Dallas High-Rise

PD-15: Towers Meet And Fact-Free, Anti-Development Propaganda Reigns

By Jon Anderson / February 7, 2019 /

When I first heard about Preston Tower and Athena owners meeting to discuss PD-15, I nicknamed it a “witch burning” and it did not disappoint. Bill Kritzer, the main speaker from Preston Tower, accusingly called out Council Member Jennifer Gates’ name so many times that if she had a dollar for each utterance, she could…

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Be-snore And After: Plaza I Builder’s Beige to Rich Renovation

By Jon Anderson / June 14, 2018 /

New blood. That’s how neighborhoods change and progress. Child-friendly neighborhoods mature, children grow and leave, parents downsize, younger families move in – all very Lion King. High-rises have the same issues, but while interior renovations are under an owner’s control, the common areas are subject to the cheapness or largess of the community. I’ve said…

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Teixeira Duarte Pulls Plug on Neighborhood Negotiations for Oak Lawn High-Rise Project

By Jon Anderson / January 13, 2017 /

On July 26, Teixeira Duarte and Masterplan had what would be their final meeting with the neighborhood to negotiate a better plan for their lots on Hood and Dickason tentatively called Turtle Creek Haus.  The following week, Masterplan presented to the Oak Lawn Committee about the progress being made.  All seemed to be progressing well.…

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Happy Birthday! Preston Tower Turns 50!

By Jon Anderson / September 7, 2016 /

  The Pink Wall has been dominated by Preston Tower for 50 years.  Oddly, it’s first residents were welcomed into this modern high-rise in the same year viewers welcomed Star Trek!  Preston Tower is a pinch older than the neighboring Athena, but the Pink Wall’s two-story walk-ups were already swinging when Preston Tower leapt from…

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Jon’s Completely Biased Residential High-Rise Awards, Part 1

By Jon Anderson / July 19, 2016 /

Having run around a lot of high-rises in Dallas over the years as a potential buyer, open house voyeur, and CandysDirt.com roving reporter, people ask me what I think of “X” building. With that in mind, here’s my list of the top Dallas high-rises in different categories. 1. Best Unbuilt high-rise: Rogers Lacy Hotel Long…

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