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#1 Austin55

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Posted 25 April 2019 - 04:08 PM

I swear this had been discussed but can't find it at the moment. This is a currently vacant site just north of the Lazy Moose on Magnolia.

 

 

 

 

 
Applicant:
5454 LA SIERRA DR STE 200
DALLS,, TX, 75231
Project Description:
PS 1200
The applicant is proposing to develop 8 housing units, 4-6 office/studio spaces, 1 restaurant, and 2 commercial space with flexible.

 

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It's quite the wild looking structure,appears to be 4 buildings linked by open space. I assume the 8 arched structures are the housings, which could be entered via the alleyway. There's 3 other small buildings that appear to be along 6th which I assume are the commercial spaces.



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Posted 25 April 2019 - 04:49 PM

 

Coming to 1200 6th Avenue, off Oleander Walk and just north of Nona Tata.

 

 

. Magnolia House Condominiums
Demo existing structure onsite, rough grade all 3 lots to bare dirt. bring in cushion sand for final grade, build 2 separate structures on 1 common slab with a corridor splitting down the middle. Will be total of 12, 2-story condo units, 6 on each side of the corridor.

 

 

This may be the thread that you were searching for; found in the Southside Development Thread.



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Posted 29 April 2019 - 02:41 PM

My initial reaction to the site plan and elevations are that it looks pretty institutional.  Would be worth seeing more detail though.

Certainly is a departure from the more traditional forms that have been built and restored on the near southside. 



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Posted 25 May 2019 - 09:00 AM

The architect of this is Marlon Blackwell out of Fayetville Arkansas. They have some really unique stuff in thier portfolio. No new renderings of this project at this time.

 

https://www.marlonbl...l.com/projects/



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Posted 26 May 2019 - 09:17 AM

If by unique you mean ugly, you're spot on. 

 

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Posted 13 September 2019 - 08:01 PM

They've got a website up

https://ps1200.com/

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Posted 14 September 2019 - 11:49 PM

Updated Quonset Hut? Nissen Hut?



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Posted 15 September 2019 - 07:53 PM

It doesn't inspire me.


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Posted 16 September 2019 - 08:06 AM

I personally find it (potentially) fun. Very much like the new Zoli's pizza joint being built at 3501 S Hulen, just south of Central Market.



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Posted 16 September 2019 - 12:24 PM

I personally find it (potentially) fun. Very much like the new Zoli's pizza joint being built at 3501 S Hulen, just south of Central Market.

I agree.  Sometimes a particular area can be too matchy-matchy and sometimes a building with a different design can help break up the monotony.  It is a 2 story building and on a side street so it won't have much impact to the aesthetic of Magnolia street.



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Posted 12 December 2019 - 02:03 PM

Marlon Blackwell has won the 2020 AIA Gold Medal.

https://en.m.wikiped.../AIA_Gold_Medal

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Posted 17 August 2020 - 09:44 PM

Permits are in for this.

 

Website is also updated - https://www.ps1200.com/ (be patient after following the link, there's a neat animation) 



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Posted 22 September 2020 - 01:13 PM

HI! New member here, Ive been in FW about a decade now and have lived downtown, eastside, and southside. 

I recently found the ps1200 website and emailed them about residential leases.

They are just now getting all the permits from the city and will be breaking ground soon. I know the architect was in Dallas this past week too according to his instagram. 

The developer, Philip Kafka of Prince Concepts has done similar things in Detroit, using Quanset Huts and similar structures, also there are some more renderings of the park/structures on vision commercials website. 

Should be a pretty cool addition to the area, way different stylistically than whats down there now. 



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Posted 11 April 2021 - 08:59 PM

It is under construction. 



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Posted 12 April 2021 - 12:25 PM

Yes i saw this happening last Friday but didn't have time to post.



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Posted 09 June 2021 - 07:06 AM

Dallas Morning News,
Fort Worth project will use familiar metal huts for new homes and commercial buildings

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Posted 09 June 2021 - 12:01 PM

This project will enhance the variety of architectural designed buildings in Fort Worth.



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Posted 11 June 2021 - 07:28 PM

I came across a magazine article in Apple News+ that gives a good sense of what something like this could be like.

 

I was unable to find a regular link to the article, but for the no doubt very few of you with an Apple News subscription, here is the link:

 

https://apple.news/A...4SeWNCFpI2JlWFg



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Posted 11 June 2021 - 09:50 PM

I came across a magazine article in Apple News+ that gives a good sense of what something like this could be like.
 
I was unable to find a regular link to the article, but for the no doubt very few of you with an Apple News subscription, here is the link:
 
https://apple.news/A...4SeWNCFpI2JlWFg


Some beautiful photography. Nice article.

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Posted 14 June 2021 - 02:16 PM

There is a sign on the site saying something like "more space, not more density". 

I dont have the faintest clue what the economics are like for this, but am pretty surprised they can do this and make any money.  That land MUST have been expensive, and they are building relatively small buildings on it.

