West Dallas

Megatel’s West Dallas $1B Development Brings Lagoons Back Into Discussion

By Marlin Weso / May 3, 2021 /

A few weeks ago, Dallas-based Megatel Homes got the thumbs up from Dallas City Council to start development of The Villages at SoHo Square, a $1 billion mixed-use project that includes a lagoon, thousands of residents, and retail and entertainment space near Singleton Boulevard and Borger Street in West Dallas.

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Why Are Tenth Street And West Dallas Leaving Money on The Table?

By Karen Eubank / January 22, 2021 /

If you live in West Dallas or the Historic Tenth Street District, the City of Dallas is trying to make your life easier. “Trying” is the key word, of course. They released a new program on December 11 called the Targeted Rehab Program (TRP). The focus of TRP is to help preserve and maintain homes…

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Mill Creek’s Trinity River Project Presented To City Peer Review Panel

By Jon Anderson / October 25, 2020 /

Two weeks ago, I wrote a pair of immensely popular columns about Dallas not taking care about how the city evolves. One talked about how views of the classic Dallas skyline had been largely covered by newer, blander buildings that took away from the city’s beauty. The second column concerned a proposed project by developer…

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Dallas Builders Show, Turner House History Tour Set Nov. 12

By April Towery / November 11, 2019 /

Tours of the 1912 Turner House will be offered at a special event this week, a 2.3 million-square-foot industrial facility changes hands in West Dallas, Dickies Arena is set to open in Fort Worth, the Texas Real Estate Commission names its top investigator, the Dallas Builders Show offers opportunities for youth, and Staging to Sell…

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Eagle Ford School is a Preservation and Perseverance Success Story

By Karen Eubank / August 6, 2019 /

When we come across a preservation success story like the Eagle Ford School, we take heart that Dallas is regaining its historic soul. There’s honestly not enough champagne to drown our sorrows over the homes and buildings we’ve seen recklessly torn down. But, today we are celebrating the imminent granting of landmark status to the…

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