Rehab building repurposed as $25 million Element hotel near Baylor
If you’ve driven down Gaston Avenue near Baylor over the years, you may have noticed a hulking brick-and-cement building next to what is now…
Architecture
Lakewood Home Festival will showcase the neighborhood’s rich architectural variety
The 42nd annual Lakewood Home Festival will feature seven homes in the neighborhood whose styles range from mid-century to coastal modern farmhouse, and will take…
Check out Casa View Shopping Center’s makeover
Casa View Shopping Center is undergoing a $10 million makeover, according to the Dallas Morning News. Daniel Fuller of Dallas’ Shop Companies, who owns…
Are bowling and karaoke heading to Lakewood Theater?
Lakewood Theater has been vacant since 2015, but may have a new tenant that will bring bowling, arcade games, craft cocktails and karaoke to…
From the farmhouse to the country club: Parks Estates history
Unless you know where to look, you will probably cruise right by Parks Estates, but it is one of East Dallas’ oldest and most…
Take in the White Rock and Hollywood Home Tours this weekend
It’s April in East Dallas, and that means there are home tours to enjoy. Two collections of beautiful and historic homes are on the…
Check out the future of the Meadows Building and Energy Square
Over the decades, Energy Square added buildings of contrasting styles, resulting in incongruent structures that were difficult to traverse. A redesign from Gensler Architects…
This 114-year-old school building in the neighborhood could be your next residence
East Dallas has its fair share of homogenous modern apartments popping up, increasing density in a gentrifying neighborhood while displacing much of its original…
A bird’s eye view of the Lakewood Elementary expansion
If you have been driving through the heart of Lakewood lately, you may have seen fences, dust and workers diligently making headway on the…
First look: Six-story apartment/retail complex proposed in Lakewood
Developer Southern Land Company sought public input before bringing its six-story, high-density retail/apartment proposal on Oram to the city. While City Councilman Philip Kingston said…
An unbuilt Dallas Arboretum education center just won an architecture award
The design of an unbuilt building is something the Dallas chapter of the American Institute of Architects began honoring last year, recognizing that many inspired…
Trinity Toll Road alternative: Houston turns bayou into park
Two cities. Two forgotten waterways. Two billion-dollar projects. One city’s project is a clear winner in terms of providing residents with amenities. The other…
