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From Staff Reports More new retail is coming to Coppell, where the city government has been asking its residents, “What do you want?” The City of Coppell’s 2024 Retail and Dining Survey, conducted in partnership with OnPointe Insights, aimed to gather resident feedback on local dining and shopping preferences. According to the survey, residents dine…
This classic Highland Park home is an example of what I advise readers on an almost weekly basis. You do not have to tear down our historic architecture to have a home that functions for modern life. All you need is the right team, and boy, did this beautiful 1911 home have that. The present…
Poor communication on the part of the City of Dallas allegedly cost downtown a new entertainment district. Now, a data center could be built in its stead. Local CRE investor Ray Washburne recently told The Dallas Morning News that he plans to sell the news outlet’s old headquarters on Young Street to an unidentified data…
A survey of more than 2,000 Dallas residents showed that infrastructure maintenance is the No. 1 priority in almost every geographic district of the city, with public safety closely following at No. 2. Traffic management, social services, and code enforcement also ranked high, and about 52% of respondents said access to affordable, quality housing should…
CandysDirt.com told the heartbreaking story late last month of a Dallas couple struggling to get a senior homestead exemption despite clearly meeting the age requirement and having lived in the home in question for more than a decade. The problem, according to the Dallas Central Appraisal District, was that the home was recognized in their…
Are townhouses becoming more popular? You bet they are, and the luxury townhomes at Linkside Las Colinas are an excellent example of why popularity is soaring. According to the National Association of Home Builders, townhouse construction made up almost 15% of single-family home starts in the second quarter of 2024. That’s a 17.2% year-over-year increase…
