Lofts) Drexel Manor Eban Village Phase 2 KPMG Tower (renovation and renaming) Dallas Stone St. Gardens United Way DFW Hdqtrs. Bldg. Bank One (Sanguinet) Bldg. (Fort Worth, Tx) Bank One Office Building Garage (Fort Worth) Galatyn Park Urban Center (numerous vertical and plaza) Santa Fe Terminal Lofts (res. conv./reno.) Wilson Building (res. conv./reno.) 1505 Elm Street Condominiums (res. conv./reno.) 16st Kirby Building (res. conv./reno.) 1900 Elm - BLUE nightclub Pegaso Restaurant City Tavern Bar Down Bar & Lounge 1602 Main - Philly Connection DMA entrance (upgrades) Main/Elm/Commerce & Commerce/Field (re-pave &/or landscape) Fort Worth Intermodal Transit Center Casa Mañana Theatre (renovation work - Fort Worth) FW Conv. Ctr. (expansion - Fort Worth) SMU football stadium LaGrave Field (FW Cats minor league baseball - Fort Worth) Oscar Monnig Meteorite Gallery at TCU (Fort Worth) Doral Tesoro Hotel & Golf Club (near TMS - Fort Worth) National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame (Fort Worth) Fort Worth Rail Market Water Gardens Event Plaza (Fort Worth) Reata Restaurant at Sundance Square The Ashton Hotel (renovation work - Fort Worth) Amon Carter Museum (expansion - Fort Worth) Nancy Lee and Perry R. Bass Performance Hall (Fort Worth) Sundance East Mixed Use Retail - Cinema (Fort Worth) Sundance West Mixed Use Residential - Cinema - Retail (Fort Worth) others... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [color=dark-blue]Newly Dead, Very Dead and Fairly New at it, or Just Plain Unknown and Resembling Dead[/color] Cotton Dome (renovation) Fashion District (Mercantile Center reno - part two or three) Victory Tower (first incarnation) Woodall Rodgers/Field St. 35st 1909 Woodall Rodgers Phase II 12st Mockingbird Ln Tunnel Harwood Pointe (condo tower) 20st Arts District Tower 20st dead or not? (sorta like hot or not) Irving Convention Center (in Las Colinas - dead or not?) The Mercer (Uptown by Post) Galleria Tower IV 22st Ballpark at Arlington - urban village concept 10 years in the waiting (Arlington, Tx) 3001 Knox (Knox St. Ctr. now Knox Park Village) Villa Trevi I & II Fram's former old United Way Bldg. site plans - twin res. towers @33st The Chateau on Turtle Creek 17st Fall Creek II (Richardson, Tx) 27st Lone Star site (downtown Dallas) Olympic Village - university uses after 2012 (mult. org. involved incl. UTA-SUPA) (vision) others... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Some pretty interesting shots of the interior of the 1926 redevelopment (lofts) of The Davis Building in Center City Dallas.

Random interior shots by crescentboi, the building's newest tenant - and a happy one at that. Cheers, and fairly hot off the press. You'll easily be able to note some things still needed to be done inside where the photos were specifically taken.







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Some pretty interesting shots of the interior of the 1926 redevelopment (lofts) of The Davis Building in Center City Dallas.

Random interior shots by crescentboi, the building's newest tenant - and a happy one at that. Cheers, and fairly hot off the press. You'll easily be able to note some things still needed to be done inside where the photos were specifically taken.







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4 new restaurants/clubs coming to Victory development

In Dallas, the development team plans to open four venues: Ghost Bar, a lounge that will overlook the city from the top of the planned W Dallas Victory Hotel; Rain, a nightclub featuring special effects; Nine, a contemporary American steakhouse concept; and Belly, an Italian/Mediterranean restaurant concept
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4 new restaurants/clubs coming to Victory development

