Affordable Housing
What do you do with a crime-ridden extended-stay hotel in close proximity to a major highway and a DART station that has been dubbed the “Hotel From Hell”? If Mark Melton is involved, it’s likely to be used for affordable housing. A letter of intent was signed last week by Volunteers of America to purchase…
If zoning applications, project approvals, and groundbreakings are any indication, we’re officially living in a post-pandemic construction market. Realtors gathered Thursday for a Dallas Builders Association luncheon, at which the hot topic was the city’s lack of housing inventory — despite an ever-increasing demand. “Demand for housing in the Dallas area continues to be strong…
The Dallas City Council might have engaged in a lively discussion today about the Comprehensive Housing Policy — but Thundersleet Icepocalypse 2023 had other plans. The council meeting was canceled, and the CHP briefing and another agenda item on the 2024 bond program will likely be heard at the next council briefing Feb. 15, sources…
The City of Dallas adopted a Comprehensive Housing Policy in May, but elected officials, city staff, and homeowners alike have criticized the document and called for an overhaul. That’s underway now, with the guidance of consultants from Community Equity Strategies, and a new draft policy is slated for review by the Dallas City Council in…
In the final Dallas City Council meeting of 2022, elected officials donned ugly holiday sweaters and approved the master plan for a project that could provide much-needed homes, businesses, and transportation connections for District 3. District 3 Councilman Casey Thomas called the Hensley Field Master Plan his “legacy project” and said it will be a…
