Condo living

Thursday Three Hundred: A Tale of Two Azure Condos in Uptown

By Leah Shafer / May 7, 2015 /

Have you ever wished you could peek inside a luxury high rise and compare condos? What’s different? What’s the same? Why are they sometimes priced thousands of dollars apart? Today, we’re doing just that in our Thursday Three Hundred. The Azure is a 31-story building in a tony Uptown location, 2900 McKinnon St., with panoramic views of…

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‘Remote Control’ Real Estate: From Tokyo to Dallas With Love (Sorry San Antonio!)

By Jon Anderson / April 10, 2015 /

Coinciding with cherry blossom season, I received a note from a reader in Japan (Candy covers the world!). The writer, an American school teacher is contemplating relocating back to the US in a couple of years. She’s specifically looking at midrise and highrise buildings in Dallas with a view. Her idea of “view” could be…

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Have a Highrise Story? Share with Jon!

By Jon Anderson / March 10, 2015 /

We at CandysDirt.com have been set atingle by the comments readers have posted in public and (scandalously!) in private. First of all, I wish to thank all of my readers. This is the first time I’ve had fans that haven’t been attached to the ceiling! Share the HOA Luvin’ To expand the theme, we’ve created…

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Tuesday Two Hundred: 1960s Condo ‘Behind the Pink Wall’ Is Flashback to Elegant Era

By Leah Shafer / February 10, 2015 /

As we wrote about last year, the intersection of Preston and Northwest Highway is one of the highest-profile in all of North Dallas (and probably one of the highest-valued, too). It’s not just the current real estate prices of Preston Hollow that give this area its prestige—the intersection has a fascinating history. The northeast quadrant…

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High-Caliber Home: Designer Unit Inside Drexel Highlander

By Joanna England / January 20, 2015 /

Some condos are just easy to love, and this beauty inside the “mid-rise jewel of Dallas,” as listing agent Marlis Rossetta calls the Drexel Highlander at 4240 Prescott, is the epitome of style and convenience. “Considered one of the most prestigious addresses in the Oak Lawn area, this location offers a peaceful neighborhood adjacent to Highland…

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