In Dallas, the development team plans to open four venues: Ghost Bar, a lounge that will overlook the city from the top of the planned W Dallas Victory Hotel; Rain, a nightclub featuring special effects; Nine, a contemporary American steakhouse concept; and Belly, an Italian/Mediterranean restaurant concept
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the ghost bar and rain already exist in Las vegas, which is the home to those establishments. the ghost bar is at the top of the palms hotel, and rain is an awesome club also. are the developers the same from Vegas?
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the ghost bar and rain already exist in Las vegas, which is the home to those establishments. the ghost bar is at the top of the palms hotel, and rain is an awesome club also. are the developers the same from Vegas?
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Vegas Duo Carves Dallas Niche in Victory's $100M Plan
By Connie Gore
Last updated: Dec 3, 2003 08:07PM

DALLAS-A show-stopping quartet of restaurants and nightclubs has Dallas on the dance card after striking a 15-year lease for Hillwood's Victory, now within 45 days of breaking ground on a $100-million, mixed-use project.
"It was a surprise to have ended up with so many concepts out of one operator," Jonas Woods, president of Hillwood's Victory development, tells GlobeSt.com of the first wave of restaurant/retail announcements to debut since Ross Perot Jr. and team got back full control about four months ago. The new players in town will be Michael Morton and Scott DeGraff, a Las Vegas-based nightlife team with cutting edge concepts now only available at the Palms Casino Resort in their homeport and Chicago.

Woods says the Victory team pursued the duo, which includes the son of famed Chicago restaurateur Arnie Morton, because "they will bring something to Dallas that Dallas doesn't have." And that, Woods says, is a priority in filling the 300,000 sf of retail/restaurant space that will be built in Victory's eight-building development being set on 72 acres with the $420-million American Airlines Center as the anchor.

"We've turned away a lot of deals because they already exist...at various locations in Dallas," Woods says. Hillwood secured an exclusivity clause for Dallas/Fort Worth with the signing for about 45,000 sf in the W Dallas Victory hotel and residences, Woods confides. Street-level space will go to N9ne, a traditional steakhouse, and Belly, an Italian/Mediterranean dining concept to be unveiled first in Palm Springs, CA and then in Dallas. Second-floor space will hold Rain, a nightclub with state-of-the-art special effects and technology, while the 33rd floor penthouse is dedicated to the Ghostbar, an "ultra-lounge" with the glitz and glamour of Vegas that will be tailored to Dallas.

But, Woods stresses, the quartet is just the beginning of what Victory will bring to Dallas. Retail negotiations are underway to fill 180,000 sf and office talks have begun with a dozen prospects, each needing 50,000 sf or more. The plan is to break ground just months apart on the 251-room hotel with 94 condos and a 350,000-sf office building timed to deliver no later than six months apart in late 2005 and 2006. Woods says more retail announcements will be forthcoming after the holiday season ends.

Childhood friends Morton and DeGraff launched N9ne in Chicago and then took the show on the road to Vegas. Besides Victory, the pair also secured space for four venues in the $250-million casino resort hotel being built by the Morongo Band of Mission Indians in Palm Springs.

Victory's retail leasing is being handled by David J. Levine, known in Dallas as the general partner for the West End Marketplace and a founding partner in George Lucas' Entertainment/Retail Development group, and Edward A. de Avila, principal of Core Retail, who steered the 15-block Country Club Plaza in Kansas City, MO, and co-founder of Centertainment Inc., the wholly owned subsidiary of AMC Entertainment Inc. Hillwood's development partners are Southwest Sports Realty, led by Tom Hicks, and Gatehouse Capital Corp., with Marty Collins as the president.


In other news:

-Funding for second Calatrava bridge has been found

-Elaborate painting of the high five has begun. The Columns will basically be color coded by height, with the tallest being a blue green color, the middle heights, and earthy red tone, and the shortest a beige color. All will have a lone star painted in a different color. The artistic patterns on retaining walls will also feature the blue-green of the tall columns. Fibre-optic effects will be used throughout the interchange. Also stated artist were working on unique features on Project Pegasus and I-30.

-Park Lane Place(mixed-use TOD at Park Lane DART station) is beginning construction

-Reserve Tower condo project sign goes up on Woodall Rogers


-Ritz announcing
Condo developers finding links to hotels draw residents, financing
10:36 PM CST on Thursday, November 27, 2003

By STEVE BROWN / The Dallas Morning News

When residents at the Victory project condominiums get the late-night munchies, anything from a snack to a full meal will be a phone call away.

