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Cynthia Rogers-Ellickson Tapped to Lead Dallas Housing and Neighborhood Revitalization

By April Towery | May 28, 2024 |

Following a months-long search, an internal candidate was named Dallas’ director of Housing and Neighborhood Revitalization on Thursday. Longtime city employee Cynthia Rogers-Ellickson has served as the interim director since David Noguera submitted his resignation in September. Noguera left the City of Dallas to work for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development in…

Dallas Bond Project Prioritization List Slated For Release in June

By April Towery | May 28, 2024 |

The ballots are counted and a project list totaling $1.25 billion now sits on the desk of Dallas Bond and Construction Management Director Jenny Nicewander. There are more than 800 bond projects that mean a lot to the voters who approved them and their elected council members — and everyone wants their project to go…

Fort Worth Townhome Reflects Architect John Wesley Jones And His Unique Talents

By Joy Donovan | May 28, 2024 |

The clean lines and sleek look of Midcentury Modern architecture were signatures of prominent Fort Worth architect John Wesley Jones. John Wesley Jones worked primarily in Fort Worth, Dallas, and San Antonio often on residential properties. He studied at the University of Oklahoma, trained with Manville Irwin, worked for Humber Hammond Crane, and toured Europe…

An Iconic Lakewood Estate With a Surprising Architectural Provenance

By Karen Eubank | May 27, 2024 |

I’m going to ruffle some feathers, so brace yourselves because this iconic Lakewood estate has been attributed to the wrong architect for at least the past seven years. And yes, I’m also guilty of repeating lore and not facts, but I’m going to set the record straight today.  This home has been called one of…

Plan Commissioners Spar Over Multiplexes in ForwardDallas’ Community Residential Placetype

By April Towery | May 27, 2024 |

The revised ForwardDallas 2.0 comprehensive land use plan is a long way from consensus but plan commissioners continued an intense conversation earlier this month on how they can hone in on providing more quality housing options within the widely debated Community Residential placetype.  City Plan Commission Vice Chair Brent Rubin suggested during a May 16…

Cowtown Kicks Growth Into Gear With Fort Worth Becoming 12th-Largest U.S. City

By Joy Donovan | May 27, 2024 |

Traffic congestion, crowded venues, and certainly the housing market pointed to it, but now it’s been confirmed — Fort Worth is an immensely popular place to live. According to the latest population reports from the U.S. Census Bureau, Fort Worth had the second-largest population gain nationwide in 2023, with more than 21,000 new residents. Only…