A view of The Austin at Trinity Green under construction off Singleton Boulevard. Photo/Allison V. Smith
A West Dallas neighbor displays a "We're Staying" sign on their fence. Photo/Allison V. Smith
Ashton Elder, a resident of West Dallas. Photo/Jessica Diaz-Hurtado
Joe Garcia on the front porch of his home where he lives with his 84-year-old mother on McBroom Street in West Dallas. Photo/Allison V. Smith
A scene from West Dallas near Singleton Boulevard. Photo/Allison V. Smith
An older home shares the street with the The Austin at Trinity Green apartments under construction. Photo/Allison V. Smith
Pearlie Mae Brown, 80, has lived her entire life in West Dallas. Photo/Allison V. Smith
Red balloons outside The Austin at Trinity Green, an apartment complex off Singleton Boulevard. Photo/Allison V. Smith
A view of construction of The Austin Trinity Green in Dallas.
A home on Sylvan Boulevard and Duluth Street. Photo/Allison V. Smith
Cedric B. West is pastor at the Ark of God Revival Temple in West Dallas. Photo/Jessica Diaz-Hurtado
Merced Correa is a longtime renter who appeared at a news conference on Monday to celebrate the house he's about to buy in West Dallas. Photo/Jessica Diaz-Hurtado
An empty lot at 909 Bayonne Street in West Dallas. Photo/Allison V. Smith
Construction on The Austin at Trinity Green apartments. Photo/Allison V. Smith
Tennis shoes hang from wires off Singleton Boulevard in Dallas. Photo/Allison V. Smith