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Sic'EmBears · #**4381** Posted **Sep 23, 2016, 9:42 PM**

Two Dallas Midtown stakeholders step up to help build centerpiece of $20B project
Candace Carlisle
September 23, 2016

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Two Dallas Midtown stakeholders have stepped up in a big way to help build the proposed centerpiece of the evolution of Dallas Midtown, which is expected — if all plans come to fruition — to be the $20 billion answer to Frisco's $5 billion mile (which actually now totals $6.4 billion).

Dallas-based Beck Ventures has pledged $1 million towards the $15 million privately-raised match proposed by the Dallas Midtown Park Foundation. The foundation has asked the city of Dallas to earmark $15 million of the upcoming 2017 bond referendum, which is capped at $800 million.

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Another stakeholder in Dallas Midtown — EF Properties — has also agreed to sell a 5-acre parcel of land on the east side of Montfort Road in the Dallas Midtown vision to the city at a $1.9 million discount to market value.

EF Properties would be one of five property owners that would need to sell acreage to the city of Dallas to create the 20-acre park. In all, it will take $30 million to acquire the land to build the proposed park.

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"The park is an integral part of the Dallas Midtown project," Beck, who also sits on the Dallas Midtown parks board, told the Dallas Business Journal."It's on the city's vision plan and office tenants, retailers and restaurants want to know the park is happening. It's important to stakeholders that the city will make good on a commitment that happened two years ago."

Land for the Dallas Midtown park would need to be acquired sooner rather than later since market values on the land is likely to rise as Beck Ventures begins the initial $400 million phase of its portion of the mixed-use development, he said.

"Now is the time to acquire the land for a park before you have escalating prices due to inner city development," he said.

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"Dallas needs to step up and allocate $15 million of its bond money to create a centerpiece of this $20 billion development."

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TTU Arch · #**4382** Posted **Sep 25, 2016, 8:51 PM**

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TTU Arch · #**4383** Posted **Sep 25, 2016, 8:53 PM**

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Originally Posted by Sic'EmBears

Unfortunately, the MO was cancelled.

Sic'EMBears - I do think the MO was a nice design. In retrospect I think it will benefit the area that it did not get built. That design and the W feel much the same in the way of the vernacular with the MO being taller. I hope the 'signature' tower they are looking to build (when the time is right) will be just that, a piece that will be different then its surroundings.

Thymant · #**4384** Posted **Sep 26, 2016, 11:42 PM**

From the Dallas Business Journal:

Dallas hotel developer to build new Virgin hotel in the Design District (Link)
Candace Carlisle

http://www.thecroslandgroup.com/sing...esign-District

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Dallas-based Gatehouse Capital Corp., led by CEO Marty Collins (who the Dallas Business Journal profiled two years ago), was selected to develop the 240-room luxury hotel, which will feature meeting spaces and a rooftop terrace.

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Construction on the new Virgin Hotels Dallas is slated to begin in March 2017.

jshdodd · #**4385** Posted **Sep 27, 2016, 8:09 PM**

The Bank of America drive thru at the "Perot Signature Tower" site has officially been demolished

Austin55 · #**4386** Posted **Sep 27, 2016, 8:14 PM**

Cuban joking about the AAC and a new Mavs arena on local radio

"I bought 14 acres across 35 where the new practice but we still have 14 years left on the AAC lease so I probably won't start the new one for 6 months"

drummer · #**4387** Posted **Sep 28, 2016, 2:37 PM**

Came across this today:

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DART approves major expansion

DALLAS – DART is one step closer to building two new lines.

