Bishop Arts District
A surefire way to provide affordable housing in Dallas is to increase density, says local developer Marc Henderson. He’s leading the charge with Exodus Development Group by collaborating with private partners and seeking innovative funding sources. One such success story is a six-unit rehabilitation project at 736 West Seventh St. in the Bishop Arts District. …
Developer Matt Segrest and his Alamo Manhattan firm can take a hostile crowd of Oak Cliff residents and turn that scenario into a standing ovation in six months’ time. How do they do it? The ethos that defines their team is based on several key traits: tough, professional, disciplined, absolute integrity, no ego, and always…
What’s one to do with a suburban shopping center with way too much parking in an area that desperately needs more affordable housing? Build some affordable housing, that’s what. Realtor and developer Monte Anderson with Options Real Estate owns the site at 3939 S. Polk St., which was built in the 1960s. He’s requesting rezoning…
Arts Mission Oak Cliff usually hosts a different kind of show, but the dance between development and preservation in the neighborhood illustrated by our “Alternatives to Demolition” panel discussion was just as riveting. CandysDirt.com, Heritage Oak Cliff, and Preservation Dallas brought together people from Oak Cliff with developers, preservationists, and city staff for a discussion…
This post has been updated. Several readers reached out to us about two blocks of W. 8th Street between Llewellyn and Madison that appear to be fenced off to prepare for imminent demolition. Only when I contacted District 1 City Council Member Chad West, his office staff confirmed that no permit had been pulled for…
