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It’s A New Year For All Except Residents of Preston Place

By Jon Anderson / January 16, 2018 /

…NIABY (not in anyone’s backyard). She was uncompromising in opposition to Crosland’s residential high-rise, the skybridge, and Transwestern’s Laurel. During those task force meetings I heard her comment “I thought…

Miller Time for PD-15: Former Mayor Takes Up For Preston Tower, Athena in Letter to Council

By Jon Anderson / November 30, 2017 /

…dagger with which she eviscerated two proposed apartment developments at Preston Road and Northwest Highway …” Nicholson was referring to Crosland’s project and Transwestern’s Laurel (which ultimately survived and is…

Note to Developers: Give Neighbors and Neighborhoods a Chance

By Jon Anderson / July 18, 2017 /

…Fantastic light coupled with a simple design. (Not The Laurel) For example, Transwestern’s Laurel apartments originally wanted eight stories that were knocked down to one three- and one four-story building….

Developer A.G. Spanos’ Year-Long Courtship of Diplomat Condos Revealed

By Jon Anderson / June 26, 2017 /

…members of the Preston Hollow South Neighborhood Association (PHSNA) who had previously been involved in the Transwestern/Laurel development on the corner of Northwest Highway and Preston Road. So very ground-floor…

Preston Place vs The Laurel: Construction and Building Code Advancements in Fire Protection

By Jon Anderson / March 17, 2017 /

…Place condos offers an exemplar of some of those changes. Recently, I spoke with Perry Wallace, 30-year construction veteran and VP of Construction for Transwestern and Dallas Fire Department Deputy…