Year: 2024
A slate of luxury apartments at the former Ambassador Hotel site — the historic hotel southeast of downtown Dallas that was destroyed by fire in 2019 — could be ready for tenants in 2026, developers with OHT Partners announced last week. Texas-based multifamily development, construction, and investment firm OHT Partners recently began site work for…
Although Farmers Branch is truly the best-kept secret in Dallas right now, back in the 1840s, it was the best-known city in Texas. That’s due to the Texan Emigration and Land Company. They took over the Peters Colony in 1844, advertised extensively in Europe, and attracted thousands to settle here. These settlers were astute enough…
Strong Towns founder Charles Marohn has some ideas for how cities can “escape the housing trap” and become more prosperous. He pitched his suggestions for Dallas — including code reform, creating a network of small-scale incremental developers, and localizing housing finance — at a gathering in Oak Cliff last week. “When we ask people, ‘Are…
When most people think of Texas, they think of wide-open spaces. The image of an endless sunset and miles of land has been embedded in our minds through movies like Hud, Giant, The Last Picture Show, and Tender Mercies, to name a few. So whenever possible, we look for land that’s just far enough from…
When the vote was taken on Sept. 25 to approve the ForwardDallas 2.0 comprehensive land use plan, a contingent of pro-housing officials and advocates was already teeing up the next big move to address affordable housing: accessory dwelling units. There was an early push in the ForwardDallas rewrite to allow ADUs “by right” as an…
