When you think of real estate development, it’s sometimes easier to remember loud construction noises and bad traffic before considering the positives. In a city like Dallas, with new buildings emerging at every turn, it might feel like the city’s in a perpetual state of development with no real end in sight. Luckily, once the... ...
Austin
Austin Redditors Dig Up Rainey Street’s Past Life
A view of the house at 96 Rainey Street in 1980 and 2017, which is now a sports bar called Bar 96. Photos courtesy of the Texas Historical Commission and the Austin Convention & Visitor’s Bureau. Austin’s changed all over, but you might not find a better example of the city’s transformation over the last... ...
New Block 87 Plans Describe Supermarket, Hotel Space at 7th and Trinity Mixed-Use Project
New city filings for the mixed-use project at Block 87, one of Austin’s final undeveloped blocks downtown, shed a bit more light on the future of the Episcopal Church-owned parking lot at Seventh and Trinity Streets. The development by Cielo Property Group, which is currently known as “Episcopal Archives” in city filings, will in fact... ...
Renovations in Uptown and Downtown Keep Old Buildings Fresh
When contractors aren’t busy raising new towers in downtown Dallas, they’re hustling on renovations. Two of the more noteworthy projects happening this summer include the reinvention of the 13-story Park Creek Place office building in Oak Lawn and the expansion of a parking garage in the Main Street District. As the downtown area grows, older... ...
A Conversation With Scott Rohrman, 42 Real Estate Owner and Man of Many Murals
42 Real Estate owner Scott Rohrman understands there is more to real estate development than putting up new towers and flipping properties for profit. Rohrman is making an impact on the communities he buys and builds in through his 42 Murals contest in Deep Ellum, which enlisted 42 artists to paint murals on all his properties... ...