Affordable Housing
The former Oak Cliff United Methodist Church is officially getting a new lease on life following a vote by the Dallas City Council on Wednesday, which approved a $10 million TIF agreement to redevelop the historic property. Comprising around 45,000 square feet across three buildings on a 1.72-acre site, Oak Cliff United Methodist was the…
Local multifamily industry advocate Kin Oldham, executive director of the Apartment Association of Greater Dallas, has been awarded a lifetime achievement award from the National Apartment Association in recognition of his service and contributions to the rental housing sector. “Kin’s impact over his 30 years in the industry and more than 10 years leading AAGD…
A recurring critique of Dallas City Council’s alleged propensity for approving multifamily rezoning applications is that officials are cynically using the housing affordability crisis to justify the construction of upscale projects in the face of neighborhood opposition. If there’s a shortage of affordable housing, the criticism goes, how is greenlighting a high-end development in Preston…
A workforce housing development in southwestern Dallas recently broke ground after closing on financing, promising some 360 units at the corner of Clark Road and W Camp Wisdom Road. Multifamily housing builder and manager The NRP Group is behind the project, which has been dubbed Camp Wisdom. Half the apartments will be one-bedroom units and…
A throughline of Dallas’ population growth has been the tension between single-family neighborhoods and multifamily construction, and the stakes are high as limited housing stock makes living in the city a challenge for many. While it’s no secret that dense projects near single-family homes tend to draw opposition, officials are looking to use zoning reform…
