Celebrity Homes

Ken Paxton Lives in a Pretty Modest House in McKinney, Actually: Be His Neighbor!

By Candy Evans / August 4, 2015 /

As you now know, our Attorney General was photographed and booked without the requisite towel-about-the-neck-that you or I would get if we were arrested in Collin County. That was because 396th District Court Judge George Gallagher of Tarrant County, said he didn’t have to. Judge Gallagher is presiding over the case: But unlike everyone else who gets…

Rob and Rick Snyder Lived Here: Another Reason Why Pensive Drive Could Boost Your Thinking Cap

By Candy Evans / July 31, 2015 /

Here is another reason why you might want to take a serious look at 10039 Pensive Drive here. Our Thursday $300,000 here. Got an email from none other than Rob Snyder, fabulous chairman (and I think founder) of Stream Energy. Turns out he and his (equally) famous and smart brother, Dr. Rick Snyder (Dallas cardiologist,…

The Herman Lay House on Radbrook Is Going Bye-Bye

By Candy Evans / July 13, 2015 /

As I wrote almost one year ago today, every so often, a landmark Dallas home comes along for sale that makes you catch your breath and want to mortgage your first-born child so you can buy it. Such is was the Herman and Mimi Lay estate at 4935 Radbrook Place in Preston Hollow. Only now…

It’s Back! A French Country Retreat (Formerly Known as Champ D’Or) Hits Market Bigger & Better for $17.5

By Candy Evans / July 11, 2015 /

  You do remember this estate up in Hickory Creek, the stunning French magnifique modeled after Vaux-le-Vicomte, a chateau on the outskirts of Paris, France? It’s enormous: 48,000 square feet now on 39 acres. Originally built by CellStar Corp. founder Alan H. Goldfield and his wife, Shirley, the estate known as Champ d’Or (or “Gold Field”)…

Henry S. Miller is Selling His Flawless Cy Barcus Built Man Cave. And I Want It!

By Candy Evans / July 7, 2015 /

Years ago I wrote about this home when I was at D Home, and the way home builder Cy Barcus built a 3800 square foot palace in 2004 utilizing the best of everything he knew from his 35 year plus building career. I recall thinking, God, this would be the perfect home for us in…