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This Westover Hills Estate Comes With a List of Reasons You Should Buy it

By Joy Donovan | January 9, 2024 |

There are at least as many reasons to want the house at 2201 Hidden Creek Road in Westover Hills as there are steps sweeping up to the grand front door. So many that it might be difficult to tally the number of reasons this Tarrant County estate’s entry into the MLS is getting traction. “Where…

Is Mark Cuban Betting on Legalized Gambling? New Mavs Owners Buy Land in Irving, Dallas

By April Towery | January 9, 2024 |

Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban recently sold a majority stake in his professional hoops team to the Dumont and Adelson families. The prominent casino magnates and owners of Las Vegas Sands Corp. purchased 100 acres northeast of the demolished Texas Stadium in Irving last July.  It doesn’t take Woodward and Bernstein to crack this case. …

Twenty-one injured in Sandman Signature Fort Worth Hotel Explosion on Monday

By April Towery | January 8, 2024 |

The Sandman Signature Fort Worth Hotel exploded in downtown Fort Worth on Monday afternoon, injuring several individuals, according to reports.  The former W.T. Waggoner Building was acquired almost five years ago to become the Sandman, a 20-story hotel with 1,500 square feet of meeting space, CandysDirt.com reported in 2019. The hotel opened in March of…

An Architectural Dream Team Brought This French Classic Forever Home to Highland Park

By Karen Eubank | January 8, 2024 |

This French Classic on Armstrong Ave. is an excellent example of a forever home. It was designed by architect Lloyd Lumpkins and built by Jennifer Duncan. You may remember our post in 2019 on this dream team’s project at 4337 Westway, deemed one of D Magazine‘s, “Most Beautiful Homes in Dallas.” A forever home is one…

Memorandum Outlines Plans to Clean Up Messy Dallas Housing Programs Criticized by Local Builders

By April Towery | January 8, 2024 |

Developers like Builders of Hope CEO James Armstrong are trying their best to provide affordable housing in underserved areas, particularly in southern and West Dallas.  The federal programs available for such projects — the Single Family Home Ownership Development Program and Land Transfer Program — are costly and restrictive, developers told members of the Dallas…

With Their Latest Listing, 5West Homes Shows How They Keep it All in The Family

By Nikki Barringer | January 8, 2024 |

There are a lot of remodelers out there. Some are bad, some are good, and some are so good that they’re special. That last part describes 5West Homes. What makes them so special? Well, for starters, they’re a husband-and-wife team — Ken and Ann West. They started 5West after a series of home renovations. Ann…