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BubbleLife Staff

Dallas West Mobile Home and RV Park will be adding some vendor trailers along its Commerce Street frontage. Developer Monte Anderson, working on behalf of Cienda Partners, will be installing eight trailers, which will be kiosk-type store fronts attracting potential retail tenants such as food vendors, shoe repair services, small law offices, etc.

Applications for permits have been made and hopes are that the vendor trailers will be free to start operating in the spring of 2011.

BubbleLife Staff

Sylvan|Thirty

Oaxaca Interests is proceeding with its plans to develop the block along Sylvan  between I30 and Fort Worth Avenue. Demolition of the properties began on Tuesday, Dec. 14th at 4 pm. The first property to be demolished was the county maintenance facility at the intersection of Sylvan and Fort Worth Avenue. 

Mission Motel

The Mission Motel is currently undergoing transformation as mixed-use live/work spaces. Amanda Cross and Victor Balas are redeveloping the units to be 500-, 600-, and 800-square-feet units ideal for small start-up businesses. 


Dallas West Mobile Home & RV Park 

Dallas West Mobile Home & RV park will be adding some vendor trailers along its Commerce Street frontage. Developer Monte Anderson, working on behalf of Cienda Partners, will be installing eight trailers.


Continental Gateway

Once the first Calatrava bridge is complete (expected to be October 2011), the Continental bridge will be closed for improvement and revitalization. While this renovation is taking place, the city hopes to begin construction on a gateway project.

Beckley-Commerce Intersection

The redesign of the Commerce Street/Beckley Avenue intersection continues. Community meetings have taken place with the City Design Studio presenting the WRT design to local stakeholders. A couple of obstacles remain before final redesign plans and construction can take place.


Streetcar


The City, DART, and NTCOG are working diligently towards having all of their ducks in a row to meet the Tiger Grant requirements for the $23-million-dollar federal grant by mid December of this year.


BubbleLife Staff

The Mission Motel is currently undergoing transformation as mixed-use live/work spaces. Amanda Cross and Victor Balas are redeveloping the units to be 500-, 600-, and 800-square-feet units ideal for small start- up businesses.

Amanda and Victor are well aware of PD 714 guidelines and are doing everything they can to remain compliant in their renovation. The city is currently reviewing their plans, and they hope to be renting by spring of 2011.