That's because the 80 condos are being planned on top of the W Dallas Victory Hotel and Residences to be built northwest of downtown.

And the project isn't unique.

A few blocks away, on Pearl Street, a combination Ritz-Carlton hotel and condominium building will soon begin advertising residential units.

Developers are selling the idea of combining hotels and condominiums all over the country – and it has as much to do with economics as providing extra service.

"A lot of developers are doing this today, and it makes sense," said Hillwood Capital president Jonas Woods. He said the company hopes to break ground in the next month or so on the W Hotel and Residences.

The tower – with 258 hotel rooms and 80 luxury condos – will be next to American Airlines Center.

Good for everyone


Condo residents will get the kind of services found in a four-star hotel, including maid service, catered meals and use of the spa and concierge.

"The buyer of the condos is willing to pay a premium – in some cases as high as 50 percent over a comparable unit in the same market – because of the availability of hotel services," Mr. Woods said.

But more important, industry analysts say, is that the condominiums allow hotel developers to get financing and break ground at a time when hotel construction is at a virtual standstill.

"What the condos can do is take a marginal hotel project and make it feasible," said John Keeling, a hotel industry analyst for PKF Consulting. "It's very difficult to build full-service hotels.

"The profits from the condo can be used to increase the return on the hotel," Mr. Keeling said.

Hillwood is counting on that with its W Hotel project at Victory.

"Hotels require a lot of equity, and one way to get that equity down is to generate it from the condos, which you can presell," Mr. Woods said.

He said Hillwood has arranged its construction financing for the W Hotel and Residences and has hired general contractor McCarthy Building Cos.


"I think you're going to see this happening more and more in the higher-end, full-service hotels," Mr. Woods said.

Indeed, the next one for Dallas will be at the corner of Pearl Street and McKinney Avenue.

Crescent Real Estate Equities intends to announce its plans in the next few weeks for a Ritz-Carlton Hotel with condominiums to be built across the street from its namesake Crescent complex.

Company officials say they aren't ready to talk about the deal, but construction should begin on the marketing center for the project during the next couple of weeks, brokers familiar with the project say.

And Hotel ZaZa, which is a block away near McKinney and Leonard Street, has cleared a building site where it plans to build condos to join the 146-room hotel that opened last year.

First of its kind


The first such project in Dallas – The Mansion Residences on Turtle Creek – opened in 1994 next to the Mansion on Turtle Creek restaurant and hotel.

Two adjoining condo buildings called the Plaza Turtle Creek also offer services from the Mansion hotel.

Dallas developer Craig Hall – who is currently investing in both hotel and condo projects – lives at the Plaza.

"We have service from the Mansion and thought we would use it more, but we've only done it once," Mr. Hall said. "But having the option is attractive to us.

"From a real estate standpoint, it definitely prices the condos a good bit higher," he said.

So Dallas residents will have several choices in the hotel-condo market.

The question remains, will they buy it?

"There are certainly buyers that would find the prestige of the hotels appealing," said Mike Puls, a local housing analyst with Foley & Puls. "It adds value to the unit.

"And if they can get room service and a massage, that's cool," he said.

But the concept probably won't appeal to every Uptown condo buyer, Mr. Puls said.

"Other people just want to go home and not be annoyed by the comings and goings in the hotel," he said.

Hotel analyst Mr. Keeling agrees.

"Typically these things have separate entrances," he said. "The condo owner doesn't want to mingle with the Lions Club conventioneers in the lobby."

As in most real estate projects, location is also crucial, Mr. Keeling said

"If you are going to do it in a market that makes no sense for condos, it won't matter if it's on top of the hotel," he said.

So far, most of the hotel-condo projects nationwide have paired luxury hotels with pricey condos. But that may change, Mr. Keeling said.

"I think you will see these projects take a step down," he said. "There is some synergy from the two working together."

