Deep Ellum

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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Has Campaign For "A New Dallas" Stalled? Elan City Lights Development Just East of Highway 345 Will Get a Great View of a Crumbling Roadway

By Joanna England / September 30, 2013 /

  (Photo: Steve Brown/DMN) It was just three months ago that all anyone in urbanism forums or on staff at city magazines could talk about was this “A New Dallas” campaign to raze Highway 345 that bisects the urban core of Dallas. As the beautifully constructed website said, the 345 was already crumbling, so instead…

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What Will Demolishing Dallas’ Highway 345 Do For Downtown’s Real Estate Market?

By Joanna England / June 14, 2013 /

As you’ve no doubt heard, there’s a movement afoot to tear down Highway 345 — a stretch of elevated asphalt that spans from Deep Ellum and north to Woodall Rogers Freeway. Doing so, proponents claim, will connect the east side of the city center to downtown and create a more walkable environment. I’m all for…

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What Will Demolishing Dallas' Highway 345 Do For Downtown's Real Estate Market?

By Joanna England / June 14, 2013 /

As you’ve no doubt heard, there’s a movement afoot to tear down Highway 345 — a stretch of elevated asphalt that spans from Deep Ellum and north to Woodall Rogers Freeway. Doing so, proponents claim, will connect the east side of the city center to downtown and create a more walkable environment. I’m all for…

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Candy’s Lease of the Week: Be in the Thick of Dallas Culture With a Cool Loft Space

By Joanna England / April 24, 2013 /

I love the way lofts look. Concrete floors and exposed ventilation ducts are super dreamy. It also allows for all the focus to be on furnishings instead of architecture. Lofts can be pricy to buy, but if you prefer to rent, they can be affordable and offer flexible living in areas where you can keep…

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