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Alta Farmers Market " src="https://media.atre.yardi.com/2/29672/images/Alta-Farmers-Market.jpg?w=300&h=137" alt="" width="300" height="137" /> Alta Farmers Market By Liviu Oltean, Associate Editor Atlanta- based Wood Partners recently started work on the development of Alta Farmers Market , a 313- unit apartment community in downtown Dallas . Located on Cesar Chavez Boulevard , the 262,000-square- foot Alta Farmers Market will feature a structured parking garage ; a club room; a fitness facility; two courtyards with a pool and two water features; a grilling area; a fire pit; and an outdoor social lounge . “We broke ground on Farmers Market just over a month ago and are making great progress ,” said Wood Partners development associate Ryan Miller in an official statement. “With the revitalization of the Dallas Farmers Market next door and a resurgence in Deep Ellum, our residents will have great access to restaurants and entertai...

The Howard Hughes Corporation (NYSE:HHC) Q2 2017 Earnings Conference Call August 8, 2017, 10:00 AM ET Executives David Striph - Executive Vice President , Investor Relations David Weinreb - Chief Executive Officer Grant Herlitz - President David O’Reilly - Chief Financial Officer Peter Riley - General Counsel Analysts Alexander Goldfarb - Sandler O’Neill Robert Majek - CJS Securities Will Randall - Citigroup Waheed Khorsand - BWS Financial Alex Barron - Housing Research Center Steve Shaw - Compass Point Operator Good morning. And welcome to The Howard Hughes Corporation Second Quarter 2017 Earnings Conference Call . All participants will be in a listen-only mode. [ Operator Instructions ] After today’s presentation, there will be an opportunity to ask questions. [ Operator Instructions ] Please note, this event is being recorded. I would now like to turn the conference over to David Striph, Executive Vice President , Investor Relations . Please go ahead. David Striph Good morning. A...

We all make choices — building companies or products or communities — around how much control and authority each of the participants has. Do we tightly control our users in order to streamline our product, or do we open up multiple interfaces and allow our users to drive? Do we share our data with others in the belief that a rising tide lifts all boats, or do we hide it to improve our competitive advantage? Do we allow users to deconstruct and reassemble our products, or does that void their warranty? Do we respect current norms of our industry, or do we see the need for disruption? In many instances, these are questions of centralized versus decentralized authority  — who has the right and ability to make choices. Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold; Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world. —  William Butler Yeats   In this post, we argue that we now have the ability to build more decentralized systems , and that these can often create a competitive advantage over existing solut...