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History is Alive and Well in This Classic Highland Park Home

By Karen Eubank / February 10, 2025 /

This classic Highland Park home is an example of what I advise readers on an almost weekly basis. You do not have to tear down our historic architecture to have a home that functions for modern life. All you need is the right team, and boy, did this beautiful 1911 home have that.  The present…

Defining the Luxury Lease: The Iconic Philip Johnson Modernist

By Karen Eubank / August 7, 2021 /

It may be common in Los Angeles to find a home like this Modernist mansion by Philip Johnson, but it’s not common in Dallas. That’s why this is such a spectacular find and worthy of a revisit! The Philip Johnson Modernist mansion on Strait Lane is one of the most significant homes in Dallas with…

For The First Time Ever, The Iconic Philip Johnson Modernist Is For Lease

By Karen Eubank / March 13, 2021 /

The Philip Johnson Modernist mansion on Strait Lane is one of the most significant homes in Dallas with fantastic provenance among Big D elite. It’s the only residence the lauded architect designed in Dallas and for the first time in history, you can lease it. This iconic Preston Hollow home was built in 1964 for…

Bodron + Fruit Timeless Contemporary is a Home to Experience

By Karen Eubank / October 28, 2019 /

When Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s Realtor Lee Lee Gioia laid eyes on this timeless contemporary house the first time,  she entered through the back door. “I immediately thought, this is no ordinary house,” she said, “it has to be a Bodron + Fruit!” When the plans were produced, her instincts were correct. It doesn’t matter which door…

R.I.P. 3616 Crescent Avenue, Hexter House, by E.G. Hamilton

By Candy Evans / August 8, 2017 /

1963 to 2017 The new owner is Gil J. Besing, Chief Executive Officer and founder of Cardinal Capital Partners, Inc. and a seasoned real estate investor. His wife is Tricia Besing. They currently have a home in Highland Park across from the Dallas Country Club on Saint Andrews Drive. Hexter House, you had a good…