Urban Retro

03/29/2026

Have a couple of van seats in our new-to-us company van that need cleaning. Who does that kind of upholstery cleaning locally? Thanks

03/25/2026

Here’s a NBC DFW feature on The Duck Inn Again closing. If anyone has an interest, the restaurant is available as a whole and with recipes or just the equipment is available. The rental space is available as well.

02/09/2026

Shop local this week!

08/16/2024

The long awaited renovation of the Gotcher Street Farmhouse has been fully funded as of yesterday. The 1910 home will be the office and amenities center for Urban-Retro, the Lake Dallas Downtown District company that owns and operates several properties including the Lake Dallas Tiny Home Village, Main & Market, the Woodman Building, Lake Dallas Bungalows, the Robertson House, the Johnson House, Old City Hall and others.

The Farmhouse will house an office and workshop for Urban-Retro, a library, a parlor, a workout room, and an addition planned for the back will house a meeting and gathering room. There will be a large covered porch on the back overlooking the back yard and fire pit area.

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08/01/2024

The porch at Old City Hall has been removed. It will eventually be replaced with a metal awning.

07/31/2024

Urban-Retro team member Ben just completed removal of the bricks on the 303 Alamo columns. The full bricks have been put in storage and the broken bricks and mortar have gone to make a nice base in the tiny house village trash bin area.

07/27/2024

Update on Old City Hall. Interior gutting is progressing. Interior non-bearing walls have been removed.

07/19/2024

Work continues at 303 Alamo. The crew is working on the back part of the structure and is having to tear out much of the interior structure that must have been built around the time Lake Dallas became the Mecca for alcohol as other cities were dry. The original contractor crew must have been drunk when the did their work. There’s no other explanation we can come up with for the shoddy workmanship.

07/16/2024

Asbestos abatement has been completed at 303 Alamo Avenue!

06/12/2024

Preliminary work has begun on the 1910 Farmhouse located next to the Lake Dallas Tiny Home Village on Gotcher in Lake Dallas.

Currently the crew is making structural repairs and has installed all new siding on three sides. An architect is working on the plans.

The structure will eventually become my office and amenities center for my Lake Dallas Downtown District rentals.