Scott Beck
Dallas developer Scott Beck was 39 years old when he bought 30 acres at Preston Road and Dilbeck Lane. He’s fought “obstructionist” elected officials. He’s refused to build affordable housing without a profitable incentive package. He’s watched his property — the former Valley View Mall — become a homeless hangout and “habitual criminal property.” And…
Read MoreThe final pieces of what used to be Valley View Mall sat in a pile of rubble Tuesday morning as developers with Beck Ventures announced future plans for Dallas Midtown on the site near Preston Road and Dilbeck Lane. Longtime Beck partner Anthem Development expects to secure permits by the fall for the anchor project,…
Read MoreYou gotta love somebody whose Instagram profile description displays mad word skills. Realtor Courtney Tauriac, who recently made the move from Compass to Beck Realty Residential, describes herself as such: “Real estate hustler. Architecture aficionado. Good vibe contributor. Fitness zealot. Globe jaunting junkie. Mom warrior.” It’s for these fabulous nouns and verbs, and a thousand…
Read MoreThe chemistry was right. The timing was right. “The stars were aligned,” said Ross Frankfurt, who is CEO of Anthem Development, a new Dallas real-estate firm that taps into the legacy of two families that are marquee names in multifamily development. The Frankfurt and Beck families’ relationships go back decades. They’ve come together to focus…
Read MoreA hot, sweaty Friday groundbreaking seemed the perfect bookend to Dallas Midtown’s four years of sweating through politics and planning. It’s not that the city didn’t want it — heck, the renderings and plans are a wonderful and productive reimagining of what had become another tumbledown mall unable to compete in today’s retail environment. Given…
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