Exclusive: Transwestern Terminates Deal to Develop Town House Row and NE...
Well, at least those “Not in Preston Hollow” signs will be coming down in time for the elections, and there will be no new construction for awhile at the intersection of Preston and Northwest Highway....
View ArticleMeantime, Back at the Ranch: Deion Sanders is Living the Good Life in Lake Ridge
We don’t know where, and we are not sure if this is a permanent home, but we know that after Deion moved all that stuff out of 1280 Preston Road in Prosper, he had to go somewhere. And go somewhere he...
View ArticleMore Takes on the Now Defunct Transwestern Project in Preston Hollow
I spoke with the folks who own the Preston Center Apartments. Asked what they are thinking, if they are disappointed (YES!), and what’s next on the horizon. Here’s what I got: Unfortunately,...
View ArticleBauhaus Inspired Beauty in Emerald Sound at Lake Lewisville Beckons With...
Sometimes you don’t want proximity. Sometimes you want to go home to a place at the end of the day that envelopes you in nature, with a lake nearby for paddle boarding, sailing or jet skis. Sometimes...
View ArticleJu-Nel Ju-Nel Ju-Nel! Now You See It Then It’s Sold
Well, pending at least. But you never know until those checks have been wired, so go ahead and look at this treasure at 10484 Silverock Drive in Eastwood Estates. I meant to tell you about it last...
View ArticleMeet the New Relocation Director at Allie Beth Allman: Deb Borrell
Her name is Deb Borrell, and she is director of relocation and business development at Allie Beth. You will learn way more about her right here in a few days…
View ArticleAnteks Curated is Coming To Preston Center, and We Are SO Psyched!
As you know, we LOVE Anteks Home Furnishings. It’s our favorite place to furnish your second home, even your first! For more than 20 years, Anteks has been providing Dallas buyers with rustic but chic...
View ArticleWant a Home that Could Be In AD? Beautiful Belfort Family Cottage Alive With...
First of all, LOCATION! 4557 Belfort Avenue in Highland Park EAST of the Dallas North Tollway. Can you find a sweeter spot? Then you have this stunning, creamy, ivy-covered charmer with a garden...
View ArticlePhilip Johnson House on Strait Lane Listed for $27.5 Million With David Nichols
Alan Peppard (heart heart) breaks the news on this one: the architecturally significant home of Naomi Aberly and Larry Lebowitz at 10210 Strait Lane hits the market this week. This is the home that...
View ArticleMajestic Mediterranean on Audubon Place, a CD FAVORITE HOME, Boasts The...
Be still my heart. I have admired 9700 Audubon from afar, always gazed at its beautifully arched doorways and windows, flushed delirious at the grounds. Very classic Nicky Oates floorplan and...
View ArticleMeanwhile, Back at the Vavava Voom Vendome… Hand Carved Wood Panels Even Over...
Welcome to 3505 Turtle Creek, The Vendome, #14 A. Welcome to the private sanctuary of Dallas interior designer Bev Heil, who bought a 4780 square foot and customized it 100% ten years ago. Absolutely...
View ArticleCantoni Kicks It Up for Thrift Studio Fundraiser To Honor Dwell With Dignity
Calligaris Studio at Cantoni (Photo: David Deleon) Last week Wednesday we were hopping all over town, from open houses to D Magazine’s Best Doctor at ZaZa to Cantoni, the modern furniture retailer and...
View ArticleThe Lee Trevino House is Out of the Closet, On Market Now With Penny Tower...
It was sooo hard not to tell you who’s house this was back when Ralph Randall had it listed, but there is one thing I pride myself on, and that is my ability to keep confidences. And so, when I wrote...
View ArticleLease of the Week: Unique 1930s Mediterranean Cottage in University Park...
There are two reasons I love this listing: 1) This home is seriously adorable and not at all what you’d expect from a home in University Park, where restrained architecture and transitional style...
View ArticleDallas is a Mess Today!
This big boy came down in yesterday’s storm, bringing down the tree lights. So I have to call Unique Electric first, then a tree man. My front driveway is even worse. Judging from my drive home along...
View ArticlePretty Soon You Will Be Able to Ski in Texas — Well, in Grand Prairie, at Least
When we visited Tokyo a few years ago and our hosts told me about the indoor ski resort there, outskirts of Tokyo, I did not believe it until I saw the dome for Zaos, as I think it was called. Sure...
View ArticleNow There Are Two: Could Ebola in Dallas Hurt Our Hot Real Estate Market?
Let’s face it: the only news we care about today is the sickening news coming out of Presbyterian Hospital of Dallas, a Texas Healthcare Resource Hospital, that a second nurse who treated Ebola...
View ArticleBack to House Candy: Mediterranean Villa in Preston Hollow so Huge You Could...
An unknown builder built 6326 Lakehurst several years ago, and I went to see it when it was brand new. At the time I was editing DallasDirt for D Magazine, and I know I wrote about this house. He kind...
View ArticleGuardian Angel: Jeannie Smith Knows That the Key to Success is Never Giving Up
Jeannie Smith with “The Wee Ones”: two of her pack of miniature dachshunds. We love Jeannie Smith and her “can-do” attitude. She’s the kind of woman that can inspire confidence after just a moment with...
View ArticleClassing Up: Townhomes at the Intersection of Inwood & Forest To Be Replaced,...
8:38 a.m. This post has been updated. I say it’s about time: the northwest corner of Inwood and Forest, known as “Forest Wood”, is going to get a much-needed facelift. Wait, strike that: try a major...
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