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One of the many benefits of historic preservation is that ghosts still have a home! Can you imagine the poor souls doomed to roam the place where they died, then it’s demolished? I feel certain ghosts take a dim view of new construction and never get used to it. So, let’s learn about a few…
For those keeping track, it’s been one of the most contentious presidential election seasons in recent history. With just days left until the election, our dual political parties are duking it out for ownership of the White House. Some estimate this will be the costliest presidential battle of all time — approximately $16 billion by…
Hours before the Dallas City Council was slated to vote on the rezoning of a 15.5-acre mixed-use development at Preston and Belt Line roads, a judge granted a temporary restraining order to the Save Pepper Square Neighborhood Association. The action means that the council can’t vote on the matter for at least two weeks while…
Bishop Canopy is the latest and, to date, the most exciting multi-family development from Exxir Capital. As a family-owned and operated, fully vertically integrated real estate and hospitality firm, they are bringing personality, authenticity, and a real sense of place to multi-family living. Located just one block from the bustling Bishop Arts district, I got…
The Dallas Board of Adjustment on Tuesday reversed the decision of a city building official who earlier this year issued a “stop work order” for a construction project on Tyree Street in the Elm Thicket/Northpark neighborhood. The Board stopped short of doing the same for a second Elm Thicket builder who has poured thousands into a…
This week’s Highlight Home of the Week sponsored by Senior Loan Officer Lisa Peters of First Horizon is a wonderful 1925 home in the Kessler Highlands addition of Kessler Park. Kessler Highlands is the second of ten developments that make up Kessler Park, developed between 1923 and 1979. The neighborhood, east of Kessler Square (the first to be developed),…
