PILLAR: Vibrant
AGENDA DATE: February 11, 2026
COUNCIL DISTRICT(S): 2
DEPARTMENT: Office of Housing and Community Empowerment
PRIORITY: N/A
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SUBJECT
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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.
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BACKGROUND
The City of Dallas (City) is authorized by the Public Facility Corporation Act, Chapter 303 of the Texas Local Government Code, as amended (the Act) to create a Public Facility Corporation for the purposes established in the Act, including the financing, acquisition, construction, and leasing of public facilities under the Act. On June 24, 2020, by Resolution No. 20-1035, the City Council authorized the creation of the Dallas Public Facility Corporation (Corporation) pursuant to the Act to further the public purposes stated in the Corporation's Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws, which were subsequently amended by Resolution No. 22-1194 (Bylaws). Section 6.2 of the Corporation's Bylaws requires City Council approval by written resolution prior to entering into any agreement that would result in a property tax exemption. Per Section 7.3 of the Bylaws, any public facility related to multifamily residential development of the Corporation shall not proceed unless (1) the development of the public facility could not be feasible but for the Corporation's participation, and (2) the development of the public facility is in furtherance of the City of Dallas' Comprehensive Housing Policy which has been replaced by the Drivers of Opportunity Policy ...
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