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New Preston Center Project Aims to Tap Into ‘Flight-to-Quality’ Office Demand

By Charles Grand / October 18, 2025 /

A new mixed-use development is in the works in Preston Center, with high-end office, residential, and retail space slated for delivery in 2028. Plans for 8300 Douglas Ave. call for 12 floors totaling 300,000 square feet of Class AA office space and a 17-story residential tower with 147 luxury units, courtesy of Ramrock Real Estate…

Lights, Camera, Revitalization: South Dallas’ Historic Forest Theater to Get a Multimillion-Dollar Makeover

By April Towery / November 17, 2024 /

The historic Forest Theater is about to get a $66 million makeover, and by the looks of renderings released by HKS Architects and Designers, it’s going to be a showstopper.  The theater at 1918 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. has been closed for almost 20 years and recently launched a $75.215 million capital campaign —…

Nexus Development Announces $150M Turtle Creek High Rise for Senior Citizens

By CandysDirt / September 3, 2024 /

Staff Reports Another day, another high-rise apartment tower — but this one is different. A site plan for the project at the corner of Turtle Creek Boulevard and Fairmount Street shows units for the high-demand senior citizens’ community.  This project is one of several high-rise residential towers in development in Turtle Creek. After this property…

Dallas CASA’s Parade Of Playhouses 2023 Returns To NorthPark Center July 14

By Nikki Barringer / April 11, 2023 /

On July 14, 2023, the Dallas CASA Parade of Playhouses will return to NorthPark Center for its 28th event. It’s their largest fundraiser of the year and it might just be the most fun, too. Every year, businesses, individuals, couples, and families get together and build a themed, dream playhouse and they are spectacular. For…

Brasfield & Gorrie Returns To Playhouse Building For Dallas CASA Event

By April Towery / June 20, 2022 /

A team of experts at Brasfield & Gorrie construction engineering firm builds hospitals, offices, and data centers in the Dallas market and beyond, but every summer they embark on a project led by their hearts — constructing children’s playhouses for Dallas CASA.  Michael Lewis, senior planner with Brasfield & Gorrie, said he got on board…