DALLAS FORT WORTH | Urban + Suburban P & C

[Owlhorn]

Thread last edited by Troy on 04 FEB 08 (only for the .kmz file, not the text list which is severely outdated, but, will be remedied soon). . .

Text format updated 27 MAY 07.
Includes both Dallas and Fort Worth municipalities, as well as other DFWland municipalities further downlist.

Google Earth (http://earth.google.com)-compatable interactive map (Updated 01 NOV 07 and includes all of DFW. Courtesy of forumer Mephis Gooseberry):
(Google Earth 4.1+ is downloadable for free and available at the link provided.)

GOOGLE EARTH MAP LINK (download is safe for home/work) : DFW Projects.kmz (http://www.box.net/shared/n6o05yby8a)

http://img247.imageshack.us/img247/6948/googleearthdfwbannerpl8.gif


Dallas (municipal)
New Construction Projects Stories Status/Completion Date
1900 Pacific (The Tower Residences) ~52 Proposed
Hall Arts Tower (Lone Star site) (m/u) ~47-50 On Hold
Victory Tower/Mandarin Oriental (~650ft.) ~43 U/C, 2009
Museum Tower 42 Planned, 2009
Centennial (Observation Tower) (~450 ft.) n/a Proposed
Calatrava Bridge mast (~400 ft.) n/a Planned
Akard & McKinney (Granite) (m/u) ~36 Proposed
Marriot Hotel @Convention Center ~35 Proposed
W Victory Hotel & Res. Tower North 33 Completed, June '06
City Lights Tower 32 32 Cancelled
The Azure 31 U/C, Spring '07
Four Arts Plaza 30 Proposed
Cirque (Victory Park) 28 U/C, Mid '07
Cirque II (Victory Park) xx Planned
The House by Stark (Victory Tower 'J') 28 U/C, 2008
Ashland @Field I (RED) (hotel/res./retail) 27 Proposed
Ashland @Field II (RED) (hotel/res./retail) 27 Proposed
1900 McKinney (Hanover) (310 ft.) 26 U/C
Three Arts Plaza 26 Planned
2500 McKinney I (@Fairmount) (m/u) 25 On Hold
Turtle Creek Block 1021 Tower I ~25 Proposed
Turtle Creek Block 1021 Tower II ~25 Proposed
Turtle Creek Block 1021 Tower III ~25 Proposed
City Lights Tower 25 25 Proposed
Ross & Field site (m/u res. tower) xx Not Announced
Saint Ann Court (350 ft.) 27 Groundbreaking upcoming, 2009
One Arts Plaza 24 U/C, Mar '07
The Glacier xx Planned
Classic Residence by Hyatt-Turtle Creek xx 2010
Canyon Ranch I (Crescent) (325 ft.) xx Proposed
Canyon Ranch II (Crescent) (325 ft.) xx Proposed
Ritz Carlton Res. Tower II (310 ft.) 23 Approved
Cityplace II (McKinney @Blackburn) (Fairfield) 23 Planned
The Sterling at Turtle Creek 23 Early '08
Cresta Bella 22 Planned
Stoneleigh Court Hotel & Residences 22 Site Clearing
The Ashton 21 Completed, Mar '05
Ritz Carlton Hotel & Residences 21 U/C, 2007
The Caroline (McKinney @Akard) 21 Cancelled
The Caroline II (McKinney @Akard) 21 Cancelled
Cityplace West @Blackburn (Tram. Crow) 21 Planned
2000 McKinney (Lincoln)(295 ft.) 20 Site clearing
The Mondrian at Cityplace 20 Completed, Apr '05
Galleria North Condo. project 20 Cancelled
Palomar Residences 20 Proposed
Harwood @McKinney (Crescent) ~20 Proposed
Harwood @Cedar Springs (Crescent) ~20 Proposed
City Lights Tower 20 20 Cancelled
Park Lane Place Residential Tower I 20 Mid-2008
One Victory Park (off. bldg.) 20 Site clearing, 2008/9
Two Victory Park (off. bldg.) 20 Planned
Harwood District office tower (phase # unk) xx Proposed
Park Lane Place Hotel Tower I ~19 Planned
Park Lane Place Hotel Tower II ~19 Planned
ZaZa Condominiums (up to 240 ft.) xx Proposed
Harwood Int'l 'Maple' site xx Not announced
Merit Dr./Lakeside Square res. twr. xx Proposed
Lemmon @Cole ("Hole on Cole") res. twr. xx On Hold
Two Arts Plaza 18 Planned
City Lights Tower 18 18 Cancelled
La Reunion Senior Living Tower I ~18 Proposed
La Reunion Senior Living Towers II ~18 Proposed
Third Rail Lofts (Gulf States Bldg. II) 16 U/C, Summer '06
UTSWMC Biomedical Research Ctr. 16 Completed, 2004
Rosewood Court I (290 ft.)(m/u) ~16-19 Planned
Rosewood Court II (290 ft.)(m/u) ~16-19 Proposed
Maple Terrace Tower Condominiums 16 Cancelled
4949 Galleria - Bldg I (office) 16 On Hold/Not announced
Reserve Tower 16 Cancelled
W Victory Hotel & Res. Tower South 16 Completed, June '06
Baker & Botts project (Uptown) ~16 Cancelled
The Chateau at Turtle Creek 16 Cancelled
Hunt Global Hdqtrs. Tower 15 U/C, Mid '07
The Illume (3003 Carlisle) 15 On Hold
The Tuscany (Prestonwood @Arapaho) 15 Planned
Park Lane Place Residential Tower II 15 Mid-2008
State-Thomas Hall St. tower (Califco) 13 Cancelled (Downscaled)
Hard Rock Condo Hotel xx Not announced
Former Sofitel site hotel & res. proj. xx Cancelled
Mockingbird Stn. exp. (multi.res.bldgs.) xx Planned
Quadrangle res. site (mid- or high-rise) xx Proposed
Mercantile Condo Tower 12 Late '07
Children's Med. Ctr. Twr. III 12 Master Planned
Children's Med. Ctr. Twr. IV 12 Master Planned
4949 Galleria - Bldg. II (ofice) 12 On Hold/Not announced
Employers Insur. Bldg. II 11 Approved
Wyly Theatre ~11 U/C, 2009
The Eleven 11 Proposed/Not announced?
La Reunion Residential Tower ~11 Proposed
Park Place I (Avondale @Oak Lawn) 10 2008
Park Place II (Avondale @Oak Lawn) 10 2008
Joule Urban Resort Tower II 10 Proposed
Routh St. Complex condo. project 10 Cancelled
1899 McKinney (McKinney @Akard) (res) 10 Cancelled
The Beat at Southside 10 Planned
The Emerald (at White Rock Lake) 10 Proposed, downscaled to listed story count
DCDF South Tower 10 U/C, Spring 2008
CMC/UTSWMC Research Tower xx Master Planned
Canton & Central (Farmers Mkt. condo) xx Proposed
DTS student housing tower xx U/C

//not incl. unannounced (height or stories) portions of Cityplace West Master Plan.
//not incl. unannounced (height or stories) portions of Victory Park Master Plan.
//not incl. unannounced (height or stories) portions of Harwood District Master Plan.
//not incl. unannounced (height or stories) portions of Mockingbird Station and vicinity.
* structures listed w/stories as "xx" are placed in their approx. likely list position.
** "Trump Tower" and "Marquis Towers at Cityplace" will not be included at this time.


Dallas (municipal)
Renovations/Res. Conversions Stories Status/Completion Date
Republic Bank Tower I (res. conv.) 36 2006/7
Mercantile Tower (res. conv.) 36 Late '07
1600 Pacific (res. conv.) 33 Planned
2100 Ross (formerly San Jacinto Twr.) 33 Completed, 2006
(^ remodel of base areas only)
Mosaic (Fidelity Union Tower I)(res.) 31 2007
1200 Main - The Metropolitan (res.) 26 2008
Hilton Anatole Hotel 25 late '07/early '08
(^ remodel of Wyndham interior only; also renaming)
Hampton Inn (res. conv.) 22 Proposed
Tower Petroleum Building (res. conv.) 22 Proposed/Not announced
Mosaic (Fidelity Union Tower II)(res.) 21 2007
Joule Urban Resort Tower I (hotel) 20 2007
^ (3 floors being added to existing 17 floors)
Statler-Hilton/Grand Hotel 20 On Hold
The Centrum (renovation of res.) 19 Dec '05/Early '06
211 N. Ervay (res. conv.) 18 Planned
Corrigan Tower (res. conv.) 17 Demolishing for new 1900 Pacific tower
Gulf States Bldg. I (res. conv.) 16 Summer '06
DP&L Flats (Power & Light Bldg.)(res.) 16 2006
Praetorian Bldg. (res. conv.) 16 Planned
Pegasus Villas (res. conv.) 16 2006
City Walk at Akard (511 N. Akard) (res.) 15 Proposed
Hotel Indigo 14 ?
(^ remodel & rename of Hotel Aristocrat interior only)
Atmos Building I (res. conv.) 13 2009
Children's Med. Ctr. Twr II expansion 12 Completed, 2004
Lake Cliff Tower (condo reno.) 12 2007
Atmos Building II (res. conv.) 12 2009
Ramada Inn (boutique hotel conv.) 12 Planned
Galleria Plaza 12 Planned
(^ light remodeling only)
Continental Building (res. conv.) 11 Late '07
Atmos Building III (res. conv.) 10 2009
Civil Courts Bldg. (10 st. expansion) 10 2006

* list comprised of structures 10 stories and greater since '04.


Fort Worth (municipal)
New Construction Projects Stories Status/Completion Date
XTO Building project 50 Cancelled
Omni Fort Worth Hotel (Conv. Ctr.)(~499 FT.) ~38 U/C, 2008
Block TU tower 30 Cancelled, was also originally proposed to be ~900 ft./60 st.
Three City Place 30 Proposed
The Ruins at Peach St. (res) 23 Proposed
The Cassidy res. twr. 22 Proposed
Pier One Place 20 Completed, Nov '04
The Carnegie 16 Jun '08
Trinity Terrace (2nd tower) 16 Proposed
Klabzuba Oil and Gas Co. bldg. 10 Cancelled, downscaled to 5 stories

* list comprised of structures 10 stories and greater since '04.
//not incl. Trinity Uptown master plan/vision (numerous mid- and high-rises).
//not incl. the Fort Worth City Hall proposal.


