Dallas real estate news

Is D.R. Horton Being a Good Neighbor at Bryan Place? We Think Not So Much

By Candy Evans / July 3, 2014 /

A reader alerts us to the building  DR Horton is doing a less than stellar job of corporate responsibility at their Bryan Place development called “Exall Townhomes”.

Brandon McCarthy’s Uptown Loft Will Give You a 360 Degree View of Friday’s Fireworks Display

By Candy Evans / July 2, 2014 /

Whoa, this is one of those units that deserves the “O” word. Or maybe I should say, the “A” word. This is the Uptown loft of Arizona Diamondback right-handed pitcher Brandon McCarthy and his wife, Amanda. And the agent, darling Nancy Dunning at Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s, is not using broker babble when she says “one…

When Building Successful Communities, Education is Everything For Republic Property Group

By Joanna England / July 2, 2014 /

Republic Property Group — developers of masterplanned community Light Farms in Celina, TX — has donated $2 million to Prosper ISD as well as the land for a new elementary school. The campus, which will be located within RPG’s sustainably oriented Light Farms development, a 1,070 acre community with tons of family friendly amenities.

Built For Survival: Turning a Retired Missile Silo Into Condos and Other Homes For Preppers

By Joanna England / July 2, 2014 /

I have wanted to write a piece about “prepper” real estate forever, but every time I’d find someone to talk to, they’d never offer details about their property, their home, how much of it could weather a nuclear holocaust, you know, basic stuff. I did write about the “Earth Sheltered Home” on Buckner, but it’s…

Lease of the Week: Lofts at Sylvan | Thirty Are Accepting Applications Now

By Joanna England / July 2, 2014 /

Sylvan|Thirty is the next big thing in West Dallas. It’s a live/work/play new urbanism center that is already drawing some great tenants, including Cox Farms, Teiichi Sakura’s “Ten” ramen restaurant, wine bar and cafe Bottega Italia, plus many more shops and restaurants. If this sounds like a the spot for you, Sylvan|Thirty is now accepting…