Shelby Skrhak

Shelby Skrhak is executive editor of CandysDirt.com and producer of the Dallas Dirt podcast. She loves covering estate sales and murder homes, not necessarily related. As a lifelong Dallas native, she's been an Eagle, Charger, Wildcat, and a Comet.

Fitzhugh Townhome Has All the Benefits of Homeownership With Prime Location

By Shelby Skrhak / June 20, 2019 /

If you’re tired of paying East Village rent, maybe it’s time to consider an East Village mortgage with ridiculously low HOA dues and all the benefits of homeownership. This fab two-story, three-bedroom townhome at 2206 Apollonia Lane has 1,910 square feet with a two car garage, HOA-covered lawn maintenance, and tons of room to entertain.…

Contemporary Doesn’t Have to Be Cold, Says Architect Enrique Montenegro

By Shelby Skrhak / June 17, 2019 /

When some people think of contemporary homes, they think of a stark white box with a white interior — perhaps like the Rachofsky Residence by Richard Meier in Preston Hollow – essentially an art-museum-house-hybrid. Enrique Montenegro, a principal at SHM Architects, says contemporary is really anything that’s not traditional in architecture, but it’s not necessarily…

Princeton Is Home to Competition Ski Lake Homes, A Tiny House, and Country Living

By Shelby Skrhak / June 16, 2019 /

You gotta love the variety. Something I love about writing Suburb Sunday every week is finding hidden gems throughout the Metroplex and learning something new. For example, I’ve learned the Mesquite’s Big Town Mall was the first air-conditioned mall in the country. Grand Prairie was a booming aviation community during World War II. Last week…

Enjoy Impressive Lake Grapevine Views in This Lakeside Tower Condo

By Shelby Skrhak / June 15, 2019 /

Who says you can’t find highrise condo living outside the loop? Flower Mound is home to the new 16-story Lakeside Tower overlooking Lake Grapevine, where you’ll find this two-bedroom, 1,136-square-foot condominium listed for $759,900 by Rick Wegman of Ulterre Fort Worth. It’s one of only four condos left in the 48-home tower. 

Frisco Starwood Home Shines Bright for $2.3 Million

By Shelby Skrhak / June 14, 2019 /

Judi Wright of Ebby Halliday Frisco has listed this beautifully-landscaped, nearly 8,000-square-foot home at 5008 Monterey Drive in the elite Starwood community for $2.3 million, and you’ve got to see the little extras it has inside. First off, Jerry Jones’ Blue Star neighborhood of Starwood, just minutes from Plano and Frisco’s corporate headquarter alley, is…