Christian Chernock

Updated Draft of ForwardDallas Released, Public Hearing Set For June 17

By April Towery / June 10, 2024 /

A new draft of the ForwardDallas comprehensive land use plan was released late Wednesday and officials will have less than two weeks to review it before a deep dive into language revisions and a public hearing on June 17.  City planners assured commissioners Thursday morning that their feedback from a spirited discussion last month —…

City Hall Roundup: North Oak Cliff Residents Oppose Increase in Beds at Fort Worth Avenue Homeless Housing Development

By April Towery / June 2, 2024 /

The City of Dallas has spent almost four years trying to repurpose a vacant motel into permanent supportive housing, and with a new architect on board and a permit pending City Council approval, it looks like it might finally happen.  Not everyone is happy about it.  The City Plan Commission recommended approval of a specific…

City Plan Commissioner Wants to Rezone Short-Term Rentals Near Bishop Arts, Change Hotel Definitions

By April Towery / May 2, 2024 /

A Dallas real estate developer is petitioning the City Plan Commission to allow two multifamily buildings he owns near Bishop Arts to continue operating as short-term rentals despite a pending legal matter that could ban such activity in residential neighborhoods.  There’s another challenge, too. The builder and property owner, Christian Chernock, is the city plan…

As Opposition to ForwardDallas Rallies, Commissioners Say They Don’t Want a Watered-Down Land Use Plan

By April Towery / April 15, 2024 /

The City Plan Commission kicked off a series of workshops last week on the ForwardDallas comprehensive land use plan. They talked about density, placetypes, and parking requirements — and they acknowledged the plan has not been well-received by a contingent of residents who are concerned it will change or even destroy their long-established single-family neighborhoods. …

North Oak Cliff Development Update Part 3: Townhomes Galore

By Amanda Popken / July 2, 2018 /

This is about to become a common sight in our beloved Bishop Arts District neighborhood. In fact this sight is just off Bishop, across from the Laughing Willow. There are demo’d vacant lots in the middle of neighborhoods all over North Oak Cliff’s most popular entertainment district. I’ve found three new ones within the last…