Fort Worth (municipal)
Renovations/Res. Conversions Stories Status/Completion Date
The Tower (res.) 37 Completed, Mar '05
Landmark Tower (XTO) 30 Cancelled (Demolished Mar '06)
714 Main (res.) 24 Planned
Tandy Center Tower I (office) 20 Late '07
Tandy Center Tower II (One City Place) (res.) 20 Late '07
Hotel Indigo 12 2006?
(^ remodel of Clarion Hotel at Perf. Arts. Ctr.)
T & P Terminal (m/u) 11 Planned?
The Neil P. at Burnett Park (res.) 11 Completed, Dec '05
Ramada Plaza Hotel (Sheraton) xx Proposed

* list comprised of structures 10 stories and greater since '04.

Upstate Texas Metropolitan/COG area
New Construction Projects Stories Status/Completion Date City
Voyager Wheel (600 ft.) -- Cancelled Euless
Hilton Hotel & Residences 27 Not Announced Frisco
Arlington Town Center Hotel ~25 Cancelled Arlington
Las Colinas Center 22 Cancelled Irving
Residences at Centura 21 On Hold Farmers Branch
Gables Condo Twr. (Las Colinas) xx On Hold Irving
Lakeside DFW Hotel & Residences 18 2008 Flower Mound
Centura Tower II 16 Cancelled Farmers Branch
Arlington Town Center Residences I 16 Cancelled Arlington
Centura Tower III 15 Cancelled Farmers Branch
Centura Tower IV 15 Cancelled Farmers Branch
Granite Park Three 14 Aug '06 Plano
Embassy Suites @DP7U Ballpark 13 Completed, May '05 Frisco
Blue Prairie (condo bldg. I) 13 Proposed Grand Prairie
Blue Prairie (condo bldg. II) 13 Proposed Grand Prairie
Blue Prairie (condo bldg. III) 13 Proposed Grand Prairie
Diamond Pointe II 13 Proposed Lake Texhoma/Denison
DFW Grand Hyatt 12 Completed, 2005? DFW Int'l Airport
Blue Cross Blue Shield 12 2009/10 Richardson
UpTowne Frisco Office Tower I 12 Planned Frisco
UpTowne Frisco Office Tower II 12 Planned Frisco
UpTowne Frisco Hotel Tower I xx Planned Frisco
UpTowne Frisco Hotel Tower II xx Planned Frisco
Lofts at Grapevine I 12 Planned Grapevine
Lofts at Grapevine II 12 Planned Grapevine
Lofts at Grapevine III 12 Planned Grapevine
Lofts at Grapevine IV 12 Planned Grapevine
Amalfi Tower (res.) 11 Planned Addison
Granite Park Four xx On Hold Plano
Granite Park Five xx On Hold Plano
O'Connor Hotel/Res.Twr. (Gables) xx Proposed Irving
Diamond Pointe III 10 Proposed Lake Texhoma/Denison
Diamond Pointe IV 10 Proposed Lake Texhoma/Denison
Diamond Pointe V 10 Proposed Lake Texhoma/Denison
Courtyard by Marriot @Gateway 10 Cancelled/Changed McKinney
Westin Mckinney (@Bridge St. T.C.) xx 2008 McKinney
Bridge St. T.C. office bldg. xx 2008 McKinney
NEC America Phase I 9 Completed, 20?? Irving
Legacy: Condo Tower (m/u) 9 Proposed Plano
Great Wolf Resort & WaterPark 8 Fall '07 Grapevine
Golden Tulip Hotel & Resort 8 Planned McKinney
Lincoln Legacy One 8 Aug '06 Plano
Legacy: Office Tower 8 Planned Plano
Legacy: Hotel Tower (m/u) 8 Planned Plano
Harbor District of Adriatica Bell Tower 8 U/C McKinney
Baylor Reg'l Med. Ctr. 7 Completed, Dec '04 Plano
Legacy Apt. Project 7 Late '06 Plano
Fairfield res. project 7 Cancelled Addison
Holiday Inn 6 . . . Denton
Villa Kacija 6 U/C McKinney
Brac (@Harbor District of Adriatica) 6 U/C McKinney
2600 Network Blvd. (Hall Off. Pk.) 6 2006 Frisco
Arlinton Mem. Hosp. South Twr. 6 Sep '07 Arlington
3000 Internet Blvd. (Hall Off. Pk.) 6 Late '07 Frisco
Three Legacy Town center 6 May '06 Plano
Presbyterian Hospital 6 Completed, Mar '04 Denton
Wildflower Resort (mult. bldgs.) 6 Planned Grand Prairie
Montgomery Farm (office bldg. I) 6 Planned Allen
Arlington Town Center Residences II 6 Cancelled Arlington
Arlington Town Center Residences III 6 Cancelled Arlington
Sheraton Hotel @Granite Park 6 Planned Plano
Gaylord Texan Resort ? Completed, Apr '04 Grapevine
NEC America Phase II 5 Completed, 20?? Irving
Hilton Dallas/Southlake Town Ctr 5 Planned Southlake
Art House Keller 5 2007 Keller
Frisco City Hall & Library 5 2006 Frisco
Children's Med. Ctr. @Legacy 5 Early '08 Plano
Texas Heart Hospital - Southwest 5 Jan '07 Plano
Methodist Mansfield Medical Ctr. 5 Late '06 Mansfield
UpTowne Frisco 6100 Main 5 Planned Frisco
Four Pts. Sheraton @Stonebriar Commons xx 2006-7 Frisco
Hotel & Condo proj.@Stonebriar Commons xx 2006-7 Frisco

//Not incl. unannounced portions of Legacy in Plano.
//Not incl. Palazzo Las Colinas in Irving.
//Not incl. unnaounced portions of Gables project on Las Colinas' Lake Carolyn in Irving.
//Not incl. Water Street Las Colinas development in Irving.
//Not incl. Crossroads DFW proposals at Texas Stadium site in Irving.
//Not incl. unannounced portions of other misc. Las Colinas projects in Irving.
//Not incl. unannounced portions of Lakeside DFW in Flower Mound.
//Not incl. Arlington Glorypark res./hotel/office due to not enough info. to delineate line items.
//Not incl. Sierra Frisco multi-bldg. (mid-rises) development in Frisco.
//Not incl. unannounced portions of UpTowne Frisco.
//Not incl. unannounced portions of Frisco Square in Frisco.
//Not incl. 5 unannounced buildings of Hall Office Park in Frisco.
//Not incl. remainder of unannounced portions of Frisco Bridges in Frisco.
//Not incl. unannounced portions of Legacy Commons/Stonebriar Commons in Frisco.
//Not incl. unannounced portions of Allentowne in Allen.
//Not incl. unannounced portions of Montgomery Farm in Allen.
* list comprised of structures 5 stories and greater since '04.
* list total includes non-cancelled structures 10 stories and greater since '04
This list is still a work in progress (weakness is completed structures since '04. . .)

Upstate Texas Metropolitan/COG area
Renovations/Expansions Stories Status/Completion Date City
Las Colinas Towers I 16 Planned Irving
^ Light renovation only
Four Seasons Resort and Club Dallas (expans.) 9 Spring '06 Irving
Hilton DFW Lakes Hotel & Exec. Conf. Ctr. 9 2006? Grapevine
Las Colinas Towers II 8 Planned Irving
^ Light renovation only
(^ Renovation of property.)
* list comprised of structures 5 stories and greater since '04.
* All projects are post-Jan '04.

Upstate Texas Metropolitan/COG area
Other Stories Status/Completion Date City
New Dallas Cowboys Stadium (292 ft.) -- U/C, 2009 Arlington
Pizza Hut Park (MLS Soccer) -- Completed, Aug '05 Frisco
Frisco Soccer/Enter. Complex -- Completed, Aug '05 Frisco
Univ. of North Texas Stadium -- Planned Denton
Dr. Pepper Starcenter -- Completed, Late 2004 Farmers Branch
(^ 6th recent Starcenter arena built in suburban cities)
DFW Int'l Terminal D -- Completed, 2005 DFW Int'l Airport
Las Colinas Live! (Entertainment Center) -- Proposed Irving
* list comprised of 'other' structures since '04.

[Owlhorn]

-- The Waverly at Cityplace (breaks ground within a month or two) labeled ZOM in the graphic in the next post.
NOW CALLED THE MONDRIAN @CITYPLACE WEST
http://graphics.springstreet.com/custom/zom/images/cityplace4.jpg

--The Bryson at Cityplace (nearing completion but already leasing) labeled 7D in the above graphic
http://fairfield-properties.com/PropertiesWebsite.nsf/ImagesByProperty/The+Bryson+at+City+PlaceMain/$File/mainBrysonCP.jpg

[Owlhorn]

From reading CTroy's site, it's safe to say Dallas is at the beginning of a boom in construction and realistic proposals. How about a thread here showing all that is going on around the metroplex.

Guess I'll start.

West Village / Cityplace / northern Uptown area

http://www.westvil.com/images/render2.jpg

--announcing tomorrow 8-4-2003 will be a new Cityplace mixed use block including retail, residential and bank. It's the block labeled 7C in the above graphic. No renderings yet


A couple of blocks south of the West Village on McKinney is:

the Marquis on McKinney (nearing total completion, but leasing)
http://property.onesite.realpage.com:80/marquisonmckinney/images/photos/0450ph01.jpg
http://property.onesite.realpage.com:80/marquisonmckinney/images/photos/0450ph09.jpg

A few blocks south of the Marquis in State-Thomas are:

The recently announced ZaZa condominiums next to the Hotel ZaZa. No rendering yet

and

Drexel Montane (literally squeezing it's way into Uptown)
http://www.drexelmontane.com/images/alt-bkgrd5-Montane.jpg
http://classifieds.dallasnews.com/real_estate/dailyimages/0801_uptowndrexel.jpg

[Owlhorn]

please post any other announcements we get in DFW

Apartment boom hits Las Colinas
1,300 units going up by '05

Christine Perez
Senior writer

After a decade of scant multifamily development in the area, four companies are speeding ahead with apartment projects in the urban center of Las Colinas, a sprawling 12,000-acre masterplanned community in Irving.

