David Nichols

We Took a Tour Inside the Most Expensive Home in Dallas: Tom and Cinda Hicks’ $100 Million Walnut Place

By Candy Evans / March 19, 2015 /

It is almost impossible to describe what it feels like to actually visit Walnut Place, the former Crespi Estate, as it was christened by owners Thomas O. and Cinda Hicks. But we were fortunate indeed to tour the 35,275 square foot (67,689 including terraces) estate for a once-in-a-lifetime experience. The most expensive home in Dallas…

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Philip Johnson House on Strait Lane Listed for $27.5 Million With David Nichols

By Candy Evans / September 22, 2014 /

Alan Peppard (heart heart) breaks the news on this one: the architecturally significant home of  Naomi Aberly and Larry Lebowitz at 10210 Strait Lane hits the market this week.  This is the home that the New York Times has called a “mega-version of the Lake Pavilion that Johnson designed on the grounds of his Glass House in New…

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Mike and Allison Modano Just Put Their Kelsey Square Home on the Market: Parenthood!

By Candy Evans / March 26, 2014 /

We know that Mike and his precious, vivacious wife, Allison, are expecting twins — a boy and a girl! — sometime this summer. And they have a big, huge, wonderful 9244 square foot house in Kelsey Square, near Strait Lane, on almost 1 full acre of land. Love that area! And they just listed that…

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717 Kessler Lake Drive Will Sell Faster Than a Blue Norther Sweeps Through Dallas

By Candy Evans / October 7, 2013 /

I am down at Boot Ranch in the Texas Hill Country on a press trip. The hills are so high here, my ears are actually popping. I’ll be updating you on the growth and expansion of this dynamo second home community and all the goings-ons here (Bourbon tours? More wineries!) over on SecondShelters.com. Meantime, for…

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A Houseboat in Dallas? You Betcha, Wedding Planks and Less than 1500 Square Feet in the Urban Reserve

By Candy Evans / March 19, 2013 /

Last week I saw that Dan Shipley’s brilliant design team over at Shipley Architects got posted on ArchDailey, one of my fave sites. This home is located over in the Urban Reserve, Diane Cheatham’s ahead-of- it’s-time green enclave of zero-lot line modern residences near both a light-rail station and the Northaven Trail. The area’s location was…

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