Gay Donnell Willis
The City of University Park wants a “boundary adjustment” to take ownership of 18 acres in Dallas that includes Boone Elementary and Northway Christian Church across from NorthPark Center. Masterplan land consultant President Dallas Cothrum is involved, and Dallas City Council members are questioning whether there’s a benefit to Dallas. Cothrum reached out to us…
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…
After an extensive community outreach effort, consultants announced last week they plan to target three areas of Southern Dallas for focused investment and more affordable housing in the Dallas Housing Policy 2033. The areas comprise about 10 percent of Dallas, said TDA Consulting Group President and CEO Dionne Roberts. “The target areas are intended to…
The Dallas Office of Homeless Solutions proposed a pilot program in September that would house the homeless in partnership with the AIDS Healthcare Foundation, costing the city about $3 million. A location for the housing development in City Council District 6, selected by the AHF, is already operational. City staff recommended partnering on the existing…
Dallas has owned the former Hotel Miramar since 2020 and is finally nearing the finish line to provide permanent supportive housing for the homeless — but nobody was popping bottles at the Monday project briefing. That’s because the site at 1950 Fort Worth Ave. has been vacant for years. The costs have risen exponentially since…
