East Dallas

How High is Too High? Lochwood Residents Continue to Fight Ojala’s Plans For a Four-Story Building

By April Towery / July 13, 2022 /

Residents of the Lochwood neighborhood mobilized earlier this year to oppose a rezoning at Shoreline City Church that would pave the way for a high-rise apartment complex on Garland Road. As the proposal gets closer to a vote before the Dallas Plan Commission, the neighborhood opposition is gaining momentum.  The site currently is zoned R7.5(A)…

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Urban Reserve is For Architecture Lovers, And This Listing Has The Clean Lines You Crave

By Joanna England / July 11, 2022 /

When Diane Cheatham started selling lots for her Lake Highlands-area development Urban Reserve, she knew that the environmentally sensitive, modern design standards of the neighborhood wouldn’t appeal to everyone. But they’d resonate with a select audience of architecture lovers. In that pool of buyers was Robert D. Troy. An architect, he designed a home for…

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May 15 White Rock East Garden Tour Features Unique Plants And Gardening Techniques

By April Towery / May 11, 2022 /

Spring is in full swing and what better way to celebrate than a walking tour of some of White Rock and East Dallas’ most beautifully blooming gardens?  The annual White Rock East Garden Tour features a look at nine homes in Forest Hills, Little Forest Hills, and Casa Linda Estates.  The garden tour started in…

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Lochwood Residents Fight Ojala Holdings’ Apartment Proposal For Shoreline Church on Garland Road

By April Towery / April 13, 2022 /

Members of the Lochwood Neighborhood Association met with developers and Dallas officials Tuesday night to express their opposition to rezoning that would make way for a multi-family housing complex on Garland Road.  Developers with Ojala Holdings have presented a rezoning request to allow for the tear-down of Shoreline City Church and the construction of a…

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East Dallas Area MLS Wants to See You In Person at The April 6 Meeting

By Joanna England / April 4, 2022 /

So much has changed since 2020, when we all had to start quarantining to save the lives of our friends, family, and neighbors. For the East Dallas Area MLS, everything changed. You could set your watch by the East Dallas MLS meetings, which were always well-attended. But when COVID hit, the meetings were put off…

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