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Preston Hollow Christmas Lights Fiasco Escalates With Neighborhood Blockade

By Charles Grand / December 22, 2025 /

In a twist to the Preston Hollow Christmas lights saga, a private group has taken out a special event permit limiting public access to part of the neighborhood. While pedestrians were allowed to check out the display Sunday evening, it seems a blockade of sorts was in effect the two nights prior. The move follows…

2020 AIA Home Tour Featured This Modern Prairie by Architect Douglas Guiling

By Karen Eubank / December 22, 2025 /

Since its construction in 2018, this striking Preston Hollow Modern Prairie luxury home has captivated us. Back then, it was only the second residential project completed by award-winning architect Douglas Guiling. Known for a portfolio spanning civic, hospitality, multifamily, and office design, Guiling brings a distinct commercial sensibility to residential architecture. AIA Dallas selected this…

Historic Murphy House May Get the Uptown Treatment

By Charles Grand / December 21, 2025 /

A  proposed project in Uptown is in need of a PD update, and it’ll be going in front of the City Plan Commission next month. If ultimately approved by council members down the line, a 24-story tower will replace a piece of Dallas history: the over-a-century-old Victorian mansion still sitting on Maple Avenue. In 2023,…

Crescent Estates Breaks Ground on Luxury Townhomes in Northwest Dallas

By Charles Grand / December 21, 2025 /

More housing is on the way in Dallas, with Crescent Estates Custom Homes announcing its groundbreaking on a new townhome community in the northwestern part of the city. The Residences at Creek Hollow will be located at 10056 Marsh Ln. near Walnut Hill, comprising 31 custom-designed townhomes across two acres. Homes on offer are either…

City Hall Roundup: Survey Season’s Coming, Otherwise, Merry Christmas!

By Charles Grand / December 21, 2025 /

There was very little activity at Dallas City Hall this past week. Aside from a handful of commission and board meetings, there wasn’t much in the way of public business conducted. But, of course, staff was busy working behind the scenes, so there’s at least a little something to put on your radar before Christmas…