A very unusual $1.5 billion development was announced today — it is a 681 acre multi-use development with a movie and music theme that is being proposed on empty land east of the city, near the new Texas 130 highway. The project includes a 50,000 SF soundstage and recording studio, a 70,000 seat outdoor amphitheater,…
1,000 visitors!
Do Downtown Residents Work Downtown?
One of the big questions has always been whether the people who live downtown also work downtown, making them less dependent on cars. If so, downtown residents may need fewer cars and may become a core constituency for the public transportation system. With traffic an increasing problem, the more people who are able to bike…
Who lives downtown?
If you are thinking of living downtown, who will be your neighbors? This posting attempts to answer that question by looking at the most recent census data for 78701. 78701 is the predominant downtown zip code: it includes the area between the lake and MLK blvd and between Lamar and I-35. Virtually every project covered…
Huge Downtown Plot Available for Development
Thirteen prime acres in the Rainey street neighborhood – the district between Red River and I-35 south of Cesar Chavez – are for sale in one of the largest downtown real estate offerings ever. The owners who assembled 20+ individual parcels including a large section along the lake are hoping that a master developer will…
Four Seasons Residences May Actually be Built
After seven years of proposed projects, the developer behind the Four Seasons Residences claims that the project will break ground this year. Apparently, the developer is self-financing the $100 million project — eliminating the pre-sales hurdles which stall many projects before construction.