Jon Anderson
Jon Anderson is CandysDirt.com's condo/HOA and developer columnist, but also covers second home trends on SecondShelters.com. An award-winning columnist, Jon has earned silver and bronze awards for his columns from the National Association of Real Estate Editors in both 2016, 2017 and 2018. When he isn't in Hawaii, Jon enjoys life in the sky in Dallas.
Last week, I visited with the Allie Beth Urban team at the Claridge’s newly listed $4.9 million 19-A Penthouse. As we strolled around the 7,298-square-foot manse, we got to talking about kitchens and what was in style these days. My response was that if I saw another Shaker cabinet I’d blow my brains out. I…
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When I was searching for kitchen cabinets for the Penthouse Plunge, I was referred to Jennifer Voss, owner of StoneCraft of Dallas — not for cabinets, but stonework. This was all back in January 2020, and it seemed like days later I’d learned about IMC closing their Zodiac Lane warehouse/showroom with a huge sale. I…
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A new year deserves some updates to previously reported projects. Since the December Oak Lawn Committee (OLC) where Caven Enterprises with developer and former Mayoral candidate Mike Ablon presented their vision for their holdings on Cedar Springs Road, a few things have happened. Time for an update. Ablon and Caven Gayborhood Plan First, the project did…
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On December 15, then-President-elect Joe Biden announced Pete Buttigieg as Transportation Secretary. Within Transportation is the Federal Transit Administration (FTA), dedicated to urban public transportation, with an estimated 2021 budget of $14.5 billion. Buttigieg and the FTA are already penciled for a $20 billion raise as part of Biden’s $1.9 trillion COVID-19 aid package – more…
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Why is it so rare for Dallas to ever truly say “no” to developer-led upzoning? It always seems most often to be “yes, but …” And while I’m all for a good negotiation, if you enter a negotiation where the other side knows you’re unlikely to really say “no,” then it’s not really a negotiation,…
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