Charles Grand

Breaking from Beck Ventures: ‘Dallas Midtown Officially Underway’

By Charles Grand / April 1, 2026 /

After more than a decade of starts, stops, and big plans for the former Valley View Center site, it appears construction has officially begun on the first building in the long-planned Dallas Midtown development. Beck Ventures announced today that dirt is moving for The Premier at Dallas Midtown, a six-story mixed-use apartment building that will…

What Is the Dallas Economic Development Corporation — and Why Does It Exist?

By Charles Grand / March 31, 2026 /

Followers of the unfolding City Hall relocation saga learned earlier this month that there’s been some tension between the City Manager’s Office and the Dallas Economic Development Corporation. As it turns out, a good deal of readers are not very familiar with the latter, so it’s as good a time as any for a refresher…

Women Breaking Ground Blends Housing, Wellness, and Education in University Hills Vision

By Charles Grand / March 30, 2026 /

Members of the developer collective Women Breaking Ground are embarking on an ambitious project that would deliver live-work-learn-play opportunities to southern Dallas. The group envisions multifamily, retail space, senior housing, a boutique hotel, a gourmet restaurant, and a variety of amenities and on-site programming at Airborne at University Hills, an 11-acre master-planned project just across…

City Hall Roundup: Oh Boy, More Than a Year Ago?

By Charles Grand / March 29, 2026 /

The Save City Hall camp may have scored a bit of a PR victory at the city manager’s expense this past week, with a recent revelation purportedly bolstering their argument that officials have been less than transparent about plans for 1500 Marilla St. Before getting into that, though, it’s worth checking out Mayor Eric Johnson’s…

Council Member Casts Doubt on Dallas City Hall Report, Citing Past AECOM Settlement

By Charles Grand / March 27, 2026 /

In a sign that tensions may continue to rise as officials debate whether to relocate Dallas City Hall, a city council member is pointing to a past legal settlement involving AECOM, the firm that helped produce the building’s property condition assessment. Council Member Cara Mendelsohn (District 12) shared yesterday a 2023 Dallas Morning News article…