Built in the late 1970’s, Pepper Square shopping center in North Dallas has seen better days. Developer Henry S. Miller wants to transform the onetime bustling retail center into a mixed-use development including apartments and retail. The redevelopment could also include a 12-story high-rise. The Dallas City Council is expected to vote on a zoning change that would allow the project later this month.

The Dallas Business Journal reports, at a recent Planning and Zoning meeting, where the project was unanimously approved, some residents were concerned about increased traffic, but a developer-sponsored traffic study found the project would generate half as many trips than if the current center was 100% leased.

Henry S. Miller Company, founded in 1914, is one of the largest independent brokerage and property management firms in the Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas area. The company is based in Dallas with Regional offices in Houston and San Antonio.