The projects will add a whopping 1,300 units to the community over the next two years.

Three of the four developments are on the east side of Lake Carolyn, an area recently opened up by the completion of Lake Carolyn Parkway, a split-lane road that will eventually surround a Dallas Area Rapid Transit light-rail line.

"The urban center was always intended to be a 24-hour environment, but we've never had the rooftops," said Bobby Stewart, vice president at Cousins Properties, which serves as development manager for Las Colinas. "There is a pent-up demand, and now that the infrastructure is in place, we've made a few multifamily land sales."

United Dominion Realty snapped up 7.3 acres at the southwest end of Lake Carolyn Parkway and will begin construction on a 370-unit complex during the first quarter of 2004. Billingsley Co. closed last week on 5.3 acres just to the north on the east side of the street, with plans to build 270 units.

The Hanover Co., a Houston-based developer, has already begun work on The Lofts at Las Colinas, a four-story, 341-unit complex on 5.3 acres at Lake Carolyn Parkway and O'Connor Boulevard. The apartments will range in size from 750 to 1,550 square feet, said Ed Hamilton, development partner at Hanover.

"This project is not similar to anything in that market right now," he said. "It's patterned after one of our Houston projects called The Lofts at the Ballpark, which has a 9,000-square-foot clubhouse, a demonstration kitchen, 32-seat theater and cybercafe, conference center and two pools."

The Lofts at Las Colinas is the first Irving project for Hanover, which also owns Churchill on the Park in Dallas and The Lodge at Frisco Bridges in Frisco. Hamilton said the company was attracted to the urban center's high-end environment.

"It had a lot of things we look for, the concentration of the office sector and the access to retail," he said. "We like that it's a masterplanned area, that it's on the lake and the fact that we'll have rail coming in at some point. It costs more to be in Las Colinas, but the future is better for the property."

The fourth new project in Las Colinas will be developed by Palladium USA, the American affiliate of Palladium International Inc., based in Milan, Italy.

It will be adjacent to the only residential high-rise in Las Colinas, Grand Treviso, which Palladium finished last year.

The 17-story, $47 million Grand Treviso project is 90% leased, said Spencer Stuart, chief operating officer for Palladium.

"It's going well, considering the state of the economy," he said. "We've always liked and believed in the strength of the market in the urban center of Las Colinas."

Units in Grand Treviso range in size from 730 square feet to 3,070 square feet and in price from $895 per month to $6,615 per month. Those in the mid-rise segment of the development, which encircle the high-rise portion, are 99% leased.

Construction will get under way before year's end on Palladium's newest endeavor: Lofts Canal Side. The four-story project will be next to Grand Treviso at the southeast corner of Las Colinas Boulevard and Windgren Boulevard.

"Our success with the mid-rise buildings in Grand Treviso has given us confidence that a new project would also be successful," Stuart said.

Two sides of the complex will run along Mandalay Canal, the waterway that meanders through the urban center of Las Colinas. Amenities will include pedestrian access to the canal, restaurants and retail, along with a "spectacular" pool complex and garden retreat, Stuart said.

Underserved submarket
Kevin McGlaun, vice president at Cousins Properties, said the four multifamily projects will offer relief for area workers.

"We've got 100,000 people working here and only about 25,000 who live here," he said. "Of those who live here, probably less than half of them work here, so 90% of our daytime population is commuting out of Las Colinas every day."

"There have probably been only 1,500 units built here in the last eight to 10 years, because the infrastructure wasn't in place to allow it," McGlaun added. "Demand has never been the problem."

Still, the four new projects come at a time when the Metroplex apartment industry is struggling, with average rents falling 3.4% over the past 12 months and occupancy dropping to 90.2%, according to a recent report from M/PF Research Inc.

"Las Colinas has been proportionately underserved over the last several years, but I don't think there is pent-up demand anywhere at this point," said Greg Willett, director of research at M/PF.

The Dallas-Fort Worth market saw 12,300 new units delivered for the 12 months ended June 30, 2003, more than doubling the demand figure of 4,560.

Las Colinas performed better than other submarkets. Its mid-year occupancy of 92.5% was the best suburban performance in the Metroplex, and average rents remained stable.

"Compared to the overall market, there's a pretty big difference in performance there," Willett said. "I'd have a hard time defending a new multifamily project in Dallas right now, but if it is to happen, Las Colinas is a logical choice."

Contact DBJ writer Christine Perez at cperez@bizjournals.com or (214) 706-7120.



© 2003 American City Business Journals Inc.

[Owlhorn]

The Prado at Ashton Place (under construction) 20+ stories to be directly across the street from the Crescent in Uptown. No rendering yet, but construction photos and articles are surfacing.


http://forum.dallasmetropolis.com/attachment.php?s=&postid=8061

being developed by The Hanover Company

[Sulley]

Excellent!

[Freaky D]

It aint much of a big construction project, but it is an expansion of the Dallas World Aquarium downtown.:D

http://forum.dallasmetropolis.com/attachment.php?s=&postid=8060

[Owlhorn]

Wildflower Resort on Joe Pool Lake
http://forum.dallasmetropolis.com/attachment.php?s=&postid=8047
http://forum.dallasmetropolis.com/attachment.php?s=&postid=8045
http://forum.dallasmetropolis.com/attachment.php?s=&postid=8044
http://forum.dallasmetropolis.com/attachment.php?s=&postid=8043

[Owlhorn]

--The Davis Building (downtown) Under renovation for residential
http://www.dallasarchitecture.info/davis.jpg
http://www.thedavis.net/gallery/images/gallery/fullbuilding.jpg
http://www.thedavis.net/gallery/images/gallery/cupola.jpg



Davis Building is on its way back as apartments

06/27/2003

By STEVE BROWN / The Dallas Morning News

When the Davis Building opened in 1926, it was one of Dallas' tallest skyscrapers and the center of the city's financial community.

But for almost 20 years, the Main Street landmark has been empty, all but forgotten among the city's newer towers.

The building's days as a dusty derelict will end next month.

That's when developers begin showing model apartments in the 20-story downtown tower, which is being converted for residential use.

"We're still under budget and only a little bit behind schedule," said developer Ted Hamilton, who is planning to move the first tenants into the Davis Building in nine or 10 weeks. "The cement for swimming pool on the roof is poured, and we're laying the tile today.

Tom Fox / DMN
Developer Ted Hamilton of Hamilton Properties sits on the roof of the Davis Building. His company is redeveloping two of the city's downtown landmarks - the Davis and the Dallas Power & Light building.

"And I've got interest from several retail tenants for the lower level retail," he said.

One restaurant owner wants to convert a section of the former bank building's huge vaults in the basement into a unique – and no doubt secure – dining venue.

"Everything's moving along, but it's sure been an educational process," Mr. Hamilton said.

That's usually the case with vintage building renovations.

Surprises in the Davis Building included second-floor structural beams that engineers didn't know were there. "When we tore the walls out, we found that these beams would be blocking the hallways," he said.

And Mr. Hamilton – who's from Denver – admits he knew next to nothing about redoing 1920s Texas skyscrapers when he came to Dallas a few years ago.

Now Hamilton Properties is redeveloping two of the city's downtown landmarks – the Davis and the Dallas Power & Light building.

"We hadn't done any renovation work like this since the mid-1980s," said Mr. Hamilton, whose company came to Dallas when Denver hotelier Steve Holtze was shopping for the nearby Magnolia Building.

"Steve Holtze looked at turning either the Magnolia Building or the Davis Building into a hotel," Mr. Hamilton said. "When he picked the Magnolia Building, we asked if he minded us taking a run at the Davis Building."

Ideal for apartments

Built as the home for Dallas' Republic National Bank, the classical-style stone tower with the cupola on top was used as office space until the early 1980s.

A botched renovation in 1985 left the building wrecked inside and in foreclosure.

Hamilton Properties bought the office building last year after studying plans to convert it into a combination of hotel and residential space.

As it turned out, the Davis Building was better suited for apartments. The 182,000-square-foot building adjoins a high-rise parking garage on Elm Street.

"We ended up having to buy the Metropolitan Garage to make the deal work," Mr. Hamilton said. "We paid $2 million for the building and $7 million for that garage.

"The tail that wags the dog in downtown Dallas is parking," he said.

Now the Davis Building has plenty – more than 600 spaces in the garage to serve 183 apartments.

Lofts in the building – which average 1,000 square feet – will start at about $650 a month. The most expensive unit is the $9,000-a-month, two-story penthouse that includes access to the building's rooftop cupola.

"We're putting in a spiral staircase up to the cupola, which will have a private hot tub in it," Mr. Hamilton said. "It ought to be the sexiest spa in the city."

Downtown redevelopment boosters don't need hot tubs to be happy about the $35 million Davis redo.

"Having people move into that empty building will make a big difference," said Nancy Hormann, executive director of the Downtown Partnership. "Every time we add one of these redone buildings, we get an increase in the population downtown."

Recent surveys show that apartment occupancy levels in the central business district are slightly ahead of the overall occupancy for Dallas-Fort Worth, and rent concessions are lower.

Opening the Davis Building will bring life to the 1300 block of Main Street, which has been largely vacant on the north side.

"That whole side of the block has been a dead zone, while across the street it's doing great with the restaurants," Ms. Hormann said.

Up next

And Hamilton Properties is already doing design work on its next downtown project.

In January, the developer bought the 72-year-old Dallas Power & Light Building two blocks away on Commerce Street.

The19-story, art deco style DP&L Building and the Continental Supply Co. building – both vacant – will be converted into t about 160 apartments. The redevelopment will include construction of a parking garage behind the buildings on Jackson Street.

"All of the original stone interior finish is left in the lobbies of the DP&L building, unlike in the Davis Building, where it had been removed," Mr. Hamilton said. "At the top of the building, where there used to be an auditorium with arched windows, we are going to have multilevel penthouse units."

Hamilton Properties is scouting for other projects in Texas, he said.

The company was a partner in the recently opened Magnolia Hotel development in Houston.

"And I'm looking for other stuff to redo in Dallas," Mr. Hamilton said. "Most good building stock in Denver has already been redone.

"We were looking at paying $40 per square foot for a crummy warehouse to redo in Denver," he said.

"We could come to Texas and get a trophy building to redo for a fourth that price."

