North Oak Cliff

This Weekend’s Open Houses Are All About Location, Location, Location

By April Towery / September 8, 2022 /

A shift to a buyer’s market could be on the horizon in Dallas, and we are here for it.  We’re still not seeing lines around the block for open houses or cutthroat bidding wars, and that’s just fine. The inventory is stacked with good stock in great neighborhoods, with amazing amenities.  This edition of CandysDirt.com…

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Community Engagement Is Key For Dallas Developer Matt Segrest of Alamo Manhattan

By April Towery / June 7, 2022 /

Developer Matt Segrest and his Alamo Manhattan firm can take a hostile crowd of Oak Cliff residents and turn that scenario into a standing ovation in six months’ time.  How do they do it?  The ethos that defines their team is based on several key traits: tough, professional, disciplined, absolute integrity, no ego, and always…

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To Ensure The Future of Oak Cliff’s Character, More Conversations Need to Happen

By Joanna England / April 15, 2022 /
(Photo: Mimi Perez for CandyDirt.com)

Arts Mission Oak Cliff usually hosts a different kind of show, but the dance between development and preservation in the neighborhood illustrated by our “Alternatives to Demolition” panel discussion was just as riveting. CandysDirt.com, Heritage Oak Cliff, and Preservation Dallas brought together people from Oak Cliff with developers, preservationists, and city staff for a discussion…

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Despite Lack of Permit, Demolition Begins on Block of Affordable Apartments Near Bishop Arts District

By Joanna England / March 8, 2022 /

This post has been updated. Several readers reached out to us about two blocks of W. 8th Street between Llewellyn and Madison that appear to be fenced off to prepare for imminent demolition. Only when I contacted District 1 City Council Member Chad West, his office staff confirmed that no permit had been pulled for…

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The Sweetest Oak Cliff English Cottage With an Equally Sweet English Cottage Garden

By Joanna England / February 19, 2022 /

On late spring mornings, when the air is cool and fragrant and the sun hasn’t yet announced the start of a new day, the garden in the front of a certain North Oak Cliff Tudor is in a dew-laden repose, ready to rise and shine and offer a wellspring of beauty and delight.  It’s a…

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