Year: 2024

Dallas Housing Officials: City Can Provide About Half of the Needed Affordable Units by 2033 

By April Towery / December 16, 2024 /

We already know that Dallas needs more housing to shelter residents of varying incomes and that the City of Dallas and partners in the private industry are making huge strides to address the affordability crisis. But what we haven’t seen — until last week — was a strategic document outlining methods by which Dallas Housing…

Purple Haze All in My Brain, ‘Scuse Me While I Sign the Contract on This Preston Hollow Jewel Box

By Karen Eubank / December 16, 2024 /

Never judge a book by its cover, and never judge a house by its facade. What lies inside the subtle exterior of a home, much like the plain book cover, will generally blow your mind. This Hal Anderson Preston Hollow jewel box is a great example. Anderson was a homebuilder and developer who started the spec…

Tensions Linger in McKinney Over Commercial Airport Terminal

By Charles Grand / December 16, 2024 /

McKinney National Airport could see commercial flights taking off as soon as 2026, but some residents are still wary of local officials’ plans to expand the facility to accommodate more air travel, claiming the City Council is circumventing the will of voters. The airport, which is owned by the city and currently caters to private…

A Step Back in Time: 5203 Westgrove, a Life Between Two Golf Courses

By Candy Evans / December 15, 2024 /

At the northwest tip of the city of Dallas is an area that evokes the Dallas of yesteryear — sophisticated, elegant, embracing outdoor living in all it’s glory: treed, verdant, spacious yet cozy. Homes were designed to meld into the landscape. Secure: parts of far north Dallas are some of the safest nooks in the…

City Hall Roundup: Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson Says He’s Still Committed to the ‘Four Ps’

By April Towery / December 15, 2024 /

Voters sent a signal at the polls in November that public safety and government accountability are high priorities, and without directly addressing his critics, Mayor Eric Johnson affirmed that those matters are also important to him during his Dec. 5 State of the City address.  As expected, the mayor used the 30-minute speech to double…