E-mail stevebrown@dallasnews.com

and the mentioned Dallas Power & Light building
http://www.dallascityhall.com/dallas/eng/historic/assets/images/dpl.jpg
http://www.downtowndallas.org/downtown_partner/dp&l.gif

[Owlhorn]

recent article on Uptown
partment construction is up in Uptown
Rents are going skyward, too, in Dallas' only booming area

08/01/2003

By STEVE BROWN / The Dallas Morning News

Blink and you'll likely miss the latest addition to Uptown's growing residential base.

On a tiny Allen Street lot surrounded by apartment and retail buildings, developers are constructing a seven-story neo-classical building that will have just 30 luxury apartments.

Units in the Drexel Montane will rent for almost twice as much as the average Dallas-area apartment.

That's not unusual in an area of town where land is selling for more than $50 per square foot and only a handful of development sites remain.

Even so, Uptown remains Dallas' only booming construction market.

Along with the Montane, a half dozen luxury residential projects in the area are just opening, under construction or planned.

"We did take a little bit of a break in construction, but now it has kicked back up again," said Greg Willett, an apartment market analyst with M/PF Research. "We are going to test the depth of demand in the next 18 to 24 months."

To counter high land costs, it's not just the height of the buildings that are going up – rents for new projects are also sky-high.

Average rents in the area are now close to $1,100 a month, compared with about $683 for the entire D-FW area. Most new projects now average much higher in cost.

"There has certainly been a trend to move more upmarket," Mr. Willett said. "And yes, to some degree it's been required because of what developers are paying for the land."

The newest apartment projects in Uptown, with elaborate architecture and interior amenities to go with their fancy price tags, appeal to renters.

At the just-opened Bryson at Cityplace complex on Lemmon Avenue, the smallest "studio" apartment (540 square feet) rents for about $735 a month. "We go up to about $2,700 for a two-bedroom with a den or office and a downtown view," said Twila Turner with developer Fairfield Properties.

The seven-story red brick and stucco building across from the popular West Village shopping complex won't be completed until September and is already close to 40 percent leased.

Going up

A block away, at the just-opened Marquis on McKinney building, rents start at $1,000 for a 690-square-foot unit.

Developed by Austin-based builder CWS Apartment Homes LLC, the 10-story contemporary-style building contains 144 luxury rental units. The largest of the apartments, which is more than 1,600 square feet, is offered at $2,465 a month.

These buildings are small compared to a handful of much bigger residential towers about to kick off in Uptown.

Florida-based apartment builder ZOM Inc. is scheduled to break ground soon on its 20-story Waverly at Cityplace apartments at McKinney Avenue and Blackburn Street. The 218-unit rental tower's units will average more than 1,400 square feet.

ZOM officials didn't return phone calls to provide details about pricing or completion of the units. But brokers who work in the area expect them to break ground in the next few weeks.

A Houston builder – Hanover Co. – has already begun construction on a similar project closer to downtown.

The 20-story Prado at Ashton Place high-rise will have 267 "upscale" units. Construction is scheduled to be finished in 2005.

Doubts

Market analysts said they question whether so many high-end rental units will glut the Uptown market.

"There is a significant block of product targeting a pretty narrow niche," Mr. Willett said.

Mike Puls, a rental market analyst with consultant Foley & Puls Inc., is more blunt in his assessment.

"Supply and demand tells us that it will be very hard to make all these deals work," he said. "All these large properties that are trying to achieve very high premiums for rent are ridiculous."

And they're not all just for rent. Several high-cost condominium projects are also in the works in Uptown.

At the Victory development next to American Airlines Center, developers recently announced plans for a 33-story combination W Hotel and condo tower. The 94 condominiums will range in price from less than $500,000 to more than $1.5 million.

Crescent Real Estate Equities Co. is working on a similar project next to its namesake Crescent complex on Pearl Street.

And Hotel ZaZa has announced plans for its own luxury condo development to augment the boutique hotel.

Of course not all of the contemplated projects are likely to be built.

"At this price premium, it's very hard to do a large number of projects," Mr. Puls predicted.

[Owlhorn]

West End mixed-use development by Fram
http://forum.dallasmetropolis.com/attachment.php?s=&postid=8066
http://forum.dallasmetropolis.com/attachment.php?s=&postid=5188
and article
Retail-residential project set for downtown

West End neighbor to have stores below, apartments above

05/20/2002

By STEVE BROWN / The Dallas Morning News

A Canadian developer that has already built a successful Turtle Creek condo tower is coming downtown with a major new retail and residential project.

Fram Building Group of Toronto will build two blocks of shopping and apartment buildings on Ross Avenue next to downtown's West End entertainment district at Ross Avenue and Lamar Street.

The project will be constructed on the site of the United Way building.

The mixed-use development will be similar in scale to the new West Village complex on McKinney Avenue, with shops and restaurants on the ground floors and three floors of homes above.

FRAM BUILDING GROUP
A Canadian developer plans to construct two blocks of buildings containing shops and apartment at Ross Avenue and Lamar Street, on the site of the United Way building.
"We decided to build this style of project not only because of market research but also because it's next to the West End," said Fram Building Group president Frank Giannone. "People want a pedestrian life, and this brings them closer to that in downtown."

The 1001 Ross building will have about 30,000 square feet of retail space on the lower floor and more than 200 apartment units above.

"Our rents will range from $1,000 to slightly more than $2,000 a month," said Fram vice president Grant Lorimer. "We are trying to appeal to the people working downtown.

"And there are more than 50,000 people living within walking distance of this building," Mr. Lorimer said.

Fram developed the 23-story Mayfair condominium tower overlooking Lee Park. Completed last year, the luxury high-rise is one of the most successful such projects in Dallas.

The Fram downtown project will be the closest new apartment and retail complex to the city's core.

While several loft apartment and shopping projects are under way in Dallas' old financial district, they are in renovated historic buildings.

"Those projects have done well, but we think there is a demand for new construction," Mr. Lorimer said.

Dallas architect Humphreys & Partners designed the buildings with a combination of brick, stucco and glass exteriors.

"We're mixing a little bit of the West End feeling with a new high-tech look," said architect Mark Humphreys. "It's got an urban-looking loft feel."

Homes on the top floors of the buildings will be two levels, and Mr. Lorimer said the plan is "to give residents roof access" for a deck or terrace.

Fram has been working on the downtown project for more than two years.

Fram originally proposed building a condo tower on the Ross Avenue site but canceled those plans. The developer recently came back to the deal and this week closed the purchase of the former United Way building.

"Yes, it's taken us a while, but we are committed to this," Mr. Giannone said.

As part of the agreement with the United Way, the charity can remain in the building through August when its new local headquarters building is completed next door.

Fram will then tear down the old United Way building and start site work. Mr. Giannone said construction on the apartments will start before the end of the year.

Along with Fram, other partners in the project include Jack Schlatter and Mike McNulty.

Several other downtown developments, including some Main Street projects and the Victory development, are on hold pending large public-sector subsidies.

Mr. Giannone said Fram may later seek standard city tax incentives to support its planned retail space in the project, but it's going ahead regardless of city participation.

"We have a lot of experience with this type of development," Mr. Giannone said. "our company builds everything from single-family homes to high-rises."

E-mail: stevebrown@dallasnews.com



and here's a look at the World Aquarium rendering
http://skylinegruve2002.dallasmetropolis.com/P1010141-dalaquariumexpansion.jpg

[Owlhorn]

ZaZa Condos article
ZaZa developer to build condos next door

Condo-hotel concept to provide residents with perks like room service
Sandra Zaragoza Staff Writer

UPTOWN — A high-end residence affiliated with Uptown's Hotel ZaZa promises to bring posh amenities like concierge assistance, housekeeping services and restaurant cuisine to a homeowner's doorstep.

Oklahoma-based Charles S. Givens Interest Inc., the developer behind Hotel ZaZa, is planning to edge into Dallas' condo-hotel niche with a five story, 33-unit condominium building adjacent to the hotel at 2403 Thomas Ave.

Condo-hotel units are sold as a condo but are managed by a hotel. Hotel ZaZa's management, Utah-based Gemstone Resorts International, will most likely oversee the ZaZa condo property, but the decision has not been finalized. The condo owners will have access to amenities enjoyed by Hotel ZaZa lodgers.

Hotel ZaZa, with its 146-rooms and 13 concept suites, is Dallas' first boutique hotel. The hotel community has closely monitored interest in the hip, urban hotel, which opened in the middle of a hotel slump last December.

Developer Charlie Givens says the hotel has performed better than predicted, but is not releasing occupancy rates.

Givens has specialized in high-end condominiums, lakeside resorts and upscale retirement communities over the last decade. This is his first Dallas project.

The condo project, which has no official name, is expected to break ground between March and July. The units will range in size from 1,280 square feet to 2,950 square feet and will sell for about $250,000 to $595,000.

The condo-hotel niche is not totally unique to ZaZa. The Plaza Turtle Creek in Dallas, a two-building complex with 165 units, is the only property of its kind managed by a five-star hotel, The Mansion on Turtle Creek, according to its management.

The Plaza's residences range in price from $400,000 to $3 million for 1,300 square feet to 7,800 square feet. Real estate agents say the Plaza continues to attract major traffic from buyers in the market.

A buyer's comfort level in hotel-run residential properties has played an integral part in the success of such projects, said Sissy Alsabrook, vice president at Briggs-Freeman Real Estate Brokerage.

"People can identify (with the hotel/condo concept), it is a known commodity. If it is an individual or group-owned complex they don't know what to expect as far as management, as opposed to knowing a chain hotel and knowing what they're getting," Alsabrook said.

Experts say that in the past few years, condos affiliated with luxury hotels have appreciated faster in value than condos that don't have that affiliation.

"A condominium that is associated with a Ritz-Carlton or Hotel ZaZa receives premium pricing, the services are viewed very positively in the marketplace," said David Brown of Metrostudy, a Houston-based residential advisory service.

At least one other developer, Fort-Worth based Crescent Real Estate Equities, is rumored to be considering a condo-hotel project in the Uptown area. The company declined comment.

Givens believes the market conditions are ripe for the ZaZa-affiliated condo.

"It is a unique product that will have a synergy with Hotel ZaZa itself, and that is something no one else will have," Givens said.

