Year: 2024
Every Dallas City Council member agrees that an unaffordable housing crisis exists in North Texas, but there are differences of opinion on how to best solve the problem. Case in point: A mid-December meeting of the City Council’s Housing and Homelessness Solutions Committee about reducing minimum lot size to provide for greater residential density was…
Kicking off the new year with a preservation win is just what we need after last year’s devastating losses. So, let’s take a deep dive into one of the best adaptive reuse projects we’ve seen in some time. It’s also one of the most heartwarming. This Tudor Gave Oak Cliff Gas Originally Magnolia Petroleum Service…
Oh my goodness, would you look at the calendar? It seems we’ve found ourselves in a brand new year. Welcome, 2024. Saying, “How do you do?” to a new year calls for New Year’s resolutions. Losing weight is always a popular one, and quitting smoking should have happened long ago. That leaves getting organized and…
The City of Dallas filed an appeal Dec. 26 asking a judge to reverse a temporary injunction allowing short-term rentals to operate while the matter is in litigation. We knew it would come to this. When the Dallas City Council voted 12 to 3 in June to prohibit short-term rentals in residential neighborhoods there was…
Tighter guardrails for homeowners’ associations, periodic reauthorization of municipal building permit fees, and the creation and maintenance of tax appraisal databases for each jurisdiction are among the new laws that became effective Jan. 1. While the Texas Legislature doesn’t return to session until January 2025, that doesn’t mean lawmakers get to take a year off.…