Tuesday night, the board approved its 2017 budget, which identified $3.5 million for a second line downtown and $25 million for the Cotton Belt Corridor, which would run from DFW Airport through Carrollton, Addison, Richardson, and Plano...

http://www.wfaa.com/news/local/dalla...sion/327354103

TTU Arch · #**4388** Posted **Sep 28, 2016, 5:57 PM**

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Originally Posted by Austin55

Cuban joking about the AAC and a new Mavs arena on local radio

"I bought 14 acres across 35 where the new practice but we still have 14 years left on the AAC lease so I probably won't start the new one for 6 months"

Pretty sure he is making a crack at what is going with a certain baseball stadium....

jshdodd · #**4389** Posted **Sep 28, 2016, 6:34 PM**

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Originally Posted by drummer

Came across this today:

http://www.wfaa.com/news/local/dalla...sion/327354103

Now THIS IS exciting!

Thymant · #**4390** Posted **Sep 28, 2016, 9:17 PM**

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Originally Posted by drummer

Came across this today:

http://www.wfaa.com/news/local/dalla...sion/327354103

Wow, I thought the new lines were a long way off, great news that there is progress!

Sic'EmBears · #**4391** Posted **Sep 29, 2016, 9:09 PM**

Marriott's European brand AC coming to new dual-branded hotel to be built across from Galleria Dallas
Maria-Halkias
September 29, 2016

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Civitas Capital Group and Atlantic Hotels Group said they have secured construction financing to build a new 256-room AC Residence Inn by Marriott across from Galleria Dallas.

Both the AC and the Residence brands will be under the same roof.

The five-level building is scheduled to open in spring 2018 on a long vacant corner that used to house a Chevrolet dealership. The property at Noel Road and the frontage road of LBJ Freeway is also near a planned redevelopment of Valley View Center.

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TexasStar · #**4392** Posted **Sep 30, 2016, 2:56 PM**

Construction Updates - 09/28/2015

Skyhouse Victory Park and The Ascent looming over the American Airlines Center - Home of the Dallas Mavericks (NBA) and Dallas Stars (NHL)

Cineopolis takes shape in the distance.

Katy Station rises just beyond the new Camden Apartments in Victory Park

maconahey · #**4393** Posted **Sep 30, 2016, 8:39 PM**

^ Great update!

Took this of Bleu Ciel yesterday

Austin55 · #**4394** Posted **Sep 30, 2016, 9:50 PM**

Next month the Fort Worth downtown design review board will hear a case for a proposed 10 story Hilton Garden Inn at 607 Jones, adjacent to Mount Gilead church.

http://www.fortwortharchitecture.com...topic=6263&hl=

Sic'EmBears · #**4395** Posted **Oct 1, 2016, 12:45 AM**

Blue Ciel appears to have reached its halfway point.

Sic'EmBears · #**4396** Posted **Oct 4, 2016, 2:25 AM**

Residences at Hall Arts, via dch526:

Proposed Case for : 2016-ASW-9649-OE

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Structure Height: 440

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Work Schedule: 11/14/2016 to 09/06/2018

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Structure Name: condominium tower

eburress · #**4397** Posted **Oct 4, 2016, 4:13 PM**

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Originally Posted by Sic'EmBears

Residences at Hall Arts, via dch526:

Proposed Case for : 2016-ASW-9649-OE

Interesting...440 ft is taller than I thought it was going to be! Not too shabby!

Thymant · #**4398** Posted **Oct 4, 2016, 5:20 PM**

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Residences at Hall Arts, via dch526:

Proposed Case for : 2016-ASW-9649-OE

Wow great find! I was wondering if Hall was actually going to do it and it looks so!

Roman_Patrick · #**4399** Posted **Oct 4, 2016, 6:58 PM**

Super exciting news! Definitely going to change the skyline coming down from Highway 75

Has anyone found a webcam for The Union?
Also a very exciting project for Uptown.

eburress · #**4400** Posted **Oct 4, 2016, 7:17 PM**

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Originally Posted by Roman_Patrick

Super exciting news! Definitely going to change the skyline coming down from Highway 75

Has anyone found a webcam for The Union?
Also a very exciting project for Uptown.

It definitely will, as will the Artelier tower if/when it gets built.

Man, we really need DallasMetropolis back up stat! I wonder what they're having so much trouble with.