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Add another one skys:

High-rise developer starting apartments on east edge of Highland Park

Dallas apartment builder StreetLights Residential is starting its next project – this one on the edge of Highland Park.

The developer has begun work on a new urban style rental community on McKinney Avenue just north of Monticello.

Demolition has started on a variety of low-rise buildings on the property.

Property owners in the area say the plan is for a 23-story tower.

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Originally Posted by skys the limit

There are yet others that I don't recall off the top of my head at the moment. The ones listed above not u/c at the moment have groundbreakings that are imminent or planned in the not too distant future.

Two that I think will happen soon are Sir Richard Branson and Bill Hutchinson's Virgin Hotel and the 2nd Hotel they are planning also.

http://www.papercitymag.com/culture/second-virgin-hotel-to-land-stateside-in-dallas/

[skys the limit]

Originally Posted by jshdodd

I wish that photograph was HD because that is a really cool pic of Dallas. Now that I see this long list of buildings to go up and comparing it to that pic of downtown in the 80s, Dallas really is starting to resemble that of a megalopolis.
However, from what I recall reading from previous posts, I am unfortunate to say that the "twin 80 story and twin 60 story towers, 4 tower complex just south of Dallas City Hall" might simply be a pipe dream. As far as I know nothing has been done and there is nothing that says it will actually happen. I'm afraid that isn't going to be. Unless you have other sources that claims otherwise?
On the bright side we still have the Perot Tower that will be going up. I am hopeful that all the empty parking lots that isolate Fountain Place and this soon to be tower, that I am really crossing my fingers will reach over 1000 feet, will also be future sites of towering skyscrapers. And hopefully the tall towers will reach into the Cedars and possibly expand the skyline south to the Trinity.

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Moderator Edit: removing City vs. City comments

The Turkish developer behind the twin 80 story and twin 60 story tower proposal is actually making good on his promise of renovating two derelict office buildings in Downtown Dallas. He has transformed one that sat empty for a decade into a thriving technology startup center and the other derelict building is on its way to becoming a residential and hotel complex as work is already underway to transform it.

He may or may not be able to fulfill his plan for the four tower complex but even if he only builds one or two of the four towers it will still make a DRAMATIC addition to the Dallas skyline. We'll have to see on those but he is making good on the other two projects that were pooh-poohed by many that he wouldn't be able to pull off and he has done so.

When said and done the Perot Tower will probably become not only the new tallest in Texas but will be the tallest outside of Chicago and New York City as well. That is my prediction. That very same building site was proposed and approved for a 100 story tower back in the late 1980's building boom and now Perot owns it.

[jshdodd]

From current renderings of the Perot Tower, it certainly does not seem to stand at such a height. In fact, the renders makes it look more like an 800 footer. Could you cite a source that verifies this claim by Perot? I would like to see that for myself.

It is very true that DFW has a very diversified economy. Of course, the land area that DFW spans is as large as the states of Connecticut and Rhode Island combined. I've also noticed that the really heavy industry in DFW is located primarily along the southern outskirts of the metroplex. Midlothian, Waxahachie, southern Fort Worth, Burleson, and even Mesquite, seem to hail as the the primary centers for massive and heavy industrial centers. Hell, Midlothian is practically factory city. It is the cement and steel capitol of Texas. Of course Arlington and Grand Prairie both boast of some major industry, such as the massive GM plant.

I have been studying the historical expansion of Dallas for quite a few years now as a personal project. It is really fascinating. Just 60 years ago Dallas itself was a very industrial city. In fact, areas of recreation today like Deep Ellum, and now the evolving Cedars, were districts of nothing but heavy industrial. The more the city expanded the further out the industry seemed to relocate. The larger the city, Metroplex, grows and expands, our industry moved with its borders.

[Thymant]

There are a lot of new projects that are in the works and I am really excited to see when many of these new projects finally break ground!

[skys the limit]

Originally Posted by jshdodd

From current renderings of the Perot Tower, it certainly does not seem to stand at such a height. In fact, the renders makes it look more like an 800 footer. Could you cite a source that verifies this claim by Perot? I would like to see that for myself.

It is very true that DFW has a very diversified economy. Of course, the land area that DFW spans is as large as the states of Connecticut and Rhode Island combined. I've also noticed that the really heavy industry in DFW is located primarily along the southern outskirts of the metroplex. Midlothian, Waxahachie, southern Fort Worth, Burleson, and even Mesquite, seem to hail as the the primary centers for massive and heavy industrial centers. Hell, Midlothian is practically factory city. It is the cement and steel capitol of Texas.

I'm guessing the current rendering of Perot Tower is probably around 825 feet. It is a placeholder rendering at the moment, not the final.

To a great extent I believe it will become Perot's ego project to make his mark in a way that is not only highly distinguishable but stands very tall among its peers (pardon the pun!).

That building site was proposed for a 100 story tower back in the building boom days of the late 1980's and the discussion on Dallas Metropolis is that he very well may still pursue that vision, again as much of an ego project as anything else. When you're a multi-billionaire real estate developer you can pursue things like that!

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Hunt Breaks Ground on New Transit-Oriented Apartment Development in Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex
Sarah Stecko
May 7, 2015

Hunt Companies, Inc. (Hunt) announced today the ground breaking for a new transit-oriented development located in Richardson, Texas. The 250,000 square foot project is scheduled for completion in the summer of 2016.

