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Coming in at over 5,000 square feet, this house is huge. The only thing bigger than the square footage? The style. It’s a two-owner home with a storied past. It was constructed for Bill Cree and his wife Amber Cree in 1955. Amber studied architecture at Texas Tech and became enamored with mid-century design. She…
By Rick Mauch Candy’s Dirt Contributor Ebby Halliday Realtor Judi Wright had planned on getting into the real estate business when she retired from the corporate world. But the corporate world had other ideas. When she was laid off from her position as a marketing executive, Judi moved up her real estate timeline. She began…
In East Dallas, areas like the Swiss Avenue Historic District and Munger Place hold some of the most distinguished collections of early 20th-century architecture. The latter was established in 1905 by prominent real-estate developer Robert Munger and now serves as a showcase for some of the most incredible movements in the canon of American architecture.…
Little by little, the process of obtaining a building permit from the City of Dallas is becoming more efficient, and officials report the infamous backlog has essentially been eliminated. Changes to the permitting process have happened incrementally over the past seven months since Andrew Espinoza took the helm at Dallas Development Services. The hire came…
What’s my idea of a great lake house? A house that, stripped of its location, would still be special. That’s certainly true of this stunning Eagle Mountain Lake home at 7812 Skylake Drive in Lake Country Estates addition. The listing describes this 1984 build as Midcentury Modern. I thought we had agreed to draw that…
The City of Dallas adopted a Comprehensive Housing Policy in May, but elected officials, city staff, and homeowners alike have criticized the document and called for an overhaul. That’s underway now, with the guidance of consultants from Community Equity Strategies, and a new draft policy is slated for review by the Dallas City Council in…
