Cara Mendelsohn
One week away from a much-anticipated first look at a revamped Comprehensive Housing Policy, the Dallas City Council teed up two new developments during a Wednesday meeting. One will be financed under the Dallas Housing Finance Corporation and the other is a Public Facility Corporation project. Both financial structures have been scrutinized by critics due…
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The Dallas City Council approved a contract to pay HR&A Advisors $1.2 million to help with economic and historic preservation policies — services that District 12 Councilwoman Cara Mendelsohn said city staff should be performing. HR&A Advisors already earned $1 million to draft the city’s Economic Development Policy and will stay on for another year…
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5 p.m. Monday, Feb. 20: This story was updated to show that Dallas City Council candidates Rickey Lee Perry (District 3), Barbara Markham (District 10), and Jrmar Jefferson (mayor) did not meet qualifications and therefore will not appear on the May 6 ballot. Forty-five candidates have filed for 14 Dallas City Council races and the…
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A $3 billion reconstruction of the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center Dallas is on the horizon, and elected officials have a lot of unanswered questions. During a Feb. 7 joint meeting of the city’s Transportation and Infrastructure and Economic Development committees, the Dallas City Councilmember and voters who approved Proposition A in November got a…
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If zoning applications, project approvals, and groundbreakings are any indication, we’re officially living in a post-pandemic construction market. Realtors gathered Thursday for a Dallas Builders Association luncheon, at which the hot topic was the city’s lack of housing inventory — despite an ever-increasing demand. “Demand for housing in the Dallas area continues to be strong…
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