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Y Not? Live Your Architecture Fantasy in This Venice Beach Modern

By CandysDirt | July 23, 2021 |

If off-the-charts coolness is among your criteria for a second shelter, we’ve found the house for you. This showstopper, just blocks from Venice Beach, is the handiwork of award-winning Los Angeles-based Cigolle X Coleman — the “Y” in the renowned trio of XYZ Houses. See inside this incredible icon of modern architecture on SecondShelters.com now!

In The Zone: Proposed Clinic in Northeast Dallas Rejected by City Plan Commission

By Candy Evans | July 22, 2021 |

The Dallas Plan Commission has denied a proposal for the southwest corner of Stults Road and Forest Lane to construct a 30,000-square-foot clinic. Residents of neighboring Hamilton Park, Northwood Estates, Northwood Heights, Royal Lane Village, and the Urban Reserve said they opposed the development for several reasons: The site contains a floodplain and therefore threatens…

Vacation in Versailles and Live Like Marie Antoinette

By Karen Eubank | July 22, 2021 |

As a little girl living in France, visions of castles did not have to dance in my head, they were literally down the street. The Palais De Versailles was 10 minutes from my front door. We drove by the grounds almost daily and visited the palace often. My father was in the Air Force, and…

A Cool Contemporary With Hints of Hill Country Style Dazzles in University Park

By Candy Evans | July 22, 2021 |

If you’re looking for a home with unique architectural beauty in University Park, this is your dream come to life. From the start, the contemporary Hill Country-style façade draws you in blending wood, stone, clean lines, and glass. It nods to Frank Lloyd Wright’s genius inside and out, creating an undeniably tranquil place to call…

Exclusive: @properties Plants Third Franchise in Dallas, to Office in the Braniff Building

By Candy Evans | July 22, 2021 |

One of the largest independent brokerages in the nation, Chicago-based  @properties, which utilizes prop-tech, launched its third national franchise in the Dallas-Fort Worth area this week by partnering with one of the most significant real estate-centric families in town: Dallas Cowboys’ owner Jerry Jones. Jerry Mooty is the nephew of Jerry Jones and a major…

The Preservationists: Marcel Quimby is The Go-To Gal For Historic Preservation in Dallas

By Karen Eubank | July 22, 2021 |

Who are the people that help to ensure our historic buildings and residences remain intact for future generations? Preservation architect Marcel Quimby, FAIA, is one of them. Today I’m kicking off a series on preservationists with this amazing woman whose destiny was laid out early in life. Quimby grew up in Libya and England courtesy…