City of Dallas
Help is here for Dallas residents whose homes sustained damage from the recent winter storm. The city’s new Emergency Home Repair Program was approved by the Dallas City Council last week and affected residents can now apply. The program will grant eligible low-income Dallas residents up to $10,000 per household for home repairs associated with…
By Jon HubachSpecial Contributor As we saw in 2020 as the world came to terms with what COVID-19 means to development, approval timelines were better suited to be written in pencil. No city seemed quite so unprepared for this than Dallas. As has been the issue for many cities, city staffs are working from home. …
Could enlisting the help of private companies be the key to fixing Dallas’ much-maligned permitting process? That seems to be the thinking among some who are fed up with the current system. Leading the charge to overhaul the city’s process is Phil Crone, executive officer for the Dallas Builder’s Association. He characterizes the current setup within…
If you live in West Dallas or the Historic Tenth Street District, the City of Dallas is trying to make your life easier. “Trying” is the key word, of course. They released a new program on December 11 called the Targeted Rehab Program (TRP). The focus of TRP is to help preserve and maintain homes…
By Phil CroneExecutive Officer, Dallas Builders Association For builders, 2020 has had no shortages of challenges in the City of Dallas. The first, of course, came in March when the Dallas Builders Association’s advocacy played a critical role in keeping housing designated as an essential business. As housing demand sprung to life across the Metroplex,…
