Charles Grand

Neiman Marcus Downtown Just Might Have a Future After All

By Charles Grand / December 5, 2025 /

As promised, Neiman Marcus Downtown in Dallas will remain open through this holiday season, but fans of the iconic storefront have reason to be a little more merry. Saks Global is signaling it will maintain the location well into next year as talks continue with city officials. Back in February, Saks announced it was planning…

Deck the Plaza While You Can: Annual City Hall Tree Lighting Is Slated Friday

By Charles Grand / December 4, 2025 /

It’s that time of year again in Dallas. It’s time for Deck the Plaza, the annual tree lighting ceremony held outside City Hall on the paved civic space that’s been enjoyed by residents since it was built in the 1970s. Unfortunately for preservationists and those who hold dear what’s been a mainstay of public gatherings…

Another Data Center Enters the Dallas Pipeline

By Charles Grand / December 2, 2025 /

Anyone following industrial development knows that the United States has data center fever, and Dallas isn’t missing out on the building craze. The California-based digital infrastructure company Equinix Inc. recently filed with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation for more than $836 million in new construction and interior outfitting costs related to a new…

Multifamily Housing Construction and the Affordability Escalator

By Charles Grand / December 1, 2025 /

A recurring critique of Dallas City Council’s alleged propensity for approving multifamily rezoning applications is that officials are cynically using the housing affordability crisis to justify the construction of upscale projects in the face of neighborhood opposition. If there’s a shortage of affordable housing, the criticism goes, how is greenlighting a high-end development in Preston…

Sixth Site Selected for Dallas Greening Initiative

By Charles Grand / December 1, 2025 /

North Dallas is getting some more green space with the addition of a new park on a currently vacant lot, the latest step forward for Mayor Eric Johnson’s Dallas Greening Initiative. Located at 18201 Gibbons Dr. by the intersection of Frankford Road and the Dallas North Tollway, the lot is next door to Dallas Fire…