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Preston Center Task Force Results: Part 2, Nothing a Pot of Paint Won’t Fix

By Jon Anderson | January 19, 2016 |

My previous two posts covered the parking issues being raised (and how much the perception varies from reality) and St. Michael’s prayers to upzone one of their Frederick Square properties to accommodate a 250,000-square-foot office high-rise. Well, it ain’t over yet! The other side of the complaint coin is traffic, or more specifically how much…

It’s My Mansion: Westbury Park Condo Offers Over 1,000 SqFt for Under $200K

By Leah Shafer | January 19, 2016 |

The real estate world is be buzzing with news about the sale of Walnut Place (aka the Crespi Estate) for somewhere in the ballpark of $100 million this week. But in the It’s My Mansion occasional feature on CandysDirt, we look at newsworthy properties that have fewer zeros on the end of the list price. Take, for example, the newly…

Andy Beal Really Hammered Down the Price of His Current $4.5m Highland Park Home…

By Candy Evans | January 18, 2016 |

Course, that was a different market. We are talking January 2011. He plunked the contract on January 25, closed 3 days later. His Gillon home had been listed for $6,200,000 but he got it when it had been reduced to $4,400,000. Wow.  The home, like the Hicks previous home on Beverly,  was designed by Larry Boerder,…

Elizabeth Taylor Drank Here: Elegance and Esteem Catty Corner from Jordan Spieth’s New Home

By Candy Evans | January 18, 2016 |

Russwood Acres is a gated community in the heart of Preston Hollow, about a quarter mile from that other hot gated community where Jordan Spieth and Hunter Mahan have owned the same house, The Creeks of Preston Hollow. Y’all know that Jordan just picked up Hunter’s house for about $666 a square foot, right? Dirt…

Where Did Tom and Cinda Hicks Live Before They Bought the Crespi Estate, aka Walnut Place?

By Candy Evans | January 18, 2016 |

They lived on Beverly Drive in Highland Park, at 3640 Beverly to be exact. The beautiful, 9,874 square foot estate built in 1985 was on almost one acre of prime Highland Park dirt, featured six bedrooms, six full baths and a couple powders, eight fireplaces (apparently the Hicks really love a fireplace in every room),…

Real Estate Virtual Reality: Worth3D Creates Interactive Experiences for Luxury Listings

By Leah Shafer | January 17, 2016 |

In the competitive business of luxury real estate, attracting attention to a listing and making it memorable are critical for Realtors hoping catch the eye of potential buyers and land big sales. This is particularly true of out-of-town or international buyers viewing multiple properties online, narrowing their selections, and making an offer before ever setting foot in town. Worth3D…