Charles Grand

Hampton-Clarendon Rezoning Passes Ahead of New State Law

By Charles Grand / August 17, 2025 /

Another controversial rezoning request was approved by the Dallas City Council this week, marking another instance in which the drive to redevelop trumped neighborhood concerns at the horseshoe. However, officials mitigated the ordinance with additional stipulations, a move that will soon be outside their scope of power in a lot of cases when Senate Bill…

City Hall Roundup: White Rock Lake Beef and Police Pay Concerns

By Charles Grand / August 17, 2025 /

Everyone at Dallas City Hall is back at work and not a moment too soon, as budget season heats up and city leaders look to craft a tax and spending plan for the coming fiscal year. That’s not to say that there aren’t other newsworthy developments out of City Hall, but let’s face it, the…

Many Zoomers Don’t See a Path to Homeownership

By Charles Grand / August 15, 2025 /

Generation Z is increasingly seeing homeownership, one of the long-time pillars of the American Dream, as just that — a pipe dream. That grim sentiment was captured in a survey conducted by the cash-offer home selling platform Clever Offers. Some 1,000 zoomers between the ages of 18 and 28 were polled earlier this summer, and…

Gillett Commercial’s Shell-Building Strategy Pays Off in Allen

By Charles Grand / August 14, 2025 /

A bold bet on an infill project in Allen has paid off for developer Gillett Commercial, which recently sold three shell structures to buyers who took it upon themselves to design the interiors to fit their distinct operational needs. Citadel Partners finalized the sale of all three builds, which total nearly 72,000 square feet at…

There Might Be Some Cracks in D-FW’s Building Boom — Literally

By Charles Grand / August 12, 2025 /

North Texas has been a magnet for investment and relocation in recent years, resulting in a significant expansion of the region’s population and economic activity. D-FW has been growing so much, you’d think all the new businesses and residents might cause the Metroplex to sink into the dirt… All jokes aside, D-FW is actually sinking,…