E-mail stevebrown@dallasnews.com



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Vegas Duo Carves Dallas Niche in Victory's $100M Plan
By Connie Gore
Last updated: Dec 3, 2003 08:07PM

DALLAS-A show-stopping quartet of restaurants and nightclubs has Dallas on the dance card after striking a 15-year lease for Hillwood's Victory, now within 45 days of breaking ground on a $100-million, mixed-use project.
"It was a surprise to have ended up with so many concepts out of one operator," Jonas Woods, president of Hillwood's Victory development, tells GlobeSt.com of the first wave of restaurant/retail announcements to debut since Ross Perot Jr. and team got back full control about four months ago. The new players in town will be Michael Morton and Scott DeGraff, a Las Vegas-based nightlife team with cutting edge concepts now only available at the Palms Casino Resort in their homeport and Chicago.

Woods says the Victory team pursued the duo, which includes the son of famed Chicago restaurateur Arnie Morton, because "they will bring something to Dallas that Dallas doesn't have." And that, Woods says, is a priority in filling the 300,000 sf of retail/restaurant space that will be built in Victory's eight-building development being set on 72 acres with the $420-million American Airlines Center as the anchor.

"We've turned away a lot of deals because they already exist...at various locations in Dallas," Woods says. Hillwood secured an exclusivity clause for Dallas/Fort Worth with the signing for about 45,000 sf in the W Dallas Victory hotel and residences, Woods confides. Street-level space will go to N9ne, a traditional steakhouse, and Belly, an Italian/Mediterranean dining concept to be unveiled first in Palm Springs, CA and then in Dallas. Second-floor space will hold Rain, a nightclub with state-of-the-art special effects and technology, while the 33rd floor penthouse is dedicated to the Ghostbar, an "ultra-lounge" with the glitz and glamour of Vegas that will be tailored to Dallas.

But, Woods stresses, the quartet is just the beginning of what Victory will bring to Dallas. Retail negotiations are underway to fill 180,000 sf and office talks have begun with a dozen prospects, each needing 50,000 sf or more. The plan is to break ground just months apart on the 251-room hotel with 94 condos and a 350,000-sf office building timed to deliver no later than six months apart in late 2005 and 2006. Woods says more retail announcements will be forthcoming after the holiday season ends.

Childhood friends Morton and DeGraff launched N9ne in Chicago and then took the show on the road to Vegas. Besides Victory, the pair also secured space for four venues in the $250-million casino resort hotel being built by the Morongo Band of Mission Indians in Palm Springs.

Victory's retail leasing is being handled by David J. Levine, known in Dallas as the general partner for the West End Marketplace and a founding partner in George Lucas' Entertainment/Retail Development group, and Edward A. de Avila, principal of Core Retail, who steered the 15-block Country Club Plaza in Kansas City, MO, and co-founder of Centertainment Inc., the wholly owned subsidiary of AMC Entertainment Inc. Hillwood's development partners are Southwest Sports Realty, led by Tom Hicks, and Gatehouse Capital Corp., with Marty Collins as the president.


In other news:

-Funding for second Calatrava bridge has been found

-Elaborate painting of the high five has begun. The Columns will basically be color coded by height, with the tallest being a blue green color, the middle heights, and earthy red tone, and the shortest a beige color. All will have a lone star painted in a different color. The artistic patterns on retaining walls will also feature the blue-green of the tall columns. Fibre-optic effects will be used throughout the interchange. Also stated artist were working on unique features on Project Pegasus and I-30.

-Park Lane Place(mixed-use TOD at Park Lane DART station) is beginning construction

-Reserve Tower condo project sign goes up on Woodall Rogers


-Ritz announcing
Condo developers finding links to hotels draw residents, financing
10:36 PM CST on Thursday, November 27, 2003

By STEVE BROWN / The Dallas Morning News

When residents at the Victory project condominiums get the late-night munchies, anything from a snack to a full meal will be a phone call away.

That's because the 80 condos are being planned on top of the W Dallas Victory Hotel and Residences to be built northwest of downtown.

And the project isn't unique.

A few blocks away, on Pearl Street, a combination Ritz-Carlton hotel and condominium building will soon begin advertising residential units.

Developers are selling the idea of combining hotels and condominiums all over the country – and it has as much to do with economics as providing extra service.

"A lot of developers are doing this today, and it makes sense," said Hillwood Capital president Jonas Woods. He said the company hopes to break ground in the next month or so on the W Hotel and Residences.

