Downtown Dallas

Has Campaign For "A New Dallas" Stalled? Elan City Lights Development Just East of Highway 345 Will Get a Great View of a Crumbling Roadway

By Joanna England / September 30, 2013 /

  (Photo: Steve Brown/DMN) It was just three months ago that all anyone in urbanism forums or on staff at city magazines could talk about was this “A New Dallas” campaign to raze Highway 345 that bisects the urban core of Dallas. As the beautifully constructed website said, the 345 was already crumbling, so instead…

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DHA Won't Budge on Rezoning Plan to Add Hundreds More Low-Income Housing Units to Kings Road Development

By Joanna England / September 26, 2013 /

We covered this project not too long ago. It’s a sticky situation wherein the Dallas Housing Authority made plans to construct more than 400 low-income housing units in Oak Lawn without any kind of community dialogue. The units are to be built on the site of a razed former DHA development that was riddled with crime…

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Living Luxe in Southlake: Merlene Ingraham is Selling Her Gorgeous Southlake Home to Move Closer to Dallas' Culture

By Joanna England / September 18, 2013 /

Southlake is such a fabulous town, with great schools, incredible shopping, and beautiful neighborhoods. I just love this area, which is perfect for families with school-aged kids. But what if your nest is empty and you’re not expecting a boomerang kid? Downsizing has probably crossed your mind. That’s what Merlene Ingraham and her husband are…

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'Bachelorette' Contestant Jeremy Anderson Puts Commerce Street Townhome Up For Rent

By Joanna England / September 16, 2013 /

Perhaps Anderson’s moving up in Dallas, or maybe even moving out, as he’s put his Commerce Street townhome up for lease. The two-bedroom, two-bath unit at 3711 Commerce Street is available for $2,850 a month. It features 2,223 square feet with stained and polished concrete floors and comes with two plasma-screen TVs.

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Who's Buying Highrise Condos? Affluent Baby Boomers, That's Who!

By Joanna England / September 12, 2013 /

You know, I was wondering about condo buying demographics last week as I was walking around downtown and the Arts District. I had this little conversation with myself: “There are lots of great condos in and around downtown. I wonder who’s buying them? They’re outside of a first-time homebuyer’s price range, and not many families…

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