Houston vs. Dallas (Kirby: bad areas, breakfast, real estate)

[Jack Lance]

Originally Posted by Dallaz

I guess you didn't understand me, let me clarify.....

No one can say for sure that any project can happen or not. You've never heard me say a project cannot happen in Houston. I have no idea what can and cannot be constructed because I do not know anything about the market. (Neither do the posters in the forum)

For that matter Real Estate "experts" would have a hard time predicting specific projects. I don't think anybody has said this project cannot happen, just that doubt exist that this project is feasible or anything other than a PR stunt, which is where I tend to lean on the matter. If it does get built I'm sure Dallas will eventually grow into it....

[Exult.Q36]

Originally Posted by Jack Lance

For that matter Real Estate "experts" would have a hard time predicting specific projects. I don't think anybody has said this project cannot happen, just that doubt exist that this project is feasible or anything other than a PR stunt, which is where I tend to lean on the matter. If it does get built I'm sure Dallas will eventually grow into it....

If those buildings are iconic and state of the art they will not have a problem filling them up. It sounds like a lot of international companies may occupy the buildings.

[TexasTallest]

Originally Posted by kdogg817

If those buildings are iconic and state of the art they will not have a problem filling them up. It sounds like a lot of international companies may occupy the buildings.

I didn't realize Dallas had a large international presence..?

[Exult.Q36]

Originally Posted by TexasTallest

I didn't realize Dallas had a large international presence..?

Well if you haven't notice foreign companies are relocating to DFW. Examples include Toyota relocation to Plano and China base NGC making its North America headquarters in Fort Worth. DFW has become very international friendly and welcomes foreign investors that would like to capitalize on the 4 largest market in America.

[stoneclaw]

Originally Posted by TexasTallest

I didn't realize Dallas had a large international presence..?

Dallas has the numbers as being international, but it doesn't feel international. It still feels very segregated and too contrived, not like a melting pot like you see in Houston.

[dallasboi]

Originally Posted by stoneclaw

Dallas has the numbers as being international, but it doesn't feel international. It still feels very segregated and too contrived, not like a melting pot like you see in Houston.

Its because Houston is the same all over.Everything is all mixed in, All the neighborhoods are the same...rich or poor. My take is that People say Dallas is Segregated because you don't see a mixture of foreign people in every neighborhood in Dallas. Which is really not fair. In fact....Houston is lacking sense of place. a neighborhood way on the north side looks Identical to 3rd ward. if you fall asleep in route you would think you were in the same place when you wake up..Its like going in circles passing the same stuff over and over..its all the same.

[Jimmy1953]

Originally Posted by dallasboi

Its because Houston is the same all over.Everything is all mixed in, All the neighborhoods are the same...rich or poor. My take is that People say Dallas is Segregated because you don't see a mixture of foreign people in every neighborhood in Dallas. Which is really not fair. In fact....Houston is lacking sense of place. a neighborhood way on the north side looks Identical to 3rd ward. if you fall asleep in route you would think you were in the same place when you wake up..Its like going in circles passing the same stuff over and over..its all the same.

[Jack Lance]

Originally Posted by dallasboi

Its because Houston is the same all over.Everything is all mixed in, All the neighborhoods are the same...rich or poor. My take is that People say Dallas is Segregated because you don't see a mixture of foreign people in every neighborhood in Dallas. Which is really not fair. In fact....Houston is lacking sense of place. a neighborhood way on the north side looks Identical to 3rd ward. if you fall asleep in route you would think you were in the same place when you wake up..Its like going in circles passing the same stuff over and over..its all the same.

This is utter and total nonsense, the diversity in "place" between lets say the Woodlands and Galveston is far and away superior to anything you can describe between Dallas and Fort worth. Get a hold on yourselves

[TexasTallest]

Originally Posted by kdogg817

Well if you haven't notice foreign companies are relocating to DFW. Examples include Toyota relocation to Plano and China base NGC making its North America headquarters in Fort Worth. DFW has become very international friendly and welcomes foreign investors that would like to capitalize on the 4 largest market in America.

Oh, I must of missed DFW on the list of locations with the most foreign investment..

Originally Posted by TexasTallest

Houston is the number 4 city in the world for foreign investments.. Behind only London, NYC, and San Francisco.

Houston?s real estate market continues to attract foreign investors, according to CBRE Group Inc. - Houston Business Journal

[TexasTallest]

Originally Posted by Jack Lance

This is utter and total nonsense, the diversity in "place" between lets say the Woodlands and Galveston is far and away superior to anything you can describe between Dallas and Fort worth. Get a hold on yourselves

But.. But.. Plano is so diverse!

Originally Posted by dallasboi

Its because Houston is the same all over.Everything is all mixed in, All the neighborhoods are the same...rich or poor. My take is that People say Dallas is Segregated because you don't see a mixture of foreign people in every neighborhood in Dallas. Which is really not fair. In fact....Houston is lacking sense of place. a neighborhood way on the north side looks Identical to 3rd ward. if you fall asleep in route you would think you were in the same place when you wake up..Its like going in circles passing the same stuff over and over..its all the same.

Sure, you can fall asleep in one poor part of town and wake up in another poor part of town and there not be a huge difference, but what you are failing to include are all those places in between that you "slept through". Between the north side and the third ward (only a few miles apart) you have to pass an area known as DOWNTOWN, along with the 4th ward, midtown, and the east end. Those places definitely do not all look the same. I could however say that one could venture for the same amount of miles (as between the north side and 3rd ward) from one side of south Dallas to the other and everything look the same without falling asleep. I can't belive you are trying to paint Houstons diversity and intertwined culture/demographics as a bad thing.. I guess some people prefer segregation?

Oh, and the reason people say Dallas is segregated isn't because of Dallas' lesser diversity with "fewer foreigners seen out in the neighborhoods" (or w/e you said).. It's because a large portion of the poor population lives in south Dallas, while the more affluent neighborhoods are to the north. The demographics are very divided.