Walter Williams, known for his Dallas eatery, supports Pearl Ridge, a 200-home development aimed at fostering ownership and local economic growth, slated for 2027.<\/p>\n
DALLAS \u2014 Most people know Walter Williams for his food at Sweet Georgia Brown. It\u2019s been a staple in Southern Dallas since 1992 and he\u2019s hoping to welcome even more people with the newest housing development in the area that will be known as Pearl Ridge.<\/p>\n
Pearl Ridge will bring more than 200 homes to 6601 S. Lancaster Road.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s a brilliant move,\u201d Williams said. \u201cThis has been a long time coming.\u201d<\/p>\n
Innovan Neighborhoods is constructing homes on 16 acres of land. What makes it different from other housing development projects is that these are not for rent. Once constructed, it will be a 100% for-sale residential community that people can buy at a market rate.<\/p>\n
\u201cEverything is for rent and nothing is for sale,\u201d is what Dallas City Councilmember Lorie Blair said she consistently hears from her constituents. Blair represents District 8 where the new development project will be located.<\/p>\n
\u201cPeople want to own where they live and [they also] want to be able to pass down something to the next generation,” Blair said.<\/p>\n
Blair joined other city and community leaders, including Williams, for the groundbreaking on March 26.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere\u2019s a lot of apartments but there\u2019s nothing like a home,\u201d Williams added. \u201cMore investment means more activity and it goes full circle [in the local economy].\u201d<\/p>\n
The Pearl Ridge development is part of the city\u2019s plan announced in 2021 to build 1,000 units of housing for mixed-income residents that\u2019s close to public transit.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s on a TOD or a transit-oriented district, which means you can walk to get on DART and go into downtown instead of driving,\u201d said Blair. \u201cIt\u2019s right there on a trail, so you bike and walk\u2026 and it\u2019s right across the street from our Singing Hills Recreation Center.\u201d<\/p>\n
As for Williams, he pointed out that the restaurant industry has been challenging over the last several years. Development signals growth, which ensures local businesses like his will stay afloat.<\/p>\n
\u201cNothing is guaranteed. We need all the help we can get,\u201d Williams said.<\/p>\n
Homes in Pearl Ridge will range between the high $200,000s and $400,000 and are expected to be complete by 2027.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is the start of choices for what\u2019s available and what\u2019s out there,\u201d Blair said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Walter Williams, known for his Dallas eatery, supports Pearl Ridge, a 200-home development aimed at fostering ownership and…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":244376,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[102,104,103],"class_list":{"0":"post-244375","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-dallas","8":"tag-dallas","9":"tag-dallas-headlines","10":"tag-dallas-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/244375","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=244375"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/244375\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/244376"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=244375"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=244375"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=244375"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}