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Photo by Jeffrey Ruiz<\/p>\n
Photo by Jeffrey Ruiz<\/p>\n
On Wednesday, the Dallas City Council denied the zoning request for Winners Tower<\/a>, ending a contentious proposal for a mixed-use development in South Dallas that critics said was excessively incompatible with the area and lacked transparent communication with the community.<\/p>\n The denial comes after more than a year of neighborhood meetings, delayed votes and modifications to the project to try to find a middle ground between the applicants, The Winners Assembly Christian Church, community members and the existing zoning.<\/p>\n District 7 Councilmember Adam Bazaldua said the denial ultimately came down to a lack of a concrete plan from the applicant.<\/p>\n Initially, the Winners Assembly Church requested a zoning change for a massive 25-story mixed-use project with luxury hotel, multifamily and retail uses at the corner of Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and Colonial Avenue. A now-defunct website promoting the project showed the proposed Winners Tower equipped with luxury condos, a bank and a helipad.<\/p>\n When presented with the request last year, city staff reports said the request was inconsistent with the surrounding area<\/a>, and the City Plan Commission ultimately voted to deny the request.<\/p>\n The applicants then filed an appeal, pushing the item through to Dallas City Council and shifting their proposal to a 10-story building<\/a>. According to a slideshow presentation during an April community meeting, the project would include a bank, grocery store and office spaces.<\/p>\n Community members were still uncertain about the \u2018scaled-down\u2019 plan, as residents were skeptical of how the project would positively impact the neighborhood and asked for concrete data on parking, pedestrian infrastructure, and more.<\/p>\n