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From the Archive: Confessions of Dallas High Rise Living: The Good, the Bad, and the HOA

By Jon Anderson / December 23, 2015 /

Readers, This is the column that started what would become 99 columns in 2015 (some you’ve not seen yet) for CandysDirt.com.  I’ve been frequently asked how I got started.  It’s simple … revenge!  After attending a particularly egregious HOA meeting, I penned a screed to Candy detailing the insanity of the building I lived in. …

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Transwestern’s Pink Wall Proposal Passes Planning Commission Hurdle, FINALLY

By Jon Anderson / September 4, 2015 /

As predicted, we are all two-weeks older since the Planning Commission fobbed-off the vote on the proposed Transwestern development at the northeast corner of Preston Road and Northwest Highway. What, if any, votes changed in those two weeks is unknown, but I suspect few. Certainly attendees were not treated to German band Texas Lightening popping…

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Smoke on the Wall-ter: More Real Estate Plots Behind the Pink Wall

By Jon Anderson / August 7, 2015 /

Several sources have overheard that some of the “natives” are getting restless behind the Pink Wall. Specifically that the two neighboring condo buildings at 6307 and 6306 Diamond Head Circle (Royal Orleans and Diplomat) were seeking an agent to market the properties to developers. One source said a developer (Providence, folks who brought us Preston…

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