Downtown Dallas

Downtown Dallas: What Can We Do To Make It Better?

By Candy Evans / December 29, 2014 /

Leah has committed to tracking more of what’s happening in downtown Dallas Real Estate this year, and that’s great because there is a lot to track! I love downtown Dallas, I just don’t like getting there. And I’m no stranger to urban living. I have lived in three different urban environments: Chicago, New York and…

Scott Johnson Speaks Publicly About Museum Tower, Reflecting

By Candy Evans / December 16, 2014 /

Joanna found this great piece by Scott Johnson, principal at Johnson Fain, and the architect who designed our beautiful Museum Tower, which has received ever so much flack for it’s reflectivity that has, they say, damaged art and grass at the Nasher Sculpture Center. In the article, it surprised me to learn that Johnson says…

Happy Thanksgiving Day To All of You From All of Us

By Candy Evans / November 27, 2014 /

It’s a stunning day in North Texas and we hope you are enjoying a wonderful Thanksgiving Day. Whether you are cooking, with family or friends, dining out, working (my husband is delivering babies!), or enjoying a quiet day of rest and reflection, we want you to know how much we cherish our readers and followers…

Cabana Hotel Has Perfect Location for a New High Rise, But The Poor Pup Needs a LOT of Work!

By Candy Evans / November 13, 2014 /

  I was down at The House yesterday, where I about fainted when I toured some of the few units left to sell: gorgeous and such a bargain! From the 25th floor, I looked out and saw the Margaret Hunt Hill bridge rising in her majesty, as if she was part of The House design.…

Historic Dallas High School Under Contract, and Jack Mathew’s Name Is On the Contract

By Candy Evans / October 23, 2014 /

You know that beautiful, 107 year old Dallas High School (once the home of Crozier Tech) that sits adjacent to the Dallas area Rapid Transit Pearl Street Station, at Bryan and Pearl, north of downtown? Comes word that Dallas developer Jack Matthews has it under contract, with plans to redevelop it into — hopefully — residential living. The…