D Economy - July 2015

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July 2015

Here are the highlights and news stories you may have missed from the past month:

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City Center News

Granite Properties buys landmark West End building with plans for office and restaurant space


Developer Granite Properties has completed its purchase of the historic West End Marketplace in downtown Dallas. The developer is already talking to prospective tenants, targeting creative and high-tech firms. Construction will start this summer. Source: Dallas Morning News, July 17, 2015.

Dallas' old industrial district along Trinity getting apartments, retail

Trammell Crow Residential is developing a luxury rental community in the 100 block of Turtle Creek Blvd. Just a few blocks away at Riverfront and Oak Lawn Avenue, Carlisle Interests is developing new restaurant and retail space. Source: Dallas Morning News, July 16, 2015.

Downtown Dallas' new KPMG Plaza office tower is opening its doors to tenants

KPMG Plaza has opened its doors to new tenants, the first multi-tenant office building to open in downtown Dallas in a decade. The building is already more than 70 percent leased, with a formal opening scheduled for early October. Source: Dallas Morning News, July 14, 2015.

New office building for Rolex in the works for Dallas' booming Uptown

Developer Harwood International has filed plans for a 7-story, 130,000 square foot office building at Harry Hines Blvd and Moody Street. Real estate brokers are saying that Rolex plans to move from its current location into the new office project. It's estimated the project will take approximately 18 months to complete. Source: Dallas Morning News, July 8, 2015.

New Virgin Hotel planned in Dallas' Design District

Virgin Hotels announced plans to open a new hotel in Dallas' Design District. It will be located on Hi Line Drive at Turtle Creek Boulevard and will have more than 200 rooms, a pool, gym and spa. Source: Dallas Morning News, June 22, 2015.

Small Business News

Dallas' booming entrepreneur scene nourishes food-tech startup

After catching the startup bug a few years ago, entrepreneur Ali Mirza developed the FIVEOh! app, which helps users find food in the Dallas area for less than $5. He and co-founder Shail Bhatt launched the app in March and are tracking user data so they can continue to refine their offerings. Source: Dallas Morning News, July 10, 2015.

Southern Dallas News

17 modern townhomes coming to Bishop Arts area

Seventeen modern townhomes are being built in the Bishop Arts neighborhood by Proximity Developers and designed by Richard Drummond Davis Architect. Source: Oak Cliff Advocate, June 24, 2015.

Real Estate News

Cypress Waters development lures big companies with North Texas location and mixed-use construction 


In the last year, the 1,000-acre Cypress Waters development has landed some of the area's largest office deals. Developer Billingsley Co. estimates they'll have about 5,000 people working there by early 2017. Source: Dallas Morning News, July 2, 2015.

More lofts and apartments coming to Shops at Park Lane

The Shops at Park Lane is fast becoming a place where folks not only want to shop but live. Construction has begun on an additional 165 apartments, on the Park Lane side of the mixed-use development, where retail tenants include Whole Foods and Nordstrom Rack, among others. Source: Dallas Morning News, June 30, 2015.

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Economic Review

C2ER Cost of Living Index - Q1 2015

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  • The Council of Community and Economic Research publishes an annual Cost of Living Index to provide an accurate measure to compare cost of living differences among urban areas. Items on which the index is based have been chosen to reflect different categories of consumer expenditures.
  • Since 2014, the City of Dallas has had the lowest cost of living index score of the ten largest metropolitan areas in the United States.

More Dallas Economics

In this edition you'll find

City Center News

The latest developments and projects happening in the downtown core

Small Business News

The latest in Dallas small business news and developments

Southern Dallas News

The latest developments and projects based in the southern half of Dallas

Real Estate News

The latest real estate development projects and progress

Economic Review

Unemployment data and more

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