Preston Hollow

Jim Schutze of the Dallas Observer Wants Low Income Housing in Preston Center?

By Candy Evans / August 3, 2015 /

Low income housing: it’s a real problem. How do you find affordable housing for people who earn little or no income in a period of real estate value growth?  We love gentrification because it leads to higher home values and make us richer — homeowners, investors. As our property values go up, the city collects…

Friday Five Hundred: Unique Finishes and Gorgeous Silhouette Make This Home a Hidden Gem

By Joanna England / July 10, 2015 /

From the curb, this home looks like an art installation. Three perfectly pitched roofs, entirely symmetrical with landscaping to match. The obsessive-compulsive in me just swoons. And while the home is stunning from the outside, some unique finishes and an amazing commercial-grade kitchen lend it the kind of character that some buyers love. Let’s pull…

Why Wait? Here’s The Preston Center Traffic Plan – NOW

By Jon Anderson / July 10, 2015 /

As CandysDirt.com readers (and likely most all of Dallas) know, Councilwoman Jennifer Gates formed a task force to hire a consultant to tell them how bad traffic and parking are in the Preston Road and Northwest Highway area. Granted the scope of the project is much larger (see map), but this intersection is where the…

Adrian Beltre’s Preston Hollow Home Was Burglarized, AL Championship Ring and Suite Tickets Stolen

By Joanna England / July 6, 2015 /

Of all the things to take from Adrian Beltre’s Bowling Greenwood mansion, the burglars who burgled the Rangers third-baseman’s home took tickets to his Globe Life Ballpark suite and his American League Championship ring according to this SportsDay post. No untraceable electronics. No silver. No artwork. And no one was caught. Sounds kind of personal,…

Lakehurst, Seneca Listings Make HGTV Ultimate House Hunt

By Joanna England / June 15, 2015 /

What kind of home really evokes “Dallas luxury” to you? This is not a rhetorical question, folks! We really want to know because there are two amazing, multi million-dollar Preston Hollow estates competing for the most votes in the HGTV Ultimate House Hunt contest. Both 6326 Lakehurst and 5139 Seneca are in the competition’s “Curb…