Charles Grand
A national nonprofit and advocacy group for the outdoors ranked Dallas 34th out of 100 for its parks, a higher ranking than the city received just a year ago. Trust for Public Land looked at the nation’s 100 most populous cities to devise its ranking, which was based on park access, equity, acreage, investment, and…
If only mortgage rates were lower because the D-FW housing market seems to be giving prospective homebuyers some serious wiggle room for the first time in years. An analysis of market data by M&D Real Estate found that at least one county in the Dallas metro area has officially entered buyer’s market territory, with surging…
In a city where new housing can mean displacement in some neighborhoods, Dallas developer Swede Hanson is trying something different: getting buy-in from the community before breaking ground. Hanson has developed a reputation for listening as much as building in his pursuit of delivering attainable workforce housing south of the city center. In carving out…
Dallas City Council will be getting a much-anticipated update on the redevelopment of Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center on Wednesday, a project officials hope will help revitalize downtown and maintain the city’s status as a top-tier convention destination. The project is now entering its “full design phase” following the deal struck between officials and local…
In a move that shows what parking reform aims to accomplish, Dallas City Council voted to authorize $14.5 million in incentives for a transit-oriented mixed-use development just outside Pleasant Grove. Dallas-based Palladium USA Inc., a multifamily housing developer, wants to turn some underutilized surface parking at DART’s Buckner Light Rail Station (8008 Elam Rd.) into…
