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‘Scary, Old Office Building’ Could Become Single-Family Homes in Lake Highlands

By April Towery / March 19, 2024 /

What does one do with a dilapidated Lake Highlands office building in an area where empty nesters are demanding more homes for sale? They tear it down and build some homes.  A zoning application filed earlier this month revealed that Dallas-based The Javelin Group LLC is requesting to rezone 10405 East Northwest Highway, currently developed…

Indoor Adventure Park Could be Coming to Former Grocery Store Building in East Dallas

By April Towery / December 1, 2023 /

It’s long been debated in the weeds of land use planning circles: what to do with the “bodies” of dead big box stores? When retail giants like Toys ‘R’ Us and Bed Bath & Beyond shuttered in recent years, they left large footprints and sprawling parking lots.  The former Bazaar grocery store at 10710 Garland Road…

Dallas City Council to Revisit Lake Highlands ‘Hotel From Hell’ Rezoning at Feb. 22 Meeting

By April Towery / January 9, 2023 /

The ever-growing list of items deferred to 2023 is now facing a panel of Dallas City Council members, the majority of whom are seeking re-election. One such item is Zoning Case No. 22-2168. The site in question is an Extended Stay America Hotel that’s been a hotbed of criminal activity on the north side of…