Downsizing With Style

Downsizing to $500K Without Leaving Colleyville? It’s Possible Here

By Joy Donovan / May 23, 2025 /

Here’s some news. Living the good life in Colleyville is possible for under half a million bucks. Yes, it’s true, even in this North Texas suburb known for its grand palaces. The proof — Take a look at this luxurious condominium priced at $499,000, located in the Villages of Colleyville. It’s the perfect solution for…

Sur Le Lac Condominiums in Plano Will Upsize Your Lifestyle While Downsizing the Maintenance

By Candy Evans / February 15, 2022 /

Sur Le Lac luxury condominium homes are nestled inside prestigious Normandy Estates in Plano, Texas.  The condos’ convenient location is near bustling high-end shopping and restaurants at Legacy West and The Shops at Legacy; and offers a secluded, luxurious lakeside get-away. The intimate Normandy Estates community has an abundance of green space, a lake, and walking…

Looking to Downsize? Study Shows D-FW Creates Positive Choices

By Tommy Cummings / October 5, 2021 /

In the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington metro area, downsizing from a four-bedroom to a two-bedroom results in overall savings of roughly $190,000 for homeowners.

Josh Nimmo’s Incredible Architectural Conception for Crestfield Place

By Candy Evans / January 9, 2019 /

Crestfield Place debuts tomorrow evening, as we have told you, beginning at 4:30 p.m. over at 2204 Moser in the East Village. This is Cobalt Homes’ second foray into high end, dense living townhomes in urban infill. I caught up with the architect, Josh Nimmo, because I am giddy with delight over the project and the…

How Architect Allan Ross Designed the Spectacular Bentley Place for Downsizing

By Candy Evans / November 1, 2018 /

When Dallas architect Allan Ross conceptualized Bentley Place in Greenway Parks, he designed the eight-villa luxury development with at least one specific type of home buyer in mind: downsizers. At last month’s CandysDirt.com Staff Party, we gabbed with the noted architect about a mind-boggling virtual reality tour of Bentley Place (seriously, mind-boggling!) and discussed some…