Omar Narvaez

City Hall Roundup: Clean Zones, Concrete, Less Pavement

By Charles Grand / May 18, 2025 /

Another week of City Hall business yielded some transformational updates to the development code, marking another signal achievement of the current Dallas City Council. Between passing ForwardDallas 2.0 last September and finally accomplishing parking reform this past week, council members are setting the stage for the city’s future growth and development — just not to…

Staff Puts Faith in Free Market to Sort Out Dallas Parking Policies

By Charles Grand / April 8, 2025 /

City staff got put in the hot seat on Monday during a meeting of the Dallas Economic Development Committee, during which the controversial subject of parking reform was discussed. As previously reported by CandysDirt.com, Dallas’s City Plan Commission (CPC) advanced a measure that would eliminate or decrease the minimum parking spaces that developers are required…

Dallas Councilmember Mendelsohn Casts Lone Vote Against Floral Farms in Heated Exchange

By April Towery / February 14, 2025 /

Perhaps one of the spiciest debates of late among Dallas City Council members occurred Wednesday as residents of Southeast Oak Cliff’s Floral Farms — where “Shingle Mountain” once stood — were finally granted a rezoning that will prohibit new heavy industrial uses on a large tract of primarily undeveloped land near their homes.   Referred to…

High-Speed Rail, Parks, and Progress: Councilman Omar Narvaez Shares His Vision for Dallas

By Shelby Skrhak / January 7, 2025 /

On this episode of Dallas Dirt, host Candy Evans sat down with Dallas City Councilmember Omar Narvaez to dive into some of the biggest developments shaping the city. From game-changing transportation projects to innovative urban planning, Narvaez shared his perspective on what’s driving Dallas forward and the challenges that come with growth. High-Speed Rail: Bridging…

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 —…