gentrification
Tired of the modern farmhouse? Done with Midcentury Modern? Here’s something else — a completely updated 1937 Tudor that’s half the price you’d find for similar homes in the M Streets or Lakewood. The house listed for $525,000 on Cedar Crest Boulevard in south Dallas gives homebuyers a chance to buy a house with a…
While lower-income residents in some Dallas neighborhoods find themselves especially vulnerable to gentrification, Dallasites of all stripes have been feeling the heat from rising housing costs and property taxes that could price them out and leave them susceptible to displacement, too. Groups like Builders of Hope Community Development Corp. are working to help prevent and…
Just like dress shopping, affordable and cute can be the name of the game in house shopping. When a friend shrieks, “Look at this” while pulling a dress that’s perfect for you, that very friend might think the same about the listing at 5415 Dartmouth Ave. in River Oaks. It has three bedrooms, two bathrooms,…
The Dallas City Council recently denied three zoning requests for duplexes in the Mount Auburn neighborhood, prompting a larger discussion on the need for self-determination in areas that have been threatened by what residents perceive as incompatible high-density development. Residents at the Jan. 8 council meeting who spoke out against duplexes in their neighborhood considered…
As gentrification reshapes neighborhoods across Dallas, Builders of Hope Community Development Corp. is helping vulnerable residents fight back with a comprehensive anti-displacement toolkit aimed at preserving the city’s legacy communities. The “Right to Stay” initiative, devised in partnership with the Dallas Housing and Community Development Department and significant community input, recommends policies and programs that…
