Urban Living in Dallas
For decades, developers and municipal leaders have used the word “connectivity” to inspire a sense of community among residents. The LOOP Dallas, however, put its money where its mouth is, and made that concept a reality. Using the hashtag #ConnectingDallasWithDallas, the Circuit Trail Conservancy leveraged 39 existing miles of the best-known trails in Dallas and…
I interrupt your Saturday to bring you urgent news: There is a condo/loft available in West Village, and it will make you SWOON! Why not drop your fingernail file in the morning? Baby, you will surely do something with (or IN) this stunning, designed-to-the-nines-and-then-some West Village loft right above all the stores, steps away from…
The January release of “The WalkUP Wake-Up Call: Dallas-Fort Worth” happened quietly, though the implications for investment are huge. This is the largest study done on D-FW on the most profitable type of real estate in the nation. Walkable Urban Places (WalkUPs) are seeing higher property values, lower vacancy, and commanding higher rental rates. Even…
The recent D Magazine special edition on Walkable New Urbanism has us all thinking about how Dallas could, or will game this trend. As real estate and design professionals, we all have an opinion, and likely some education we paid good money on for this topic. It’s not, however, easy to see where our skills…
Now that Spring is here, we’ll soon see how bike share will change Dallas-Fort Worth. The City of Dallas is very much the epicenter of the drama, but cities across the metroplex are feeling the same pressures in different ways. At an Oak Cliff community conversation on Bike Share in February, Lime Bike Regional Director…
