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Top Dallas Retail Operator Wants to Buy Country Club Plaza

By Kevin Collison A Texas firm that owns the luxury Highland Park Village shopping center in Dallas has a tentative agreement to acquire the Country Club Plaza, according to local real estate sources. Ray Washburne and HP Village Partners, an entity with family ties to the wealthy Hunt Family, is the prospective new owner of…

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Country Club Plaza holiday lights

Texas Investors Eye Purchase of the Country Club Plaza

A Texas firm that owns the luxury Highland Park Village shopping center in the Dallas area has a tentative agreement to acquire the Country Club Plaza.

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A rendering of the new option for a South Loop Link park that calls for a 'double superblock' that would close Walnut and Baltimore.

South Loop Park Linked to $685M Investment, 1,200 Apartments

Backers of a South Loop park atop Interstate 670 say the project could spark $685 million in construction that would include about 1,200 apartments downtown.

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South Loop Park Could Trigger $685M Investment, 1,200 Apartments

By Kevin Collison Copaken Brooks wants to build a $335 million development that would feature a 700-unit, high-rise apartment project north of the T-Mobile Center, according to state tax credit application for the proposed South Loop Project. The big project proposed for 12th and McGee was disclosed in letters and an economic impact study supporting…

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"Kansas City Week in Review" host Nick Haines.

Nick’s Picks | Taylor Swift, Beyoncé and Royals Ballpark

Kansas City continues to attract top pop culture talent. First Taylor Swift. Now Beyoncé. If only the Royals would decide where to build a ballpark.

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