Southeast Dallas

Southeast Dallas Nearly Tops List of Affordable ZIP Codes Where Renters Can Buy

By Charles Grand / December 14, 2025 /

Home ownership still remains a challenging goal for many renters in D-FW, but a new study shows that a particular ZIP code in southeast Dallas is one of the most affordable in the country for a neighborhood resident to become a homeowner. MovingPlace looked at the 150 most populous ZIP codes in the United States,…

Dallas Green Lights $14.5 for Transit-Oriented Project

By Charles Grand / May 18, 2025 /

In a move that shows what parking reform aims to accomplish, Dallas City Council voted to authorize $14.5 million in incentives for a transit-oriented mixed-use development just outside Pleasant Grove. Dallas-based Palladium USA Inc., a multifamily housing developer, wants to turn some underutilized surface parking at DART’s Buckner Light Rail Station (8008 Elam Rd.) into…

District 5 Crime Remains Among Lowest in Dallas as DPD Unveils Mid-Year Reduction Strategies

By April Towery / May 15, 2023 /

Dallas City Council District 5 doesn’t make a lot of headlines — good or bad.  The area of Southeast Dallas represented by Pleasant Grove native Jaime Resendez, has the second-lowest crime rate of the 14 council districts.  Residents in District 5 have expressed concerns about vehicle theft, vandalism, and car parts theft, compounded by complaints…

In Southeast Dallas, Bonton Farms Expands Their Mission From Food to Finance

By Daniel Lalley / January 19, 2022 /

With a mission of sustaining systemic equity and civic progress, Bonton Farms grows so much beyond its garden. What started in a small urban lot has expanded. Now, Bonton Farms includes two fully functioning farms, a farmer’s market, a café, and a coffee house. And as Bonton Farms expands, its impact evolves. Recently, this local…

Dallas Investment Property Tops Weekend One Hundred

By April Towery / August 31, 2019 /

Clean and spacious three-bedroom homes with Dallas ZIP codes don’t often make it into the 100s – unless they’re classified as “cute” or a “fixer-upper.” This one is, in fact, cute, but it’s already fixed up and billed as a turn-key investment property. Listed by Juan Vega with Rendon Realty, the home at 9922 Hustead…