Affordable Housing

Dallas Public Facility Corporation Projects Still Going Strong Despite City’s Lack of Outreach

By April Towery / May 30, 2023 /

The public facility corporation structure — a new kind of housing project — was introduced in Dallas last year, but it seems that few have a tight grasp on how it works and what the return on investment is.  That’s due in part to the city’s resistance to marketing Public Facility Corporation projects and confusion…

Sycamore Strategies Wants to Redevelop Historic Cabana Hotel Into Affordable Apartments 

By April Towery / May 28, 2023 /

A local developer announced last week that he’s buying the Cabana Hotel and redeveloping it into affordable apartments. Zachary Krochtengel of Sycamore Strategies recently made headlines for his plans to build a mixed-income project, Cypress Creek at Forest Lane, in the Lake Highlands area. That project was denied by the Dallas City Council due to…

American Rescue Plan Act Funds Slated For Home Repairs in Four Dallas Neighborhoods

By April Towery / May 26, 2023 /

Up to $100,000 per household is available in federal grant funds for Dallas’ Joppa, Five Mile, Tenth Street Historic District, and The Bottom neighborhoods. The designated areas are all underserved communities that experienced disproportionately negative impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic, according to city documents.  The American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Neighborhood Revitalization Program is offering grant…

One Fintech Solution Hopes to Create Equitable Financing in a World of Investors And iBuyers

By Daniel Lalley / May 26, 2023 /

No doubt it’s been one hectic period for the housing market. Emboldened with excessive stimulus cash and nowhere to spend it, many buyers flooded the real estate realm in 2020. We’re still feeling the fallout nearly three years later. Rapidly increasing appraisal values have led to an influx of investors, iBuyers, and beyond. Especially in…

Cypress Creek at Forest Lane Project Inches Forward With Council Vote Set June 14

By April Towery / May 11, 2023 /

The Dallas City Council on Wednesday authorized City Manager T.C. Broadnax to move forward with closing and land acquisition for the Cypress Creek at Forest Lane project in the Lake Highlands area, while remanding a lease agreement to the Housing Committee for consideration May 22. Following a lengthy debate over racial equity, legal ramifications, and…