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By now, everyone’s seen a “We Buy Ugly Houses” sign somewhere at least once. You might’ve even called the advertised phone number to see if you could get a good offer on your house, ugly or not. The branding is part of HomeVestors of America’s house-flipping operation. Based in Dallas, the company franchises out to…
If I were starting out in Dallas all over again, I’d move to this Kings Highway Conservation District bungalow in a heartbeat. Why? So many reasons. First, of course, is location. You’re guaranteed a neighborhood with an intact character. People move to conservation districts and fight for their expansion for that very reason. The homes…
In a move that shows what parking reform aims to accomplish, Dallas City Council voted to authorize $14.5 million in incentives for a transit-oriented mixed-use development just outside Pleasant Grove. Dallas-based Palladium USA Inc., a multifamily housing developer, wants to turn some underutilized surface parking at DART’s Buckner Light Rail Station (8008 Elam Rd.) into…
Another week of City Hall business yielded some transformational updates to the development code, marking another signal achievement of the current Dallas City Council. Between passing ForwardDallas 2.0 last September and finally accomplishing parking reform this past week, council members are setting the stage for the city’s future growth and development — just not to…
Some homes in Uptown just get it right. And at 2222 Worthington St., elegance isn’t an afterthought — it’s embedded in every detail, from the rich wood floors underfoot to the skyline views waiting atop the rooftop terrace. This exquisite townhome, on offer courtesy of Ebby Halliday’s Roxanne Johnson, marries timeless European sensibility with the…
Mat MacKay knew about Munger Place before he moved to the neighborhood, or at least he thought he did. But when he and his wife Maggie found their historic Munger Place Prairie house, they learned the community is like no other. They also knew they’d found their home, sweet home. “I’m from Dallas and had…
