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A Temporary Restraining Order was filed by the 501(c)(4) Save Pepper Square Neighborhood Association. The TRO was granted, which prevented the Dallas City Council from discussing or voting on the rezoning request for the Pepper Square site at the October Council Meeting. A Temporary Injunction hearing was held on Friday, November 1 and will be continued on Friday, November 8. If the injunction request is not successful, the City Council will likely vote on the rezoning application at their next scheduled meeting (November 13). If the injunction request is approved, the vote on the rezoning application will be delayed further. The Save Pepper Square Neighborhood Association is relying on private donations to continue the legal battle. If you are unhappy with the way this rezoning application and city approval process has played out, and want to help fight for further revisions to the developer's plan before the City votes on it, they are asking for your support. To make a donation by check, send it to: SAVE Pepper Square NA PO Box 803174 Dallas, TX 75380 To make a donation by Zelle, send it to: savepeppersquare@gmail.com To make a donation by credit card, navigate to: https://tinyurl.com/savepeppersquare The Save Pepper Square [...]

THE VOTE ON PEPPER SQUARE SCHEDULED FOR WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 23RD HAS BEEN CANCELLED. DO NOT GO TO CITY HALL. Henry S. Miller and their consultant Masterplan have released an updated proposal regarding their application to rezone Pepper Square from Community Retail to Mixed Use 2. This appears to be the final version that will be presented to the Dallas City Council at the upcoming hearing on Wednesday, October 23rd. In summary, they are seeking to build 752 residential units over 3 phases, in buildings that range from 5 stories to 12 stories. They would have the option to add an additional 116 units if they are designated as retirement housing and another additional 116 units if they are made available to households earning less than the area median family income. (It’s likely they would opt to pay a fee in lieu of offering the mixed-income housing units). The total maximum number of dwelling units would be 984. Their most recent prior proposal had included a maximum number of dwelling units of 1,550. The first phase of their proposal would include a 5 story building with 300 units and two park spaces – one along Belt Line Rd and one interior [...]

Henry S. Miller and their consultant Masterplan have released an updated proposal regarding their application to rezone Pepper Square from Community Retail to Mixed Use 2. This appears to be the final version that will be presented to the City Plan Commission at the upcoming hearing on Thursday, August 8th. In summary, they are seeking to build 752 residential units over 3 phases, in buildings that range from 5 stories to 12 stories. They would have the option to add an additional 116 units if they are designated as retirement housing and another additional 116 units if they are made available to households earning less than the area median family income. (It’s likely they would opt to pay a fee in lieu of offering the mixed-income housing units. There is no fee in lieu option for the retirement units). The total maximum number of dwelling units would be 984. Their most recent prior proposal had included a maximum number of dwelling units of 1,550. The first phase of their proposal would include a 5 story building with 300 units and two park spaces – one along Belt Line Rd and one interior to the site. The exact unit counts for [...]

COMMUNITY MEETING - Thursday, July 18th at 7pm at PTAA (Pioneer Technology & Arts Academy, 15720 Hillcrest Rd, across from the Dallas Bible Church) This meeting will provide a brief recap of the Pepper Square rezoning proposal and process, but it will primarily focus on organizing ourselves for the upcoming CPC meeting at Dallas City Hall. If you have strong feelings about the number of apartments proposed for Pepper Square, please attend this meeting. PRESENTATION SLIDES CAN BE FOUND HERE.  CITY PLAN COMMISSION HEARING - Thursday, August 8th at 1pm at Dallas City Hall, in the Council Chambers (1500 Marilla Street, Dallas 75201). This would be where the vote on rezoning Pepper Square takes place. It’s important that as many residents as possible show up and speak at the hearing.  Now is the time to write the City Plan Commissioners to let them know how you feel about the Pepper Square rezoning application. Please reference Zoning Case No. Z212-358. Send the email to the City Secretary, Yolanda, (yolanda.hernandez@dallas.gov) and ask her to forward to all City Plan Commissioners.  The neighborhood’s concerns can be summarized as: Density – Henry S. Miller’s proposal includes a large number of apartments (equates to 100 apartments/acre). [...]

This year's event will be held on Thursday July 4th from 9am to 11:30am. In the meantime, we need your help ensuring the event will be a success. To offer all the concessions and activities free of charge to our residents, we rely on sponsorships and volunteers. To find out more about what a $400 sponsorship gets your organization or company, please reach out to us. We also accept family donations! Our thanks to the sponsors and donations we have received so far: Ready Roofing & Solar Melinda Spence, Compass Real Estate Willard Cooling, Heating, Plumbing, Electrical Leslie Pulaski, Ebby Halliday Realtors Craig Henderson, NHHA Member Mitra Shamsa, Ebby Halliday Realtors Robin Burch, NHHA Member The Redpath Team, Allie Beth Allman Van Wunnik and Marcum, CPAs Traver Construction We need volunteers for the morning of the 4th, starting as early as 6:30am, for numerous activities including setup, parade registration, judging, handing out concessions, supervising the kids games, and take-down. Please review the volunteer opportunities through this link and sign up if you can pitch in, even for just 30 minutes: Festival Volunteers. We could also use a few coolers, tables, and folding chairs. 

Neighborhood leaders recently met with property owner Greg Miller, representatives from Masterplan (consulting firm), D11 Plan Commissioner Brandy Treadway, and D11 Council Member Jaynie Schultz to discuss the status of the rezoning request for the northeast corner of Belt Line & Preston Roads, referred to as Pepper Square. The seemingly final proposal presented for feedback included many of the same aspects as prior proposals we've seen, with some variation in building height this time. To review the presentation, please click here. Essentially, the rezoning request is seeking approval for a mixed-use development to be built over the next 10 years that would include retail and/or restaurant options on the main floor and residential units above them. It would be built in 3 phases, with a 2 acre publicly-accessible park to be included in the first phase. If full allowable build-out is achieved, there would potentially be 1,550 residential units on the site, most likely all rental units, but possibly some owner-occupied units depending on market demand at the time future phases are started. The renderings in the presentation linked earlier show two options the property owner is considering. One would involve a 5-story building and the park, followed by a 12-story [...]

In case you missed it, Northwood Hills was featured in an article in the Abode section of the Dallas Morning News recently. It was a pleasure sharing the many aspects of what makes our neighborhood great with the author. Read it here.