Year: 2024

As Plano Growth Declines, Parents Worry the Effect School Closures Will Have on Kids, Homes

By Shelby Skrhak / May 23, 2024 /

Word spread quickly Tuesday night as the proposed list of closing Plano ISD schools became public for the first time — a first, too, for the district as Plano has never had the difficult task of closing down a school for low enrollment. Now Plano residents are seeing the cold hard truth of what happens…

A Lively Story: Preston Hollow East Home of a Dallas Real Estate Legend Has a Beautiful Pool And a Money Tree

By Candy Evans / May 23, 2024 /

Whether you know the name Della Lively or not, Della knew you. She knew everyone. The late local real estate icon with the killer work ethic and equally killer hat collection had a sixth sense about buyers, sellers, and everybody else. She understood exactly what we liked and needed — often better than we did.…

City Could Score Millions in Sale of Hutchins Land Owned by Dallas Water Utilities 

By April Towery / May 23, 2024 /

Dallas officials confirmed Tuesday that a developer is interested in purchasing 313 acres in Hutchins currently owned by Dallas Water Utilities.  In a meeting of the Dallas City Council’s Government Performance and Financial Management Committee, Assistant City Manager Robert Perez dodged questions about an offer and declined to name the interested developer. City Hall insiders…

Aubrey Dym is a Bright Addition to Growing Landsea Homes Presence

By Rick Mauch / May 23, 2024 /

As a young girl, Aubrey Dym grew up observing the real estate industry with a father who is a developer in San Antonio. Now, as an adult herself, she has carrying the love she developed — no pun intended — into that same career. “I grew up driving land with him on the weekend, walking…

East Dock is an Exciting New Adaptive Reuse Project in East Oak Cliff From Proxy Properties

By Karen Eubank / May 23, 2024 /

One of the most exciting aspects of historic preservation is adaptive reuse. It is the process of preserving a structure built for one purpose and using it for a new purpose. It’s smart, economically and environmentally sound. We are excited to have a guest post today from award-winning architect Alicia Quintans about the exciting new…