Mixed-Use Development
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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Everything’s bigger in Frisco by the looks of a 2,500-acre “developer’s dream” site off Legacy Drive that will include homes, apartments, lakes, parks, offices, and hotels. The $10 billion Fields project was announced about a year ago and developers signed Taylor Morrison Homes as its first builder. Republic Property Group and Crow Holdings Industrial have…
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According to a RentCafé study, apartments in live-work-play buildings have grown from niche to trendy. They are rapidly rising in popularity, quadrupling in number compared to 10 years ago.
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The Royal Institute of British Architects awards the Stirling Prize to the best building of any type built in the UK during that year. First awarded in 1996, the Stirling Prize has been awarded to everything from the media gallery of the Lord’s cricket pitch in 1999 to the rebirth of a 12th century fortified…
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The January release of “The WalkUP Wake-Up Call: Dallas-Fort Worth” happened quietly, though the implications for investment are huge. This is the largest study done on D-FW on the most profitable type of real estate in the nation. Walkable Urban Places (WalkUPs) are seeing higher property values, lower vacancy, and commanding higher rental rates. Even…
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