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Neighborhood Spotlight: Historically Hip Junius Heights

By Cherry Kelln | June 15, 2017 |

Last, but definitely not least, on our list of Old East Dallas neighborhoods is Junius Heights. The neighborhood is the closest single-family-zoned neighborhood to downtown Dallas.  The area offers an eclectic mix of gorgeous historic architecture, spacious lot sizes, and lovely front porches.  All of the great entertainment districts of Dallas are easily accessible from…

Bluffview Modern Luxury Home Offers Resort Lifestyle

By Karen Eubank | June 15, 2017 |

  Our Inwood National Bank Home of the Week began as a sketch on a napkin. Mark Siepiela, an extraordinarily talented custom home builder and owner of Design + Development, is responsible for turning that sketch into this Bluffview modern luxury home at 4346 Bluffview Boulevard. Siepiela and the owner were on the same page…

Crest Haven Place Contemporary Shines In Our Dallas Open Houses Roundup

By Leah Shafer | June 15, 2017 |

Just west of Bluffview, one of the gorgeous neighborhoods of Dallas, is Crest Haven Place. It shares the appealing general location of Bluffview, and is a neighborhood in transition. Many incredible luxury builds are going up there, like the Crest Haven Place contemporary that tops our CandysDirt.com Dallas Open Houses of the Week column.  This week, our houses range in…

On SecondShelters.com: Mayakoba Undertakes Reef Restoration on the Riviera Maya

By Valerie Jarvie | June 15, 2017 |

One of the world’s most beautiful beach destinations, Mayakoba, is undergoing a rehabilitation project to repair damage resulting from climate change. The eco-friendly Mayakoba resort development is set in the area known as “The Riviera Maya,” a 75-mile stretch south of Cancun on the Caribbean Coast of Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula. Developed by OHL Desarrollos, Mayakoba…

Dallas High-Rise Buyer’s Guide: The End of the Beginning of the Road

By Jon Anderson | June 15, 2017 |

Gosh, how time flies.  It seems like only eight years weeks ago that we began this journey highlighting Dallas’ high-rise options for winged home buyers.  Now I guess it’s back to grazing through Wednesday broker open houses, snacking on steam-table tacos like Costco on a Saturday for us all. And while I am dubious this…

Live the Charmed Life in this North Oak Cliff Winnetka Heights Bungalow, Reduced $24K

By Leah Shafer | June 15, 2017 |

There’s nothing quite like owning a Craftsman to make you feel like you’re living the charmed life.  Our Thursday Three Hundred is a Winnetka Heights bungalow in North Oak Cliff with a wide and welcoming front porch. Located at 414 S. Willomet Ave. near West Jefferson Boulevard and South Polk Street, this house offers a handsome marriage of…