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New Near The Neighborhood

A string of Austin-based businesses are headed to the Lake Highlands vicinity. TreeHouse, Hat Creek Burger and Tacodeli recently announced they’re opening at The Hill Shopping Center near Walnut Hill Lane.

Costco opened in May only six months after construction began. Located just outside our neighborhood on Coit Road at Churchill Lane, the Washington-based company received $3 million in economic funds from the City of Dallas to buy the $16-million land.

Out And In

Just a year after it opened, Frank’s Taco Grill on Upper Greenville shuttered operations. Roma’s Pizza and Italian Restaurant purchased and commenced revamping the property. Roma’s previously occupied a deteriorating corner at 7402 Greenville Ave., across from Presbyterian Hospital.

Maybe Coming Soon

A new restaurant is in store for Greenville Avenue near Moss Park, but developers need approval from the City of Dallas. Standridge Companies applied for a permit to build a restaurant at 7580 Greenville. “We’re planning to gut the current building [whose primary occupant is a tire shop] completely to create lots of open space and a patio,” says Standridge’s Tommy Crowell. Neighbors offered input and asked questions at a May 25 meeting (which had not happened at time of publication. See advocatemag.com for post-meeting updates).

Nearby, landlord Sebastian Ahmadi of SEB Group has asked the city to terminate deed restrictions on his property at 7606 Greenville, partially occupied by Buckeye Cut Rate Liquor. A potential tenant wants to bring a “Chipotle-style” fresh, fast food place to the vacant north side of the existing building, however, a drive-thru would be important to the concept, something current restrictions do not allow.