Year: 2024

Housing, Mixed-Use Could Be on the Horizon for Hampton-Clarendon Corridor in North Oak Cliff

By April Towery / October 1, 2024 /

When the West Oak Cliff Area Plan — a plan to give displacement-vulnerable residents more control over new development in their neighborhood — was unanimously approved in September 2022, it was clear that change was coming and not everyone would embrace it. Slowly but surely, the public meetings in an authorized hearing area that includes…

Moving and Grooving: Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s Adds Top Relocation Pro to its Executive Roster

By CandysDirt / September 30, 2024 /

Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s International Realty has attracted another top industry pro to its tight-knit team of managers, directors, and leaders — this time in the increasingly important realm of relocations and referrals. Janna Edgar, CRP, has joined as the brokerage’s Director of Global Relocation and Referral Services. She packs a very impressive resume. With more…

Christian Chernock Wants to Protect Bishop Arts Hotel But Will The Plan Commission Support It?

By April Towery / September 30, 2024 /

Local real estate developer Christian Chernock has two zoning cases pending before the City Plan Commission on which he serves. The question his fellow plan commissioners will be charged with determining next month isn’t one of ethics or personal integrity, Chernock told CandysDirt.com. It’s whether hotels are an appropriate land use for the touristy Bishop…

A New Look For Life in The Sky At The Vendome

By Karen Eubank / September 30, 2024 /

I’ve written about my love affair with the Vendome before. Every time a penthouse comes up for sale here, I fall in love with it a little bit more. Much of the draw of any luxury condominium is the staff. I’ve bragged about the Vendome staff for years. They are professional and friendly, of course,…

California Home Looks as Though it’s Been Pulled and Stretched Like Silly Putty

By Mimi Perez / September 30, 2024 /

One of the greatest toys to ever hit the market was Silly Putty. For the Gen X kids that were left to their own devices, Silly Putty reigned.  Before game consoles became a thing, one ounce of Silly Putty, sold in a little red egg, was unbelievably entertaining. You could stretch it, make imprints, bounce…