Jon Anderson
An award-winning columnist, Jon has earned silver and bronze awards for his columns from the National Association of Real Estate Editors in both 2016, 2017 and 2018. When he isn't in Hawaii, Jon enjoys life in the sky in Dallas.
Third time is a charm I suppose. Today’s city council vote wasn’t unanimous, but one vote shy didn’t matter. I will give council member Philip Kingston credit for finally bringing it home. After all the pros and cons were done he called the compromise a “no brainer” and urged approval. I’ve certainly given him enough…
In today’s D Frontburner blog, I traced the trail of Angela Hunt’s transition from District 14’s city council advocate battling inappropriate development in Oak Lawn to being an emissary for developers. Here, I want to explore the Lincoln Katy Trail project where Hunt is representing Lincoln Property. (Click here for Frontburner article) It’s important to…
With the two antagonists from the last meeting otherwise engaged, last night’s PD-15 meeting went smoother and accomplished more than the prior meeting’s tit, tat, and tut-tutting. Tiff-free it wasn’t, but patience, we’ll get there … In a change of pace, the meeting was run by council member Jennifer Gates and while she mostly missed…
Last night, city council member Philip Kingston spoke at The Mansion in an attempt to bring clarity to the Toll Brothers project. Unfortunately, after a good start, he failed to seal the deal. Kingston presented the big picture on the project – namely that Toll Brothers is completely within their rights to build a high-rise…
As the City of Dallas grows, it will grow up and become more dense. Neighborhoods that were thought to be fully developed aren’t. Streetscapes and views, unchanged for decades, are changing. And honestly, it’s a good thing overall. The only way to grow and leave everything alone is to continue to build out into the…
