Vantage Point Drive

City Hall Roundup: Council Questions Low Occupancy at Vantage Point Homeless Housing

By April Towery / September 1, 2024 /

Renovations are substantially complete at Lake Highlands’ Vantage Point housing development for the formerly homeless and about one-third of the units are leased. Dallas City Council members questioned the occupancy rate last week, pointing out that there are still a lot of unhoused residents sleeping on public roadways.  Vantage Point, a former extended-stay motel —…

‘Hotel From Hell’ Rezoning Makes Way for St. Jude Center to House Homeless in Lake Highlands

By April Towery / May 25, 2023 /

A former extended-stay hotel on the north side of Vantage Point Drive west of Greenville Avenue was rezoned Wednesday, making way for St. Jude Centers to redevelop the site and provide affordable transitional housing.  Staff and the City Plan Commission previously recommended approval of the zoning change from Multiple Commercial District to Mixed Use District. …