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Fort Worth Architect Albert Komatsu, R.I.P.

By Joy Donovan | November 19, 2024 |

Fort Worth architect Albert Komatsu, who leaves behind a prolific portfolio of Midcentury Modern work, died Oct. 30 at the age of 97, just one month short of his 98th birthday. Services will be held at 3 p.m. Dec. 12 at a church he designed, St. Stephen Presbyterian Church, 2700 McPherson Ave., in Fort Worth.…

Anti-Displacement Toolkit: Helping Legacy Residents Stay in Their Dallas Homes

By April Towery | November 19, 2024 |

As gentrification reshapes neighborhoods across Dallas, Builders of Hope Community Development Corp. is helping vulnerable residents fight back with a comprehensive anti-displacement toolkit aimed at preserving the city’s legacy communities. The “Right to Stay” initiative, devised in partnership with the Dallas Housing and Community Development Department and significant community input, recommends policies and programs that…

No Thanks, Green Acres; I Just Adore Fort Worth’s Omni Residences’ View

By Joy Donovan | November 19, 2024 |

“I just adore a penthouse view,” sang the glamorous Eva Gabor in the sitcom hit “Green Acres” back in the 1960s. Some of us also adore that kind of view. Now there’s a spectacular high-rise home on the market that would convince Eva Gabor to trade her Manhattan views for downtown Fort Worth views. At…

A Beautifully Updated Northern Hills Tudor is a Rare Dallas Find

By Karen Eubank | November 18, 2024 |

No one can deny Dallas has an abundance of pretty homes. What is, however, becoming rare are beautifully updated and preserved historic homes. Coming across one like this Northern Hills Tudor is especially exciting because what our beautiful new homes don’t generally have an abundance of is character. Homes built in the 1920s were chock full of…

You’ll Be Grateful For Holiday Hosting Duties at These North Texas Luxury Listings

By April Towery | November 18, 2024 |

If you’re shopping this holiday season for a 31,000-square-foot abode, an indoor bowling alley, or a gated golf community, North Texas has it all. We’ve got celebrities, we’ve got opulence, and we’ve got luxe living down to a science.  The personal finance website WalletHub offered some fun facts about Thanksgiving spending in a report that…

Noble Ridge to Offer 700 ‘Attainably Priced’ New Homes in Howe, Texas

By CandysDirt | November 18, 2024 |

From Staff Reports  A new 700-home master-planned community is under construction in Grayson County’s Howe, Texas, with homes priced from $300,000.  North Texas real estate developer Rockhill Capital & Investments announced its plans earlier this month for Noble Ridge, named for its location on the highest point in Grayson County. Model homes by K. Hovnanian Homes…