Bishop Arts

This Kessler Bungalow is in The Perfect Location and Move-In Ready!

By Karen Eubank / January 11, 2025 /

For those seeking the comfort of a single-family home within a walkable urban setting, this charming Kessler Bungalow offers an unparalleled location.  The 303 Grill is half a block down the street. Turn right in front of it, walk half a block, and you are in the vibrant Bishop Arts District. Methodist Hospital and the…

A Last-Minute ForwardDallas Amendment Changed Bishop Arts Placetype, Resident Explains Why 

By April Towery / October 22, 2024 /

Throughout the process of developing and revising the ForwardDallas 2.0 comprehensive land use plan, city officials repeatedly asked for public input and echoed the mantra, “We hear you.” So when Bishop Arts resident and former WFAA journalist William Joy read the plan and found a glitch, he reached out to City Hall.  In Joy’s case,…

Christian Chernock Wants to Protect Bishop Arts Hotel But Will The Plan Commission Support It?

By April Towery / September 30, 2024 /

Local real estate developer Christian Chernock has two zoning cases pending before the City Plan Commission on which he serves. The question his fellow plan commissioners will be charged with determining next month isn’t one of ethics or personal integrity, Chernock told CandysDirt.com. It’s whether hotels are an appropriate land use for the touristy Bishop…

You Don’t Want to Miss This Tudor Cottage in The Kings Highway Conservation District

By Karen Eubank / August 10, 2024 /

In 1988, the Kings Highway Conservation District was the first to be formed in Dallas and only the second in the state. Neighbors became alarmed when an apartment building was erected on Kings Highway and decided to take action to preserve their neighborhood’s character. Sound familiar? With city officials pushing density, buying a home in…

We Are Mad for The Madison Hotel, Proxy Properties’ Latest Oak Cliff Restoration

By Karen Eubank / August 8, 2024 /

A.J. Ramler sees beauty and possibility where others see only dilapidation and devastation. His company, Proxy Properties’ latest project is The Madison Hotel. It is another example of his company’s continuing core mission of redevelopment and adaptive reuse projects that contribute to the community. Ramler’s Proxy Properties is quite honestly changing the face of Oak…