Dallas Luxury Real Estate

French Country Transitional is the Perfect Combination of Style and Comfort

By Karen Eubank / May 12, 2016 /

This French country transitional at 4911 Heatherbrook Drive is the perfect combination of style and comfort. It’s in Hyde Park Estates, only five minutes from the Galleria and walking distance to Jesuit, yet once inside you’ll have to pinch yourself to believe you aren’t in the south of France. Listed for $1.785 million by Vicki Foster with Briggs…

Preston Center’s San Francisco Problems: How a City’s Demographics Influence Development

By Jon Anderson / May 10, 2016 /

I believe it’s called serendipity.  On May 5, Dallas Morning News writer Robert Wilonsky expressed his thoughts on the slowness of the Preston Center Task Force’s process, its wish-washy-ness, and the overall use of butter knives versus machetes in tackling the issues.  The next day I saw a report put out by the (San Francisco)…

Grab Your Mallet, as This Ash Bluff Mansion Has History of Horsing Around

By Joanna England / May 9, 2016 /

Show of hands: How many of our CandysDirt.com readers enjoyed the beautiful weather at the annual Polo on the Lawn match this past Saturday? It was a wonderful event held at Prestonwood Polo Club in Oak Point, benefiting Children’s Miracle Network. But did you know that 23 Ash Bluff Lane was once the site of…

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…

Traditional Gastonwood Tudor is Move-In Ready

By Karen Eubank / April 29, 2016 /

The East Dallas housing market is booming. Builders lay in wait for anything resembling a tear down, and existing homes are being renovated at a dizzying pace. It’s extremely hard to nab an original house that’s been beautifully updated, but we’ve found one for you at 6813 Clayton. It’s an adorable 2,244-square-foot traditional Gastonwood Tudor…