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Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson speaks at a groundbreaking ceremony for the Kiva East development. FEATURED IMPACT COMING SOON KEVIN CUMMINGS COMMUNITY IMPACT
Montessori-style preschool will provide tuition-free, year-round education to up to 40 students. The $25 million project is the rst investment from the Dallas Housing Opportunity Fund, which was created last year to bolster a ordable housing and economic development e orts. The fund provided $3.4 million to Kiva East. In addition to other public-private investments, the development also received $2.48 million in nancing from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s HOME Investment Partnerships Fund. https://bit.ly/3Z7PVnE
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On Dec. 6, city leaders and partners held a groundbreaking ceremony for Kiva East , an 87-unit mixed-income community that is set to include an early childhood education center from the Bezos Academy. “Businesses want to be here; families want to be here; and young people want to move here to start their lives and their careers,” Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson said at the groundbreaking. Located at 4724 Eastside Ave., the multifamily development will o er 70% of its units at rates a ordable to those making between 30% and 60% of the area’s median income and o er the remaining 30% of units at market rate. Expected to open in December, Kiva East will feature units ranging from one to three bedrooms. Kiva East is being developed by Saigebrook Development LLC and O-SDA Industries LLC. It will also feature a Bezos Academy. The RELOCATIONS 8 Dallas-based design rm SHM Architects is moving into the Meadows Building, a 170,000-square-foot o ce building located at 5646 Milton St., according to a press release. The rm was previously located in the Knox District of Dallas at 4514 Travis St. According to the company’s website, SHM works on a variety of projects, including residential, interiors, ranch-style homes, community spaces and churches. SHM Architects was founded in 2005 in Dallas by David Stock- er, Mark Hoesterey and Enrique Montene- gro. www.shmarchitects.com IN THE NEWS 9 Dallas o cials announced plans Dec. 13 to expand the city’s Period Access Dallas initiative. Period Access Dallas provides free period products, including pads and tampons, at public facilities, including at recreation centers, such as A Lake Highlands North Recreation Center at 9940 White Rock Trail and
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B Willie B. Johnson Recreation Center at 12225 Willowdell Drive, and branch libraries, such as C Audelia Road at 10045 Audelia Road, D Forest Green at 9619 Greenville Ave., E Lakewood at 6121 Worth St., F Skillman Southwest- ern at 5707 Skillman St. and G Vickery Park Branch Library at 8333 Park Lane. According to a press release, menstrual hygiene is fundamental to a person’s dig- nity and well-being and an important part of basic hygiene, sanitation and health. https://bit.ly/3IboZwV CLOSINGS 10 After seven years of business, Un- leavened Fresh Kitchen closed at 1900 Abrams Parkway, Lakewood, according to a social media post Dec. 7. Focused on healthy foods, Unleavened’s menu fea- tured salads, wraps and bowls in addition to an all-day breakfast menu. Unleavened previously had other locations in the Dal- las-Fort Worth area with the Lakewood location being the last in business, per its website. https://unleavened.com
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