Masterplan

City Hall Roundup: Planning Officials Work Through Recess

By Charles Grand / July 13, 2025 /

Dallas City Council members are still in recess (or on summer vacation, if you prefer), but planning commissioners were hard at work at City Hall considering a couple of controversial rezoning cases. So what else is new? Staff have also been dealing with a nascent revolt from residents living in single-family neighborhoods built around the…

Masterplan Is Back in Dallas Cothrum’s Hands

By Charles Grand / June 16, 2025 /

The real estate consulting firm Masterplan has been a mainstay in Dallas for roughly two generations, and until about three years ago, it belonged to the well-known Cothrum family. Now, the brand is back in family hands. Masterplan ran the gamut when it came to local development consulting, offering services related to permit-expediting, zoning, entitlements,…

Pepper Square Rezoning Signs Must Be Reposted, Case Remanded Back to Plan Commission

By April Towery / November 9, 2024 /

A district judge ruled Friday that developers planning to build a high-density mixed-use project at Preston and Belt Line roads must delay their plans for at least a month and repost signage about the project. The case will be presented again before the City Plan Commission, a local news station reported late Friday. District Judge…

Pepper Square Standoff Continues, Ruling Now Expected on Nov. 8

By April Towery / November 1, 2024 /

District Judge Martin Hoffman heard testimony Friday morning from residents who claim that proper notice was not given by developers with the Henry S. Miller Company regarding the Pepper Square mixed-use development — but a decision was delayed until 1:30 p.m. Nov. 8. The Pepper Square development at Preston and Belt Line roads calls for…

Judge to Rule Friday on Whether Pepper Square Rezoning Was Properly Advertised

By April Towery / October 31, 2024 /

A district judge is expected to rule Friday on whether to uphold a temporary restraining order that blocked the Dallas City Council from voting last week on the controversial Pepper Square rezoning The Pepper Square development, proposed by Henry S. Miller Company, calls for a mixed-use development at Preston and Belt Line Roads with a…