Charles Grand

City Hall Roundup: Your Post-Thanksgiving Meeting Preview

By Charles Grand / November 30, 2025 /

I hope everyone had themselves a nice Thanksgiving, including those at Dallas City Hall. Council members, boards, and most commissions took the week off from meetings this past week, but there are some important items coming around the corner that are worth previewing: Staff Has Some Fair Park Ops Recommendations Dallas Park & Recreation staff…

Dallas Officials Give Mixed-Use Project With Single-Family Component a Boost

By Charles Grand / November 30, 2025 /

Those hoping officials would do more to support new single-family development instead of just apartments got an early Christmas present, with the city council authorizing some significant financial backing for the Rivulet project in southwest Dallas. Council members signed off on a $23.5 million economic development grant earlier this month to help with infrastructure improvements…

Developer Breaks Ground on New Southwest Dallas Workforce Housing Project

By Charles Grand / November 28, 2025 /

A workforce housing development in southwestern Dallas recently broke ground after closing on financing, promising some 360 units at the corner of Clark Road and W Camp Wisdom Road. Multifamily housing builder and manager The NRP Group is behind the project, which has been dubbed Camp Wisdom. Half the apartments will be one-bedroom units and…

Viral Preston Hollow Mansion Dons Grinch-Themed Decor Before Thanksgiving

By Charles Grand / November 27, 2025 /

The age-old debate over whether Christmas decorations should go up before or after Thanksgiving might be settled in Preston Hollow after the mansion that’s gone viral for its extravagant holiday displays showcased its new getup earlier this month. Read what you will into the choice of theme this year, but the house has been decked…

Is ‘Gentle Density’ Too Much for Single-Family Neighborhoods in Dallas?

By Charles Grand / November 25, 2025 /

A throughline of Dallas’ population growth has been the tension between single-family neighborhoods and multifamily construction, and the stakes are high as limited housing stock makes living in the city a challenge for many. While it’s no secret that dense projects near single-family homes tend to draw opposition, officials are looking to use zoning reform…