Preston Center

8100 Lomo Alto: The Next Preston Center Domino to Fall?

By Jon Anderson / January 22, 2016 /

In researching the latest doings at Preston Center, I also delved into the zoning maps handily provided by the Task Force. They show that St. Michael’s parking lot on Frederick Square is currently zoned straight MF-1(A) which limits height to 36 feet (three stories). However, the other end of that block contains 8100 Lomo Alto…

Laura Miller: St. Michael’s Zoning Plans Misled Preston Center Task Force Members

By CandysDirt.com Contributor / January 20, 2016 /

By Laura Miller CandysDirt.com Contributor Editor’s Note: CandysDirt.com continues to expand, explore, and evolve to serve the real estate needs and curiosity of North Texas. We focus daily on this fast-growing region which is metamorphosing before our eyes, reshaping some of our most beloved neighborhoods. Whereas we always want to bring you the inside story and scoop, sometimes…

Preston Center Task Force Results: Part 2, Nothing a Pot of Paint Won’t Fix

By Jon Anderson / January 19, 2016 /

My previous two posts covered the parking issues being raised (and how much the perception varies from reality) and St. Michael’s prayers to upzone one of their Frederick Square properties to accommodate a 250,000-square-foot office high-rise. Well, it ain’t over yet! The other side of the complaint coin is traffic, or more specifically how much…

Catching up with the Preston Center Task Force, Part 1: Giving Mark Cuban the Bird and Parking Woes

By Jon Anderson / January 15, 2016 /

I bet the task force members thought I’d given them a Christmas present by not writing up the Dec. 3 meeting. Nope. I was just outta town. So what happened at that meeting (you didn’t show up for)? First was a recap of a Nov. 3 meeting, the Task Force open house held to share preliminary data to…

Preston Center Task Force Has a Traitor in its Midst; St. Michael’s Church Praying for a High-Rise

By Jon Anderson / January 11, 2016 /

I have to thank Dallas Morning News’ Robert Wilonsky for my literal laugh-out-loud Sunday as he broke the story on St. Michael and All Angels Episcopal Church’s plans to lease land to a developer to build a high-rise office tower in Preston Center. I mean you just can’t make this stuff up. Flash back to…