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The Sad View from Valley View

Signs like this one decorate dozens of empty storefronts at Valley View Center.​When I was a kid, Valley View was my mall -- bought my first skateboard (a Powell-Peralta purchased at the stand beneath the escalators), my first album (KISS's Double Platinum at the Disc Records) and my first guitar ... More >>

Valley View's Owners: No Plans to Share

The scene inside Waldenbooks' Valley View location, which has about two weeks left​Christine Romero, spokesperson for Valley View Center owner Macerich, called back to say, well, she doesn't have much to say about the state or fate of the beleaguered mall at present: "We don't have any final plans ... More >>

Mapping the "Available" Space at Valley View

A view of Valley View Center from the sky, as depicted on mall owner Macerich's leasing-info Web site​Ron Natinksy's comments concerning Valley View Center reminded me: We never did hear from a local Macerich rep concerning whatever kind of "plans" the mall owner may or may not have for North Dall ... More >>

Valley View Has a New Owner. So, Now What?

​Perhaps you saw: Valley View Center has a new owner now, Miami-based LNR Property Corporation -- well, actually, its subsidiary LNR Partners, the very same company trying to sell off the former First National on Elm Street downtown, amongst other local real estate. Dallas County deed records show ... More >>

Yet Another High-End Dallas Hotel Sold as the Downtown Fairmont Goes For $69 Million

​Yesterday Bloomberg noted that high-end American hotels are being sold to buyers from Hong King, Singapore and China in the hopes of catering to "a growing number of affluent Asians traveling abroad." Among those sold: the Rosewood Crescent Hotel and the Rosewood Mansion on Turtle Creek, now in t ... More >>