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The Most Glamorous Penthouse in Dallas

By Karen Eubank | January 27, 2025 |

In 2018, I had the privilege of touring Nancy Chandler’s glamorous penthouse. Nothing could have prepared me for what I was about to see. It was like stepping into a fantasy, and to fully appreciate this fantasy, you need the back story. Chandler was a legendary philanthropist and socialite, best remembered for rounding up her…

Dallas Businesses Send Donations to Los Angeles’ Dream Center for Wildfire Survivors

By CandysDirt | January 27, 2025 |

From Staff Reports Dallas, you did good. A wildfire relief drive — one of the earliest to get organized — to help survivors of the California blazes in Palisades, Altadena, and Pasadena culminated at the Jesuit Dallas College Preparatory School on Saturday, where dozens of volunteers loaded supplies in an 18-wheeler headed west. The drive…

This Eastwood Estates Listing Hits All The Marks For a Masterpiece Remodel

By Daniel Lalley | January 26, 2025 |

In the real estate world, we sometimes have to make concessions. It isn’t often we’re able to check every box when it comes to location, amenities, style, and craftsmanship. However, there are those times when the stars align and the total package presents itself. When this occurs, the MLS takes notice and a must-see listing…

City Hall Roundup: Should 1500 Marilla Street Receive Dallas Landmark Designation? 

By April Towery | January 26, 2025 |

Lately, Dallas residents have expressed strong feelings about how business is conducted in City Hall. Locals also have strong feelings about the building itself, an inverted pyramid structure designed by Chinese-American architect I.M. Pei that opened in 1978.  People who “aren’t from here” are prone to point out the unusual building. Native Dallasites and those…

Uptown Hotel Owners Secure $95M in Refinancing in Wake of Sector Squeeze

By Charles Grand | January 26, 2025 |

A publicly traded real estate investment trust and its developer partner successfully refinanced the Marriott Dallas Uptown hotel following a wave of loan maturities that put a squeeze on the hospitality sector. M&D Commercial Group previously published a market report indicating some $1.5 trillion in CRE debt was expected to mature by the end of…

Celebrate Extravagance: A Dish Session With Candy Evans and Blake Stephenson

By Elaine Raffel | January 26, 2025 |

Clear your calendar for Wednesday, January 29, 5 to 7 p.m. Our very own founder and publisher Candy Evans is teaming up with  Modern Luxury Market President Blake Stephenson for an exclusive not-to-be-missed dish session at Texas Counter Fitters.