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A Preston Hollow Treasure Built for a Dallas Legend Lists for the First Time in 40 Years

By CandysDirt | October 9, 2025 |

Architecture lovers and avid hosts take note: A rare piece of Dallas history — designed and built in 1973 as the personal residence of legendary developer Hal Anderson — has hit the market. Available to buy for the first time since 1985, the indulgent home unfolding across one level holds voluminous spaces, unexpected finishes, and…

New Preston Hollow Hotel, Apartment Tower Could Be Going Up, Pending Zoning Approval

By Charles Grand | October 9, 2025 |

Developers looking to build a $650 million mixed-use project on seven acres in a popular Preston Hollow commercial zone want to spruce up the area with some hospitality, housing, and greenery. Burk Interests and Greenway Investment Company, both Dallas-based firms, plan on putting up a transformative development that includes a 28-story hotel, a 24-story condo…

A Midcentury Pad Featured in Architectural Digest With Access to a Private Island

By Karen Eubank | October 9, 2025 |

Will a lover of 1960s architecture please step up and save this swinging midcentury pad? This home has only had three owners since it was built in 1966. The current family has been here since the ‘90s. You know that longevity is indicative of how well a house lives and serves its owners. Sure, it…

Master Planned, All at Once: Huffines’ Serenade Texas Breaks the Mold

By Shelby Skrhak | October 9, 2025 |

We’re watching Celina heat up again — this time with a new Huffines Communities project named Serenade Texas, promising a $100 million buildout in record time. Unlike most master planned communities that roll out in phases over several years, Huffines says Serenade will skip the drawn-out phasing that’s standard for these large projects and instead…

What the Best-Run HOAs Have in Common: Associa’s John Carona on Building Community

By Shelby Skrhak | October 8, 2025 |

In the latest episode of Dallas Dirt, host Candy Evans sits down with John Carona, former Texas Senator and founder and CEO of Associa, the largest home management firm in North America — for a wide-ranging conversation about how HOAs have evolved, what makes them work, and why community still matters. Carona’s been in the…

Can’t-Miss Dallas Events for Design Lovers: Rocktoberfest & AIA Tour of Homes

By Elaine Raffel | October 8, 2025 |

On Thursday, October 23, Rocktoberfest returns to Texas Counter Fitters — the 4.5-acre design destination in Richardson that, for one night, merges slabs with spotlights.