Andrew Espinoza
We can all agree that 2022 was jam-packed with real estate news. We saw big wins for neighborhoods, elected officials who spoke their minds, and influencers who showed up and showed out. With some of these folks, there are too many stories to capture in one post. They are, after all, newsmakers. And one thing…
Pulling a permit from the Dallas Development Services Department may have just gotten easier for builders who submit up to 10 plans per week. The Residential Plan Review Fast Track Permit Program launched earlier this month, allowing developers who submit a high volume of repetitive permits to have multiple floor plans reviewed and approved at…
Do you think you have a stressful job? Try being Andrew Espinoza. Dallas’s director of Development Services basically holds the keys to the city’s future growth and development, and it’s currently at a near-standstill due to a problem created before he was hired according to city council members on Wednesday. It seemed the cavalry had…
It’s no secret that Dallas’s Development Services Department has struggled to cut the turnaround time for building permits and that the department’s director, Andrew Espinoza, is making strides to course-correct. The results of an audit conducted by Matrix Consulting Group were recently released, and Espinoza said many of the recommendations are already being implemented. He’ll…
Chris Sandlin has been waiting for some time as his two projects make their way through the building permit queue at the City of Dallas’ Development Services office. When he submitted his paperwork, the projected wait time was about four weeks. “From what I hear, and from my own experience, the average wait time for…
