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Activists Come Out Swinging on Both Sides of ForwardDallas Comprehensive Land Use Plan

By April Towery | April 22, 2024 |

Just one week after Dallas plan commissioners said they didn’t want a watered-down ForwardDallas land use plan, residents showed up en masse at a public meeting to say they won’t stand for anything that threatens the integrity of their single-family neighborhoods.  During almost three hours of testimony on April 18, city plan commissioners also heard…

Green Builder Offers Solutions to Proposed Impervious Surface Code Change

By April Towery | April 22, 2024 |

Residents and developers are invited to weigh in today and tomorrow on a proposed Dallas development code change that would limit impervious coverage for residential and nonresidential development. Impervious coverage, according to the City of Dallas, is any surface that prevents or substantially impedes the natural infiltration of stormwater into the ground, and includes, but…

Four Members Honored at Greater Fort Worth Association of Realtors Awards Luncheon

By Joy Donovan | April 22, 2024 |

Four real estate professionals received top honors at the annual awards luncheon of The Greater Fort Worth Association of Realtors (GFWAR) held April 10 at River Crest Country Club in Fort Worth. The four were named winners for their important contributions to the GFWAR and Fort Worth’s real estate industry. ‘The Best of Our Membership’…

City Hall Roundup: Dallas Approves CityBuild’s 36-Unit Bonton Gardens Apartment Project 

By April Towery | April 21, 2024 |

The Dallas City Council gave the green light earlier this month to Bonton Gardens, a new multifamily development in Southern Dallas.  A complicated development agreement included approving the sale of two Land Transfer Program lots to CityBuild Community Development Corporation and revoking a previous agreement with Notre Dame Place Inc.  The project is proposed to…

Every Day is Earth Day for Lima-Stanley’s Design Duo

By Elaine Raffel | April 21, 2024 |

For Lima-Stanley Design, a commitment to sustainability is a year-round priority. The Dallas-based focused interior and landscape design company is obsessed with creating spaces that support a healthy, harmonious lifestyle.

If You Don’t Buy This Flower Mound Estate for Yourself, Purchase It for Your Pup

By CandysDirt | April 20, 2024 |

Seems like “hybrid” stuff is all the rage these days. We have “hybrid work models,” which means time is split between home and office. We have “hybrid cars,” which run on both gasoline and electricity. And “hybrid foods” like cotton candy grapes and lobster ice cream (seriously, Google that one!).  The home at 2005 Bayshore…