Preston Center

New Preston Center Project Aims to Tap Into ‘Flight-to-Quality’ Office Demand

By Charles Grand / October 18, 2025 /

A new mixed-use development is in the works in Preston Center, with high-end office, residential, and retail space slated for delivery in 2028. Plans for 8300 Douglas Ave. call for 12 floors totaling 300,000 square feet of Class AA office space and a 17-story residential tower with 147 luxury units, courtesy of Ramrock Real Estate…

Ramrock Real Estate’s Preston Center West Development Clears Dallas City Plan Commission

By April Towery / May 2, 2024 /

A mixed-use development at Preston Center West that will include 180 housing units was recommended for approval Thursday by the City Plan Commission.  Residents have voiced concerns about traffic, parking, and alleged incompatibility with an area plan, but you wouldn’t know it from the lack of discussion at the CPC meeting, as just one resident…

Developer Says Preston Center West Project Complies With Area Plan, Will Add 180 Housing Units 

By April Towery / April 12, 2024 /

Developers with Ramrock Real Estate unveiled plans for redeveloping Preston Center West into a mixed-use concept with retail, office space, and 180 housing units — and insisted it’s compatible with the  Northwest Highway/Preston Road Area Plan approved in 2017.  About 70 people attended a community meeting Wednesday to express concerns about the proposal. Chief among…

How The Preston Center West Rezoning Almost Happened Without Community Input 

By April Towery / April 2, 2024 /

At a time when trust in Dallas’ public officials appears to be at an all-time low, a former city plan commissioner pointed out that a Preston Center West rezoning request was poised for approval without a community meeting that was promised two years ago.  Claire Stanard, who represented District 13 on the City Plan Commission…

City Plan Commission Delays Vote on Preston Center West to May 2, Community Meeting Set For April 10 

By April Towery / March 21, 2024 /

City Plan Commissioners responded Thursday to demands from the public that a community meeting be held before a vote is taken on development plans for Preston Center West shopping center.  District 13 Plan Commissioner Larry Hall, who was appointed in September, acknowledged the public criticism over a lack of feedback opportunities on the project.  “Perhaps…