Chad West
As 2024 comes to a close and we look back on the hundreds of stories about new real estate projects, City Hall shenanigans, and developers with innovative solutions to the affordable housing crisis, a few names stick out. Some were heavily criticized; some were hailed as heroes. Love ‘em or hate ‘em, here are your…
We already know that Dallas needs more housing to shelter residents of varying incomes and that the City of Dallas and partners in the private industry are making huge strides to address the affordability crisis. But what we haven’t seen — until last week — was a strategic document outlining methods by which Dallas Housing…
Planning nerds rejoiced last month when the highly-anticipated Far West Oak Cliff report went live. Perhaps that’s an exaggeration. It’s me. I rejoiced. I’m the planning nerd. The 55-page Far West Oak Cliff Task Force Report is not an area plan or a binding document but reveals some solid ideas for neighborhood, commercial, and corridor…
Editor’s Note: The Jimtown rezoning, allowing accessory dwelling units by right, was approved by the Dallas City Council on Jan. 22. In an effort to embrace density and affordability while also preserving the character of a 10-acre North Oak Cliff neighborhood, Jimtown residents last week cleared a big hurdle five years in the making. Pending…
Following a debate we’ve all heard before over the merits of Public Facility Corporation Projects, the Dallas City Council authorized Mintwood Real Estate to proceed with a second phase of the Oakhouse mixed-income, multifamily development at 909 East Colorado Blvd. The council action on Wednesday authorizes the Dallas PFC to “acquire, develop, and own the…
