By UKEME OFFIONG, Dallas Examiner
(The Dallas Examiner) – Spring Plaza, which houses Innercity Community Development Corporation at 4907 Spring Ave., received a major facelift.
“Most people know us as ICDC. This building has been here since 2008. This is our campus. We built all three of these buildings where there once were either vacant or dilapidated properties. And this building has been a community asset ever since then,” said Billy Lane, the executive director of ICDC.
This building has provided workforce training, small business development, policy education and affordable home ownership for more than 2,500 residents in Fair Park.
Lane spoke on the goal of the plaza and how it has benefited the community and brought new business to the Mill City area.
“It’s going to be great. It’s fresh, it’s new, it’s safe, it’s health and it’s going to be great for the community,” expressed Dominique Pyror-Anderson, senior director of TREC Community Investors.
“For my team and me, with TREC community partners, this means another project where we’ve invested in the community and with our community partners. ICDC has been a great partner of ours for many years, and this means that we’ve created new spaces and updated a business in a building that houses a lot of crucial businesses in the city.”
The newly renovated building was revealed during a ribbon-cutting ceremony, presented by Young Guns, June 27. Young Guns is a TREC group of commercial real estate professionals that are 35 years old and under.
“There’s a process with the Young Guns where they make a vote. They vote on a project. This project was voted on by the Young Guns, ” Pyror-Anderson said. “We assemble a team, and then they put in a lot of hours. There’s a set of projects and a budget, and we meet that budget. We met that project, and it’s a lot of volunteer opportunities for our members and community partners.”
The group made significant changes to the plaza:
- Upgraded security
- Revamped the exterior
- Added new paint
- Improved landscaping
- New signage
The renovation project has been in the works since 2024. It is the first project completed by Mill City: The Dallas Catalyst project. The previous project, the Forest District, had a total of 22 real estate projects and received $144 million in outside investments. Both the Mill City and the Forest District projects focus on the revitalization of the community.
The next project is already underway for them to build affordable townhomes for sale. It will be called Mill City Town Homes, complete with eight units. The project should be completed by 2026.
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