The tower – with 258 hotel rooms and 80 luxury condos – will be next to American Airlines Center.

Good for everyone


Condo residents will get the kind of services found in a four-star hotel, including maid service, catered meals and use of the spa and concierge.

"The buyer of the condos is willing to pay a premium – in some cases as high as 50 percent over a comparable unit in the same market – because of the availability of hotel services," Mr. Woods said.

But more important, industry analysts say, is that the condominiums allow hotel developers to get financing and break ground at a time when hotel construction is at a virtual standstill.

"What the condos can do is take a marginal hotel project and make it feasible," said John Keeling, a hotel industry analyst for PKF Consulting. "It's very difficult to build full-service hotels.

"The profits from the condo can be used to increase the return on the hotel," Mr. Keeling said.

Hillwood is counting on that with its W Hotel project at Victory.

"Hotels require a lot of equity, and one way to get that equity down is to generate it from the condos, which you can presell," Mr. Woods said.

He said Hillwood has arranged its construction financing for the W Hotel and Residences and has hired general contractor McCarthy Building Cos.


"I think you're going to see this happening more and more in the higher-end, full-service hotels," Mr. Woods said.

Indeed, the next one for Dallas will be at the corner of Pearl Street and McKinney Avenue.

Crescent Real Estate Equities intends to announce its plans in the next few weeks for a Ritz-Carlton Hotel with condominiums to be built across the street from its namesake Crescent complex.

Company officials say they aren't ready to talk about the deal, but construction should begin on the marketing center for the project during the next couple of weeks, brokers familiar with the project say.

And Hotel ZaZa, which is a block away near McKinney and Leonard Street, has cleared a building site where it plans to build condos to join the 146-room hotel that opened last year.

First of its kind


The first such project in Dallas – The Mansion Residences on Turtle Creek – opened in 1994 next to the Mansion on Turtle Creek restaurant and hotel.

Two adjoining condo buildings called the Plaza Turtle Creek also offer services from the Mansion hotel.

Dallas developer Craig Hall – who is currently investing in both hotel and condo projects – lives at the Plaza.

"We have service from the Mansion and thought we would use it more, but we've only done it once," Mr. Hall said. "But having the option is attractive to us.

"From a real estate standpoint, it definitely prices the condos a good bit higher," he said.

So Dallas residents will have several choices in the hotel-condo market.

The question remains, will they buy it?

"There are certainly buyers that would find the prestige of the hotels appealing," said Mike Puls, a local housing analyst with Foley & Puls. "It adds value to the unit.

"And if they can get room service and a massage, that's cool," he said.

But the concept probably won't appeal to every Uptown condo buyer, Mr. Puls said.

"Other people just want to go home and not be annoyed by the comings and goings in the hotel," he said.

Hotel analyst Mr. Keeling agrees.

"Typically these things have separate entrances," he said. "The condo owner doesn't want to mingle with the Lions Club conventioneers in the lobby."

As in most real estate projects, location is also crucial, Mr. Keeling said

"If you are going to do it in a market that makes no sense for condos, it won't matter if it's on top of the hotel," he said.

So far, most of the hotel-condo projects nationwide have paired luxury hotels with pricey condos. But that may change, Mr. Keeling said.

"I think you will see these projects take a step down," he said. "There is some synergy from the two working together."

E-mail stevebrown@dallasnews.com



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http://www.dallascityhall.com/dallas...nter_hotel.pdf
http://www.dallascityhall.com/dallas..._hotel_rfp.pdf

Spring '07 scheduled completion date. Forumer JSoto works for
RTKL, and can't provide his orgs. renderings/models/proposals at
this time. However, they should be public by January/February
time frame. Design competition involves mult. entities. RTKL is
working with Arquitectonica and Chavez.


