City Plan Commission

Plan Commission Approves 60-Foot-Tall Apartment Development on Shoreline City Church’s Garland Road Campus

By April Towery / September 15, 2022 /

The Dallas Plan Commission voted unanimously on Thursday in favor of rezoning the Shoreline City Church property on Garland Road, making way for a four-story apartment complex adjacent to the Lochwood neighborhood. The project will go before the Dallas City Council in late October. Plans presented by Ojala Holdings have changed dramatically since discussions about…

Even With Updates, Few Lochwood Residents Support Ojala’s Plans For Garland Road Development

By April Towery / September 9, 2022 /

More than nine months ago, developers with Ojala Holdings proposed a high-rise apartment tower on a lot currently occupied by Shoreline City Church, which is adjacent to the Lochwood neighborhood of East Dallas.  Dozens of neighborhood meetings have been held since then. Extensive changes to the original plan have been made. The need for affordable…

Atlas Shrugged: Historic West Dallas Industrial Buildings Are an Opportunity To Preserve Our City’s Character

By Karen Eubank / February 18, 2022 /

As cities worldwide embrace adaptive reuse, why is Dallas still limping along? Atlas Metal Works is simply the latest notch in the bedpost of developers that don’t get it or don’t care. There are companies here that do embrace rich industrial architecture. You only have to look at the enormous success of Todd Interests East…

After Overwhelming Community Outpouring, Plan Commission Gives Thumbs Down to The Trailhead

By Joanna England / April 22, 2021 /

Thursday’s Dallas City Plan Commission meeting was a marathon, not a sprint, and those White Rock Lake-area residents who waited to speak out regarding Mill Creek’s proposed 305-unit apartment building were rewarded with a victory lap. The plan commission came out against the proposed 80-foot, multi-use project on the tracts formerly occupied by The Lot…

Vocal Opposition Emerges Against Proposed Mill Creek Development at 3G Intersection

By Joanna England / April 19, 2021 /

Front yard signs seem to be how East Dallas conveys important messages. Case in point: Signs planted neighborhood yards that are near White Rock Lake often tell you to “Keep Little Forest Hills Funky,” demand that Dallas Arboretum traffic find somewhere else to park, and admonish passers by to “Save The White Rock Lake Skyline”…