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From a once-pristine building that was overtaken by squatters to a multimillion-dollar structure intended to house code inspectors but wasn’t up to code, the City of Dallas has failed in its efforts to manage 5,800 real estate assets, council members agreed at a recent committee meeting. Director of Facilities and Real Estate John Johnson reviewed…
By Jolene MonacoCandysDirt.com Contributor I think it’s safe to say everyone’s morning and evening routine starts and ends in the bathroom. I’ve organized hundreds of bathrooms over the years, and here are the five most common mistakes I see in nearly all of them. Storing perfume on the bathroom counter. I’ve done this for years,…
Imagine taking a cannon, filling it with everything luxury, art and design, and shooting it into the Uptown sky. When the smoke cleared, you’d be left with this extraordinary penthouse perched on the 27th floor of The House Condominiums. The building is the brainchild of the legendary French architect and designer Philippe Starck, a name…
Kessler Square is one of the earliest developments in Kessler Park. According to the Kessler Neighborhood United website, the subdivision includes ten blocks running north-south along Windomere, Edgefield, Clinton, and Winnetka avenues between Colorado Blvd. and Stewart. In 2005, the Kessler Park Conservation District was established. Because of that status, you will find a lovely…
Well, it’s supposedly fall, which we mostly know because they’ve already started busting out the Christmas stuff at Target. But regardless of the temperature, it’s still important to keep up with your seasonal home maintenance. In honor of the first week of fall, I’ve gathered some great advice from the inspectors so you can get…
Alright. I am happy in my hundred-year-old Texas Mediterranean house chock-a-block with period antiques. And yet. When confronted with the simplicity and elegance of an outstanding exemplar of the modern idiom, it’s not difficult to lose myself in the reverie of imagining a very different life. Winston Churchill once observed, “We shape our dwellings, and…
