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The Fort Worth Modern Built by Skateboards: Legendary Nash Estate Comes to Market

By Eric Prokesh | April 28, 2023 |

I don’t think I’ve had the honor to be scooped by Barron’s before, but the Nash Estate, AKA 2111 Hidden Creek Court, is too sensational to escape attention. We had wanted to write up this exciting listing last week and held our weekly Fort Worth Friday dispatch open till the last possible moment, but this…

Experts Share Tips on Spring Marketing Plans And Staging For Success at Trinity Falls Event in McKinney

By April Towery | April 28, 2023 |

Brilliance was filtering through the air like sunlight from the windows on Thursday, April 27, for the Spring Market Refresh event hosted by CandysDirt.com and Johnson Development’s Trinity Falls, the 2,000-acre master-planned community in McKinney. An all-star expert panel included George Bass, owner and interior designer of George Bass Stage and Design; JPAR Realtor Marisol…

Council Approves 3 New Apartment Developments Under Public Facility, Housing Finance Structures

By April Towery | April 27, 2023 |

During the “silly season” of campaigning to keep their elected city council seats, Dallas officials are giving passionate speeches from the horseshoe about the causes they believe in.  District 12 Councilwoman Cara Mendelsohn has already won — she’s running unopposed — but she’s doubling down during every agenda meeting about the Public Facility Corporation projects…

Holding Off The Wrecking Ball: What is The City of Dallas Doing About Historic Preservation?

By Karen Eubank | April 27, 2023 |

Dallas has had a lot of losses in historic preservation. The Dr Pepper building on Mockingbird, P.C Cobb Stadium, Little Mexico, and the massacre on Main Street in 2015, when some of the oldest buildings in the city were razed, are all gutting losses. We always wonder why someone doesn’t do something. Newsflash. That someone…

Forget The Popcorn, But Let’s Dance on The Ceiling With These Fabulous Open Houses

By Joy Donovan | April 27, 2023 |

So we’re not exactly dancing on ceilings, but ceilings will not be ignored. We’re way past the popcorn ceilings, those thick, bumpy, and sometimes even sparkly ceiling textures so popular from the 1950s to the ‘80s. Also known as “cottage cheese” or “acoustic ceilings,” they were created to quiet the noise. Supposedly New Yorker Francis…

Now is Your Chance to Provide Feedback on ForwardDallas And The City’s Plan For Historic Preservation

By April Towery | April 26, 2023 |

Major overhauls of the city’s zoning code and comprehensive land use plan are underway as Dallas officials prepare for the population to grow by 300,000 people in the next two decades. City leaders are also working with consultants to delve into a historic preservation plan — and they say community input is vital. Public meetings on…