Omar Narvaez
If zoning applications, project approvals, and groundbreakings are any indication, we’re officially living in a post-pandemic construction market. Realtors gathered Thursday for a Dallas Builders Association luncheon, at which the hot topic was the city’s lack of housing inventory — despite an ever-increasing demand. “Demand for housing in the Dallas area continues to be strong…
Dallas City Council members will take a first look this month at plans for a 2024 bond program that could fund about $1 billion worth of projects. But residents looking for specific projects on the ballot may have to be patient. Preliminary discussions held at the committee level last month focused on how much a…
As the Dallas City Council attempts to allocate funding based on racial equity and historically underserved areas, the city’s downtown is last on the list when it comes to pavement condition, council members pointed out during a recent briefing. Maneuvering the roads in District 14 is like driving around in a third-world country, according to…
Four housing developments were approved this week under the Public Facility Corporation financing structure, lauded by Dallas City Council members as a mechanism for providing affordable homes for the city’s workforce. “Is there any other way we’re getting affordable housing? Are developers building it for free?” District 1 Councilman Chad West asked. Assistant Director of…
Just one week away from the U.S. Justice Department deadline, the Dallas City Council on Wednesday could only agree on one thing: to hold yet another special meeting to discuss the boundaries of the city’s 14 districts. The panel will reconvene Monday at 3:30 p.m. The council spent hours Wednesday haggling over a few modifications…
