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Swiss Avenue Historic District

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6 mentions across 5 events
Swiss Avenue Historic District is a residential neighborhood in Old East Dallas and an official Dallas Landmark District. It is recognized for its early twentieth-century residential architecture and is subject to historic-district preservation criteria administered by the City of Dallas Landmark Commission.
5 eventsLast active Tracked since $86K city spendingUpdated September 2026

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$86K in total financial activity across agenda items that mention this location.

Largest single item: $86K on (Authorizes a ten-year historic preservation tax exemption for property at 5020 Swiss Avenue in the Swiss Avenue Historic District.)

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historic (6)
permit (5)
development (3)
zoning (2)
policy (1)
tax (1)

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Activity Timeline

November 2026

Discussion Items

Request for Certificates of Appropriateness at 5714 Swiss Avenue for a wraparound rear/side covered porch, replacement of front porch screens and door with wood windows, and a front yard concrete patio. Staff recommends approval with conditions; the task force recommends approval.

5714 SWISS AVENUE Swiss Avenue Historic District Council District 14 COA-26-000527 Christina Paress Request 1. A Certificate of Appropriateness to construct a rear/side wraparound one-story covered po

October 2026

Courtesy Review Items

Courtesy review of requests at 5714 Swiss Avenue in the Swiss Avenue Historic District for a new rear covered porch, replacing side porch screens with a glass façade, and a brushed concrete front terrace. Staff and the Task Force support conceptual approval.

5714 SWISS AVENUE Council District 14 Swiss Avenue Historic District COA-26-000519 Christina Paress Request 1. A Courtesy Review for construction of a new rear-covered porch. 2. A Courtesy Review for

September 2026

Consent Items

Certificate of Appropriateness request to install a standing-seam metal roof with skylights over the rear patio at 4937 Swiss Avenue. Staff recommends approval, while the task force recommends approval conditioned on revised roof drawings and details.

4937 SWISS AVENUE Swiss Avenue Historic District COA-26-000417 Christina Paress Request A Certificate of Appropriateness to install a standing seam metal roof with skylights on rear patio of main stru

August 2026

Consent Agenda

Authorizes a ten-year historic preservation tax exemption for property at 5020 Swiss Avenue in the Swiss Avenue Historic District.

…ted revenue foregone of $85,817.00 for the property at 5020 Swiss Avenue in the Swiss Avenue Historic District, on added value of the land and structure value - Estimated Revenue Foregone: G…

$86K
Discussion Items

Request for Certificates of Appropriateness at 5310 Swiss Avenue in the Swiss Avenue Historic District to change the main structure's paint colors and install gutters. Staff recommends denial of the paint colors and conditional approval of the gutters, while the Task Force recommends denial without prejudice of both requests.

5310 SWISS AVENUE Swiss Avenue Historic District Council District 14 COA-26-000320 Christina Paress Request 1. A Certificate of Appropriateness to change paint colors of main structure. 2. A Certifica

Discussion Items

Requests for Certificates of Appropriateness at 5714 Swiss Avenue in the Swiss Avenue Historic District to construct a rear one-story covered porch and to replace front porch screens with wood windows and doors. Staff recommends conditional approval of the rear porch and denial without prejudice of the front porch enclosure, while the task force recommends approval of both.

5714 SWISS AVENUE Swiss Avenue Historic District Council District 14 COA-26-000329 Christina Paress Request 1. A Certificate of Appropriateness to construct a rear one-story covered porch. 2. A Certif