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Dallas City Council members once again signed off on a new affordable housing deal to support the construction of mixed-income housing near the Dallas Medical District, keeping up the city’s purportedly unbroken track record on such projects. GoodHomes Communities, a real estate investment firm that specializes in redeveloping underperforming hospitality or senior properties into workforce…
Staff is laying the groundwork for what’s sure to be another contentious Dallas City Council meeting in late May when officials will get an update on City Hall repair, relocation, and redevelopment options. Debates and speculation over the process that led to council members voting to explore disposition scenarios last month remain as dynamic as…
City leaders are divided over whether Dallas is really facing a housing affordability crisis — and if so, what should officials be doing about it? That question surfaced Wednesday as council members were briefed on the state of housing in Dallas and a new strategic plan aimed at making housing more attainable across the city.…
Sometimes developers need a little help to deliver high-value projects, and the City of Dallas has been more than willing to offer its support. While officials can (and often do) disagree on the merits of each economic development incentive agreement that comes before them, it’s hard to argue that incentives are a critical tool in…
Followers of the unfolding City Hall relocation saga learned earlier this month that there’s been some tension between the City Manager’s Office and the Dallas Economic Development Corporation. As it turns out, a good deal of readers are not very familiar with the latter, so it’s as good a time as any for a refresher…
