Candy Evans

Candy Evans, founder and publisher of CandysDirt.com, is one of the nation’s leading real estate reporters.

LBJ Corridor Study, Take II: Are City Leaders Forcing Upzoning on Neighborhoods?

By Candy Evans / March 27, 2022 /

Area-wide meeting at 4:30 p.m. Sunday King of Glory Lutheran Church, 6411 Lyndon B Johnson Fwy. We read how, Monday night, things were just getting underway at the new, improved meeting for the LBJ Corridor Study convened by Dallas City Councilwoman Jaynie Schultz. The meeting asked residents — homeowners — for input on their vision…

Sue Krider is a Legend in Luxury High-Rise Living

By Candy Evans / March 24, 2022 /

Life evolves, and Dallas real estate trends do, too. Just ask Allie Beth Allman & Associates veteran agent Sue Krider. She’s worked in local real estate and specialized in high-rise living spaces for two decades, earning impressive reviews from clients while building an outstanding reputation as a leader in the brokerage community.  Sue says the…

For This Park Lane Estate, Time Marches On Beautifully

By Candy Evans / March 22, 2022 /

I remember the moment we first saw 5511 Park Lane. We were shopping for a new home in 1989, a bigger footprint than our 3,000-square-foot ranch on Melissa Lane. We combed our favorite neighborhood, the honeypot of Old Preston Hollow, which we had fallen in love with the first day we stumbled upon it. The…

A Life of Luxury Awaits at a Custom Mediterranean Listed in Lobello Estates

By Candy Evans / March 17, 2022 /

Every day can feel like a vacation when you live at a California-style Mediterranean, and a magnificent one just listed in Preston Hollow. Sitting on 1.13 acres and boasting 9,701 square feet of interiors, it has all the bells and whistles for living large and in leisure. All that’s missing is you and your loved…

District 11 Debates: Should the LBJ Corridor Be Lined With Apartments Instead of Offices?

By Candy Evans / March 14, 2022 /

Commercial apartment developers have their eyes on the south side of the golden LBJ Freeway corridor, running between Preston Road to the west, and Hillcrest/Coit to the east. They aim to replace aging late 1970s-era office buildings — occupied most recently by Brinker International — with two seven-story apartment complexes totaling 420 apartments, or 57…