Re: Deep Ellum

On Tue, Nov 16, 2010 at 4:34 PM, Zac Crain <zac.crain@gmail.com> wrote:

yes it's krista.nightengale@dmagazine.com

On Tue, Nov 16, 2010 at 3:33 PM, Barrett Brown <barriticus@gmail.com> wrote:

Sorry, I can't find the e-mail for the woman in charge of invoices, could you send that to me when you get a moment?

On Mon, Nov 15, 2010 at 5:08 PM, Zac Crain <zac.crain@gmail.com> wrote:

Yes, $300.

Zc

On Mon, Nov 15, 2010 at 4:04 PM, Barrett Brown <barriticus@gmail.com> wrote:

Thanks for making those changes. Do I need to send in an invoice, and if so, what price do I put down on this one?

On Fri, Nov 12, 2010 at 4:04 PM, Zac Crain <zac.crain@gmail.com> wrote:

Sure thing.

On Fri, Nov 12, 2010 at 2:58 PM, Barrett Brown <barriticus@gmail.com> wrote:

Also, on his first mention, please add "of Madison Partners," which is his real estate firm. Thanks again.

On Fri, Nov 12, 2010 at 3:53 PM, Barrett Brown <barriticus@gmail.com> wrote:

One more change; it should be Lou Reese IV, not III. Thanks.

On Thu, Nov 11, 2010 at 10:51 AM, Zac Crain <zac.crain@gmail.com> wrote:

I'm just trying to anticipate what Tim might want. Obviously, not apples to apples what with inflation etc. So it's probably a dumb idea.

On Thu, Nov 11, 2010 at 9:49 AM, Barrett Brown <barriticus@gmail.com> wrote:

Sorry, that should be 20 to 30. By dollar figures, are you referring to the actual dollar amount of the rent for a particular building?

On Thu, Nov 11, 2010 at 10:36 AM, Zac Crain <zac.crain@gmail.com> wrote:

20 to 20 percent off -- typo. What is the range? We wouldn't happen to have any dollar figures we could use, do we?

Zc

On Wed, Nov 10, 2010 at 2:44 PM, Barrett Brown <barriticus@gmail.com> wrote:

Here you go:

In a way, Deep Ellums turn-of-the-century fall from grace was prompted by a sudden spate of competition from those other neighborhoods, such Knox-Henderson and the West Village area, which had lately come to achieve the sort of walkable recreational status that had so long eluded Dallas as a whole. But in another, more accurate way, the music districts collapse was entirely the fault of a few dozen stab-happy club patrons and a gaggle of scumbag landlords who couldnt care less that the venues to which they rented were quickly bring down one of the citys most important cultural nodes.

The offending clubs are gone now, thanks to a decade of legal wrangling led by several of the same developers who presided over Deep Ellums golden age and who are intent on bringing about its revival by employing the Planned Development card. Real estate developer and entrepreneur Lou Reese III, whose father was instrumental in shaping the areas original appeal by renting to such major draws as Monicas Aca Y Alla. Reese has lately brought in a new crop of anchor venues such as Tuckers Blues and has another round of eateries and bars coming into place relatively soon. Deep Ellum is getting its live music roots back, Reese told D in October, and people are making significant investment and inroads in bringing back the right acts and the right types of establishments to actually create a vibrant music zone in Dallas. Although area rents are so diversely structured as to defy easy generalization, Reese estimates that rates are now just 20 to 20 percent off their late-90s peak.

The conditions are already in place for the coming revival. Trees reopened in 2009 and Green Room did likewise in 2010 (and has since expanded its dining service to Sunday evenings, with brunch planned for the horizon). Neighborhood booster John Reardon has just recently gotten final approval to open a microbrewery, which should go well with the two-year-old Calais Winery that appeared in the area in 2008. District revivals have been built on much lesser foundations than those upon which Deep Ellum now rests.

On Mon, Nov 8, 2010 at 6:26 PM, Zac Crain <zac.crain@gmail.com> wrote:

Thanks sir

Sent from my iPhone

On Nov 8, 2010, at 5:06 PM, Barrett Brown <barriticus@gmail.com> wrote:

I'm having Lou Reese send me a breakdown of the rents specifically, but they vary; the system is a bit more complicated than just having a base rent, as the bars and restaurants tend to pay a higher percentage rent based on revenues if that dollar amount is higher than the base. All in all, it's going to be hard to summarize accurately in a short piece, but I'll see what I can do when he has that info sent along, which he said he'd get me today or tomorrow.

On Mon, Nov 8, 2010 at 5:46 PM, Zac Crain <zac.crain@gmail.com> wrote:

Hey, Tim showed me your piece. Looks good, just needs a little more detail, if you can supply it. Like, how have rents varied? What were they in the heyday? What are they now?

Sound okay?

Thanks,
Zc

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