DALLAS FORT WORTH | Urban + Suburban P & C

[R1070]

I am pretty sure the 2nd building will have a different color glass (most likely blue) and a different design on the roof.

[dch526]

Originally Posted by R1070

I am pretty sure the 2nd building will have a different color glass (most likely blue) and a different design on the roof.

I doubt it would be much different. Don't get me wrong, I do like the look of the SkyHouse but it just makes me wonder how much more would it cost if they had 2-3 designs that they mass produced in so many different markets. Where design 1 is the 1st in all places and as long as it's a certain distance from the original then it can be built again but if it's close proximity then they do design 2. Overall, mass produced, same type of layout with the same number of units, just a little different to where it's not the same building.

This is how they will look side by side in Houston

[dch526]

Neiman Marcus to anchor Fort Worth’s Edward Ranch development and close Ridgmar store

The Dallas-based retailer announced plans for the store in Fort Worth today. It will open in February 2017 in a new shopping center that will be developed by Simon Properties Group and Cassco Development Co.

Neiman Marcus said it will close its nearby store at Ridgmar Mall that opened in 1976. The 119,000-square-foot store is its only Fort Worth location and it will close in 2017 when the Ridgmar lease is up, said Ginger Reeder, Neiman Marcus vice president.

The new two-level 90,000 square foot store will be part of a open-air lifestyle center.

Simon president David Contis said the 500,000 square foot Shops at Clearfork, will include 100 stores and restaurants and a luxury theater.

[dch526]

Construction starts today on Bleu Ciel condo tower

Developer Harwood International is starting construction this afternoon on the first Uptown condo tower to be built since the recession.

Bleu Ciel will have more than 150 residences starting in price in the high $600,000s.

[JoninATX]

It's good to see another tower start, as well as breaking the 300ft mark that seemed to be plaguing the city for a while now.

[JoninATX]

Here's what I got that's above 200ft U/C in Dallas.

1. One Uptown (235ft)
2. Carlisle @ Katy Trail (230ft)
3. McKinney & Olive Tower (335ft)
4. Frost Tower (281ft)
5. StreetLights Res. Tower (263ft)
6. Halls Arts Tower (289ft)
7. 1900 Cedar Springs (200ft)
8. Bleu Ciel (400ft)

[eburress]

Originally Posted by JoninATX

Here's what I got that's above 200ft U/C in Dallas.

1. One Uptown (235ft)
2. Carlisle @ Katy Trail (230ft)
3. McKinney & Olive Tower (335ft)
4. Frost Tower (281)
5. StreetLights Res. Tower (263ft)
6. Halls Arts Tower (289ft)
7. 1900 Cedar Springs (200ft)
8. Bleu Ciel (400ft)

Nice! Where these buildings are being built and that area's FAA-imposed height limits is primarily what's determining their height. It seems like a number of these buildings are as tall as they possibly could be.

[JoninATX]

Originally Posted by eburress

Nice! Where these buildings are being built and that area's FAA-imposed height limits is primarily what's determining their height. It seems like a number of these buildings are as tall as they possibly could be.

Restrictions due to Love Field does make it impossible to build taller, but am glad to see a 400 footer get underway.

[TTU Arch]

FAA is part of it. Another part is the zoning in place for the areas of Oak Lawn, Uptown...areas outside of downtown.

[TTU Arch]

Turtle Creek office development 14 stories

This is one of my favorite areas of Dallas. Close-in park setting bordering the uptown area and very close to downtown.

http://www.dallasnews.com/business/c...-of-uptown.ece

[KevinFromTexas]

http://www.bizjournals.com/austin/bl...ts-in-our.html

See Texas' boldest construction projects in our inaugural Super Structures publication
Dec 12, 2014, 2:35pm CST

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Texas is growing — more business, more people, more opportunity — and that means a lot more construction.

There's so much commercial construction, in fact, it's hard to keep track of, which is why the Texas Business Journals came together to create this inaugural edition of Super Structures. Profiled in this special subscriber content publication are the biggest or most significant construction projects underway in each of Texas' largest cities.

We included everything from office towers rising in our downtowns to master-planned communities pushing the borders of our regions.

Bleu Ciel

[maconahey]

Bleu Ciel (foreground) + Frost Tower (background)



1900 Cedar Springs



Uptown Plaza



Fairfield Residential in the West End (former Katy freight depot site)



Citylights




2500 McKinney (Whole Foods + Residential)

[dch526]

Irving developer ready to build Hyatt House Hotel in Frisco

The six-story, 132-room extended stay hotel will sit near the intersection of Parkwood Boulevard and Gaylord Parkway near Dr Pepper Arena and Stonebriar Centre mall

NewcrestImage will manage the hotel upon completion, which is scheduled for 2016.

[dch526]

Trammell Crow Co., Northwestern Mutual to start luxury tower at McKinney and Knox

The six-story, Class A mixed-use tower, which has been named Knox Heights, will feature 182 luxury apartment homes with ground floor retail and restaurants. Real estate sources say the project will cost more than $60 million to develop.

