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.

Sycamore Strategies’ $200M Magnolia Dallas Redevelopment Moves Forward

By Shelby Skrhak / August 25, 2025 /

The Magnolia Hotel is one step closer to its dramatic reimagining with Sycamore Strategies at the wheel. As CandysDirt.com reported in January, Sycamore Strategies plans to gut and redevelop the interior of the 29-story Magnolia Dallas located at 1401 Commerce St., and use half the space for affordable housing and the other half for hotel…

Emerald Bay Brings Exclusive Lakefront Living to Cedar Creek With Lots From the $200s

By Shelby Skrhak / August 21, 2025 /

A new luxury lakefront development is making waves at Cedar Creek Lake — and for North Texas buyers who’ve been waiting for a second-home community with thoughtful amenities, Emerald Bay may be exactly the opportunity they’ve been holding out for. Located just an hour-plus east of Dallas, Emerald Bay is a gated, resort-style enclave offering…

Beacon Rail District Brings Boutique Luxury Living to Frisco’s Historic Rail District

By Shelby Skrhak / August 20, 2025 /

Frisco’s Rail District hit a milestone last week in the city’s multi-million-dollar downtown revitalization plan as CAP Multifamily opened the district’s first luxury boutique apartment community — The Beacon Rail District, located at 7291 Elm St., Frisco. Featuring only 18 one- and two-bedroom apartments, each unit features high ceilings, in-unit washers and dryers, and balconies…

What’s Developing: Build-to-Rent in Justin, 23Springs in Uptown, Multifamily in Frisco

By Shelby Skrhak / August 19, 2025 /

Hines Brings Build-to-Rent Homes to Justin’s Wildflower Ranch Hines is bringing more rental options to fast-growing Justin with a new build-to-rent neighborhood inside the Wildflower Ranch master-planned community. The global real estate developer based in Houston has wrapped up construction on Meadowlark at Wildflower Ranch, a 129-home community of single-family rentals within the 1,100-acre development.…

$4.5M Magazine-Worthy Home Near Volk Estates Carries Prominent Dallas Provenance

By Shelby Skrhak / August 15, 2025 /

If you’re not already familiar, there’s a bridge in University Park — European in style, tucked over Turtle Creek — that I’ve always thought belonged in a magazine spread. Just a block away, 3649 Haynie Avenue feels like the home that goes with that picture. Stately and elegant without being showy, it’s the kind of…