Condo owners will tap into the Hotel ZaZa lifestyle through an optional membership program called Club ZaZa. For an undisclosed membership fee owners receive many of the hotel's amenities. Among them: 24-hour room service, housekeeping services and the ZaSpa and Fitness Center.

Alsabrook believes that the condos will pique the interest of a small market. "But, it will find its niche," she said.

Ted Wilson, partner with consultant Residential Strategies Inc., says the high-rise residence market is extremely competitive, but targeting a specific niche "is exactly what they should be doing."

Givens believes the condos will have wide appeal, attracting both young professionals and empty nesters.

The condo's architecture will have the same "French character" as Hotel ZaZa, Givens said. Design will be handled by Oklahoma-based Richard R. Brown and Associates, but a builder has not yet been named.

Contact DBJ writer Sandra Zaragoza at szaragoza@bizjournals.com or (214) 706-7113.

[Freaky D]

i was just about to post the Joe Pool Lake Resort in Grand Prairie but here's one of where it'll be placed. The peninsula has about 4 miles of shoreline.

http://forum.dallasmetropolis.com/attachment.php?s=&postid=8042

[Owlhorn]

The recently completed Pavillion at the Belo Mansion. It's a huge expansion of the Belo Mansion (located in the Arts district ) which is the headquarters of the Dallas Bar
http://www.dallasbar.org/MansionExpansion/Photos/_images/KB2.jpg

I imagine this will be a popular prom location

[Owlhorn]

W Hotel and condos in Victory. 33 Stories. Breaks ground in October

http://forum.dallasmetropolis.com/attachment.php?s=&postid=7924
http://home.comcast.net/~randyman2426/W_Hotel_Dallas_small.jpg

[Owlhorn]

American Airlines Center south plaza (announced with W Hotel)
http://forum.dallasmetropolis.com/attachment.php?s=&postid=7923

[Owlhorn]

Woodall Rodgers "signature" bridge (approved, designed, and fully funded. Awaiting final Trinity Parkway alignment and approval, which is due next fall) Not a proposal, but a reality.

http://www.trinityrivercorridor.org/assets/images/WRBridge01.jpg
http://www.trinityrivercorridor.org/assets/images/WRBridge03.jpg
http://www.trinityrivercorridor.org/assets/images/WRBridge02.jpg

400 ft tall!

[Owlhorn]

My two favorites, as my favorite sports happen to be football and auto-racing

--Cowboys new stadium aka Jerry World
promises to be the premier sporting venue in the world. It has passed it's state approvals to have a vote for it, most likely next May or Nov '04. The Cowboys are down to two sites (Las Colinas or the banks of the Trinity just across I-30 from the Dallas CBD)
http://home.attbi.com/~randyman2426/Jerry-World.gif
I hate that it is years away though

--Boundless Motorplex(Waxahachie, small town being swallowed by southern edge of new metroplex sprawl)
Future USGP home? MotoGP? CART? IRL? WSBK? This thing actually looks like it's going to be a reality, as they reported back in April that they had reached the halfway point of the $250 million needed to build the whole development. I also noticed that last month they began posting jobs, so that is promising. They have already submitted their designs to the FIA and FIM for approval, so we are talking the real deal, as only 1 track is FIA/FIM approved in the whole US, and that is the IMS road course. I would bet Eddie Gossage(Texas Motor Speedway GM) is hating this, as he commented that it would never happen since there isn't enough road racing to support it.

http://www.boundlessmotorplex.com/images/boundlessmotorplexmasterplan2.jpg
http://www.boundlessmotorplex.com/images/boundlessmotorplexplaza3.jpg
http://www.boundlessmotorplex.com/images/boundlessmorotplexmotorcycleview3.jpg
http://www.boundlessmotorplex.com/images/boundlessmorotplexcarview3.jpg

[Mopacs]

Interesting note with this rending of the Joe Pool Lake development:

http://forum.dallasmetropolis.com/attachment.php?s=&postid=8045

Notice the lighthouse at the edge of the rendering. Fake lighthouses seem to be all the rage now, especially along the shores of Lake Travis, down here in Ausitn (by fake i mean non-functional lighthouse). I counted at least 3 of them... one located within a super high-end development , high on a hill, above Mansfield Dam and park... and another one within the affluent "Northshore" development between Jonestown and Lago Vista (on the VERY scenic North Shore of lake travis). In the first example, the 'lighthouse' was created out of an old, water tower, that was very much an eyesore. Now its a huge landmark, and very prominent. YOu can see it all the way from here in Cedar Park (7-8 miles NE).

[DFW]

Wow! :crazy:

July 10, 2003
600-foot observation wheel planned for Euless development
Construction of a 600-foot observation wheel is being planned at a 200-acre development called the Villages of Bear Creek in Euless, owned by Bear Creek Associates II and Bear Creek Associates III partnerships.


Bennett Realty Group of Laguna Hills, Calif., will provide the required acreage for Voyager Entertainment International Inc. (BB: VEII) to build the observation wheel and an entertainment complex.

The land will be developed as a "town center" or "lifestyle center." The proposed development will include retail, a theater, restaurants, nightclubs and entertainment venues, as well as a mixture of office space, hotels, and high-rise residential living.

The 600-foot tall high-tech attraction to be built by Voyager of Las Vegas, will have the capacity of 7.5 million guests per year with an average individual ride ticket of $18, according to Voyager.

Each wheel consists of 32 sky cruisers seating 20 passengers and making a complete revolution every 27 minutes. Each sky cruiser consists of its own galley and bathroom.

This new concept surpasses that of the London Eye Ferris Wheel, which has approximately 4 million riders per year, according to Voyager.

Web site: www.voyager-ent.com



© 2003 American City Business Journals Inc.


Euless (pop. 50,000) is halfway between Dallas and Fort Worth off Hwy 183 and Southwest of DFW Airport.

[SkyCrapper]

Wow! :crazy:

July 10, 2003
600-foot observation wheel planned for Euless development
Construction of a 600-foot observation wheel is being planned at a 200-acre development called the Villages of Bear Creek in Euless, owned by Bear Creek Associates II and Bear Creek Associates III partnerships.
.....


uh yea.. old news. its got its own thread too. whereve you been

[JACKinBeantown]

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.

[edp828]

wow... Dallas is exploding w/ projects!

[427MM]

What a great thread. This is the first boom I have ever seen in Dallas. Could someone please post a picture of the Crescent?

[EastSideHBG]

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...

[Rail Claimore]

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.

[Owlhorn]

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.dallasmetropolis.com/zP1010193-THECRESCENT.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.

[Owlhorn]

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.dallasmetropolis.com/zP1010193-THECRESCENT.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.

[Owlhorn]

Iron Cactus on Main St
http://forum.dallasmetropolis.com/attachment.php?s=&postid=8065

http://ironcactus.citysearch.com/90.jpg

[Owlhorn]

Iron Cactus on Main St
http://forum.dallasmetropolis.com/attachment.php?s=&postid=8065

http://ironcactus.citysearch.com/90.jpg

[SkyCrapper]

http://skylinegruve2002.dallasmetropolis.com/zP1010193-THECRESCENT.jpg


That is my favorite building in Dallas or at least i think thats the one. What is that?

[Owlhorn]

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/texas/dallas/crescent/distantangle.jpg
http://www.bluffton.edu/~sullivanm/texas/dallas/crescent/sidedistant.jpg
http://www.bluffton.edu/~sullivanm/texas/dallas/crescent/sidedet.jpg
http://www.bluffton.edu/~sullivanm/texas/dallas/crescent/entranceshops.jpg
http://www.bluffton.edu/~sullivanm/texas/dallas/crescent/courtplusshafts.jpg
http://www.bluffton.edu/~sullivanm/texas/dallas/crescent/insidecourt.jpg

Office towers (what most see in pictures)
http://www.bluffton.edu/~sullivanm/texas/dallas/crescent/gatetowers.jpg
http://www.bluffton.edu/~sullivanm/texas/dallas/crescent/lookingup.jpg

Here is the hotel part
http://www.bluffton.edu/~sullivanm/texas/dallas/crescent/hotel2.jpg

http://www.bluffton.edu/~sullivanm/texas/dallas/crescent/hotel.jpg
http://www.bluffton.edu/~sullivanm/texas/dallas/crescent/sideangle.jpg

[Owlhorn]

Lakeside DFW (Grapevine Lake northern shore just north of DFW airport) Another Las Colinas/Legacy type development

http://forum.dallasmetropolis.com/attachment.php?s=&postid=6339

[Owlhorn]

$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/renderings/apm_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/renderings/termd_curbside_hotel.jpg
http://www.dfwairport.com/cdp/images/renderings/termd_aerial.jpg
http://www.dfwairport.com/cdp/images/renderings/concessions.jpg

Elevated International Parkway
http://www.dfwairport.com/cdp/images/renderings/elevated_serviceroads.jpg

[Owlhorn]

Trinity River Park (under construction)
will be the nation's largest urban park
http://home.attbi.com/~randyman2426/TrinityRiverParkC.jpg

[jammin]

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.

[GRID]

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!

[Freaky D]

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/stories/112602dnmetloop.a3d4f.html

http://forum.dallasmetropolis.com/attachment.php?s=&postid=7268

[Owlhorn]

Nasher Sculpture Center (Awesome!!!! and will be completed in October)

http://www.brookpartners.com/Newimages/Garden.jpg
http://skylinegruve2003.dallasmetropolis.com/P1010264-dal3.jpg
http://skylinegruve2003.dallasmetropolis.com/P1010266-dal3.jpg
http://skylinegruve2002.dallasmetropolis.com/P1010034-dal2002.jpg

[Owlhorn]

New Apparel Center downtown in the Arts District!

Rival apparel center racking up designers
09:57 PM CDT on Wednesday, August 13, 2003
By STEVE BROWN / The Dallas Morning News
http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcon...elmkt.2b07.html

About two dozen fashion wholesalers have leased space in downtown Dallas to create an apparel showroom center.

The group, called the Fashion Industry Guild, will take about a third of the recently renovated Southwestern Plaza office building at 1807 Ross Ave.

The leases represent one of the largest industry expansions in years for the central business district. Some of the showrooms will be new to Dallas, but most are relocating from the Dallas Market Center on Stemmons Freeway.