The new development will replace five aging buildings of shops, restaurants and apartments on 1.3-acres

Plans for the project also include 13,500 square feet of ground floor retail, a 2,400-square-foot fitness facility and lounge, a 4,500-square-foot amenity deck and pool overlooking McKinney Avenue, and a three-level underground parking garage

[dch526]

Developer luring startups to Dallas' new 'Tech Mecca'

The developer, who made headlines last year after buying the 20-year vacant building at 211 N. Ervay called Alto 211, is catering his 18-story building around the lifestyles of tech startups, artists and creative entrepreneurs. This means offering them custom designed modern space, with options for furnishings and flexible lease terms, including no personal or corporate guarantee.
In other words, if for whatever reason, a company cannot continue its operations at the building, it can go back to Sarimsakci, turn in the keys and move on.

the building has free Wi-Fi access with download speeds of 10 gigabytes per second 24 hours a day, seven days a week. It has a community dog that hangs out in the building and comes equipped with a Mini Cooper that can be booked so that entrepreneurs can get to the Love Field or Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport for under $30. He also collaborates with his tenants, like Oren Salomon of Fort Work, to determine new amenities. For example, the building hosts yoga classes and will debut an art gallery at Fort Work in January. The first exhibits will display art by 10 artists younger than 30.
He's also planning to add kiosks in the lobby that will offer Italian coffee and fresh pressed juices.

[dch526]

How the living space at 500 S. Ervay will cater to entrepreneurs

I'm interested to see how all of this plays out over the next couple of years.. what else does he have planned?

So similar to his plans at Alto 211, the creative office space he calls the "Tech Mecca," Sarimsakci will provide modern living space with flexible lease terms at his residential project at 500 S. Ervay. Also just like Alto 211, tenants don't have to provide a personal guarantee to occupy space, allowing them to move if their venture goes another direction Sarimsakci exclusively told the Dallas Business Journal.

The 101-year-old building near Dallas City Hall will be home to a dual-branded 270-room hotel that will comprise Marriott's TownePlace Suites and Fairfield Inn.
In the strip in front of the L-shaped building, Sarimsakci plans to build three restaurants, a pool and a bar, all of which will be accessible to hotel guests as well as the nearby community.
Also like Alto 211, the mixed-use building will offer free Wi-Fi 24 hours a day. Sarimsakci is pricing each unit's rent at about $1,700 to $2,500 per month.

Construction on 500 S. Ervay began in 2012, with an opening slated for late 2015 or early 2016. The Marriott hotel will open 24 months after that.

[skys the limit]

Dallas named as 1 of 5 key emerging U.S. high technology hubs


Move over Silicon Valley.
The current tech boom is not just in the Bay Area, and some unlikely cities are gaining traction as key hubs.

by Cadie Thompson, CNBC
Friday, 2 January 2015


Dallas is heating up as a hotbed for both tech workers and companies.

The city was ranked as the fourth best city to work in tech, according to SmartAsset's report. Those in the tech industry in Dallas make 73 percent higher wages than the city's average compensation and also account for 4 percent of Dallas's total workforce.

While the city is home to some big companies including Texas Instruments and AT&T, the city's start-up scene has also had significant growth, especially since the 2008 recession, said Aziz Gilani, a partner at the Houston-based venture capital firm Mercury Fund.

"Dallas was going through an identity crisis before the recession. It was a city that didn't have [a start-up] industry that was at all investable and had no funds to invest in them," Gilani said.

However, what emerged post-recession were three organizations that helped jump-start entrepreneurship in the city. These include The Dallas Entrepreneur Center, the tech accelerator Tech Wildcatters and the accelerator VentureSpur.

About 33 Dallas-based tech companies have been acquired since 2012, including the enterprise cloud company SoftLayer, which was bought by IBM in 2013 for $2 billion, according to data from CB Insights.

And the state of Texas is also slated for a big year of tech IPOs. The state has 22 tech companies in the the IPO pipeline for 2015, according to CB Insights.

Full article: http://www.cnbc.com/id/102303349#.

[dch526]

Crow, MetLife unveil plans for Dallas skyscraper project on Klyde Warren Park

The more than 900,000-square-foot office, retail and residential development will start construction this year at Pearl Street and Woodall Rodgers Freeway on the north side of Klyde Warren Park, Crow said Wednesday.

Called Park District, the development will include a 19-story office tower and a 32-story residential building with 255 units.

There will be 22,000 square feet of retail space on the lower floors of the skyscraper complex.

HKS Architects designed the development. It has sleek glass towers with low glass restaurant and retail buildings in front, facing the park.

[Thymant]

This is an amazing project, can wait to see this one start rising! This should have a great impact for this area of uptown and will probably have some of the best views of Klyde Warren park.

[R1070]

I'm really excited about The Park District development along with the Akard Place development (both include a highrise apartment building and a highrise office tower with ground floor retail within close proximiity to the park and other amenities.

Add in the other developments starting this year or already going and this area is on fire. It's very exciting times.