downtown Dallas

Council to Vote Next Week on Downtown’s West End Lofts, a ‘Transformative’ Mixed-Use Project

By April Towery / December 5, 2024 /

Editor’s Note: The Dallas City Council approved a $49 million subsidy for the West End Lofts project on Dec. 11. Three downtown Dallas properties are poised for redevelopment into a “transformative” mixed-use, mixed-income, and transportation-oriented development near the West End light rail Dallas Area Rapid Transit station.  Sycamore Strategies developer Zach Krochtengel is the man…

Is Downtown McDonald’s Drive-Thru Hindering Walkability? Plan Commission Suggests 2-Year Permit Extension

By April Towery / November 17, 2024 /

The Dallas Plan Commission balked this month at renewing a 10-year Specific Use Permit for a downtown McDonald’s drive-thru, instead settling on a two-year permit and opening up a larger conversation about whether the business is a good use for its location in the midst of what they hope to become a bustling business district. …

Dallas Approves $187M in Contracts for Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center

By April Towery / September 19, 2024 /

A world-class convention center equates to more tourism, tax dollars, connectivity, and ultimately a better quality of life, city officials agreed when Dallas voters approved a measure to upgrade the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center Dallas in November 2022.  To fund the $3 billion convention center redevelopment, Proposition A designated a 2 percent increase in…

You Won’t Believe the Price of This Downtown Dallas Condo in an Iconic Midcentury Highrise

By Brenda Masse / September 18, 2024 /

Living downtown has its own appeal. Maybe you work downtown and love the idea of walking to and from work, and living the big city lifestyle where everything is just around the corner. Maybe you’ve always dreamed of living in a highrise: waking up to that skyline view, and having easy access to the pulse…

Dallas Will Auction Downtown Property Overrun by Squatters at 711 S. St. Paul

By April Towery / August 30, 2024 /

The City of Dallas has had a rocky road lately with Family Gateway, an emergency shelter and resource center for the homeless — or more accurately, the downtown building that formerly housed Family Gateway and their new location, too.  Last fall, the nonprofit organization returned the city-owned property at 711 S. St. Paul St. in…