Pepper Square

North Dallas’ Pepper Square Rezoning Heading for Compromise Ahead of Aug. 8 Hearing

By April Towery / July 25, 2024 /

Several North Dallas neighborhoods rallied last week in opposition to the mixed-use Pepper Square redevelopment project at Preston and Belt Line roads. A planned public hearing before the City Plan Commission, originally scheduled for Thursday, has now been postponed to Aug. 8.  City Plan Commission Vice Chair Brent Rubin told CandysDirt.com on Monday that he’s…

Controversial Pepper Square Plan to Go Before City Plan Commission in August 

By April Towery / July 22, 2024 /

A proposal for 1,500 housing units at District 11’s Pepper Square mixed-use development has reportedly been revised and will go before the Dallas Plan Commission for a vote on Aug. 8.  As zoning cases adjacent to single-family homes are prone to do, this one has strong opposition.  Following an acrimonious neighborhood meeting in early March,…

Here’s What Went On Inside the Pepper Square Meeting That Has Some Calling for Jaynie Schultz Recall

By CandysDirt / March 15, 2024 /

From Staff Reports This story has been updated to clarify that the recall of Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson produced zero signatures. It was billed as a community meeting to discuss proposed development at Preston and Belt Line, but became a contentious volley between Jaynie Schultz, the second-term Dallas City Council Member for District 11, and…

District 11 Homeowner Initiates Recall for Council Member Jaynie Schultz Over Preston and Belt Line Redevelopment

By CandysDirt / March 13, 2024 /

From Staff Reports A Far North Dallas community meeting about a Preston and Belt Line redevelopment project turned acrimonious for Dallas City Council Member Jaynie Schultz last week, who found herself at the center of a contentious debate with District 11 homeowners. She is now facing a recall threat by a vocal homeowner and content…

Former D11 Councilman Lee Kleinman Wants Pepper Square to be a Planned Development District

By Candy Evans / February 20, 2023 /

It’s his old district, that’s for sure. At the southeast corner of Beltline and Preston Roads where a smattering of shuttered stores — from the old Stein Mart (once a Tom Thumb) to restaurants in a shopping center called Pepper Square — lie vacant, former District 11 Dallas City Councilman Lee Kleinman is working with…