Dallas Highrises

1980s: Dallas’ Second Wave of High-Rise Living, Part 1

By Jon Anderson / May 22, 2015 /

I recently returned from a trip to Chicago where I walked around burning off calories and looking at the high-rises of my childhood dreams. Chicago had a golden age of residential high- and mid-rise construction from the 1880s to the crash of 1929. Some were co-ops but most were apartments billed as mansions in the…

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Rooms with a View – For Now: High-Rise Building Boom Could Change The Landscape

By Jon Anderson / May 15, 2015 /

One of the main drivers for purchasing in a high-rise is the view. A buyer walks in “Oooo-ing and cooo-ing” as they’re transfixed by panoramic views. Other minor problems sometimes fall away, subsumed by the cliché “million-dollar” view. Buyers must remember that while they’re sold on the view, their purchase actually stopped at the glass.…

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The New Bohemian: Stephen and Jane Lerer’s Warrington Penthouse Blends Bright Light and Antiques

By Joanna England / April 2, 2015 /

Though they’ve been living in their 23rd-floor penthouse at The Warrington only six months, it didn’t take Stephen and Jane Lerer too long to realize that they were totally and completely in love with their immense, luxurious, and freshly renovated unit inside this Turtle Creek highrise. “I really loved the structure of it, the design,”…

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Tuesday Two Hundred: Farmers Market Luxury Loft is Urban Perfection With a Great Price

By Joanna England / July 22, 2014 /

I have met the loft of my dreams and it is inside 2220 Canton, the Farmers Market lofts that have some incredible amenities. I love slick, open floorplans with tons of windows, especially those cool industrial vintage crankcase steel ones. Just fabulous. This unit, which is perfect for someone relocating from another urban area like,…

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2013 Turtle Creek Home Tour Will Be Amazing! Win Tickets To This Year’s Premiere High-Rise Tour on CandysDirt.com!

By Joanna England / April 15, 2013 /

Happy Monday loyal CandysDirt.com readers! We have a very special treat for you! Thanks to the lovely organizers of the 2013 Turtle Creek Home Tour, we have a pair of tickets to the annual event to give to a lucky reader! With a value of $108, you should definitely try your hand to snag these!…

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