Sycamore Strategies

Mixed-Income Senior Housing Mariposa at Western Heights Opens Near Fort Worth Avenue 

By April Towery / October 15, 2024 /

Housing is definitely going vertical in Dallas, and the latest project serves a special population of “active adults” 55 and older.  Mariposa at Western Heights is a $30.5 million mixed-income residential facility at 1641 N. Windomere Avenue along Fort Worth Avenue. Developer Zachary Krochtengel with Sycamore Strategies worked with the City of Dallas to finance…

No Surprise: Forest Lane Office Owners File Suit Against Sycamore Strategies to Block Affordable Housing Development

By April Towery / December 24, 2023 /

The owners of a Lake Highlands office building next to a planned affordable housing development said they were going to file a lawsuit, and they did just that.  The Cypress Creek at Forest Lane Class A project will offer 189 units in a high-opportunity area of North Dallas, according to advocates for the project. It…

Developers Awarded $41 Million to Build Mixed-Income Apartments at Former Cabana Hotel 

By April Towery / September 27, 2023 /

The Dallas City Council approved Wednesday $41 million in tax increment financing funds for the redevelopment of the former Cabana Hotel into mixed-income housing.  Developer Zach Krochtengel with Cabana Sycamore Development Inc. requested the Tax Increment Financing funds to boost a $116 million redevelopment project on 3.27 acres at 899 North Stemmons Freeway.  The former…

Sycamore Strategies Wants to Redevelop Historic Cabana Hotel Into Affordable Apartments 

By April Towery / May 28, 2023 /

A local developer announced last week that he’s buying the Cabana Hotel and redeveloping it into affordable apartments. Zachary Krochtengel of Sycamore Strategies recently made headlines for his plans to build a mixed-income project, Cypress Creek at Forest Lane, in the Lake Highlands area. That project was denied by the Dallas City Council due to…

Cypress Creek at Forest Lane Project Inches Forward With Council Vote Set June 14

By April Towery / May 11, 2023 /

The Dallas City Council on Wednesday authorized City Manager T.C. Broadnax to move forward with closing and land acquisition for the Cypress Creek at Forest Lane project in the Lake Highlands area, while remanding a lease agreement to the Housing Committee for consideration May 22. Following a lengthy debate over racial equity, legal ramifications, and…