PRESS ROOM
New Dallas Housing Policy to Promote Affordability
NBC DFW
By Ken Kalthoff
April 13, 2023
”…Developer Derek Avery has land arranged in the Fruitdale neighborhood of southern Dallas for a project called Reverie. It will be a collection of nearly three dozen very small homes for young adults just leaving foster care…”
Developing With Affordability in Mind
Strong Towns
by Asia Mieleszko
August 30, 2023
“…One of Avery’s projects, The Reverie at Fruitdale, is aiming to do just that by funneling individuals from the foster care system into homeownership. The inspiration for the project emerged not only from Avery’s own lived experience (he credits a strong family network as narrowly saving him from entering the system himself when he lost his mother at 16), but from recognizing what role he can play in breaking a cycle he’s seen immobilize communities over and over again…”