Dallas High-Rise

Smoke on the Water: Turtle Creek Haus Fails to Bring Goods to The Table

By Jon Anderson / June 16, 2016 /

Teixeira Duarte, founded in 1921, is a Portugal-based conglomerate with significant operations in real estate and construction. Revenues in 2015 were €1.49 billion, down 13 percent from 2014’s €1.71 billion. The company operates in 17 countries, but their main real estate spheres are in Portugal and Brazil, with a smattering in Africa.  The company intends…

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Centrum de Mayo Showed Off Two Very Spicy High-Rise Units From Briggs Freeman Agents

By Jon Anderson / May 6, 2016 /

Ya know, I probably could have thought a bit more about the potential logistics of having a Cinco de Mayo event on top of a large Mexican restaurant. To say that parking was an event in itself, even with a garage and valet parking, would be an understatement. That said, 66 brave souls charged the…

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Centrum de Mayo, Part 1: Forever Views from Balcony to Bathtub in this Centrum Home

By Jon Anderson / April 21, 2016 /

You haven’t been in The Centrum in years (or ever), right?  Well, you should, and you can.  On May 5, CandysDirt.com will be hosting a double open house “Staff Meeting” event at The Centrum we’re calling Centrum de Mayo – with Mattito’s on the ground floor, how could we not? Watch your inbox for your…

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Forever 21 at 3883 Turtle Creek, Part 2: More Than Monetary Rewards

By Jon Anderson / April 19, 2016 /

The first installment of this transformation story can be found here. Aside from the hard-dollar utility bill savings, this overhaul delivered other benefits to residents as well as uncovered some interesting history. Temperature Control In 21, the building at 3883 Turtle Creek, units on one side froze in winter while the other side baked in…

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The Fifth R: Regaled at the Claridge

By Jon Anderson / March 24, 2016 /

  Tuesday night, 64 of our closest CandysDirt.com friends spent the evening exploring the Claridge and celebrating the first anniversary of the Staff Meeting events. As you recall, this was a humdinger event with four simultaneous open houses in the beautiful Claridge on Turtle Creek and Lemmon Avenue (my “Four R” homes).  We all ended…

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