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Builders of Hope Breaks Ground on $7.4M ‘Quality Attainable Housing’ at Trinity West Villas

By April Towery | October 17, 2024 |

Does James Armstrong ever sleep? The man with a plan for “quality attainable housing” in underserved pockets of poverty is at it again, this time delivering 36 mixed-income units at Trinity West Villas  At an Oct. 1 groundbreaking ceremony, Armstrong, CEO of Builders of Hope Community Development Corp., highlighted the need for affordable housing and…

Farmer’s Market Townhouse From Matthew Edwards Is Market Fresh and Urban Chic

By Brenda Masse | October 16, 2024 |

The first thing that popped into my head when I saw the lead images for this Farmer’s Market townhome was that it reminded me of walking through one of those little neighborhoods in London with the vine-covered brick walk-ups. These downtown townhomes don’t have the history of those London neighborhoods, but they do have the…

Harwood International’s Hotel Swexan Secures $8.5 Million for Sustainability Improvements 

By April Towery | October 16, 2024 |

The 22-story boutique Hotel Swexan at the corner of McKinnon and Moody streets was recently awarded $8.5 million from the Dallas Property Assessed Clean Energy program.  This is the second clean energy grant for the Hotel Swexan, the city’s first boutique hotel developed by Harwood International. The moniker represents “Swiss hospitality meets Texan charm,” an…

Kips Bay Designers Reveal How They’re Holding Up, Why They’re Excited, and More

By Elaine Raffel | October 16, 2024 |

The countdown to Kips Bay is on. With just two weeks until show time, it’s the home stretch – literally – for 2024’s participating designers.

Sooner or Later Despair Leads to a Bad House Design (HOOK’EM HORNS!!!)

By Mimi Perez | October 16, 2024 |

Oh Oklahoma, it is time we had a talk. How are you? You did not seem well as you were driving home Saturday evening. I know it was hard to take the spanking UT handed you this past weekend. HOOK’EM HORNS!!! Even at the high rate of speed at which you were driving I could…

Meeting Set Oct. 29 to Review Final Revisions for Lakewood Conservation District 

By April Towery | October 15, 2024 |

When Summer Loveland inquired in mid-2022 about initiating a conservation district in her beloved Lakewood neighborhood, she just wanted to make sure that historic Clifford Hutsell-designed homes wouldn’t be demolished in lieu of new, incompatible construction. Now the stakes are even higher and the opposition has grown. Brad and Julie Broberg love Lakewood too. They’ve…