Mockingbird Corner at West Mockingbird Lane (26-256A)
View full legal title
Authorize the Dallas Public Facility Corporation to (1) acquire, develop, and own Mockingbird Corner, a mixed-income, multifamily development to be located at 1241 West Mockingbird Lane, Dallas, Texas 75247 (Project); and (2) enter into a seventy-five-year lease agreement with GHN Holdings, LLC or its affiliate, for the development of the Project - Estimated Revenue Foregone: General Fund: $6,174,833.65 (see Fiscal Information) *In alignment with Dallas Housing Resource Catalog.
Get notified on new hearings, votes, or status changes for this matter.
Actions
Showing all 3 actions. Filter by: , , .
Review Dallas Public Facility Corporation lease deed restrictions before affordability obligations attach
Context: City Council authorized both DPFC mixed-income acquisitions on February 11, 2026 under a 75-year lease structure foregoing a combined $9.42M in General Fund revenue — long-term tax exemption deals of this type typically embed clawback triggers that attach at closing, not at project stabilization.
Recommended: If you represent a developer, lender, or equity investor in either DPFC acquisition, obtain the executed 75-year lease agreements now to confirm affordability income-targeting requirements, the conditions under which the city's tax exemption could be unwound, and any cure periods tied to TDHCA compliance milestones.
Study Dallas Public Facility Corporation partnership structure approved for future affordable housing proposals
Context: Dallas City Council authorized two DPFC site-specific housing acquisitions on February 11, 2026, establishing a combined $9.42M tax revenue concession as the accepted deal structure for mixed-income multifamily projects brought through the Public Facility Corporation pathway.
Recommended: If you are pursuing mixed-income multifamily development in Dallas, review the financial and lease terms of both DPFC acquisitions approved February 11 — the 75-year lease with foregone tax revenue is now the city's demonstrated template for public-private affordable housing partnerships and sets expectations for future negotiations.
Request lease agreements for two affordable housing deals pulled from routine Dallas Council vote
Context: Both DPFC acquisitions were individually voted rather than passed on consent at the February 11, 2026 City Council meeting, while the city simultaneously denied one of nine competitive low-income housing tax credit resolutions (Cottages at Big Cedar) at the same session.
Recommended: File a public records request for the executed 75-year lease agreements and city fiscal impact analyses for both Dallas Public Facility Corporation acquisitions approved February 11 — the city is forgoing a combined $9.42M in General Fund tax revenue, and both deals were pulled off the consent agenda for individual votes, a signal of council-level friction not captured in the official record.
Key Entities
View relationship map
Loading relationship map…
Timeline
Authorize the Dallas Public Facility Corporation to (1) acquire, develop, and own Mockingbird Corner, a mixed-income, multifamily development to be located at 1241 West Mockingbird Lane, Dallas, Texas 75247 (Project); and (2) enter into a seventy-five-year lease agreement with GHN Holdings, LLC or its affiliate, for the development of the Project - Estimated Revenue Foregone: General Fund: $6,174,833.65 (see Fiscal Information) *In alignment with Dallas Housing Resource Catalog.