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Who Better to Watch Over a Renovation Than Athena, Goddess of Heroic Endeavors

By Jon Anderson / February 9, 2018 /

Built in 1966, the Athena has plenty of outdated condominiums waiting for a renovator’s sledgehammer. What’s doubly great is the units are big and the prices relatively small. As I write about new apartment buildings crowing at their 900-square-foot average unit size, I think about the older buildings.  For example, the average unit size at…

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Preston Hollow Pit-to-Peachy Renovation for Athena Unit 915

By Jon Anderson / August 1, 2017 /

Back in March, I wrote about a condo at the Athena that I called a “dump” that hadn’t seen better days in decades.  It was a bastardized two-bedroom, two bathroom on the ninth floor with 1,770 square feet listed for $249,900 with HOA dues of $1,037 that include utilities, TV and internet.  It sold pretty…

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