Jon Anderson

An award-winning columnist, Jon has earned silver and bronze awards for his columns from the National Association of Real Estate Editors in both 2016, 2017 and 2018. When he isn't in Hawaii, Jon enjoys life in the sky in Dallas.

Restoring the Patio: From Glass Back to Fresh Air Was More Restoration than Renovation

By Jon Anderson / July 3, 2015 /

In every other part of my home, there was zero I wanted to restore. Gut? Heck yeah! But not restore. It was closed off, boxy and an inefficient use of space. In addition, the original 1966 finish materials were, well … 1966 finish materials. Flocked and metallic wallpaper, crumbling cabinetry, age-stained tile, and crow’s foot…

Turtle Creek: Smoke on the Water? Part 2: The Prodigal Lots

By Jon Anderson / June 26, 2015 /

  Last week we were at the other end of Turtle Creek. This week we’re sort of in the middle – the Cedar Springs and Turtle Creek area. In these few blocks we have a simmering skirmish, Church rummage sale, a long-time owner looking to raise a poky lot to high-rise heights, and an “ink…

Second Staff Meeting Soiree at the W Residences Builds on First

By Jon Anderson / June 24, 2015 /

Last night, 30 real estate geeks met to celebrate Minnette Murray’s listing at the W Residences. Despite being postponed because of rain (that ultimately never came) and competing with D Magazine’s “Best Realtor” event at the Dallas Arboretum, we had a pretty full house. Candy stayed all night even though she’d yet to pack for…

Museum Tower Gets New Neighbor — Office Building With Ground-Floor Retail

By Jon Anderson / June 24, 2015 /

Well, that didn’t take long. We know downtown dirt is getting pricier by the minute. So the news last week that the Dallas Symphony Foundation is selling a side-lot on Pearl and Woodall Rodgers to Lincoln Property for $7.2 million wasn’t too surprising. The smidge-over-half-acre lot had been a grassy area for about 20 years, at…

Smoke on the Water? Part 1: 10 Acres Ripe for the Picking

By Jon Anderson / June 19, 2015 /

Where there’s smoke, there’s gonna be fire.  As Candy recently wrote, 2505 Turtle Creek is finally set to become the Limited Edition, the über-luxury high-rise by first-time (in Dallas) high-risers from Toronto Great Gulf. But with 10-acres of smoldering land ready to ignite, the Limited Edition may be just the beginning for this tail-end of…