Developer Brook Partners – which owns the building that formerly housed Southwestern Life Insurance Co. – plans to have the first phase of the 100,000-square-foot apparel mart open by January.

"This is a whole industry that's coming to downtown – not just another tenant," said Brook Partners CEO John Sughrue.

A group of showroom owners began scouting the downtown area earlier this year for a location. Their earlier plan to move into the historic Mercantile National Bank fell through.

Now the same group plus a few others have signed on in Southwestern Plaza and plan to create a small, independent apparel mart.

"We will be the boutique hotel version of the fashion market center," Mr. Sughrue said.

Federico Mariel, who's operated his fashion showroom at the Dallas Market Center for 18 years, said the independent showrooms want to broaden the options for retail buyers who visit Dallas.

"We're going to offer a different shopping experience and attract the same buyer" as the Dallas Market Center, Mr. Mariel said.

The 23 showrooms will show dozens of fashion lines, including Trina Turk, Tracy Reese, Rebecca Bruce, Tommassini, Puma, Ya-Ya, Me & Ro, Wasabi, Hat Attack, Vitamina Jeans, Central Park West, Nicole Miller and Tommy Bahama.

Mr. Sughrue said his firm is negotiating with an additional 10 to 20 showrooms that have expressed an interest in the building.

Peter Rauch, who represents the Tommy Bahama apparel line, said that a second fashion mart should bring more buyers to Dallas, just as a similar concept has done in Los Angeles.

"The biggest challenge for the independent showrooms in this business is the buyers have so many opportunities," Mr. Rauch said. "There's New York, and L.A. and Chicago, Atlanta and Las Vegas.

"Our goal today is try to win more of them back to Dallas by offering something different," he said.

The showroom operators said their decision to set up a small fashion mart shouldn't be characterized as a revolt from the much larger Dallas Market Center.

"This core group started looking months ago," said showroom owner Suzanne Collier. "We needed a better venue because our buyers were going elsewhere to shop. We needed to give them something new."

The location of the Southwestern Plaza building – between the Fairmont Hotel and the Dallas Museum of Art – is a radical change from the Stemmons Freeway locale of the current wholesale district.

"It was the location and the quality of the space – more than anything – that convinced this group to make the move," said Lyle Burgin of Brook Partners.

Brook Partners began redeveloping the 1807 Ross building three years ago with an eye toward turning it into a high-tech center.

When the dot-com and telecom market burned out, the owners converted the five-level building into multi-use office space. About two-thirds of the building will still be used for general office tenants.

The new fashion mart will occupy the lower two levels and part of the basement. A three-story stairway will connect the showrooms.

The showrooms will occupy about 80,000 square feet with 20,000 square feet set aside for seasonal, temporary display space.

The park in front of the building at Ross and Akard Street is also getting a makeover. The public plaza will be named for Dallas businessman Henry S. Beck Jr., whose family's Beck Group general contracting firm occupies the top floor of Southwestern Plaza.

Special events


"We will be able to create special events in the park associated with our trade shows," Mr. Burgin said. "We see it as an extension of the common area space."

Business owners in the area said they welcome the prospect of retail buyers coming to downtown. "This will give us an additional ability to market Dallas," said Frank Naboulsi, general manager of the Fairmont Hotel. "It will help revitalize the downtown core."

Brandt Wood, whose company operates several restaurants and entertainment venues downtown, said the fashion center will add to pedestrian traffic.

"This is probably second in importance only to the new Nasher sculpture garden in terms of the cultural contribution it could make to downtown," Mr. Wood said.

Competitor's doubts


Operators of the much larger and competing Dallas Market Center disputed the notion that fashion buyers would want to spend extra time downtown. "Buyers want one-stop shopping – an efficient place with lots of parking," said Cole Daugherty, public relations director for the Dallas Market Center.

Mr. Daugherty said the new downtown fashion market could wind up as a "hodgepodge" and that "it doesn't hang together very well."

The Dallas Market Center is in the midst of a $20 million, 1-million-square-foot project to remodel part of the World Trade Center. It announced earlier this year that it will close the landmark International Apparel Mart and consolidate the fashion showrooms into its largest wholesale market building. FashionCenterDallas is scheduled for completion in first-quarter 2004.

"We are marching ahead with our project. We have 600 tenants and thousands of lines," Mr. Daugherty said. "We have a 40-year history in the apparel business here."

He said independent wholesalers who are moving downtown have been "walking up and down our halls" trying to solicit tenants.

"The barriers of entry to opening up a comprehensive marketplace are incredibly high," Mr. Daugherty said. "You just can't open up the doors and hope people show up."

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[Owlhorn]

More recent photo of the Drexel Montane
http://forum.dallasmetropolis.com/attachment.php?s=&postid=8213

[Owlhorn]

More recent photo of the Drexel Montane
http://forum.dallasmetropolis.com/attachment.php?s=&postid=8213

[Owlhorn]

2000 McKinney Ave. The perfect size office infill for that area being dubbed the new Dallas CBD
http://forum.dallasmetropolis.com/attachment.php?s=&postid=5742

[Owlhorn]

2000 McKinney Ave. The perfect size office infill for that area being dubbed the new Dallas CBD
http://forum.dallasmetropolis.com/attachment.php?s=&postid=5742

[shakman]

I am extremely impressed with the amount of activity occuring in DFW. It looks to be just as much as what is going on in and around the DC area.

[shakman]

I am extremely impressed with the amount of activity occuring in DFW. It looks to be just as much as what is going on in and around the DC area.

[CTroyMathis]

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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


UNDER CONSTRUCTION
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...

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

PROPOSED/APPROVED
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...

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

RECENTLY COMPLETED
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...

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

Newly Dead, Very Dead and Fairly New at it, or Just Plain Unknown and Resembling Dead
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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[CTroyMathis]

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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


UNDER CONSTRUCTION
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...

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

PROPOSED/APPROVED
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...

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

RECENTLY COMPLETED
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...

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

Newly Dead, Very Dead and Fairly New at it, or Just Plain Unknown and Resembling Dead
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...

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

[hunter wadle]

More recent photo of the Drexel Montane
http://forum.dallasmetropolis.com/attachment.php?s=&postid=8213

Anyone have a recent picture of the Drexel Montane?

[hunter wadle]

More recent photo of the Drexel Montane
http://forum.dallasmetropolis.com/attachment.php?s=&postid=8213

Anyone have a recent picture of the Drexel Montane?

[KevinFromTexas]

if you guys would. Please take a look at the lists at Skyscrapers.com for Dallas and the metro cities. Let me know what's missing. If you know the floor numbers for any of these buildings, message them to me. Also I need the names of the developers, and architects so I can add and update them with more accurate and complete info. Right now at Skyscrapers.com I'm pretty much the onl y active editor from Texas. So unless someone else from outside of Texas has an interest in the subject, those cities get left out. I've tried to do it, but there's a TON of projects and cities to keep watch on.

[KevinFromTexas]

if you guys would. Please take a look at the lists at Skyscrapers.com for Dallas and the metro cities. Let me know what's missing. If you know the floor numbers for any of these buildings, message them to me. Also I need the names of the developers, and architects so I can add and update them with more accurate and complete info. Right now at Skyscrapers.com I'm pretty much the onl y active editor from Texas. So unless someone else from outside of Texas has an interest in the subject, those cities get left out. I've tried to do it, but there's a TON of projects and cities to keep watch on.

[Owlhorn]

Walked around the Jefferson @Kessler yesterday. Wow, what a beautiful area. The view from there is awesome too. Anyone know how the rent is there? High because it's in the Kessler area and lower than it should be because it's in Oak Cliff?

Don't have a recent Montane pic, but just picture the roof of the Crescent or Vendome, with brick exactly like the building on it's right in the pic (also a Drexel property). Not finished yet, but looking very nice.

As for the list:

-there's something else going up north of the Lofts @ Las Colinas. As soon as a sign goes up, I'll tell see what it is.

-A little to the north on O'Connor and Royal, the La Villita mixed-use village is under construction. Supposed to have condos, townhomes, apts and zero-lot detached homes ala Lake-Forest.

- 5225 Maple is very under-construction, and looking very good. Lots of land clearing and construction going on in that area. Apparently Parkland and UT Southwestern own a lot of that land. There's another crane at UT Southwestern currently. I know they are supposed to build six tower in all, so maybe they are ready to start the second.

- Camden Farmers Market Phase - II is very much underway. One day in Aug, they just slapped a sign at the corner of Taylor and Good-Lattimer. The next day, they started digging with a one digger and 2 truck crew. Put in the drainage, and left for a month. Since then they have built the surrounding street, complete with brick sidewalk, park benches, and streetlights. Very identical to the current streets. I'll try to get a pic from above one of these days.

- Don't know if 2525 McKinnon is finished inside or not, but I've read a few stories about it almost being fully leased back in August.

- LBJ tunnel is a go that was announced, and they are actually finished digging core samples. Supposed to be from the high five to just west of the DNT. This is the same stretch of LBJ that will be totally renovated at the same time. The west side of the High Five is super wide and looks like it could handle 20+ lanes. Officials have said the LBJ mainlains will begin after the flyovers are completed, so we should get our first clues on how they handle the entrance/exit soon.

- Building 7C on the West Village rendering is actually under construction already. Not many details have been given as to the look of the structure, but it's supposed to have Borders I think, and a bank on the lower levels, with apts/condos above. It was also announced that they would add more apts to the site.

[Owlhorn]

Walked around the Jefferson @Kessler yesterday. Wow, what a beautiful area. The view from there is awesome too. Anyone know how the rent is there? High because it's in the Kessler area and lower than it should be because it's in Oak Cliff?

Don't have a recent Montane pic, but just picture the roof of the Crescent or Vendome, with brick exactly like the building on it's right in the pic (also a Drexel property). Not finished yet, but looking very nice.

As for the list:

-there's something else going up north of the Lofts @ Las Colinas. As soon as a sign goes up, I'll tell see what it is.

-A little to the north on O'Connor and Royal, the La Villita mixed-use village is under construction. Supposed to have condos, townhomes, apts and zero-lot detached homes ala Lake-Forest.

- 5225 Maple is very under-construction, and looking very good. Lots of land clearing and construction going on in that area. Apparently Parkland and UT Southwestern own a lot of that land. There's another crane at UT Southwestern currently. I know they are supposed to build six tower in all, so maybe they are ready to start the second.

