Dallas City Council Approves $85M University Hills Workforce Housing Project and Strengthens DART Transit Corridor Accord

City Council Approves $85 Million Mixed-Income Residential Development in South Dallas

DALLAS, Texas — Catalyzing equitable neighborhood investment and expanding attainable housing options, the Dallas City Council formally approved a landmark partnership in mid-October 2026 between developer Hoque Global and the Dallas Public Facility Corporation (DPFC). The agreement greenlights construction of an $85 million, 420-unit apartment community situated on East Wheatland Road within the transformative University Hills master-planned district in South Dallas.

Significantly, 210 units (50 percent of the development) are permanently reserved as deed-restricted workforce housing for families and municipal workers earning between 60 and 80 percent of the area median income (AMI), supported by structured long-term municipal property tax exemptions to ensure sustained affordability.

City and DART Formalize Comprehensive Transit-Oriented Development Interlocal Accord

Working in legislative harmony with regional transportation planners, the Dallas City Council ratified an interlocal cooperation agreement with Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART). The accord establishes a unified framework coordinating municipal land-use zoning, economic incentives, and pedestrian infrastructure surrounding DART light rail and bus transfer stations, eliminating bureaucratic delays for private developers building dense, transit-adjacent housing.

City mobility leaders highlighted that fostering compact, walkable communities along transit alignments boosts daily ridership, curtails regional highway congestion, and maximizes the return on municipal capital investments.

DART Marks First Anniversary of Silver Line Regional Rail and Deploys Modernization Grants

In regional rail milestones, DART commemorated the successful first year of passenger service on the 26-mile Silver Line commuter rail, which connects suburban growth hubs—including Plano, Richardson, and Carrollton—directly to Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW). Concurrently, transit engineers began allocating a newly secured $70 million Federal Transit Administration (FTA) grant under the DART Transform capital program to replace legacy light rail rolling stock and modernize signaling equipment across the network.