Preston Center

Developer Says Preston Center West Project Complies With Area Plan, Will Add 180 Housing Units 

By April Towery / April 12, 2024 /

Developers with Ramrock Real Estate unveiled plans for redeveloping Preston Center West into a mixed-use concept with retail, office space, and 180 housing units — and insisted it’s compatible with the  Northwest Highway/Preston Road Area Plan approved in 2017.  About 70 people attended a community meeting Wednesday to express concerns about the proposal. Chief among…

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How The Preston Center West Rezoning Almost Happened Without Community Input 

By April Towery / April 2, 2024 /

At a time when trust in Dallas’ public officials appears to be at an all-time low, a former city plan commissioner pointed out that a Preston Center West rezoning request was poised for approval without a community meeting that was promised two years ago.  Claire Stanard, who represented District 13 on the City Plan Commission…

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City Plan Commission Delays Vote on Preston Center West to May 2, Community Meeting Set For April 10 

By April Towery / March 21, 2024 /

City Plan Commissioners responded Thursday to demands from the public that a community meeting be held before a vote is taken on development plans for Preston Center West shopping center.  District 13 Plan Commissioner Larry Hall, who was appointed in September, acknowledged the public criticism over a lack of feedback opportunities on the project.  “Perhaps…

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Preston Center West Zoning Case Was Originally Scheduled March 7, But CPC Will Hear it Thursday

By April Towery / March 20, 2024 /

The matter of rezoning the Preston Center West shopping center to allow for a high-rise office building and apartment complex is set for the Dallas City Plan Commission’s Thursday, March 21, agenda.  The development proposal — which drew criticism from former District 13 Plan Commissioner Claire Stanard — was set for a CPC agenda two…

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Preston Center Garage: It Gets Worse

By Jon Anderson / July 6, 2020 /

We’re not surprised to see more pigs at the trough of the Preston Center Garage plan, as the greed is expected, though not astonishing. Last week I wrote about the final Preston Center Garage plan delivered to the city by Walker Consultants and the later filing by Robert Dozier’s Ramrock Real Estate LLC. As a…

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