The development will include 280 market-rate apartments in a mix of one and two-bedroom apartments and lofts.

Situated within the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex and home to the Telecom Corridor®, the 4.98 acre site is located near the North Central Expressway and Campbell Road. New residents will enjoy easy access to North Central Expressway and two DART rail stops.

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Some photos I took a while back of the State Farm Regional HQ:

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Medical supplies firm planning big distribution center on I-45
Steve Brown
June 15, 2015

An Illinois-based manufacturer and distributor of health care supplies has decided to locate a large distribution center in southern Dallas County.

Medline Industries has selected a site in the Sunridge Business Park on Interstate 45 in Wilmer.

The company plans an 800,000-square-foot warehouse. Medline currently has a smaller operation off Hampton Road south of Interstate 20 in Dallas.

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[eburress]

Originally Posted by Dale

Butthurt Houstonian.

In weatherguru's defense, skys the limit's posts usually paint an overly optimistic picture of things. There isn't much of a gap between the two cities and frankly, for every good thing happening in Dallas, there's something comparably good happening in Houston.

[Dale]

Originally Posted by eburress

In weatherguru's defense, skys the limit's posts usually paint an overly optimistic picture of things. There isn't much of a gap between the two cities and frankly, for every good thing happening in Dallas, there's something comparably good happening in Houston.

I know that, but I consider his boosterism endearing.

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I believe it would be highly beneficial for the city of Dallas to bury 35 where it cuts Victory Park and the Design District. Just as 75 is buried. It would help the city to reconnect these districts by strategic use of deck parks, such as the Klyde Warren Park.

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Originally Posted by jshdodd

I believe it would be highly beneficial for the city of Dallas to bury 35 where it cuts Victory Park and the Design District. Just as 75 is buried. It would help the city to reconnect these districts by strategic use of deck parks, such as the Klyde Warren Park.

On the contrary, Victory Park is nothing but parking garages and railroad flanking I-35. It would be terrible expensive to reconfigure both I-35 and the railway.

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STK Lands in Uptown Dallas
Sarah Blaskovich
June 15, 2015

STK, as it's called -- that's a hip abbreviation for "steak" -- launched in New York City in 2006 and has grown to London, Milan and more than a half-dozen U.S. cities including Las Vegas and Los Angeles.

STKs sell steaks in small, medium and large sizes and are designed to be more "modern" than traditional steakhouses, says Jonathan Segal, CEO of The ONE Group, the parent company of STK. All the restaurants have DJs who "read the room and play the right music for that audience," he explains. "If you want dinner in a nice, quiet environment, we're not the place for you."

The STK on McKinney Avenue in Dallas will have a 6,500 square foot rooftop deck with an 8,000 square foot restaurant below.

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Katy Station is now being planned at 30 floors with adjacent 7 floor buildings.

Planned Victory Park tower will have more than 400 apartments in 30 stories

A new residential tower in the works for Dallas’ Victory Park will be one of the tallest such buildings in the city.

Genesis Real Estate Group Inc. wants to build the 30-story apartment tower at the north ends of Victory Park at Houston Street and Hi Line Drive.

The tower would be built on 2.6 acres now used for surface parking.

Called Katy Station, the building will have 461 apartments, according to plans filed with the City of Dallas.

The 30-story project would be the tallest in Victory Park other than the W Hotel and Residences building on Olive Street.

Along with the tower portion of the project, the development will also have two, 7-story apartment blocks along Houston Street.

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McKinney & Olive

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Scott Beck looks to lure corporate tenants with 2 new towers at $4B Dallas Midtown project
Candace Carlisle
June 17, 2015

After years of planning, Dallas developer Scott Beck plans to unveil the details behind his $4 billion portion of the Dallas Midtown redevelopment to city leaders this afternoon.

If approved, Dallas could earmark more than $431 million of city TIF funds for the Mall Area Redevelopments, which will be raised from bond elections. Beck Ventures is also asking for a zoning variance to extend the number of stories from 20 to 26 stories, according to city documents.

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[dch526]

Originally Posted by Sic'EmBears

Scott Beck looks to lure corporate tenants with 2 new towers at $4B Dallas Midtown project
Candace Carlisle
June 17, 2015

I am really curious too if Beck can get Midtown to compete with Legacy/Frisco.

It would be great if they could snag a big corporate relo to really jump start the project and get others invested in turning the 30 year build out to more like 15.

[Sic'EmBears]

Originally Posted by dch526

I am really curious too if Beck can get Midtown to compete with Legacy/Frisco.

It would be great if they could snag a big corporate relo to really jump start the project and get others invested in turning the 30 year build out to more like 15.

I know it's wishful thinking, but I would like to see Chase end up at either Victory Park, Midtown, or Cypress Waters...anything to stay within Dallas city limits.

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Changes pledged for scorned Bishop Arts apartment project
Roy Appleton
June 17, 2015

Alamo Manhattan will make “major changes” to its plan for apartments, restaurants and retail near Zang Boulevard and Davis Street, the company’s president said this week.

“It’s heartening to see the community so engaged,” he said, encouraging the crowd to remain involved, to “demand a higher standard of developers.

“I’m a developer and hate calling myself a developer because 99 percent of development is awful in Dallas,” Nazerian said. “We need to organize and demand better,” he said to applause.

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