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A Highland Park Mediterranean Hacienda With Character, Style, And Endless Amenities

By Karen Eubank | January 22, 2024 |

When I saw this Highland Park Mediterranean hacienda, it made me think about what buyers want today and, honestly, how little has really changed over the years. Location is still everything, and this home is in one of the most coveted neighborhoods. It has every amenity, of course, but it has something we know buyers…

Build Your Own Usonian Masterpiece at AD | EX Brickitecture Family Day Jan. 27

By April Towery | January 22, 2024 |

One of the best events in downtown Dallas last year didn’t involve a sports franchise or a holiday parade. It was just kids building with their toys at the Architecture and Design Exchange’s Brickitecture Family Build Day.  Future architects and home builders constructed the Parthenon out of LEGOs at last year’s Family Day. American Institute…

Mendelsohn: Why Should Dallas Taxpayers Pay For City-Issued Debt to Get Affordable Housing? 

By April Towery | January 22, 2024 |

Councilwoman Cara Mendelsohn raised an interesting point during a discussion about affordable housing at Friday’s Dallas City Council meeting on the 2024 bond election. Why spend bond dollars — which require issuing debt and paying interest — on affordable housing when there are already more than a dozen mechanisms in place that could accomplish the…

Luxury, Comfort, and Prestige: The Park Cities Home That Can Be Everything to Everyone

By Shelby Skrhak | January 21, 2024 |

Beautiful things await you at 3704 Marquette, an illustrious residence in the heart of the Park Cities listed by Susan Baldwin of Allie Beth Allman and Associates. Nestled among one of the most attractive blocks, Baldwin says, this opulent single-family home, a stunner since its inception in 2006, spans three stories with five bedrooms and…

Podcast: See the Amazing Before and After Photos of This Junius Heights Home’s Renovation

By Shelby Skrhak | January 21, 2024 |

“Oh wow, this is really bad,” Tam Pham recalled saying when she first walked into the 1915 home at 714 N. Beacon Street in Lakewood. The general contractor can’t say she wasn’t warned. “Structure is in poor condition; do not enter,” the listing agent noted in MLS. “Significant amount of work would need to be…

Find Your New Favorite Binge-Worthy Obsession with Dallas Designer Jan Showers’ Best of 2023 List

By Elaine Raffel | January 21, 2024 |

Arctic blasts and single-digit wind chills are good for one thing – cozying up under a warm, thick blanket and binge-watching TV. Lots and lots of TV.