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Preston Center Task Force Shows How to Waste Two Years and $300,000: Part 2

By Jon Anderson | November 17, 2016 |

In Part One, you learned about the final plan to be delivered to the city by the Preston Center Task Force.  It’s been two years in the making and cost $300,000 to produce a plan with little substance and holes a developer could drive a truck through. Here in part two, we’ll finish out by…

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A New Gatekeeper: Why Allie Beth Allman’s “Gates of Highland Park” Video is Important

By Candy Evans | November 17, 2016 |

Juli Harrison and Stephen White at Allie Beth Allman are marketing one (or actually, two) of the most expensive properties in Highland Park, and, for that matter, all of Dallas: 4311 and 4321 Lakeside Drive. Dallas dirt doesn’t get much pricier than this. The two lots are being sold together, or separately. List price is…

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Highland Park Traditional: A Fresh Take on a Classic Look

By Karen Eubank | November 17, 2016 |

Our Inwood Home of the Week, a Highland Park traditional, offers a fresh take on a classic look. Originally built in 1984, Cy Barcus Jr. put his magic touch on the home in 2011. Barcus owns CEB Construction and grew up in the business. His father built many of the most beautiful homes in Dallas,…

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White Rock Place Traditional on Cul-de-Sac Tops Our Roundup of Dallas Open Houses

By Leah Shafer | November 17, 2016 |

Every Thursday, we bring you the CandysDirt Open Houses of the Week column, your insider’s view of the hottest properties on the market right now. We pick five amazing homes you’ve got to see, and give you the scoop on the open houses that weekend. This week, our houses range in price from $499K to $1.099 million. Our…

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Oak Park Estates Midcentury Offers Gallery-Like Good Looks and Artful Presentation

By Leah Shafer | November 17, 2016 |

Find the feel of an art gallery in a sleek North Oak Cliff midcentury home with our Thursday Three Hundred. Located at 1521 Nantuckett Dr., this home is all clean lines, open spaces, and elegant finishes. Recently renovated, the property offers original red oak hardwood floors and mahogany kitchen cabinetry, restored to their original beauty. This home has three…

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Preston Center Task Force Shows How to Waste Two Years and $300,000: Part 1

By Jon Anderson | November 16, 2016 |

If I could sum up this final report by the Northwest Highway and Preston Road Area Plan task force, it would be that it took two years and $300,000 to identify what will cost the city even more money and more time to actually attempt to solve. But that’s what you get when a group…

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