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The Arts District build-out, nearly entirely private money.
Includes the:
Dallas Center for the Performing Arts
Dallas Winspear Opera House (with Grand Plaza and outdoor stage)
Dallas Multiform Theatre
Arts District 'Third Venue'
Annette Strauss Artists Square (moved for final master plan)

Massing/scope of size renderings, not concise final designs:


Just the thumbnail version:

Large image:
http://www.dallasperformingarts.org/images/red_line.jpg

Just the thumbnail on this one also:

Large image:
http://www.dallasperformingarts.org/...sts_square.jpg

Hyper-informative link to the design and construction:
http://www.dallasperformingarts.org/...the_center.cfm

In conjunction, something could be happening at the old high
school property and the Lone Star site/garage if timing is right.

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City Hall (from council minutes) has issued permits for very early
stages of renovations/facade improvements/and other
preliminary work on these projects:
Unity Plaza (the turntable and spire where the West exit of
Cityplace subway station and the MATA M-Line Streetcar meet.
Turntable for the streetcar, included. Also, apparently some
State-Thomas TIFS and Cedars TIFS have been brought to
attention by unknown (small-scale) developers. Too early to tell,
judging solely on council minutes - what's going on there. But,
these are urban infill - plus a TOD since Cedars was brought up.

RepublicBank Center T1 facade stuff. This is the tower going
condo eventually.
Also, a number of other downtown buildings, mostly on Main
and/or Elm. I counted 6 different buildings over a months worth
of council meeting minutes. More to follow.

Re: Second Trinity River span from Dallas City Hall dot com:
Authorize (1) a professional services contract with Santiago
Calatrava SA to provide engineering and design services to
produce bridge layout and schematic design of the IH-30
signature bridge across the Trinity River in an amount not to
exceed $3,000,000, (2) the receipt and deposit of privately
donated funds in an amount not to exceed $3,000,000, and (3)
the establishment of appropriations in the amount of $3,000,000
in the IH-30 Bridge Donation Fund - $3,000,000 - Financing:
Private Funds

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Another new Fort Worth project:
South of Seventh (mixed use/hotel/retail/res.)
Not added to listing in the thread yet.
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http://www.dallascityhall.com/dallas..._hotel_rfp.pdf

Spring '07 scheduled completion date. Forumer JSoto works for
RTKL, and can't provide his orgs. renderings/models/proposals at
this time. However, they should be public by January/February
time frame. Design competition involves mult. entities. RTKL is
working with Arquitectonica and Chavez.


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The Arts District build-out, nearly entirely private money.
Includes the:
Dallas Center for the Performing Arts
Dallas Winspear Opera House (with Grand Plaza and outdoor stage)
Dallas Multiform Theatre
Arts District 'Third Venue'
Annette Strauss Artists Square (moved for final master plan)

Massing/scope of size renderings, not concise final designs:


Just the thumbnail version:

Large image:
http://www.dallasperformingarts.org/images/red_line.jpg

Just the thumbnail on this one also:

Large image:
http://www.dallasperformingarts.org/...sts_square.jpg

Hyper-informative link to the design and construction:
http://www.dallasperformingarts.org/...the_center.cfm

In conjunction, something could be happening at the old high
school property and the Lone Star site/garage if timing is right.

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City Hall (from council minutes) has issued permits for very early
stages of renovations/facade improvements/and other
preliminary work on these projects:
Unity Plaza (the turntable and spire where the West exit of
Cityplace subway station and the MATA M-Line Streetcar meet.
Turntable for the streetcar, included. Also, apparently some
State-Thomas TIFS and Cedars TIFS have been brought to
attention by unknown (small-scale) developers. Too early to tell,
judging solely on council minutes - what's going on there. But,
these are urban infill - plus a TOD since Cedars was brought up.

RepublicBank Center T1 facade stuff. This is the tower going
condo eventually.
Also, a number of other downtown buildings, mostly on Main
and/or Elm. I counted 6 different buildings over a months worth
of council meeting minutes. More to follow.

Re: Second Trinity River span from Dallas City Hall dot com:
Authorize (1) a professional services contract with Santiago
Calatrava SA to provide engineering and design services to
produce bridge layout and schematic design of the IH-30
signature bridge across the Trinity River in an amount not to
exceed $3,000,000, (2) the receipt and deposit of privately
donated funds in an amount not to exceed $3,000,000, and (3)
the establishment of appropriations in the amount of $3,000,000
in the IH-30 Bridge Donation Fund - $3,000,000 - Financing:
Private Funds

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Another new Fort Worth project:
South of Seventh (mixed use/hotel/retail/res.)
Not added to listing in the thread yet.
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This one just broke news in Grand Prairie, an adjacent ex-urb.

