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Houston touted its Community Land Trust as an innovative solution to lead the nation in affordable housing. The plan fell short, funding was slashed, and bureaucracy got in the way, according to a comprehensive report in the Texas Tribune last month. But Houston didn’t have Linda McMahon, president and CEO of The Real Estate Council,…
Can we get enough of Midcentury Modern homes? Absolutely not, because architecturally significant homes like this impeccable gem seldom pop up. This one was custom-built in 1966 for a family that lived there until 2017. See what I mean? They don’t hit the market often. Award-Winning Architect William E. Benson It was designed by architect…
I hadn’t intended to write about this listing at 1501 Elizabeth Blvd., which is one block from my own house, having frequently covered Ryan Place over the years and Elizabeth Blvd. in particular. In fact, one of the larger jazz-age spreads on Elizabeth Blvd. was my first submission eight years ago to CandysDirt.com. I attended…
The Colorado home where six-year-old JonBenét Ramsey was found murdered in 1996 is back on the market for the sixth time, this time with an extensive remodel in hopes that potential buyers can look past the property’s gruesome past. On Dec. 26, 1996, Ramsey, an outgoing child who won several prominent beauty pageants including Little…
North Oak Cliff is indeed getting a Sprouts Farmers Market, but it wasn’t the slam-dunk approval that it appeared to be. A casual observer at Wednesday’s Dallas City Council meeting probably wouldn’t know that the unanimously approved rezoning request was the result of a hard-fought battle almost two years in the making. The City Plan…
On February 22nd, Preservation Dallas and The Charles Stevens Dilbeck Architecture Conservancy held an impromptu members-only event to see a newly discovered Dilbeck in Preston Hollow at 5414 Ursula Lane. We had a hand in the discovery! You may think, how on earth was this house overlooked? Well, it isn’t that surprising. The house was…
