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First Internationally Certified Passive House in Texas Hits Market Today in Dallas

By Leah Shafer | March 26, 2018 |

Dallas gets some big bragging rights today as the first internationally certified Passive House in Texas goes on the market. If you don’t know what that is, listen up and prepare to be impressed with this tale of two men’s vision to bring a new building standard to the state.  The Northwest Dallas house at 3846…

University Park Supports Sanctuary Sewers to Protect Hard-Working Foliage

By Jon Anderson | March 26, 2018 |

In response to other cities’ invasive species eradication ordinances, it’s nice to see University Park (of all places) nurturing trees and other greenery in their sewers.  This unwanted herbage has been allowed to take root sneakily out of sight in sewers and gutters.  All these migrant saplings ask for as they work tirelessly, without rest…

On SecondShelters.com: Historic Schoolhouse Conversion Offers Best of Two Worlds

By Bethany Erickson | March 25, 2018 |

While the town of Glenmoore, Pennsylvania, may not be on your radar as a tourist destination, we’ve found a schoolhouse conversion nestled near a 30-acre nature preserve and less than an hour from Philadelphia that is sure to move it up the getaway list.

Low Enrollment At Some Campuses Spurs Revamp Strategy for Dallas ISD

By Bethany Erickson | March 23, 2018 |

It was a busy and productive monthly meeting of the Dallas ISD board of trustees Thursday evening, with much of the night centered on the creation of two new choice schools and an update on the Accelerating Campus Excellence program. The district’s ACE program has been partly responsible for the turnaround of several Improvement Required…

Door Raises $12 Million Series A to Expand Flat Fee Brokerage: Let’s Discuss

By Candy Evans | March 23, 2018 |

We all know Alex Doubet, his flat-fee brokerage Door, which is home-grown, founded and it turns out funded right here in Dallas/Park Cities. We know the story of how he founded the company right out of Harvard, because he thought his mom had paid too much to the agent when she listed and sold her…

About That Camdale Court Party: Cancelled BC Too Many Sales! (Three Available, Hurry!)

By Candy Evans | March 23, 2018 |

We were planning a big shindig to-do, a CandysDirt.com style celebration over at Camdale Court by Cobalt Homes — you recall the very first disruptor town homes in North Texas with, among other innovative items, Dumb Waiters? Camdale Court is a modern, 12-unit town home community in the heart of East Village offering three-bedroom, three-and-a-half-bathroom…