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Builders beauty features CandysDirt-named Best Builders, member profiles from the Dallas Builders Association, and more.

Key Residential Wows With Modern Upgrade to 90-Year Old Home

By Amy Dobson / July 2, 2018 /

We’re back with another look at the creative problem-solving that Candy’s Dirt Approved Builder Key Residential put in to practice for a home built in 1929. The old brick colonial had undergone multiple renovations during its lifetime and had too much of a piecemeal layout after all the disparate projects. The goal? To create a cohesive…

Hoebeke Builders, Inc: Rock Solid, Tailor Made Build-to-Suit Suits

By Candy Evans / June 22, 2018 /

For more than 35 years Hoebeke Builders, Inc. (HBI) has been a “build-to-suit,” contract-only residential construction company specializing in luxury private homes across North Texas. Run by one of the straightest-talking home builders to have ever lifted a hammer, Bob Hoebeke based his company on a time-tested, client-based system of project administration. And he was…

Patten Custom Homes Delights With Rare Find In Greenland Hills

By Amy Dobson / June 18, 2018 /

A home in the Greenland Hills Conservation District usually has such strict architectural protections around it that owners aren’t allowed to tear down any existing dwellings. However, the house at 5240 Mercedes Avenue was a rare exception. Since the existing home didn’t have the same Tudor style as the rest of the neighborhood, it was…

Scott Homebuilders Celebrates 10 Years Of Success By Bringing Another Masterpiece To Market

By Amy Dobson / June 5, 2018 /

Fresh off their 10-year anniversary celebration this spring, CandysDirt.com Approved Builder Scott Homebuilders has brought another high-end beauty to market. This one is a four-bed, four-and-a-half bath Midcentury Modern steps away from Midway Manor Park and an easy walk to Shorecrest Park. The solar-ready home comes with a three-car garage wired for electric charging and…

The Modern Farmhouse of Your Dreams From JLD Custom Homes

By Joanna England / June 4, 2018 /

Immediately, when I hear the words “modern farmhouse,” my ears perk up. Sometimes, though, the term is used so broadly and incorrectly that it’s been used to describe Tudors sporting a coat of white paint, Craftsman homes built in the 1920s and recently updated, and the random ranch fixed up by Fixer Upper fans.  This…