Preston Road
From Staff Reports This story has been updated to clarify that the recall of Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson produced zero signatures. It was billed as a community meeting to discuss proposed development at Preston and Belt Line, but became a contentious volley between Jaynie Schultz, the second-term Dallas City Council Member for District 11, and…
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Houston-based luxury developer Hanover Company announced plans for a high-rise apartment building east of Preston Road. The site on Northwest Highway within the PD-15 district was once home to Preston Place condos until a fire destroyed the development in 2017. The property, which is sited between The Athena and Preston Tower, was sold to Hanover earlier…
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If traffic and density are supposedly the issues most feared by PD-15 development, we need an accurate measuring stick to insert reality into the discussion. The coming traffic study will do that, but … In the fullness of time, I started to think about one of the tidbits from last week’s PD-15 meeting with City…
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If you’ve been following along in your prayer books, you know that over a year ago the Preston Place condos burned. You may also know about the failed attempt at negotiating an area redevelopment plan. I’ll even toss in bonus points if you’re aware of the Athena and Preston Tower working with former mayor Laura…
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Coming as no surprise, the final Preston Center Area Task Force plan passed Plan Commission Thursday. Even with all the political puffery and backslapping, approval took about 15 minutes. I say it comes as no surprise because there’s nothing surprising, insightful, or controversial about it. In fact, it could have been written two years ago…
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