Homelessness
The Dallas City Council on Wednesday deferred a rezoning decision on a multifamily development for homeless veterans that has been operating under the radar in a single-family neighborhood on South Polk Street for eight years. A code complaint was filed by a neighbor over the summer, prompting operators of the “dwelling unit” to request a…
Dallas has owned the former Hotel Miramar since 2020 and is finally nearing the finish line to provide permanent supportive housing for the homeless — but nobody was popping bottles at the Monday project briefing. That’s because the site at 1950 Fort Worth Ave. has been vacant for years. The costs have risen exponentially since…
The Dallas City Council’s Housing and Homelessness Solutions Committee heard last week plans for a pilot program that would take dozens of unhoused individuals and house them at a former hotel in District 6 partially funded by the AIDS Healthcare Foundation. Committee members did not entirely embrace the idea, as there already are buildings flagged…
A representative of Dallas Neighbors for Housing raised a good question when asked last week about the city manager’s recommended budget. Adam Lamont, a District 10 resident, wondered aloud what’s happening with the Mixed-Income Housing Development Bonus, a fund created last year to incentivize developers to build affordable units. Those who opt not to build such…
More than a decade ago, Tim Grigsby spent the night at Dallas 24 Hour Club because he’d burned every bridge with drugs and alcohol. He was out of options. Grigsby, a former football standout at Highland Park High School, had a $24 money order in his pocket when his mom dropped him off at the…