<smallfont>
Builder thinking big with lakeside project
Council is considering upscale development with shops, apartments
05:41 PM CST on Saturday, December 13, 2003
By STEPHANIE SANDOVAL / The Dallas Morning News
http://www.dallasnews.com/localnews/...ers.509e8.html

When developer Marcus McNamara looks across the bare flatland prairie next to Joe Pool Lake, he envisions a complex of high-rise buildings with penthouse views of the lake and the Dallas and Fort Worth skylines.
The project, which is to feature upscale apartments, executive offices, boutiques, specialty food shops and a penthouse restaurant, could be under construction next year if City Council members approve zoning for it on Tuesday.
Lakeview Development Group LLC is proposing to build three 13- or 14-story structures on a 17.8-acre site on the east side of Lake Ridge Parkway, on the lower end of the Estes Peninsula.
Some city officials say the project, called Blue Prairie, would make the Estes Peninsula a destination place, catering to upper-income clients and visitors from across the Dallas area.
"We had never thought of anything of that magnitude out there, that height," Mayor Charles England said. "But that kind of development – that's very upscale; that is going to bring a lot of high-income people to live and shop there – is a great asset for the whole peninsula."
But it's a project the developer acknowledges probably couldn't happen in a few years, as new home construction and other development encroaches upon the site.
"We couldn't do this in five or 10 years," said Mr. McNamara, acknowledging that the current lack of development in the area makes it easier to get approval for a project that would be among the tallest lakeside developments in the Dallas region.
Though a star atop the atrium of the Gaylord Texan Resort and Convention Center (formerly known as Opryland Texas) under construction near Grapevine Lake will stand 165 feet high, the hotel itself will have only nine floors.
There is no formal opposition to the Blue Prairie plan, perhaps in part because as of yet there are no neighbors. The closest developments are to the northwest, in the Grand Peninsula subdivision, and south of the lake in the Lake Ridge community.
Immediately north, developers have yet to start construction on a proposed golf resort hotel and city conference center. And though there are plans for a large residential community and some smaller commercial and retail uses immediately west, construction hasn't started there.
Getting the Blue Prairie project approved before the area develops much further is also a simple real estate issue.
"We couldn't find the land in a few years," Mr. McNamara said. And even if it were available, the cost will have skyrocketed, he added.
The height is needed to obtain the scenic views that will be the chief selling point for clients, Mr. McNamara said.
The project is targeted toward empty nesters and executives who want to live, work, dine and shop in one upscale location with amenities such as a fitness club, concierge service and a lake view.
But the shops and restaurants would also cater to residents in the Lake Ridge custom-built luxury home community and shoppers and diners from elsewhere, he said.
"I want the snobs of Plano to come down – to attract that kind of people who go, 'You should go down to the shops of Blue Prairie and see the views from there,' " Mr. McNamara said.
The $60 million to $65 million project would take about two years to complete, he said.
The developers have already purchased the site, the only privately owned acreage on the east side of the Estes Peninsula. The rest is owned by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and leased by the city.
"I used to live out at Lake Ridge years ago and fell in love with the views in the area and would just scratch my head and go, 'Why isn't there something down there?' " Mr. McNamara said.
The architectural design for the development would follow the "Prairie modern" style the city established for commercial development in the lake area.
"This is a real sharp-looking property," said City Council member Ron Jensen, whose District 6 includes the lake area. "This is just the type of project I would like to see out there."
City Planning and Zoning Commission members unanimously recommended approval of the zoning case. </smallfont>
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This one just broke news in Grand Prairie, an adjacent ex-urb.

