The Henley Affordable Housing Development (26-698A)
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A public hearing to receive comments (1) regarding an application by Cohen-Esrey Development Group, LLC (Applicant), to the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs for 4% Non-Competitive Low Income Housing Tax Credits for The Henley, a 228-unit multifamily residential development for persons of low and moderate income to be located at 7535 University Hills Boulevard, Dallas, Texas 75241 (Project); and (2) pursuant to Section 394.9025 of the Texas Local Government Code regarding bonds to be issued by the City of Dallas Housing Finance Corporation to finance the Project; and, at the close of the public hearing authorize a Resolution of No Objection for Applicant related to its application to TDHCA for the development of the Project - Financing: This action has no cost consideration to the City (see Fiscal Information) (This item was deferred on February 11, 2026) *In alignment with Dallas Housing Resource Catalog.
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Confirm appeal deadline and reapplication rules after Dallas housing denial
Applies if: You represent the applicant or a party with a controlling interest in the subject property
Context: The February 25, 2026 denial was recorded as 'without prejudice,' a procedural designation with specific reapplication and appeal consequences under Dallas land-use rules that must be clarified before the applicant chooses between appealing, redesigning, or waiting.
Recommended: If you represent the applicant, research the Dallas Development Code and City Secretary records to determine whether a formal appeal of the Council's denial is available, what the filing window is, and how the 'without prejudice' designation interacts with the 2-year bar triggered by a second denial on a redesigned application.
Request denial records before redesigning this housing application
Applies if: You are the applicant or a developer evaluating whether to acquire and reapply on this site
Context: The City Council denied this site-specific housing program application without prejudice on February 25, 2026; a second denial would trigger a 2-year waiting period, making the specific basis of this first denial critical to document before committing to a redesign.
Recommended: If you are the applicant or evaluating the site for acquisition, pull the official City Council minutes and any recorded member statements from the February 25 vote to identify exactly which objections — density, use, design, or neighborhood compatibility — drove the denial, since those issues must be resolved before resubmitting.
Request application records for housing program denied at February 25 Dallas council
Context: Of 20 zoning cases heard February 25, 2026, only 3 received non-routine outcomes; this housing application denial occurred alongside a $717.5M convention center authorization that likely crowded out public scrutiny of smaller land-use decisions on the same agenda.
Recommended: File a Texas Public Information Act request for the application materials, staff report, and any written public objections submitted for this housing program case — it was one of only three zoning items denied or pulled for individual votes at a meeting where a $952.8M financial agenda dominated coverage.
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A public hearing to receive comments (1) regarding an application by Cohen-Esrey Development Group, LLC (Applicant), to the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs for 4% Non-Competitive Low Income Housing Tax Credits for The Henley, a 228-unit multifamily residential development for persons of low and moderate income to be located at 7535 University Hills Boulevard, Dallas, Texas 75241 (Project); and (2) pursuant to Section 394.9025 of the Texas Local Government Code regarding bonds to be issued by the City of Dallas Housing Finance Corporation to finance the Project; and, at the close of the public hearing authorize a Resolution of No Objection for Applicant related to its application to TDHCA for the development of the Project - Financing: This action has no cost consideration to the City (see Fiscal Information) (This item was deferred on February 11, 2026) *In alignment with Dallas Housing Resource Catalog.