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North Oak Cliff Church Annex Converted into Inspiring Live-Work Space

By Joanna England | January 21, 2016 |

Imagine you had close to 10,000 square feet of raw, usable live-work space in one of the hottest areas of North Oak Cliff. The possibilities are endless for the creative, passionate buyer. We’ve already seen what a quality commercial live-work conversion looks like in the sizzling Dallas Design District. Imagine you could have all that…

Beat the Winter Blues at These 5 Fantastic Dallas Open Houses This Weekend

By Leah Shafer | January 21, 2016 |

There are some lovely homes just entering the Dallas real estate market, and we’ve found five stand-outs for our weekly round up of open houses. They range from a stately Swiss Avenue home and a remodeled Knox-Henderson condo, to a Caruth Hills traditional cottage in HPISD. They range in price from $335K to $917,500. We hope you…

Mary Frances Burleson Named Number 8, Top Women in U.S. Real Estate

By Candy Evans | January 21, 2016 |

This comes as no surprise to us, but it is always nice to have outsiders tell us how wonderful our local Dallas and Fort Worth Real Estate leaders are. That is why we send a big huge congratulations hug to Mary Frances Burleson, President of Ebby Halliday Realtors, at being named to the coveted Swanepoel…

East Kessler Cottage Turns On the Charm With Vintage Touches, Bright Spaces

By Leah Shafer | January 21, 2016 |

East Kessler Park is one of Dallas’ storied neighborhoods, established in 1937 by developer Roy Eastus and the Stemmons Family. It has one of the most eclectic blends of architecture in the city, from late 1930′s Austin stone homes and ranchettes, to midcentury modern homes and ultra modern masterpieces. The neighborhood is just lovely, with rolling hills, arching shade trees, and meandering…

Making Fair Park Work: Dallas Architecture Forum Panel Addresses Historic Amenity

By Leah Shafer | January 20, 2016 |

One of the architectural gems in Dallas is Fair Park, a 277-acre recreational and educational complex southeast of downtown Dallas. It is home to many George Dahl-designed Art Deco buildings constructed for the Texas Centennial Exposition in 1936, and is registered as a Dallas Landmark and National Historic Landmark. But this park, home to the Texas State Fair each…

Tired of Teardowns, Preservationists Form Fund to Buy Up Historic Properties at Risk

By Joanna England | January 20, 2016 |

Back in the 1970s, Munger Heights was a seedy neighborhood full of rent-by-the-room boarding houses and dilapidated old homes desperate to be shored up should they catch a stiff breeze. Homeowners and activists saw the area for what it was — full of potential — and created a revolving fund to buy the homes at…