<smallfont>
Builder thinking big with lakeside project
Council is considering upscale development with shops, apartments
05:41 PM CST on Saturday, December 13, 2003
By STEPHANIE SANDOVAL / The Dallas Morning News
http://www.dallasnews.com/localnews/...ers.509e8.html

When developer Marcus McNamara looks across the bare flatland prairie next to Joe Pool Lake, he envisions a complex of high-rise buildings with penthouse views of the lake and the Dallas and Fort Worth skylines.
The project, which is to feature upscale apartments, executive offices, boutiques, specialty food shops and a penthouse restaurant, could be under construction next year if City Council members approve zoning for it on Tuesday.
Lakeview Development Group LLC is proposing to build three 13- or 14-story structures on a 17.8-acre site on the east side of Lake Ridge Parkway, on the lower end of the Estes Peninsula.
Some city officials say the project, called Blue Prairie, would make the Estes Peninsula a destination place, catering to upper-income clients and visitors from across the Dallas area.
"We had never thought of anything of that magnitude out there, that height," Mayor Charles England said. "But that kind of development – that's very upscale; that is going to bring a lot of high-income people to live and shop there – is a great asset for the whole peninsula."
But it's a project the developer acknowledges probably couldn't happen in a few years, as new home construction and other development encroaches upon the site.
"We couldn't do this in five or 10 years," said Mr. McNamara, acknowledging that the current lack of development in the area makes it easier to get approval for a project that would be among the tallest lakeside developments in the Dallas region.
Though a star atop the atrium of the Gaylord Texan Resort and Convention Center (formerly known as Opryland Texas) under construction near Grapevine Lake will stand 165 feet high, the hotel itself will have only nine floors.
There is no formal opposition to the Blue Prairie plan, perhaps in part because as of yet there are no neighbors. The closest developments are to the northwest, in the Grand Peninsula subdivision, and south of the lake in the Lake Ridge community.
Immediately north, developers have yet to start construction on a proposed golf resort hotel and city conference center. And though there are plans for a large residential community and some smaller commercial and retail uses immediately west, construction hasn't started there.
Getting the Blue Prairie project approved before the area develops much further is also a simple real estate issue.
"We couldn't find the land in a few years," Mr. McNamara said. And even if it were available, the cost will have skyrocketed, he added.
The height is needed to obtain the scenic views that will be the chief selling point for clients, Mr. McNamara said.
The project is targeted toward empty nesters and executives who want to live, work, dine and shop in one upscale location with amenities such as a fitness club, concierge service and a lake view.
But the shops and restaurants would also cater to residents in the Lake Ridge custom-built luxury home community and shoppers and diners from elsewhere, he said.
"I want the snobs of Plano to come down – to attract that kind of people who go, 'You should go down to the shops of Blue Prairie and see the views from there,' " Mr. McNamara said.
The $60 million to $65 million project would take about two years to complete, he said.
The developers have already purchased the site, the only privately owned acreage on the east side of the Estes Peninsula. The rest is owned by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and leased by the city.
"I used to live out at Lake Ridge years ago and fell in love with the views in the area and would just scratch my head and go, 'Why isn't there something down there?' " Mr. McNamara said.
The architectural design for the development would follow the "Prairie modern" style the city established for commercial development in the lake area.
"This is a real sharp-looking property," said City Council member Ron Jensen, whose District 6 includes the lake area. "This is just the type of project I would like to see out there."
City Planning and Zoning Commission members unanimously recommended approval of the zoning case. </smallfont>
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I don't know if I mentioned it here yet, but, there's a significant name change to a building:

The Waverly at Cityplace has been renamed:
The Mondrian (at Cityplace...)

Anyway,...
After review, Duda/Paine's Victory Park Tower renderings aren't included in this thread yet:




Where the above transcends the following, previously rigged for site in variations below:





Also, Phase IV (stuff in upper to right) is due up next at Addison Circle - where the first three phases of the partial-rendering below have been done for quite some time now.
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I don't know if I mentioned it here yet, but, there's a significant name change to a building:

The Waverly at Cityplace has been renamed:
The Mondrian (at Cityplace...)

Anyway,...
After review, Duda/Paine's Victory Park Tower renderings aren't included in this thread yet:




Where the above transcends the following, previously rigged for site in variations below:





Also, Phase IV (stuff in upper to right) is due up next at Addison Circle - where the first three phases of the partial-rendering below have been done for quite some time now.
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