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Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard

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Also known as: MLK Boulevard, MLK Jr. Boulevard

Martin Luther King Jr Boulevard is a thoroughfare in South Dallas that serves as a major community hub. Originally named Forest Avenue, it was renamed in 1983 to honor Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The boulevard is home to the Martin Luther King Jr. Community Center and other agencies providing comprehensive services to Dallas residents.
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zoning (3)
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housing (2)
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Legislative threads where Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard is mentioned

South Dallas Mixed Use Rezoning (Z-25-000073)

3 hearings since Jan 2026·Last: Jun 24, 2026·Zoning·Corridor·Notable

Case File 26-1693A

Last: Jun 24, 2026·Housing·Site

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June 2026

Consent Agenda

Authorizes the Dallas Public Facility Corporation to acquire and develop Thirty21, an 86-unit mixed-income multifamily development at 3021 Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, and enter a 75-year lease with Phoenician Development Group, LLC, with estimated general fund revenue foregone of $533,246.70 over 60 years.

Authorize the Dallas Public Facility Corporation to (1) acquire an improved property, and develop and own Thirty21, a 86-unit mixed-income multifamily development to be located at 3021 Martin Luther K

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Consent Agenda

Authorization for the Dallas Development Fund to participate in a New Markets Tax Credit transaction, allocating up to $8 million of its $55 million NMTC allocation to support the Forest Theater Redevelopment Project at 1918 Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, in partnership with Forest Forward and U.S. Bancorp Community Development Corporation, at no direct cost to the City.

…ocation, in support of the Forest Theater Redevelopment Project located at 1918 Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, Dallas, Texas 75215 (Project), a qualified project u…

May 2026

Briefing Items

Upcoming briefing on authorizing the Dallas Public Facility Corporation to acquire, develop, and own Thirty21, a mixed-income multifamily development at 3021 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd, and enter into a 75-year lease agreement with Phoenician Development Group, LLC for the project.

…and own Thirty21, a mixed-income, multifamily development to be located at 3021 Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard, Dallas, Texas 75215 (Project); and enter into a seventy-five-year lease agreem…

April 2026

Zoning Cases - Consent

Public hearing on an application to amend Specific Use Permit No. 2155 for a recycling buy-back center for household and industrial metals on Botham Jean Boulevard in an IM Industrial Manufacturing District; both staff and CPC recommend approval for a two-year period subject to conditions.

…Manufacturing District, on the southwest line of Botham Jean Boulevard, between Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard and Lenway Street Recommendation of Staff: Approval for a two-year period,…

March 2026

Zoning Cases - Under Advisement - Individual

Public hearing on a zoning application to rezone property from FWMU-3 to MU-3 Mixed Use District with FWMU-5 Form subdistrict consideration within Planned Development District No. 595 (South Dallas/Fair Park Special Purpose District) at MLK Jr. Boulevard and Colonial Avenue; staff recommends FWMU-5 consideration while CPC recommends denial.

…95, the South Dallas/Fair Park Special Purpose District, on the north corner of Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and Colonial Avenue Recommendation of Staff: Consid…

February 2026

Zoning Cases - Consent

A consent zoning case requesting an amendment to Specific Use Permit 2155 to allow a recycling buy-back center for household and industrial metals on IM-zoned property on Botham Jean Boulevard; staff recommends approval for a two-year period subject to conditions.

…Manufacturing District, on the southwest line of Botham Jean Boulevard, between Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard and Lenway Street. Staff Recommendation: Approval for a two-year period, subj…