 

I do, for the record, love that they're stepping out and employing an ambitious, out of the box design. Is fun and eye-catching. 

Just wondering if the owners are "taking one for the team" financially here.



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Posted 19 June 2021 - 06:12 AM

 

From the article:

 

Three Quonset hut buildings will house the eight residential units with 20-foot ceilings and glass walls overlooking the park.

 

Three Quonset hut buildings? But I see eight in the picture, right? In any case I wonder what the square footage of each will be and whether they'll be for rent or for sale. If they're for sale maybe the developer is imagining selling them at a really high price point to make up for the low density site use.

 

A vegan restaurant planned by the creators of popular Spiral Diner and an ice cream and donut shop are also planned for the new development.

 

Spiral is a half-block away from this development. Interesting that they're planning to start competing with themselves!



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Posted 20 June 2021 - 12:12 PM

There is a sign on the site saying something like "more space, not more density". 
I dont have the faintest clue what the economics are like for this, but am pretty surprised they can do this and make any money.  That land MUST have been expensive, and they are building relatively small buildings on it.
 
I do, for the record, love that they're stepping out and employing an ambitious, out of the box design. Is fun and eye-catching. 
Just wondering if the owners are "taking one for the team" financially here.



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Posted 20 June 2021 - 12:18 PM

I actually talked to the developer about cost when I emailed them in 2020 about possibly moving in there if there were units available.

Back then, in aug 2020, the residential units cost about 2k, but Im almost sure theyve gone up since then.

8 residential units + 8 Small offices + Diner + juice shop... I think theyll be okay in rent/financials, and who knows what they paid for the land... it sat empty for quite a while. Im excited to see the end result! Look up the developers other projects in Detroit to gets flavor of what it could look like in real life. They are called The Caterpillar, and the other is called True North. Both use the Hut system

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Posted 26 August 2021 - 11:03 AM

The metal framing of the retail sections are being put up. This building will do great extending' the feel of Magnolia towards Rosedale. Across the street there's a new 2-story office in-fill project that wrapped-up this year which adds to it. 

 

I'm not sure how to embed a pic, but here is an Imgur link to the pic I took last week:

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Posted 26 August 2021 - 11:53 AM

The metal framing of the retail sections are being put up. This building will do great extending' the feel of Magnolia towards Rosedale. Across the street there's a new 2-story office in-fill project that wrapped-up this year which adds to it. 

 

I agree with you on extending the feel.  My only minor gripe with Magnolia is that everything is in a line on one street and it doesn't feel as connected or as energetic as South Main



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Posted 26 August 2021 - 04:11 PM

I agree with you rriojas71, it would be even better if it spanned a few blocks north and south. Something more akin to Bishop Arts District. An urban neighborhood vs a linear entertainment district.

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Posted 26 August 2021 - 05:59 PM

I partially disagree with the two of you.  It would be nice if it expanded north, but to south, most of the street is in the Fairmount National Register and Local Historic District.  I'm opposed to any invasion of the commercial uses into the neighborhood, especially if it involves demolition of the legally protected historic houses.  Only a handful of structures on the north side of the street are in the district, and none of the existing residential is included.  I think expansion there would be appropriate.



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Posted 27 August 2021 - 06:24 PM

I'm definitely not in favor of demolition of historic houses but I think there are some unused lots that can be addressed to create infill.  I was thinking of the retail mostly on the northern portion of the neighborhood between Magnolia and Rosedale.



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Posted 27 August 2021 - 06:36 PM

I'm also not for demolishing the few existing historic homes in this area.  However, those houses are not designated, so they would be fair game by a developer.  I was also thinking about the vacant lots as the best way to expand the commercial area.



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Posted 27 August 2021 - 11:44 PM

This development was recently heavily featured in The Architects Newspaper

https://www.archpape...of-development/



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Posted 20 November 2021 - 09:31 PM

November 20, 2021 photo:

 

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Overall photo from Fairmount Ave.

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Posted 20 November 2021 - 09:33 PM

This looks super cool.

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Posted 20 November 2021 - 09:38 PM

I edited the post and added a more overall shot from the backside on Fairmount.



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Posted 29 January 2022 - 10:12 PM

Interesting to peek inside and see the interior work. 

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Posted 29 January 2022 - 11:36 PM

Very Cool looking! My second thought was how well that shape would fare in a severe wind storm.



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Posted 08 June 2022 - 09:56 PM

Took this photo on June 2nd. The 2nd retail building's frame is up. Work slowly moves forward on the residential part. I'm surprised they haven't made more progress, but understandable with many affected by supply chain/materials issues or labor shortages. 

 

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Posted 22 August 2022 - 06:30 AM

These were taken just over a week ago. Walking by yesterday, a lot more work has been done to the interiors. 

 

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Posted 22 August 2022 - 07:41 AM

These were taken just over a week ago. Walking by yesterday, a lot more work has been done to the interiors. 

 

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this has such a fun Streamline Moderne appeal to it



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Posted 23 August 2022 - 12:28 PM

Great photos, such a cool project. 



