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Picture this: You roll out of bed, pour yourself a cup of coffee, and step outside to a view that most people can only dream about – the 1,000-plus-acre White Rock Lake stretching out in before you, with downtown Dallas punctuating the skyline in the distance. There are no buildings blocking your view – just…
Although Farmers Branch is truly the best-kept secret in Dallas right now, back in the 1840s, it was the best-known city in Texas. That’s due to the Texan Emigration and Land Company. They took over the Peters Colony in 1844, advertised extensively in Europe, and attracted thousands to settle here. These settlers were astute enough…
Imagine taking a cannon, filling it with everything luxury, art and design, and shooting it into the Uptown sky. When the smoke cleared, you’d be left with this extraordinary penthouse perched on the 27th floor of The House Condominiums. The building is the brainchild of the legendary French architect and designer Philippe Starck, a name…
Was it Aristotle or Abraham Lincoln who gave us that wise old proverb: “Life is too short to live in a boring house”? Regardless of who said it, surely they were envisioning 5823 Caladium Drive when they had the epiphany. This 6,574-square-foot home — a cross between classic Mediterranean elegance and Preston Hollow chic —…
With school back in session, the time seems right for a little local history lesson to set the scene for this property story: Munger Place. Branded at one time as “The City Man’s Home,” Munger Place was the first deed-restricted neighborhood in Texas. Wealthy cotton gin manufacturer Robert S. Munger and his brother, Collett, planned…
