A Dallas-based multi-discipline firm is in the process of bookending the Cedars with multifamily projects to the northeast and southwest ends of the district. The team at BMH As-Built USA and Soho Construction–or BMH for short–market themselves as architects, developers and contractors. Led by developer Saeed Mahboubi, BMH has been working out the details for Destination ...
Dallas Is Bike-Friendly, You’ve Just Got to Know Where to Look
Have you noticed more bicycles around town recently? Although the summer weather is a siren call to most cyclists in major cities, you might expect the Dallas heat to keep folks away from the outdoors, but that’s not really the case. Some of that’s because of the city itself — there’s a strong biking culture... ...
36-Story Office Tower Planned Downtown at UT-Owned Block 71 Site
Block 71, a 1.75-acre downtown site owned by the University of Texas and bordered by West Seventh, Colorado, West Sixth and Lavaca Streets, was home to one of the university’s administrative offices until the completion of the school’s new office building at 210 West Seventh Street. Since 2015, UT sought plans from developers for an office tower... ...
Project Catalyst, Oracle’s East Riverside Neighbor, Might Be the Next Domain
We’re mere months away from the completion of Oracle’s corporate campus on South Lakeshore Boulevard, and as the East Riverside corridor gentrifies, there’s been some concern about the area’s relative lack of retail options in comparison with the massive boom in multifamily housing stretching nearly to the airport. As I touched on earlier this year, it’s a gap many developers ...
Convention Center Bombshell
Previously, I have been skeptical of a convention center expansion. As a member of the Visitor Impact Task Force, I came around to a positive recommendation after the Task Force recommended ways to make expansion a positive for the city: Incorporating expansion as part of a larger tower to share costs and add activity when the convention center isn’t being used. Keeping... ...