Celebrity Homes

After a Lengthy Battle, Site of Lee Harvey Oswald’s Former Apartment is Being Razed

By Joanna England / November 27, 2012 /

Update 3:09 p.m: I added this great photo of the complex going bye bye– this is history, folks.

The owner of the apartment building where alleged JFK assassin Lee Harvey Oswald once lived fought tooth and nail against City Hall to keep the dilapidated building from meeting the wrecking ball.

This Perry Heights Historical Estate Offers Something The Pilgrims Would Have Fought Over: Enough Room to Raise a Turkey

By Candy Evans / November 22, 2012 /

Look at that land! They are not making any more of it, that’s for sure. Check out Candy’s House of the Week over at Culturemap…  a real home for the Holidays! And happy Thanksgiving!

Meanwhile, Back at The Ritz: The Tower Residences Are Now 75% Sold

By Candy Evans / November 21, 2012 /

This is Kyle Crews with Paige Hinton, Director of Residential Marketing for The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company at last week’s conference in Los Angeles:  “Luxury Real Estate – The Global Market Outlook and a Journey into the Hearts and Minds of the Super-Affluent and Wealthy.” Oh my, how I wish I could have been a shapely…

Jeremy Strick, Director of the Nasher Sculpture Center, Asks for Our Help in Doing the German Louvre

By Candy Evans / November 20, 2012 /

Jeremy Strick, the director of the Nasher Sculpture Center, sent an email to the Nasher’s members, friends and supporters today asking them (and everyone who loves Dallas) to contact our council reps and get this issue resolved and yes, do the German louvre thing: Dear Friends,Yesterday, 11 prominent Dallas civic leaders lent their voices to…

Building With The Boys: Unlocking the Three P’s of Construction HINT: One is Definitely Pinot Noir

By Candy Evans / November 19, 2012 /

It’s time for our fourth installment of Building With the Boys —as many of you have asked us “when do we hear more about the Building Boys?” The house is really progressing; if I compared this to labor I’d say, “she’s pushing! We can see the head!” Herewith we get some great insight into the building process, great advice and a tiny peak at Tim Loecker and Justin Kettler’s relationship. Will it stand up to the extreme test of building?