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Thursday Three Hundred: Beautiful, Sleek, and Sexy — It’s Not a Model, But a Modern Marvel on Throckmorton Street

By Joanna England | July 12, 2012 |

It’s funny how, just like their owners, houses have distinct personalities. I imagine some as refined Scotch drinkers who both have and are acquired tastes. Some are classics, some are works of art, and some are better off seeing the business end of a wrecking ball.

And some, well, they take your breath away like a gorgeous gal in a trendy sportscar. That’s 2712 Throckmorton, which is marketed by David Griffin himself! With all of the angles, textures, and colors, this home will get your engine running!

Highland Park Morning Family Tragedy May Have Been Suicide

By Candy Evans | July 11, 2012 |

Update: It was revealed that John Steele was taking Ambien for sleeplessness, a powerful drug that’s been linked to strange behaviors while the patient is asleep but acting in a wake state. A tragically sad and disturbing story in the 3200 block of Cornell Avenue in Highland Park, where bystanders and police are now saying…

Feeling The Squeeze: Houston-Based Green Builder Turns Two East Dallas Lots Into Room For Six Ultra-Modern Homes

By Joanna England | July 11, 2012 |

Sometimes, overly modern homes can look a bit like spaceships that land in the middle of otherwise suburban areas. It’s best, I think, if you want to build a modern home to do so amidst other modern homes.

These kind of clusters are becoming more and more popular. Take Urban Reserve for example. This Mathews-Nichols Group development hugs White Rock Creek and offers homes in a broad price range — from the high $300Ks to upwards of $1 million — in a very natural setting.

Solutions 4 Living, a Houston-based builder of sustainable homes, is doing something very similar, if not on a much, much smaller scale.

Neighborhood Bugs: Are Some Dallas ‘Hoods More “Buggy” Than Others: Skeeters & Such — A Guide to the Buggiest ‘Hoods in Dallas

By Candy Evans | July 11, 2012 |

We all know Dallas is buggy. Let’s face it, you move to a warmer climate, you get bugs. When I grew up in Chicago we had millipedes and spiders in summer months, but not even an amoeba survived the tundra months of winter. I will not step foot in Main until July 1 because of the black…

Wishful Wednesday: If I Had Two Million, I’d Buy This English Stone House Environment in Rockbrook Estates and Serve Clotted Cream

By Candy Evans | July 11, 2012 |

I’ve been watching this home now, and it is time to get serious. Because methinks the Sellers are getting serious. So serious, they are serving tea and crumpets.  4424 Glenleigh is one of the most beautiful streets in Dallas. You are south of Walnut Hill just a tad west of Rockbrook, near primo properties including…

Hot Property: Scott Deakins Muses on Museum Tower, Low-Down Street Talk on Arts District Real Estate

By Candy Evans | July 10, 2012 |

Museum Tower’s ears must be burning, no pun intended. Last week a subtle article in the Dallas Morning News revealed that the Dallas Police & Fire Pension System has been investing in real estate assets for oh, about 30 years. Among those: Museum Tower, the Beat Lofts near Southside on Lamar, south of downtown Dallas,…