North Dallas
After more than a decade of starts, stops, and big plans for the former Valley View Center site, it appears construction has officially begun on the first building in the long-planned Dallas Midtown development. Beck Ventures announced today that dirt is moving for The Premier at Dallas Midtown, a six-story mixed-use apartment building that will…
The promised land at the intersection of Preston Road and LBJ is some of the most valuable dirt in the country. It is also some of the most hated. Residents of this Council District 11 in North Dallas are more than just weary, they are sick of watching the dilapidated former Valley View Shopping Center…
If you’re like me, you found yourself locked in a movie marathon last weekend. With the inclement weather, I revisited an array of 90s thrillers, from Misery (fitting) to Miller’s Crossing. As Apple TV served a steaming session of edge-of-your-seat action, it eventually offered one of my all-time favorites: Daniel Stackheim’s The Glass House. Set…
Those who have been worried about the Mavericks potentially relocating outside Dallas city limits can breathe a little easier, at least for now. It seems the NBA franchise has narrowed its list of possible sites for a new arena to the former Valley View Center in North Dallas and an unidentified second option downtown. Dallas…
The year was 1971. Apollo 14 landed on the moon, NASDAQ debuted as the country’s first electronic stock exchange, and Ray Tomlinson sent the world’s first ever email. In other words, the future arrived. And in a quiet North Dallas neighborhood, one intrepid architect got the memo and made a statement at 6956 Meadowbriar Ln.…
