Oak Cliff
During a time when multifamily has become a four-letter word among some Dallas residents, the City Council agreed last week to allow a local developer to build 26 units on the west line of Upton Street between East Clarendon Drive and Viola Street. The City Plan Commission approved developer Paul Carden’s request in March. It…
Dallas voters made it clear at the polls in May that they want continued investment in city parks. Elected and appointed leaders have been saying the same for years, and the private sector is following suit, as a massive philanthropic donation for Southern Gateway Park was announced Monday. The $82 million, 5.5-acre Southern Gateway project…
Looking for a home in Oak Cliff for less than $400,000? You’re in luck because we’ve found two fabulous choices for affordable, stylish living in Dallas’ hottest location. Do You Prefer The Midcentury Charmer in Oak Cliff’s El Tivoli Place? Just across Davis St. from the hot Oak Cliff neighborhood of El Tivoli Place is…
Charles Dilbeck is a well-known Dallas architect. Like the level where you say, “It’s a Dilbeck,” And your co-conspirator raises one eyebrow and repeats back, “A Dilbeck?” And you both nod approvingly. Like that level of well-known. Between 1935 – some say 1932 – and 1969, Dilbeck built 632 homes in Dallas. Of those 632, it was…
South Winnetka Heights just became the first Dallas conservation district to be approved in more than 13 years. South Winnetka Heights resident Michael Evans, along with several of his neighbors, spent about three years working with city staff on the proposal that will protect their historic neighborhood from McMansions and incompatible architecture. The newly minted…
