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A Vickery Place Tudor Revival Cottage With a BIG Surprise

By Karen Eubank | October 1, 2024 |

When Compass Realtor Gayle Schneider said, “Karen, you really have to see this one to believe it,” I flew out the door. First, I believed her. Second, her listing is a Vickery Place Tudor Revival cottage on Goodwin Ave. and that is where I spent my 20s. I have great memories of that street and…

Here’s What Your Council Member Had to Say About the Now-Approved ForwardDallas 2.0

By April Towery | October 1, 2024 |

At last. The ForwardDallas 2.0 comprehensive plan was officially adopted and is now the guiding document for future land use in the ninth-largest city in America. A lot of ink has been spilled about what led up to the Dallas City Council’s 11-4 vote to pass the document on Sept. 25. As always, some golden…

Dallas Set to Outshine New York and Miami With Development Opportunities, Expert Says

By Shelby Skrhak | October 1, 2024 |

In this episode of Dallas Dirt, Candy Evans sits down with Abteen Vaziri, founder and CEO of Uptown Companies Incorporated, and a recent New York transplant on a mission to transform Dallas’s real estate landscape. “Dallas has opportunities that no other Metroplex in the United States has,” Vaziri says. Vaziri’s explains the EB-5 Immigrant Investor…

Housing, Mixed-Use Could Be on the Horizon for Hampton-Clarendon Corridor in North Oak Cliff

By April Towery | October 1, 2024 |

When the West Oak Cliff Area Plan — a plan to give displacement-vulnerable residents more control over new development in their neighborhood — was unanimously approved in September 2022, it was clear that change was coming and not everyone would embrace it. Slowly but surely, the public meetings in an authorized hearing area that includes…

Moving and Grooving: Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s Adds Top Relocation Pro to its Executive Roster

By CandysDirt | September 30, 2024 |

Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s International Realty has attracted another top industry pro to its tight-knit team of managers, directors, and leaders — this time in the increasingly important realm of relocations and referrals. Janna Edgar, CRP, has joined as the brokerage’s Director of Global Relocation and Referral Services. She packs a very impressive resume. With more…

Christian Chernock Wants to Protect Bishop Arts Hotel But Will The Plan Commission Support It?

By April Towery | September 30, 2024 |

Local real estate developer Christian Chernock has two zoning cases pending before the City Plan Commission on which he serves. The question his fellow plan commissioners will be charged with determining next month isn’t one of ethics or personal integrity, Chernock told CandysDirt.com. It’s whether hotels are an appropriate land use for the touristy Bishop…