- Camden Farmers Market Phase - II is very much underway. One day in Aug, they just slapped a sign at the corner of Taylor and Good-Lattimer. The next day, they started digging with a one digger and 2 truck crew. Put in the drainage, and left for a month. Since then they have built the surrounding street, complete with brick sidewalk, park benches, and streetlights. Very identical to the current streets. I'll try to get a pic from above one of these days.

- Don't know if 2525 McKinnon is finished inside or not, but I've read a few stories about it almost being fully leased back in August.

- LBJ tunnel is a go that was announced, and they are actually finished digging core samples. Supposed to be from the high five to just west of the DNT. This is the same stretch of LBJ that will be totally renovated at the same time. The west side of the High Five is super wide and looks like it could handle 20+ lanes. Officials have said the LBJ mainlains will begin after the flyovers are completed, so we should get our first clues on how they handle the entrance/exit soon.

- Building 7C on the West Village rendering is actually under construction already. Not many details have been given as to the look of the structure, but it's supposed to have Borders I think, and a bank on the lower levels, with apts/condos above. It was also announced that they would add more apts to the site.

[Freaky D]

Post edited due to duplicate threads merger. Had same info, basically.

[Freaky D]

Post edited due to duplicate threads merger. Had same info, basically.

[Sulley]

Nice!

[Sulley]

Nice!

[DMRyan]

Uptown Dallas is actually pretty cool, and is becoming more dense by the day.
The downtown needs some help though. I don't think I've been in such a major city with a downtown lacking life after 5 pm as in Dallas. It sounds like things are improving drastically there though.

We don't hear enough about the new construction in Dallas. This is a good thread.

[DMRyan]

Uptown Dallas is actually pretty cool, and is becoming more dense by the day.
The downtown needs some help though. I don't think I've been in such a major city with a downtown lacking life after 5 pm as in Dallas. It sounds like things are improving drastically there though.

We don't hear enough about the new construction in Dallas. This is a good thread.

[Owlhorn]

Downtown Dallas = ? Inside the loop?

Most don't realize it, but the West End and Deep Ellum are both downtown. Neither are dead after 5pm. Deep Ellum is probably the biggest night spot in the whole metroplex. The parts where there are mostly tall office buildings are as dead as any other city I've seen after 5pm.

[Owlhorn]

Downtown Dallas = ? Inside the loop?

Most don't realize it, but the West End and Deep Ellum are both downtown. Neither are dead after 5pm. Deep Ellum is probably the biggest night spot in the whole metroplex. The parts where there are mostly tall office buildings are as dead as any other city I've seen after 5pm.

[Sulley]

Yep, downtown is changing REALLY fast.

Here are some more projects:

Republic Centre conversion into condos:

http://wre.netmerchants.net/propertyimages/4804-12.jpg


2600 North Houston condos:

http://www.gideontoal.com/pics/categories.5.img.jpg

More condos/offices:

http://forum.dallasmetropolis.com/attachment.php?s=&postid=7927


Ryan, you're right. Dallas is underepped on the forum, esp. compared to other sunbelters like Houston and Atlanta.

[Sulley]

Yep, downtown is changing REALLY fast.

Here are some more projects:

Republic Centre conversion into condos:

http://wre.netmerchants.net/propertyimages/4804-12.jpg


2600 North Houston condos:

http://www.gideontoal.com/pics/categories.5.img.jpg

More condos/offices:

http://forum.dallasmetropolis.com/attachment.php?s=&postid=7927


Ryan, you're right. Dallas is underepped on the forum, esp. compared to other sunbelters like Houston and Atlanta.

[Freaky D]

thanks owl for that. i was gonna point that out. i don't know why people think that dallas is so dead. i mean, it could be better but west end and deep ellum surround the cbd on both sides and are still considered downtown and have plenty of nightlife goin on. also america's largest urban arts district in downtown is taking some big changes and development also shown in the 9th pic. The 7th, 8th, 10th, and 11th pics are showing the West End expansion project taking place over former parking lots. And the 2nd-4th pics show the long-awaiting Iron Cactus restaurant(a famous hit on 6th st in Austin) on main street in the middle o' downtown. also in DT's pics above, he shows in his first pic the Republic Centre which has a big chance of being converted into Dallas' tallest residential high-rise building filled with beautiful units. these are a few of just the downtown projects. Uptown has many more because it's the only area in dallas that's having a major boom in residential growth and building construction!

[Freaky D]

thanks owl for that. i was gonna point that out. i don't know why people think that dallas is so dead. i mean, it could be better but west end and deep ellum surround the cbd on both sides and are still considered downtown and have plenty of nightlife goin on. also america's largest urban arts district in downtown is taking some big changes and development also shown in the 9th pic. The 7th, 8th, 10th, and 11th pics are showing the West End expansion project taking place over former parking lots. And the 2nd-4th pics show the long-awaiting Iron Cactus restaurant(a famous hit on 6th st in Austin) on main street in the middle o' downtown. also in DT's pics above, he shows in his first pic the Republic Centre which has a big chance of being converted into Dallas' tallest residential high-rise building filled with beautiful units. these are a few of just the downtown projects. Uptown has many more because it's the only area in dallas that's having a major boom in residential growth and building construction!

[UglymanCometh]

WOW.... I can't even jokingly diss Dallas anymore..... nice stuff there! :tup:

[UglymanCometh]

WOW.... I can't even jokingly diss Dallas anymore..... nice stuff there! :tup:

[Freaky D]

And look at downtown Fort Worth, too!

http://www.fortwortharchitecture.com/p1-belknap.jpg
http://www.fortwortharchitecture.com/p1-const-46.jpg
http://www.fortwortharchitecture.com/rsconst-34.jpg
http://www.fortwortharchitecture.com/rsconst-33.jpg

THIS (a wrecked up building from the tornado mess)
http://www.fortwortharchitecture.com/bankone.jpg

INTO THIS! (a 460 ft. structure consisting of 315 residential units and 60,000 sq ft. of retail)
http://www.fortwortharchitecture.com/B1Towerdesign2.jpg
http://www.fortwortharchitecture.com/B1Towerbase2.jpg

the most recent shot of the Peir 1 Place(background) and Radio Shack Headquarters(foreground) from John R

http://www.fortwortharchitecture.com/rs-p1-8.jpg

[Freaky D]

And look at downtown Fort Worth, too!

http://www.fortwortharchitecture.com/p1-belknap.jpg
http://www.fortwortharchitecture.com/p1-const-46.jpg
http://www.fortwortharchitecture.com/rsconst-34.jpg
http://www.fortwortharchitecture.com/rsconst-33.jpg

THIS (a wrecked up building from the tornado mess)
http://www.fortwortharchitecture.com/bankone.jpg

INTO THIS! (a 460 ft. structure consisting of 315 residential units and 60,000 sq ft. of retail)
http://www.fortwortharchitecture.com/B1Towerdesign2.jpg
http://www.fortwortharchitecture.com/B1Towerbase2.jpg

the most recent shot of the Peir 1 Place(background) and Radio Shack Headquarters(foreground) from John R

http://www.fortwortharchitecture.com/rs-p1-8.jpg

[Owlhorn]

To let ya know, Freaky: The Waverly is already under construction. You can see the crane on my pano to the left of Cityplace. Labelled as ZOM in the West Village rendering. Camden Farmers Market is also under construction right now. Oh yeah, and building 7D on the West Village rendering is open. Now 7C is under construction. Some others you missed are the NW DART line to and past Victory, UT Southwestern(Huge amount of clearing and a few 15-20 story towers are going up. One is just nearing completion), and Children's Medical Center tower. The tower has actually opened though it's still under construction. The seperation surgery on the Egyptian siamese twins actually happened there.

[Owlhorn]

To let ya know, Freaky: The Waverly is already under construction. You can see the crane on my pano to the left of Cityplace. Labelled as ZOM in the West Village rendering. Camden Farmers Market is also under construction right now. Oh yeah, and building 7D on the West Village rendering is open. Now 7C is under construction. Some others you missed are the NW DART line to and past Victory, UT Southwestern(Huge amount of clearing and a few 15-20 story towers are going up. One is just nearing completion), and Children's Medical Center tower. The tower has actually opened though it's still under construction. The seperation surgery on the Egyptian siamese twins actually happened there.

[Freaky D]

yes sirree, i know. it's fantastic! i don't know what made you think that i said the waverly is not under construction. infact here's a crappy pic of just the cranes goin up. you can't really see any of the actual structure in this though. but it's always great to see cranes, cause then you know there's some action goin on. the rendering of the waverly guys is the first pic just to let you know.

http://forum.dallasmetropolis.com/attachment.php?s=&postid=11049

[Freaky D]

yes sirree, i know. it's fantastic! i don't know what made you think that i said the waverly is not under construction. infact here's a crappy pic of just the cranes goin up. you can't really see any of the actual structure in this though. but it's always great to see cranes, cause then you know there's some action goin on. the rendering of the waverly guys is the first pic just to let you know.

http://forum.dallasmetropolis.com/attachment.php?s=&postid=11049

[Owlhorn]

Your first sentence

Another one is the Waverly at Cityplace which will be over 20 stories soon about to break ground

[Owlhorn]

Your first sentence

Another one is the Waverly at Cityplace which will be over 20 stories soon about to break ground

[CTroyMathis]

The two DFW threads were merged.

[CTroyMathis]

The two DFW threads were merged.

[LouisianaRush]

What is the WFAA Plaza?

[LouisianaRush]

What is the WFAA Plaza?

[hunter wadle]

thats cool, i can't wait to get back to Dallas... 2 more days....

[hunter wadle]

thats cool, i can't wait to get back to Dallas... 2 more days....

[shoowaa1]

We don't hear enough about the new construction in Dallas. This is a good thread.

I certainly agree with DMRyan we don't hear enough of new Dallas projects on here and this is a refreshing thread-thanks Freaky D!:tup: I gotta say for a guy who now lives in my homestate (ok your just on the other side of the hills in ole Grand Junction) you rep the Big D of Texas very well.;)

Oh and by the way-thanks too for the Fort Worth updates (John R does a great job in keeping us informed as well as to Fort Worth).:)

Albert (Shoowaa)

[shoowaa1]

We don't hear enough about the new construction in Dallas. This is a good thread.

