Urban Second Homes

Angie Barrett’s One Arts Condo Sells to Former Denton Mayor, Now Legal Battles Going On

By Candy Evans / July 8, 2014 /

Well I failed to tell you when Angie Barrett sold her 3200 ish square foot penthouse condo at One Arts Plaza last December 13. (Spank me!) The condo, which was beautifully decked out in a stunning contemporary style by Droese and Raney Architecture Inc. was listed for $2,575,000. It had been on the market for a…

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More No’s? Laura Miller, Mitchell Rasansky, 13 Neighborhoods & VIPs Now Interested in Transwestern Deal Behind Pink Wall

By Candy Evans / April 2, 2014 /

You know those “NO” signs all over Preston Hollow? Maybe you’ll start seeing them out as far as Central Expressway and as far west as Webb’s Chapel. Laura Miller and Mitchell Rasansky, both former Dallas City Council persons, Rasansky 6 years on the Council, Laura Miller 4 plus a Mayoral term, now think folks who…

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Is Arlington a Growing Second Home Market? For Sports Lovers, It’s a No-Brainer

By Joanna England / April 5, 2013 /

    (Photo: The Dallas Morning News) Today’s the home opener for your Texas Rangers. We go as a family every year, but I have to tell you — I hate the drive. I hate driving to Arlington. Interstate 30 is always a parking lot from Arlington to Grand Prairie, sometimes even to Hampton Road.…

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Is Arlington a Growing Second Home Market? For Sports Lovers, It's a No-Brainer

By Joanna England / April 5, 2013 /

    (Photo: The Dallas Morning News) Today’s the home opener for your Texas Rangers. We go as a family every year, but I have to tell you — I hate the drive. I hate driving to Arlington. Interstate 30 is always a parking lot from Arlington to Grand Prairie, sometimes even to Hampton Road.…

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Neighborhood Bugs: Are Some Dallas ‘Hoods More “Buggy” Than Others: Skeeters & Such — A Guide to the Buggiest ‘Hoods in Dallas

By Candy Evans / July 11, 2012 /

We all know Dallas is buggy. Let’s face it, you move to a warmer climate, you get bugs. When I grew up in Chicago we had millipedes and spiders in summer months, but not even an amoeba survived the tundra months of winter. I will not step foot in Main until July 1 because of the black…

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