Chris Thorpe Real Estate

September 2009 - Posts

• SCIENTIFIC DEVELOPMENT AT VICTORY PARK

  DALLAS ( globest.com ) – Designs have been completed and a model has been constructed for the 14-story Perot Museum of Nature & Science at Victory Park. The size of the $185 million project has expanded from 160,000 to 180,000 sf. It will include Read More... Posted Friday, September 25, 2009 1:27 PM by Chris Thorpe | 0 Comments

• TEXAS CITIES' HOUSING FORECAST STABLE

  CARY, N.C. ( Local Market Monitor ) – Five large Texas cities and ten smaller ones are among the nation's top markets when it comes to expected home price performance, according to Local Market Monitor’s latest Home Price Forecast. Among Read More... Posted Friday, September 25, 2009 1:26 PM by Chris Thorpe | 0 Comments

• CUSTOMERS REPORT QUALITY, SATISFACTION

  WEST LAKE VILLAGE, Calif. ( J.D. Power and Associates ) – Two new studies from J.D. Power and Associates ranked home builders in 24 markets by customer satisfaction and home quality. The studies included the four major Texas metros. In Austin, David Read More... Posted Friday, September 25, 2009 1:24 PM by Chris Thorpe | 0 Comments

• PERFORMING ARTS CENTER NAME HAS FAMILIAR RING

  DALLAS ( Dallas Morning News ) – In keeping with the recent trend of giving sports and entertainment facilities corporate names, Dallas' new performing arts complex will be called the AT&T Performing Arts Center. The $354 million facility Read More... Posted Friday, September 25, 2009 1:23 PM by Chris Thorpe | 0 Comments

• TEXAS CITIES RANK HIGH ON ECONOMY, HOUSING PRICES

  TEXAS ( Dallas Morning News ) – Texas metros boast the strongest economies, according to a just-released analysis by the Brookings Institution. Austin ranked first in a second-quarter comparison of 100 U.S. cities. Dallas–Fort Worth ranked Read More... Posted Friday, September 25, 2009 1:21 PM by Chris Thorpe | 0 Comments

• Dallas–Fort Worth International Airport

  DALLAS ( Dallas Morning News ) – Dallas–Fort Worth International Airport, the world's third-busiest, has begun plans to develop 6,600 acres around the edges of its 18,000-acre North Texas home. The development of additional air services Read More... Posted Friday, September 25, 2009 1:19 PM by Chris Thorpe | 0 Comments

• SOIL TURNING AT WOODALL RODGERS PARK

  DALLAS ( globest.com ) – Over four years after plans were introduced, developers will break ground on the 5.2-acre Woodall Rodgers Park on Sept. 14. The $100 million development is intended to link Dallas’ uptown area to the central business Read More... Posted Friday, September 25, 2009 1:19 PM by Chris Thorpe | 0 Comments