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Huffines’ Solterra Texas Takes Top Community Honors at 2025 McSAM Awards

By CandysDirt / May 8, 2025 /

Huffines Communities walked away with five wins at the Dallas Builders Association’s 2025 McSAM Awards, including the coveted title of Master-Planned Community of the Year for its Mesquite-based community, Solterra Texas. The annual awards, held April 26 at The Statler Hotel in Downtown Dallas, recognize excellence in residential real estate development, marketing, and sales. Created…

Future Builders Get Hands-On in Dallas High School Design-Build Showdown

By CandysDirt / May 6, 2025 /

Some North Texas high schoolers will take their blueprints from paper to reality this week as they compete for scholarships and learn what a career in construction could look like. More than 275 students from 16 Texas high schools will gather May 7–8 at Dallas College’s Cedar Valley Campus in Lancaster for the 2025 Dallas-Fort…

Dallas Opens the Door to Low-Intensity Density

By CandysDirt / May 5, 2025 /

A move by the Dallas City Council last month to amend its building code might help encourage the construction of small apartment buildings with up to eight units. The amendment to the code was voted on during the city council’s April 23 meeting, with Council Member Paul Ridley (District 14) touting the change as a…

A Different Kind of Luxury: Where Design, Comfort, and ‘Texas Cool’ Collide

By CandysDirt / May 3, 2025 /

Listen up, luxury seekers and design junkies – there’s a new showstopper in town, and it’s rewriting the rules of ranch-style living. Welcome to 912 Hat Creek Court, a sleek, modern midcentury-esque masterpiece on more than two acres in the heart of Bartonville, TX – a town of almost 2,000, where country charm meets low-key…

Attention Architecture Lovers: A Remarkable 1970s Treasure Just Listed in Highland Park

By CandysDirt / May 1, 2025 /

If new builds make you yawn and owning a midcentury masterpiece is your dream, you’re going to swoon over this exciting offering that just came to market in Highland Park. This rarity at 3207 Dartmouth Ave. is a serene architectural gem built in the 1970s and meticulously cared for since. It’s now ready for its…