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Largest Lot in Exquisite Places de Voseges Now Available

By Candy Evans | March 30, 2015 |

This is a rare offering in one of the city’s most beautiful gated townhouse communities on Turtle Creek — Places de Voseges. 3901 Turtle Creek Blvd, #12 offers three bedrooms, four full and one half baths, three living areas, an elevator, private pool and gardens in 6034 square feet. Located on one of the largest…

Dallas Public Schools: Bridge Now, But Remember Later

By Bethany Erickson | March 27, 2015 |

Last night, the Dallas ISD board of trustees voted 9-0 to approve an amended bridge plan that will pump much-needed funds into improving some long-neglected schools, as well as set up more Pre-K classrooms. But it is a drop in the bucket, which explains the long night and the wrangling that went in to coming…

Just What the Architect Ordered: Sleek, Sublime, the New Small Dallas House

By Candy Evans | March 27, 2015 |

Following up on my interview with Seattle starchitect Tom Kundig, this sleek contemporary pup at 6205 Del Norte seems to have gone to an architecture school where Tom taught. The home, circa 2014, is textbook what the buyer of today wants: warm contemporary design that is light on the land — note the huge, beautiful…

Beautiful Lakewood Patio Home Steps From White Rock Lake

By Joanna England | March 27, 2015 |

This home is perfect for a family with an active lifestyle that wants security, location, and access to Dallas’ crown jewel, White Rock Lake. Not only is it spacious with four bedrooms, two full and one half baths, and large living areas, but it is inside the Lawtherwood subdivision, where you’ll have access to a…

Are HOAs Performance Art? Jon Anderson Wonders Where They Find These People

By Jon Anderson | March 27, 2015 |

HOA Boards are better than anything playing at the Winspear. What should be the stuff of banality and tedium are often filled with grade-school antics. Since posting the [email protected] email address, a few readers have supplied their own stories to add to my own. Here’s a sample… Imaginary Degrees and Intimidation One reader spoke of…

Another Dallas Realtor Had Ties to Robert Durst, But in Houston

By Candy Evans | March 26, 2015 |

Ed Eakin is a Dallas-based broker and Realtor, who works both in Dallas and Houston. In 2013 he came back to Dallas to focus on Metro-area real estate. He started his own brokerage this past year. His niche, however, is selling beach property. Ed sold Durst this Houston condo at 2520 Robin Hood, unit #801…