Charles Grand

Dallas

Associate Editor at The Dallas Express

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New Luxury Homes Come Online in… Hurst?

6 days ago | candysdirt.com | Charles Grand

When you think of luxury million-dollar homes in the Mid-Cities, I bet Hurst doesn’t exactly come to mind, but that’s changing. Toll Brothers just delivered Toll Brothers at Adkins Park, a new single-family residential community with homes starting at just under $1.09 million.
Uptown's Newest Hotel and Residential Tower The Montclaire Gets Committee Nod

1 week ago | candysdirt.com | Charles Grand

Restauranteur and hotel developer Robert Colombo has been pitching the Oak Lawn Committee on a new residential tower and hotel in Uptown, and Wednesday night the group gave his project a thumbs up. Colombo needs a variance from the city to allow for construction to hit a height of 310 ft at 2516 Maple Ave., where he hopes to build the 24-story tower dubbed The Monclaire Hotel & Residences.
McKinney Mayor's Race Heads to Runoff as Airport Concerns Loom Overhead

1 week ago | candysdirt.com | Charles Grand

No mayoral election has highlighted the tensions surrounding growth in North Texas more than that of McKinney, and since a majority of the city’s voters couldn’t get behind one of the four candidates on the ballot, the race is heading to a runoff. Looming over Saturday’s election was the planned expansion of McKinney National Airport, which has animated many residents. Some of them claim officials are running roughshod over voters who said no to airport-related bonds twice in 10 years.
DallasNow Goes Live

1 week ago | candysdirt.com | Charles Grand

Dallas planning and development services are finally entering the 21st century with the launch of a digital platform that integrates the city’s permitting, planning, platting, inspections, and engineering systems: DallasNow. This new online one-stop shop is supposed to make things considerably easier for developers, contractors, and DIY homeowners who need particular permissions from the city to move their projects forward.
City Hall Roundup: Election Results, Permit Ruling, DallasNow

1 week ago | candysdirt.com | Charles Grand

There’s going to be some new faces at City Hall next month after Saturday’s election, but a couple of Dallas City Council races have yet to be decided. Runoff elections are scheduled for June 7 in District 8 and District 11, everything else about the city council’s makeup has been decided by voters, barring some significant issue with the official tally.
Election Day: Dallas City Council Races and Results

1 week ago | candysdirt.com | Charles Grand

Voters went out to the polls on Saturday to vote for their preferred representative on the Dallas City Council in what could be the city’s last May election. The Texas Legislature is considering a bill to move May elections to November because they have historically had the lowest turnout. While that’s likely to be the case again this time, it doesn’t mean the outcomes are any less important. Some 13 out of 15 seats on the Dallas City Council are up for grabs this election day.
Pepper Square Fight Gears Up for Jury Trial

1 week ago | candysdirt.com | Charles Grand

It looks like the fight over Pepper Square will be going to trial in October, and developer Henry S Miller has tentatively agreed not to break ground on the project until then.
City Hall Roundup: Nuisance Lights, More Zoning Fights

2 weeks ago | candysdirt.com | Charles Grand

There’s always plenty at Dallas City Hall we didn’t catch in time, and that’s especially true this past week. An over-the-top Christmas display in a North Dallas neighborhood that went viral might have some policy implications for the holiday spirit, and controversial zoning cases remain a source of tension between residents and city officials. Hopefully, this gets everyone up to speed on some of the real estate-related news that recently came out of City Hall.
Pepper Square Fight Heads Back to Court

2 weeks ago | candysdirt.com | Charles Grand

Attorneys faced off in court again over the redevelopment of Pepper Square Friday morning, with a neighborhood association seeking a temporary restraining order barring the city from taking any further action to advance the project.
Let's Break Down the Housing Market Signals That Made March Look Like Madness

2 weeks ago | candysdirt.com | Charles Grand

It can be difficult to wrap your head around all the various signals in the housing market these days. What does it mean that new home sales are going up? Prices coming down is a good thing, right? Is the upcoming end of Jerome Powell’s term as chair of the Federal Reserve a big deal? At the end of the day, what it means to you and yours depends on what side of the deal you’re on and what kind of deal it is.