I certainly agree with DMRyan we don't hear enough of new Dallas projects on here and this is a refreshing thread-thanks Freaky D!:tup: I gotta say for a guy who now lives in my homestate (ok your just on the other side of the hills in ole Grand Junction) you rep the Big D of Texas very well.;)

Oh and by the way-thanks too for the Fort Worth updates (John R does a great job in keeping us informed as well as to Fort Worth).:)

Albert (Shoowaa)

[CTroyMathis]

I hope 7C and all the rest of the finished products at West Village closely resemble the renderings. Looks very fine indeed.

The LBJ Tunnel is a very fine, massive, and impressive local area public works project.

[CTroyMathis]

I hope 7C and all the rest of the finished products at West Village closely resemble the renderings. Looks very fine indeed.

The LBJ Tunnel is a very fine, massive, and impressive local area public works project.

[CTroyMathis]

Davis Bldg. opens this week. (loft redev.)

Nasher Sculpture Center (Renzo Piano + R. Nasher) is up and ready.

Grand Hyatt topped out so far at DFW International.

Park Lane Place/Northpark and the Park Ln. DART station is
getting lot's of attention in the local media with proposals and
redevelopments (expansions also.) More to follow as it unfolds.

Prado at Ashton Place
construction shots, prelims. over the last 3 months:

by jammin
http://forum.dallasmetropolis.com/attachment.php?s=&postid=9724

by TexasStar
http://pages.sbcglobal.net/samclark/dfw/Dscn0255.jpg

by crescentboi
http://forum.dallasmetropolis.com/attachment.php?s=&postid=10195

by crescentboi with a cam on his cell phone
http://forum.dallasmetropolis.com/attachment.php?s=&postid=10196

by evdallas
http://forum.dallasmetropolis.com/attachment.php?s=&postid=11044
http://forum.dallasmetropolis.com/attachment.php?s=&postid=11045

by jammin
http://forum.dallasmetropolis.com/attachment.php?s=&postid=12027

[CTroyMathis]

Davis Bldg. opens this week. (loft redev.)

Nasher Sculpture Center (Renzo Piano + R. Nasher) is up and ready.

Grand Hyatt topped out so far at DFW International.

Park Lane Place/Northpark and the Park Ln. DART station is
getting lot's of attention in the local media with proposals and
redevelopments (expansions also.) More to follow as it unfolds.

Prado at Ashton Place
construction shots, prelims. over the last 3 months:

by jammin
http://forum.dallasmetropolis.com/attachment.php?s=&postid=9724

by TexasStar
http://pages.sbcglobal.net/samclark/dfw/Dscn0255.jpg

by crescentboi
http://forum.dallasmetropolis.com/attachment.php?s=&postid=10195

by crescentboi with a cam on his cell phone
http://forum.dallasmetropolis.com/attachment.php?s=&postid=10196

by evdallas
http://forum.dallasmetropolis.com/attachment.php?s=&postid=11044
http://forum.dallasmetropolis.com/attachment.php?s=&postid=11045

by jammin
http://forum.dallasmetropolis.com/attachment.php?s=&postid=12027

[CTroyMathis]

Victory Station
Here's a shot of it u/c back in August, much more progress since.
In the photo, you can see just how large scale they're making this one with 4 tracks for DARTs new Yellow Line (w/branch) and 2 tracks for the already existing special events stop on the DART/FWTA Trinity Railway Express.
http://forum.dallasmetropolis.com/attachment.php?s=&postid=8068

---------------

Dallas Cowboys Stadium early renderings
Location either Center City Dallas or the Las Colinas Urban District Irving.
Price tag up to one billion USD. Source (http://www.dallascowboyspark.com/).

The Stadium
...a domed, air-conditioned, 75,000-seat facility with a retractable roof and open end zones linked to fan decks that could increase seating capacity to 100,000 with reduced-cost tickets.
http://www.dallascowboyspark.com/images/cowboyspark_11.gifhttp://www.dallascowboyspark.com/images/cowboys_stadium_pop.gif

The Cowboys Hotel
Hotel & Conference Center
http://www.dallascowboyspark.com/images/cowboys_hotel_pop.gif

The Legends Square
http://www.dallascowboyspark.com/images/legends_square_pop.gif

The Cowboys Experience
Interactive Sports Entertainment
http://www.dallascowboyspark.com/images/cowboys_experience_pop.gif

The Cowboys Fields
Public-Use Sportsfield Complex
http://www.dallascowboyspark.com/images/cowboys_fields_pop.gif

---------------

DART Yellow Line at the other end, comprehensive planning in progress:
Carrollton
http://www.ci.carrollton.tx.us/development/planning/specialprojects.shtml#dart
Farmers Branch
(specific link lost - will retrieve later)
Everything inbetween
go to http://dart.org , plenty of comprehensive plans to view - look for NW Corridor on the site.

[CTroyMathis]

Victory Station
Here's a shot of it u/c back in August, much more progress since.
In the photo, you can see just how large scale they're making this one with 4 tracks for DARTs new Yellow Line (w/branch) and 2 tracks for the already existing special events stop on the DART/FWTA Trinity Railway Express.
http://forum.dallasmetropolis.com/attachment.php?s=&postid=8068

---------------

Dallas Cowboys Stadium early renderings
Location either Center City Dallas or the Las Colinas Urban District Irving.
Price tag up to one billion USD. Source (http://www.dallascowboyspark.com/).

The Stadium
...a domed, air-conditioned, 75,000-seat facility with a retractable roof and open end zones linked to fan decks that could increase seating capacity to 100,000 with reduced-cost tickets.
http://www.dallascowboyspark.com/images/cowboyspark_11.gifhttp://www.dallascowboyspark.com/images/cowboys_stadium_pop.gif

The Cowboys Hotel
Hotel & Conference Center
http://www.dallascowboyspark.com/images/cowboys_hotel_pop.gif

The Legends Square
http://www.dallascowboyspark.com/images/legends_square_pop.gif

The Cowboys Experience
Interactive Sports Entertainment
http://www.dallascowboyspark.com/images/cowboys_experience_pop.gif

The Cowboys Fields
Public-Use Sportsfield Complex
http://www.dallascowboyspark.com/images/cowboys_fields_pop.gif

---------------

DART Yellow Line at the other end, comprehensive planning in progress:
Carrollton
http://www.ci.carrollton.tx.us/development/planning/specialprojects.shtml#dart
Farmers Branch
(specific link lost - will retrieve later)
Everything inbetween
go to http://dart.org , plenty of comprehensive plans to view - look for NW Corridor on the site.

[CTroyMathis]

Renderings of two residential redevelopments of older abandoned buildings in downtown.

1414 Elm, a whopping 8 units for this old thing plus ground retail
http://www.downtowndallas.com/downtown_partner/1414-elm.gif

1217 Main purpose: whole thing will be restaurant/retail/public rooftop garden
http://www.downtowndallas.com/downtown_partner/1257%20main.jpg

[CTroyMathis]

Renderings of two residential redevelopments of older abandoned buildings in downtown.

1414 Elm, a whopping 8 units for this old thing plus ground retail
http://www.downtowndallas.com/downtown_partner/1414-elm.gif

1217 Main purpose: whole thing will be restaurant/retail/public rooftop garden
http://www.downtowndallas.com/downtown_partner/1257%20main.jpg

[CTroyMathis]

Well, this one is hot off the press as of this morning.
Signs went up and forumers were all over it on another forum.

A condo tower that complements the Federal Reserve Bank, near the Arts District in Uptown. Working title: 'Reserve Tower.'

A modest 16 stories right next to the FRB located at Fairmount and Woodall Rodgers. The site is small and has awaited an announcement for ages - the odd empty lot directly across from Booker T. Washington (other side of freeway.) Anyhow, another stepped infill project.

http://kolache.userworld.com/reserve3.jpg
http://kolache.userworld.com/reserve2.jpg
http://kolache.userworld.com/reserve1.jpg

[CTroyMathis]

Well, this one is hot off the press as of this morning.
Signs went up and forumers were all over it on another forum.

A condo tower that complements the Federal Reserve Bank, near the Arts District in Uptown. Working title: 'Reserve Tower.'

A modest 16 stories right next to the FRB located at Fairmount and Woodall Rodgers. The site is small and has awaited an announcement for ages - the odd empty lot directly across from Booker T. Washington (other side of freeway.) Anyhow, another stepped infill project.

http://kolache.userworld.com/reserve3.jpg
http://kolache.userworld.com/reserve2.jpg
http://kolache.userworld.com/reserve1.jpg

[texcolo]

Here's a rough map of the major redevelopment areas in downtown. The dark grey areas are in prime development mode. The red circles are recent projects that are finished. The red star is a painting I did in Deep Ellum's Art Park... he he.. shameless self promotion there.

The only thing I left out is the new Cowboy's stadium which is just to the south of the map off of Industrial Blvd.

As you can tell... the downtown core is surrounded by development.

http://members.aol.com/mattwales/donut.gif

[texcolo]

Here's a rough map of the major redevelopment areas in downtown. The dark grey areas are in prime development mode. The red circles are recent projects that are finished. The red star is a painting I did in Deep Ellum's Art Park... he he.. shameless self promotion there.

The only thing I left out is the new Cowboy's stadium which is just to the south of the map off of Industrial Blvd.

As you can tell... the downtown core is surrounded by development.

http://members.aol.com/mattwales/donut.gif

[CTroyMathis]

Here's an article over at DMag about the Renzo Piano/R. Nasher's Sculpture Center design et al:
http://www.dmagazine.com//article.asp?articleid=598

^ That paints a solid portrait of just what the Nasher Sculpture Center (www.nashersculpturecenter.org) is and means. Very good read for true art/architecture followers.

Second link has good shots of the place.

[CTroyMathis]

Here's an article over at DMag about the Renzo Piano/R. Nasher's Sculpture Center design et al:
http://www.dmagazine.com//article.asp?articleid=598

^ That paints a solid portrait of just what the Nasher Sculpture Center (www.nashersculpturecenter.org) is and means. Very good read for true art/architecture followers.

Second link has good shots of the place.

[Paul in S.A TX]

Can't stop that DAllas! Ft Worth is looking good.

[Paul in S.A TX]

Can't stop that DAllas! Ft Worth is looking good.