Cole Smith
Where oh where do cheaters go, besides the White House? They end up in glorious places like 3203 Princeton, yeah, in Highland Park. Check out this home, on the market for a mere $1,499,999 for 4129 square feet, .17 of an acre, built by Cole Smith in 1986. There are four cheatin’ bedrooms upstairs, formals…
Read MoreOne of the most deliciously beautiful estate settings in Preston Hollow has sold. The Ginsburg, formerly Heath (as in BeautiControl) property at 4707 Park Lane closed last week. This hefty sale just may be an omen of what the Dallas spring market will be like: on fire. Actually, that’s a bad choice of words, I guess, because 4707…
Read MoreWhy is everyone so surprised over energy billionaire Kelcy Warren buying the naming rights to Woodall Rogers Park? It’s not like I haven’t been telling you this is a man who REALLY likes dirt. On February 18, Cheryl Hall at the Dallas Morning News had a dandy exclusive story about Warren’s (rumored) $10 million purchase of the naming rights to Woodall Rogers Park, our venerable 5.2 acre greenbelt park over the freeway that will frost the Arts District in green. He is naming it after his nine year old son, Klyde, who will have to intern there until he’s 21. Cool story, but it’s not as if I haven’t been telling you for years that Kelcy Warren is a cool, self-made man who likes him some real estate and also, apparently, music. While Warren did not make many changes to the Cole Smith designed home of Joyce and Larry Lacerte at 5323 Park Lane he bought in June 2009 for about $29 million, he did add a private, secret music studio hidden off a shoe rack in the spacious master closet. It is designed to be soundproof and that closet is the size of most apartments.
Read MoreMy sources tell me the Barrett mansion is going to set a new standard for luxury in Dallas — make that Preston Hollow. I can hardly wait! “Nona and Richard were in not too long ago and I saw the plans for the new estate. It’s some kind of house! According to Nona, the kitchen…
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