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Keep Calm & Carry On: the DBA on How the Trump Presidency Could Affect DFW Home Building

By Candy Evans | November 14, 2016 |

We turned to local experts for guidance on what to expect and enjoy in the home building industry. This is the first in a series of posts we will run in partnership with the Dallas Builders Association, a shining star among professional organizations, whom we are honored to proudly partner with. By Phil Crone, Executive…

Alys Beach Offers More Top-of-The-Line Townhomes

By Valerie Jarvie | November 14, 2016 |

News from Alys Beach, the stunning Florida Panhandle luxury home and vacation rental community inspired by the traditional architecture of Bermuda: a new phase of custom three- and four-bedroom rowhouses is scheduled for construction with an estimated completion date of Spring 2019. The new project, called Clermont Courts, mimics the design of Caliza Courts, the first phase…

Nominate Outstanding Projects for 2017 Preservation Achievement Awards

By Leah Shafer | November 14, 2016 |

Do you know of an outstanding preservation project that deserves recognition, or maybe one that you have done? If so, then nominate it for the 2017 Preservation Achievement Awards, to be presented in May. Each year, Preservation Dallas presents the Preservation Achievement Awards to a select group of individuals, organizations, and businesses for projects involving…

A Home Tour With Excellent Taste: Fifth Annual Gingerbread Stroll Opens Nov. 18

By Joanna England | November 14, 2016 |

As if the wonderful shopping at Highland Park Village wasn’t reason enough to get you to go there, this Friday, one of the sweetest home tours ever launches in the upscale shopping center. The fifth annual Gingerbread Stroll kicks off on Friday, Nov. 18, with 11 stops featuring some of the most artful gingerbread houses…

Cutting Edge Modernism in The Peninsula

By Karen Eubank | November 14, 2016 |

  Something’s happening in the Peninsula neighborhood, near the shores of White Rock Lake. Cutting edge modernism is slowly casting this area in an exciting new light. Location is everything, so it’s inevitable that new construction would begin popping up here. The area is rife with empty-nesters who have fled the Park Cities and North…

Midcentury Modern Tri-Level in Lochwood Estates is a Hip Haven

By Karen Eubank | November 12, 2016 |

Our Saturday Six Hundred gives a new depth to the meaning of “a labor of love.” Wes Strawn discovered this midcentury modern tri-level at 1120 Easton Road in Lochwood Estates in 2011. Built by Rick Jackson in 1959 and nestled on an acre of land, he found the home the first day it was on the…