Garland Road

Developer of East Dallas PFC Project Standard Shoreline Says He’s Waiting on City Permits

By April Towery / October 2, 2023 /

The Standard Shoreline multifamily project attracted a lot of attention back in 2022 when it became one of the first proposals to be approved under the Dallas Public Facility Corporation financing structure. Residents in East Dallas’ Lochwood Neighborhood Association raised concerns about what they called a 75-year tax break. They were worried that the 60-foot…

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Dallas City Council Unanimously Approves Ojala Holdings’ Standard Shoreline Apartment Development

By April Towery / November 9, 2022 /

The Dallas City Council on Wednesday unanimously approved Ojala Holdings’ Standard Shoreline, a once-contentious Garland Road rezoning request, allowing for the construction of a 300-unit, four-story apartment complex adjacent to the Lochwood neighborhood.  The rezoning request approved at the Wednesday Dallas City Council meeting was initiated by Ojala Holdings and involved the purchase of a…

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How High is Too High? Lochwood Residents Continue to Fight Ojala’s Plans For a Four-Story Building

By April Towery / July 13, 2022 /

Residents of the Lochwood neighborhood mobilized earlier this year to oppose a rezoning at Shoreline City Church that would pave the way for a high-rise apartment complex on Garland Road. As the proposal gets closer to a vote before the Dallas Plan Commission, the neighborhood opposition is gaining momentum.  The site currently is zoned R7.5(A)…

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Casa View Residents Organize Online to Oppose Concrete And Asphalt Batch Plant

By Joanna England / June 10, 2020 /

When Paula Blackmon announced a public meeting regarding a proposed concrete and asphalt batch plant in her East Dallas district, the District 9 Dallas City Council member inadvertently set off the digital version of a telephone tree. Greater Casa View residents were up in arms over the proposed plant planned for a large plot near…

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This East Dallas Cottage Is Updated From Top To Bottom, Inside And Out

By Nikki Barringer / November 26, 2019 /

The cute little cottage at 10430 Sylvia Drive has a lot going for it including the location. It’s a bit east-ier than you’re thinking, but it’s still close to White Rock, all the trees and the best root beer you’ll ever wrap your lips around at the Dairyette. Plus Casa Linda Bakery, Highland Park Cafeteria,…

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