Preston Hollow

HGTV Hostess Adrian Leeds Wows Preston Hollow: Event at 9818 Hathaway Shows One Mansion’s Entertaining Chops

By Jon Anderson / June 13, 2016 /

For me, this picture summed up the party.  A gorgeous family home as backdrop for a sumptuous evening with HGTV hostess Adrian Leeds and 83 of CandysDirt.com’s best friends.  The family friendliness of this chateau-inspired home was emphasized by Leeds and her daughter, and of course builders Sam and Debbie Elchami. Given all the recent,…

France Invades Preston Hollow TOMORROW

By Jon Anderson / June 8, 2016 /

As I write this, Adrian Leeds, HGTV hostess for House Hunters International is making her way to Dallas for a special evening in a special Preston Hollow property hosted by Candysdirt.com and Versailles, Inc. builders. If HGTV and luxurious Dallas real estate are your guilty pleasures, you’ll be able to combine the two Thursday night. …

Countdown: 9 Days Until the French Invade Preston Hollow With Adrian Leeds

By Jon Anderson / May 31, 2016 /

Haven’t gotten your invitation to our June 9 event featuring Adrian Leeds? I guess you’re not on our mailing list.  But lucky you!  We still have a few slots available for die-hard readers who we’ve missed (although it’s your own dang fault for not being on our list!). Are you just a casual reader who has…

Preston Center’s San Francisco Problems: How a City’s Demographics Influence Development

By Jon Anderson / May 10, 2016 /

I believe it’s called serendipity.  On May 5, Dallas Morning News writer Robert Wilonsky expressed his thoughts on the slowness of the Preston Center Task Force’s process, its wish-washy-ness, and the overall use of butter knives versus machetes in tackling the issues.  The next day I saw a report put out by the (San Francisco)…

Exquisite Mediterranean Villa on Strait Lane Boasts the Ross Perots (and More!) Next Door

By Karen Eubank / May 2, 2016 /

Strait Lane has long been home to the largest most impressive estates in Dallas and a veritable Who’s Who has claimed residency here at one time or another. Luminaries like Nancy Dedman, Phil Romano, Jessica and Dirk Nowitzki, Robert and Laura Wilson – yes the parents of Owen, Luke, and Andrew –Lisa and Kenny Troutt,…