City council approved zoning for the project “without any fanfare,” Lake Highlands Councilman Jerry Allen says. No one spoke up for or against the proposed multi-family development, he says, which can be built up to six stories high with as many as 350 units.
The proposed apartment complex is adjacent to DART’s White Rock rail station. Developer Winston Capital plans two driveways, one on Northwest Highway and one on West Lawther, plus a pedestrian connection to the DART station.
Both Allen, who represents our neighborhood, and Councilman Sheffie Kadane, in whose district the project is located, supported the zoning change.
“It’s a transit-oriented development, and this is the citywide and metroplex approach — and really the national approach — to these transit stations,” Allen says. “You do want a little higher density around these transit stations, and at the same time, that’s just a neat spot for anyone who wants to live there — right next to the transit station and then right out your front door is the trail to the lake.”
Some neighbors see it that way, too, but not all. Our most recent story on this project has generated a 42-comment conversation so far, with mixed reactions.
