downtown Dallas

Pacific Elm Properties And Mintwood Real Estate Open Preleasing of Peridot Luxury Apartments

By CandysDirt / June 30, 2023 /

Pacific Elm Properties and Mintwood Real Estate have announced preleasing on Peridot, their newest premium residential apartment homes at Santander Tower in downtown Dallas.  Set to open in July 2023, Peridot will feature 228 homes for lease in the 1.3 million square foot skyscraper located at 1601 Elm Street, adjacent to Thanks-Giving Square. According to sources,…

Crime Rate Hasn’t Changed in D14, But Residents Won’t Stop Talking About Short-Term Rentals 

By April Towery / June 12, 2023 /

The District 14 crime rate changed less than 1 percent year-to-date from 2022, but residents in East Dallas and downtown neighborhoods are divided on a public safety and housing matter that could at long last come to a head this week: short-term rentals.  District 14 has, by far, the most registered STRs, according to data…

TxDOT Engineer Doubles Down on Interstate 345 Hybrid Option, Council to Vote Next Week

By April Towery / May 18, 2023 /

Dallas City Council members resumed a debate Wednesday over whether to support Texas Department of Transportation’s “hybrid trench” recommendation for Interstate 345. TxDOT engineer Ceason Clemens tried to make it easy for them. Clemens reiterated throughout the two-plus-hour briefing that the highway department is committed to the hybrid option, won’t fund an alternative, and delays…

Crime is Comparatively High in Dallas’ District 2, But Many Residents Say Neighborhoods Are Safe

By April Towery / March 27, 2023 /

More crimes occurred in Dallas City Council District 2 last year than any other geographical area in Dallas — but those numbers should not be an indictment on the safety of local neighborhoods, some residents say.  Dallas saw an increase in violent crime at the first of the year, but overall violent crime has trended…

Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center on Track to Turn Dirt in Fourth Quarter of 2024

By April Towery / March 24, 2023 /

Plans for the $3 billion reconstruction of the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center Dallas are moving forward, with a project manager set to come on board next month.  Director of Convention and Event Services Rosa Fleming updated members of the Dallas Convention Center Hotel Development Corp. during a board meeting Thursday morning, basically advising the…