Preston-Royal tower rezoning sits on Dallas council agenda
A proposed mixed-use district at Preston and Royal has staff and commission backing and was on the Nov. 10 council agenda; no action is recorded.
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A proposed mixed-use tower project at Preston Road and Royal Lane in Dallas is awaiting City Council action on a new Planned Development District, case Z-26-000007. The city case report lists the applicant as RLA-PRDA Investments, LP; local news reporting, which we have not matched to a city record, attaches Burk Interests and Greenway Investment Company to the proposal. The Nov. 10, 2026 council agenda listed the item, and the record we pulled shows no recorded decision.
Why it matters
This is a proposal, not an approval. The site sits on the south line of Royal Lane and the west line of Preston Road, north of Orchid Lane, and is zoned CR Community Retail and P(A) Parking. The city’s case report says those districts do not permit the development the applicant wants, so it asks for a new Planned Development District with changes to height, setbacks, lot coverage and design standards. Proposed uses include multifamily, hotel, retail and office. Related filings are collected on the Dallas market page.
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The numbers
Local news outlets have put the project’s value near $800 million. The city’s case report does not state a project cost, so that figure is the outlets’ and not a city record. The recorded steps are these: City Plan Commission voted on Aug. 6, 2026 to recommend approval with changes; city staff also recommended approval, subject to a development plan and conditions. The council hearing was deferred on Oct. 14, 2026 and carried to the 9:00 a.m. CT Nov. 10 agenda as item Z9, under the heading “zoning cases, under advisement.”
What’s next
The council can approve, amend, deny or defer the Planned Development District, and a further deferral would push the decision to a later meeting. We will update this entry when the city posts the council’s action on file 26-3426A. Until then, the project has no zoning entitlement, and the figures reported by outlets are unverified against any city record.
On the record
Dallas City Council agenda item Z9 (file 26-3426A, case Z-26-000007) on the Nov. 10, 2026 agenda, deferred from the Oct. 14, 2026 hearing, with staff and City Plan Commission recommendations of approval subject to a development plan and conditions.
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Primary record
- Public recordThe city case report states the existing zoning does not permit the proposed development and that the City Plan Commission voted on Aug. 6, 2026 to recommend approval with changes.View the record on cityofdallas.legistar1.com