Articles for August 19th, 2009
Simon David Rezoning, Ctd.
And they’d raze this duplex for the expansion. Folks who live in the area are pretty excited about getting an expanded Simon David — really the first gourmet grocery store in Dallas.
Simon David Rezoning Request
Robin Rd. right behind the current Simon David store would be taken over by the proposed new development.
Got a Big Water Bill?
If you live in Preston Hollow and are paying an arm and a leg on your water bills, then send me an e-mail josh.hixson@peoplenewspapers.com. Do you think your paying too much or not enough? I’d like to hear from you.
Randalls Wants To Raze/Redo Simon David on University in Greenway Parks?
From UnFair Park: it looks like Randalls wants to keep the new Simon David about the same size as the old one that has been there for 24 years. I actually shopped at this store for ten years when we lived on Park Lane and Simon David was, to me, a precursor to Whole Foods. In fact, Dallas is one of the most competitive grocery store markets in the world so I would imagine Randalls wants Simon David beefed up. The residential area behind this store, aka the “bird streets” is changing quickly from ramshackle rent homes to bungalows that have been remodeled with many a new construction. Property values definitely headed up here, Greenway has always been rock-solid despite the fact that the area is DISD.
Guaranty Bank Courted By Not One but Two North Texas Powerhouses…
Over on Frontburner, Wick posts that Dallas banker billionaire Gerald Ford is leading a consortium of financial equity groups making a play for the assets of Guaranty Financial Bank. One of those equity groups in the Ford consortium is Oak Hill Capital, headed by Robert M. Bass of Fort Worth.
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