Uptown

WTF? Why Are They Painting This Uptown Church BLUE???

By Candy Evans / June 27, 2014 /

Update: Robert Wilonsky took this story and did his magic, finding out that, are you ready, the designer who is painting this church blue is Gary Riggs! Thanks to Pete Peabody for alerting me this morning! Dialing up Gary right now… OK, I get it. It’s not really a church, it’s an office building, but…

Bleu Ciel Kicks off Condo Sales Tonight — Dallas Newest High Rise Residential Building Since Forever!

By Candy Evans / June 26, 2014 /

Update: Yes, in my haste to get to the party I misspelled BLEU!!! Got it! This is so exciting, I am about to slip into my Pucci and Louboutins to go back to where I just came from: Bleu Ciel, Harwood International’s newest Uptown condo tower. 33-stories of luxury living that has a much different…

We Do Not Need Another Sam’s Club in Uptown East

By Candy Evans / May 21, 2014 /

While I was in West Virginia, I read Steve Brown’s report that a Sam’s was coming to Uptown East at Cityplace, courtesy of Trammell Crow. I thought maybe I had altitude sickness or something. Total head scratcher. Here I have been interviewing builders and developers on how Uptown development is splashing over east of central,…

Cesar Pelli’s Beautiful Uptown Crescent Project to Include 1 Acre Greenspace Park

By Candy Evans / April 24, 2014 /

Crescent Real Estate Holdings LLC has a $225 million investment in Uptown, and now we have a better idea of what that investment will look like. In a word, stunning. Architect Cesar Pelli has released preliminary renderings of Crescent’s 600,000 square foot, mixed-use high rise project at McKinney Avenue and Olive Street, right across the street from…