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Posted 05 September 2022 - 08:12 PM

Funkiest apartments in Funkytown? This Near Southside project is unique in Fort Worth

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Posted 07 September 2022 - 10:53 PM

I partially disagree with the two of you.  It would be nice if it expanded north, but to south, most of the street is in the Fairmount National Register and Local Historic District.  I'm opposed to any invasion of the commercial uses into the neighborhood, especially if it involves demolition of the legally protected historic houses.  Only a handful of structures on the north side of the street are in the district, and none of the existing residential is included.  I think expansion there would be appropriate.

how do you feel about the commercial uses of Old Home Supply, Arts 5th Avenue and the surrounding other businesses?  They interrupt the residential pattern.



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Posted 08 September 2022 - 12:27 PM

I have no problem with those commercial uses, since they are in equally historic structures within Fairmount.  Those commercial areas were built with the neighborhood for the most part.  Inserting commercial areas within the midst of residential neighborhoods were not uncommon until about the 1950s.  For the more modern instances, look at Westcliff Center and the Hill School in South Hills.  The Hill School was a small retail center with a grocery store when it was built.



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Posted 21 October 2022 - 06:36 PM

Some photos at night. There are a ton of trees in this project. 

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Posted 21 October 2022 - 07:06 PM

Looking good



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Posted 21 October 2022 - 07:47 PM

It is starting to really shape up.  Last night, I was close, but after the awards, I was ready to get home and have dinner.



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Posted 26 November 2022 - 08:45 AM

Here's a few photos of PS1200 from our post-lunch forum tour.  There was a couple gentlemen working, maybe we should have asked to peek inside upstairs?  It smelled like they were probably painting, there is a new barber shop (Standard Barber) going in the unit on the NW corner downstairs that smelled freshly painted.  

 

Things I liked: the metal façade and arched Quonset hut look is just as cool up close as it is from afar.  The overall layout is functional with separate street-level entrances for businesses on the back.   

 

Things that were confusing:  The landscaping and hardscaping felt out-of-place.  My impression was the architect was going for a rustic urban feel juxtaposing a clean modern building with wispy feathery trees.  I don't care for the flagstone.  It appears haphazardly placed and could present some challenges for people traversing them both slipping as well as the gaps between each stone have a sand or crushed stone that any sort of cart or especially wheelchair would get caught in.  I would have much rather seen them spend the money to do some different concrete finishes or even stained or stamped concrete to bring a cleaner / more modern feel to the exterior space.  The flagstone seems like it will be a mess to keep up with and not really sure how the occupants are or are not supposed to use that space.  Some concrete could have been used as a patio with tables and chairs.   I could tell they reached their budget limit when it came to exterior lighting.  There was a lack of any sort of site lighting other than a few oddly-placed step lights and some can lights in the soffit on ground level.  The main building has those white "Home Depot Special" exterior lights but I spotted a few "Jelly Jar" fixtures which are pretty cool.  My guess is they spec'd jelly jars throughout but either ran into budget or supply issues and the white Home Depot fixtures are meant to provide some lighting for now.  Site drainage at the rear of the building seemed thought out and the riprap rocks was sort of a cool feature to catch the falling water from above.  Site drainage at the front of the building, not so much.  There's a parking lot behind the building with all blue wheel stops and blue lines which seems strange, as if the whole thing is supposed to be handicapped parking?  I didn't count the number of stalls, but it appeared to be about 20.  Also the asphalt had some white stone mixed into the aggregate, this looked very strange to me. 

 

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Posted 26 November 2022 - 09:53 AM

This is such a unique project, but it does have an unusual mish mash of landscape choices.  I would hope the cypress trees (I think that's what they are) would bounce back when the weather improves.  Those lights are b-a-d.  They don't age well either.



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Posted 26 November 2022 - 10:19 AM

Im afraid some of the trees may be too far gone or mishandled in transplant to bounce back. I bent a small twig on the top of one branch on a bare tree and it felt very brittle but did not completely snap off. Transplanting trees is a delicate process and they usually need a lot of TLC to survive, but I could be wrong.

Some proper architectural exterior lighting and landscape lighting would have brought this project to the next level.

I wonder how effective the HVAC mini split units will be at cooling these spaces? I would be concerned if they are using ductless split units to cool the upstairs Quonset huts as thats a lot of space.

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Posted 26 November 2022 - 01:03 PM

Landscaping trees need a lot of TLC to survive.  When I have projects that require trees as a part of meeting the landscape requirements by the city, or they are included by the owner's instructions, always lose a few within the first couple of years.  On some projects, they die almost immediately, depending on how much TLC they were given after transplanting.

 

As for the HVAC mini-split units, I have the same questions and concerns.  I guess we will have to wait and see, once the units are occupied.  I'm sure we will hear something if the HVAC can't heat or cool those spaces.



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Posted 26 November 2022 - 06:56 PM

Nitixope, your pictures turned out very nice.







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