District 13
Developers with Ramrock Real Estate unveiled plans for redeveloping Preston Center West into a mixed-use concept with retail, office space, and 180 housing units — and insisted it’s compatible with the Northwest Highway/Preston Road Area Plan approved in 2017. About 70 people attended a community meeting Wednesday to express concerns about the proposal. Chief among…
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The Dallas City Plan Commission will hear a rezoning case Aug. 3 that could pave the way for apartments along the north line of Walnut Hill Lane between North Central Expressway and Manderville Lane. The area near Dallas Area Rapid Transit’s Walnut Hill station is already zoned for regional retail, mixed-use, and planned development. “The…
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A 17-year-old man was arrested last week in the shooting death of a Dallas security guard at a Preston Center West parking garage on May 19. Antwon Osborne, 17, was taken into custody on May 23 in Nevada and is awaiting extradition, authorities said. Detective Jonequia Acrond, who is handling the case for the Dallas…
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A May 19 shooting at District 13’s Preston Center left a security guard dead less than three weeks after a massacre at Allen Premium Outlets that killed eight and injured seven. While North Texans have long been aware that car break-ins frequently occur in shopping center parking lots and garages, there’s a bigger public safety…
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Editor’s Note: This is the fifth in a series of responses to CandysDirt.com questionnaires issued to all candidates running for office in the May 6 Dallas City Council election. We’ll be revealing their responses over the next several days. Candidates in the races for Districts 1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 12 did…
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