Urban Living in Dallas

What Will Demolishing Dallas' Highway 345 Do For Downtown's Real Estate Market?

By Joanna England / June 14, 2013 /

As you’ve no doubt heard, there’s a movement afoot to tear down Highway 345 — a stretch of elevated asphalt that spans from Deep Ellum and north to Woodall Rogers Freeway. Doing so, proponents claim, will connect the east side of the city center to downtown and create a more walkable environment. I’m all for…

What Will Demolishing Dallas’ Highway 345 Do For Downtown’s Real Estate Market?

By Joanna England / June 14, 2013 /

As you’ve no doubt heard, there’s a movement afoot to tear down Highway 345 — a stretch of elevated asphalt that spans from Deep Ellum and north to Woodall Rogers Freeway. Doing so, proponents claim, will connect the east side of the city center to downtown and create a more walkable environment. I’m all for…

Anteks Hosts Mission Ole Kickoff in Design District Digs With 25 Percent of Sales Benefiting Trinity River Mission

By Joanna England / June 12, 2013 /

What a fabulous party Jason Lenox hosted last night at his wonderful Design District store. Anteks, a collection of posh-cum-rustic furnishings, was the perfect backdrop for the supporters of the Trinity River Mission. It was the kickoff for Mission Ole — the Sept. 6 soiree benefiting the Trinity River Mission education program that offers literacy,…

Allie Beth Allman Agent Missy Woehr Came For The Byron, Stayed For Amazing Real Estate Dallas Has to Offer

By Joanna England / June 3, 2013 /

Missy Woehr is just about as Dallas as Dallas gets. But would you believe that this dynamic agent not only hails from Tulsa, but made her way to Dallas to see a golf tournament? Woehr has made a name for herself as someone with a wealth of information about Uptown, and is a key member…

Remember That Box of a House on Mockingbird? You Can See Its Insides on June 4

By Joanna England / May 30, 2013 /

This Highland Park house was a controversy before it was even built. Neighbors in Craftsman, traditional, and Mediterranean mansions surrounding this modern modular home on Mockingbird (say that five times fast!) were up in arms on the design. If you’re curious to see what all the fuss is about, the Dallas Architecture Forum will host…