South Dallas

Here’s How Much Rent You’ll Pay in Specific Dallas Neighborhoods

By CandysDirt.com Contributor / April 30, 2022 /

Rent.com came up with the numbers and drilled down to specific neighborhoods in a rental-trend market report, including year-over-year changes in how much renters will shell out.

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New Forest District Debuts With South Dallas Revitalization Projects

By CandysDirt.com Contributor / November 20, 2020 /

By Micah MooreSpecial Contributor New life is coming to a vacant building on Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. that is meant to spark redevelopment in one of the most economically disadvantaged neighborhoods in the city.  The Forest District — a newly-minted name for the area Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. between Lamar and S.M. Wright…

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Tuesday Two Hundred: This South Dallas Home is Staged to Perfection

By Nikki Barringer / July 16, 2019 /

New construction in Dallas in the low $200s? *Tires screech.* *Horn blasts.* *Solo red siren from Dragnet magically appears.* Dramatization? Or real life? YOU DECIDE. But seriously, let’s talk about 650 Elkhart Avenue. It’s impeccable. The details are thoughtful, and many were hand-selected by the investor, Tracy Bennett, herself.

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Wolf Creek Contemporary Shines With Updates, Curb Appeal

By Bethany Erickson / March 5, 2019 /

Just seven minutes or so from what is becoming a hot area thanks to revitalization efforts, our Tuesday Two Hundred this week takes us back to Wolf Creek. We’ve talked about Wolf Creek before — it’s a great neighborhood full of ranch-style and 80s era soft contemporary homes that are well-maintained, affordable, and are being…

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As Dallas ISD Takes Look at Long-Shuttered Schools, One Neighborhood Makes Demands

By Bethany Erickson / September 28, 2018 /
Dallas ISD

While it was a fairly tame evening, as far as school board meetings go, Thursday night’s regular Dallas ISD board of trustees meeting was bookended by discussions about the larger responsibility a school district has to the communities schools sit in, especially once those schools are closed. It began during the portion at the beginning…

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