Karen Eubank

Karen is a senior columnist at Candy’s Media and has been writing stories since she could hold a crayon. She is a globe-trotting, history-loving eternal optimist who would find it impossible to live well without dogs, Tex-Mex, and dark chocolate. She covers luxury properties and historic preservation for Candys Dirt.

A Museum Tower Move-In Ready Lease

By Karen Eubank / August 8, 2020 /

When Museum Tower, our gorgeous Dallas residential centerpiece, went on the drawing boards, I was beyond excited. I moved to Dallas in 1979 and there was one residential building in downtown Dallas. I had a pal that lived there, and I thought city living was beyond cool. Of course, this was decades ago. You could…

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Picture-Perfect Christopher Place Townhome is Truly Magical

By Karen Eubank / August 7, 2020 /

There are some lovely, intimate, private neighborhoods in Dallas. Christopher Place is one of them. Oh, you haven’t heard of it? That’s why people move here! This gated enclave has only 25 townhomes. The entrance to Christopher Place slopes down a long, tree-lined, private drive to Turtle Creek. It was described by the developers in…

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An Arts and Crafts Tudor Revival in Greenway Parks

By Karen Eubank / August 6, 2020 /

This Greenway Parks Arts and Crafts Tudor Revival by architects Fooshee and Cheek had my heart at first glance. It also had the hearts of everyone that saw it. “I’ve never had a more popular listing or more showings on a house,” Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s agent Madeline Jobst said. That’s saying a lot when you…

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A Historic Craftsman Cottage Full of Love and Laughter

By Karen Eubank / August 3, 2020 /

This historic Craftsman cottage exemplifies what everyone looks for when they come to Old East Dallas. You don’t expect to find a small town feeling anywhere in a major metropolitan city, but Old East Dallas has it in spaces. Every neighborhood has a unique character. However, in the Swiss Avenue Historic District, neighborliness takes on…

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Living Large on Phil Romano’s Legendary Estate

By Karen Eubank / August 3, 2020 /

Settle in with a big beverage, because this is a good story about a legendary estate. It also has a very happy ending that includes Mehrdad Moayedi and Robert Elliott. If you are reading us from afar, moving to Dallas, crave privacy and security, and money is no object, you’re in luck. Uber-Personalized Luxury Estate…

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