Second Shelters

Tuesday Two Hundred: Every Day’s a Beach Day When You Grab This Bursting With Cuteness Condo Behind the Pink Wall

By Candy Evans / January 29, 2013 /

Warning, you are about to fall in love. This is a 1720 square foot, two bedroom, two bath condo with hardwood floors, walk-in closet, full size washer and dryer with a private balcony overlooking a huge tree and swimming pool. Location? Snuggled between University Park and Preston Hollow, The Rachofsky House where Howard and Cindy…

Tom and Cinda Hicks Put Dallas’ Famous Crespi Estate on Market for $135 Million with Douglas Newby

By Candy Evans / January 28, 2013 /

Looking to find a little estate in the Loire Valley but your spouse wears a “France Sucks” tee? You can have 25 acres that resemble the French countryside and a 48,000 square foot estate so perfect you may never wish to leave. The 25 acre estate of Thomas O. and Cinda Hicks on Walnut Hill Lane and Hollow Way Road in Preston Hollow just hit the non-MLS market for a whopping $135 million. For more photos and all the scoop, check out the site of Douglas Newby, who is the agent.

Tom and Cinda Hicks Put Dallas’ Famous Crespi Estate on Market for $135 Million with Douglas Newby

By Candy Evans / January 28, 2013 / Comments Off on Tom and Cinda Hicks Put Dallas’ Famous Crespi Estate on Market for $135 Million with Douglas Newby

Looking to find a little estate in the Loire Valley but your spouse wears a “France Sucks” tee? You can have 25 acres that resemble the French countryside and a 48,000 square foot estate so perfect you may never wish to leave. The 25 acre estate of Thomas O. and Cinda Hicks on Walnut Hill Lane and Hollow Way Road in Preston Hollow just hit the non-MLS market for a whopping $135 million. For more photos and all the scoop, check out the site of Douglas Newby, who is the agent.

And it may actually now be the most expensive home listed in the entire United States!

Ray Nagin Indicted on 21 Corruption Charges, Still Viva in Frisco

By Candy Evans / January 21, 2013 /

That’s the Casa Bella condo of former New Orleans mayor Ray Nagin in Frisco — north of Lebanon Parkway, built by D.R. Horton, which he once referred to as a “modest second hurricane home”. He and his wife bought the home May 31, 2007 when it was valued at $181,968, saying they had family in…

Trader Joe's Coming to Cole Street: Do Upscale Grocery Stores Improve Home Sales and Values?

By Candy Evans / January 18, 2013 /

Steve Brown reported this week that I am going to be spending a lot more time down on Knox-Henderson. Why? Because United Commercial Realty confirmed Tuesday that specialty grocer Trader Joe’s, the world of Two Buck Chuck, is actually going to finish out a store on Cole Avenue just south of Knox Street. This confirms what I have heard for months, that the 13,433 square foot Knox Street Trader Joe’s will replace some older buildings just north of Ed Kellums along Cole Avenue.