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January 23, 2012
Turk Who Was Going to Redo 1401 Elm Now Has Big Plans For the Very Big 500 S. Ervay
This morning I called Karl Zavitkovsky, head of the city's Office of Economic Development, about something more or less related when he mentioned the "Turkish Trump." Say what now? Ah -- turns out, he thought we wrote this piece about Mike Sarimsakci, the developer who came to the city with big p ... More >>
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September 6, 2011
New Owner of 1401 Elm Reassures Council Committee That He Will "Deliver" on Promise
Photo by Justin TerveenFor the first time since news broke that 1401 Elm was off the market, the city council got to hear all about the project -- one its new owner says could be a "tipping point" for downtown. Turkish investor Mukemmel "Mike" Sarimsakci, who purchased and plans to redevelop ... More >>
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September 5, 2011
Labor Day 2011: Let's Work This Out
One of the best things about being a sportswriter? Getting paid to go to games. One of the worst things about being a sportswriter? Working on holidays. Not that I'm complaining. I've got lots of media friends who are without full-time jobs, and there's nothing more stressful than trying to ... More >>
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August 8, 2011
Is 1401 Elm, Downtown's Largest Vacant Building, About to Be Sold? Sure Looks Like It.
Photo by Justin TerveenLate last week, in the comments to some item, a Friend of Unfair Park asked about if the Tower Petroleum Building had come off the market, since its web listing had disappeared. I called Colliers International's David Glasscock, who's repping that building and the mammoth 1 ... More >>
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March 24, 2011
Wherein We Talk to the Realtor Trying to Sell Two of Downtown's Greatest Assets
Justin TerveenInside 1401 Elm Place, the George Dahl-designed former First National Bank towerJohn Crawford and I just had a long talk about downtown -- since, ya know, it is his thing. And later today I'll get to some of newsier items he revealed during the course of our chitchat. But I'd origin ... More >>
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September 6, 2010
Labor Day Memories: Where I've Worked
Labor Day, Schmabor Day. Yeah, I'm flying my flag today. But I'm also in here and on the radio at 105.3 The Fan. At work. And not complaining. Considering I've got friends who've been on unemployment going on a year now, I feel fortunate to have a gig - much less two - that I love. And cons ... More >>
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January 19, 2010
The View From -- And Of -- 1401 Elm Street
All photos by Justin TerveenOver the weekend, I took the boy down to the former First National Bank tower to see what was going bye-bye January 29, when the building's owner lock the doors at 1401 Elm Street till someone else is willing to take over the 52-story monolith that was, upon its comple ... More >>
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April 7, 2009
Dallas Federal Judge Sentences Weatherford Cattle-Ranchin' Swindler to Six Years, $10 Mil
I just bought this poster on etsy. At least, I hope I did.Oscar Black, a 58-year-old cattle rancher outta Weatherford, offered folks a pretty good deal: If you were to give him some of yer money, well, he'd invest it for ya -- to the tune of 12 percent in annual returns, hot damn. Only, there was on ... More >>
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April 6, 2009
City, Texas AG's Office Close to an Agreement Concerning W.W. Samuell Land, Trust Fund
View Larger MapOn Wednesday, the Dallas City Council is expected to get a look at the Texas Attorney General's Office's findings concerning its yearlong look into how the city manages the W. W. Samuell Permanent Foundation, the Samuell Trust Fund and the properties willed to the city by the physicia ... More >>
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August 2, 2001
Rich Man, Poor Man
Dallas architect Tom Stanley crafted buildings that endure on city skylines across the country, but his fortune and family wouldn't survive their own shaky foundations
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February 19, 1998
Not as dome as you think
Dallas attorney Darrell Jordan wants to cover the Cotton Bowl--anyone got $150 million to spare?

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Turk Who Was Going to Redo 1401 Elm Now Has Big Plans For the Very Big 500 S. Ervay

Blogs

New Owner of 1401 Elm Reassures Council Committee That He Will "Deliver" on Promise

Blogs

Labor Day 2011: Let's Work This Out

Blogs

Is 1401 Elm, Downtown's Largest Vacant Building, About to Be Sold? Sure Looks Like It.

Blogs

Wherein We Talk to the Realtor Trying to Sell Two of Downtown's Greatest Assets

Blogs

Labor Day Memories: Where I've Worked

Blogs

The View From -- And Of -- 1401 Elm Street

Blogs

Dallas Federal Judge Sentences Weatherford Cattle-Ranchin' Swindler to Six Years, $10 Mil

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City, Texas AG's Office Close to an Agreement Concerning W.W. Samuell Land, Trust Fund

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Rich Man, Poor Man

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Not as dome as you think

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