Condo Living

Confessions of Dallas High Rise Living: Giving Dues Their Due

By Jon Anderson / February 20, 2015 /

  Buying into a multi-tenant dwelling will likely add another wrinkle to your finances: HOA dues. Yes, there are some multi-tenant townhome developments that have no HOA dues at all. While on the surface that sounds marvy, in reality, it’s a bit flying-without-a-net for me. With no cash reserve, any shared issue or expense has…

Confessions of Dallas High Rise Living: High Rise History — Dallas’ Original Style Setters, Part 2

By Jon Anderson / February 13, 2015 /

By Jon Anderson Special Contributor Correction: In last week’s column, I made a rookie mistake of believing a friend without checking (he’s been flogged and I’ve been humbled). The history of the “21” building at 3883 Turtle Creek is far more interesting than the story I was told about the 21 name reflecting the number…

Confessions of Dallas High Rise Living: High Rise History — Dallas’ Original Style Setters

By Jon Anderson / February 6, 2015 /

(Editor’s Note: This is the third installment in a hopefully regular series from Jon Anderson, in which he dishes on the inner-workings of life in the sky. Anderson’s take on Dallas high rise living is both entertaining and educational. You can read his first installment here and his second installment here.) By Jon Anderson Special Contributor Buildings of the…

Confessions of Dallas High Rise Living: Is Dallas No. 1 With The Deaf and Blind?

By Jon Anderson / January 30, 2015 /

(Editor’s Note: This is the second installment in a hopefully regular series from Jon Anderson, in which he dishes on the inner-workings of life in the sky. Anderson’s take on Dallas high rise living is both entertaining and educational. You can read his first installment here.) By Jon Anderson Special Contributor Driving up and down…

Confessions of Dallas High Rise Living: The Good, the Bad, and the HOA

By Jon Anderson / January 22, 2015 /

Jon Anderson is a fan of high-rise living in Dallas who loves old buildings because of their price tag, great space and renovation potential. In equal measure, he enjoys and is frustrated by the blood-sport and hilarity of HOAs rife with high-school antics, cronyism and good old-fashioned dumb.  By day, he works for a global…