Onyx Legacy Group Plans Affordable Senior Housing Project: The DFW Deal Sheet
A local development group is partnering with a national firm to build a new affordable senior housing development in Southern Dallas.
Onyx Legacy Group, in partnership with Lincoln Avenue Communities, plans to build the 229-unit Tabor Village senior housing project at 6200 Baraboo Drive in Dallas. Tabor Village will transform 19 acres formerly owned by Mt. Tabor Baptist Church into a senior residential community.
"Southern Dallas deserves continued investment that directly benefits the people and communities already here," Onyx Legacy Group co-founder Mark Allen said in a statement. "Tabor Village is an opportunity to create quality housing for seniors while continuing to move meaningful development into an area with tremendous growth and long-term potential."
The project recently reached a major milestone after the Texas Bond Review Board issued a $38M bond reservation to the Dallas Housing Finance Corporation in support of the development.
With support from Council Member Lorie Blair, the city of Dallas issued an early-release letter allowing initial grading and site mobilization to begin.
SALES
Marcus & Millichap announced the sale of the nearly 48K SF Premium Storage property in Mansfield to a Midwest-based private capital group. The self-storage property at 2180 FM 1187 spans approximately 4 acres and includes 12 climate-controlled units, 107 covered parking spaces and 46 uncovered parking spaces. Marcus & Millichap’s Danny Cunningham and Brandon Karr marketed the property on behalf of the seller, a Dallas-Fort Worth-based self-storage investor.
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Colliers facilitated the sale of two distressed multifamily communities in North Texas: the 152-unit Apex Apartments in Fort Worth and the 149-unit Residences at White Rock Lake in Dallas. Terms of the sales were not disclosed. Colliers represented the seller in both transactions.
Apex Apartments at 5320 E. Rosedale St. was built in 1968 on more than 7 acres. It consists of 10 two-story buildings and recently underwent significant capital improvements. Residences at White Rock Lake was built in 1970 at 9332 Beck Ave. on 5.3 acres. The property features 13 buildings.
CONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT
Texas-based architecture and interiors firm Kirksey Architecture completed work on the expansion and renovation of the Dallas Independent School District’s Charmaine & Robert Price Career Institute. Kirksey designed 44K SF of new construction and 58K SF of renovations for the building at 4949 Village Fair Drive in Dallas.
FINANCING
LL Capital Markets arranged joint venture equity and construction financing for the 8300 Douglas mixed-use development under construction in Dallas' Preston Center neighborhood. Developed by Ramrock Real Estate in partnership with Lincoln Property Co. and Willow Bridge Property Co., the development is scheduled for delivery in 2028. It will feature a 12-story trophy office tower of 300K SF, a 17-story luxury residential tower with 147 units and around 24K SF of ground-floor retail and restaurant space.
The project was designed by HKS Architects, with interior design collaboration from Michael Hsu Office of Architecture, SJL Design Group and OJB Landscape Architecture. The JLL Capital Markets’ team was led by Mark Gibson, Jim Curtin, John W. Rose, Clint Coe, Ryan Pollack and Campbell Swango.
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Pace Loan Group closed an $11.6M financing through the state's commercial property assessed clean energy program for the Vesgro Data Center being developed by DFW-based Infrascale Systems. The loan will be used to convert a vacant 113K SF industrial-flex property at 6001 Campus Circle Drive W. in Irving into a 3-megawatt colocation data center, delivering around 45K SF of raised-floor data hall space.
The renovation of the two-story commercial building, built in 1981, is underway and is expected to be complete by September. The C-PACE financing will fund improvements to HVAC systems, lighting, electrical infrastructure, generators and the building. Lone Star Pace facilitated the closing.
PEOPLE
JVP Development added Ed Hogan as head of leasing. He will manage and drive leasing and activation of retail, leisure and office development across JVP’s portfolio. Hogan brings more than three decades of experience to the role.
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Tax services and software provider Ryan promoted Damon Chronis to president, Americas, and Matt Travis to president of U.S. operations. Chronis will oversee Ryan’s business across the U.S., Canada and Latin America and will focus on driving regional growth, operational alignment and financial performance. He joined Ryan in 1999.
Travis has been with Ryan since 2015, following the firm’s acquisition of EnerTax. He will lead the day-to-day operations of Ryan’s U.S. business, with responsibility for translating enterprise strategy into operational execution and business performance.
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Total Office Solutions LLP appointed Zorin Luttrull to oversee operations of its new Fort Worth office. As branch manager, Luttrull’s responsibilities include sales and new business development and the delivery of tailored office solutions that meet client needs. He brings more than 25 years of experience to the position.
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Tyler Technologies Inc. promoted Franklin Williams to the newly created role of chief artificial intelligence officer and Ryan O’Connor to chief transactions officer. Williams joined Tyler in 2018 as part of the firm’s acquisition of Socrata. He will lead a newly formed AI organization dedicated to helping Tyler and its clients realize the full value of the technology.
O’Connor joined Tyler in 2025 with more than 30 years of experience. He will continue to advise the executive leadership team on transaction growth and oversee Tyler’s vendor partnerships while leading the company’s payments and holistic transactions strategy.
