downtown Dallas

Candy's Lease of the Week: Gorgeous With Great Amenities, 1505 Elm is Downtown Living Done Right

By Joanna England / August 21, 2013 /

Seriously, why wouldn’t you want to sleep in the same building Jon Voight did? That’s what I thought! If you aren’t already sold, today we have a gorgeous condo to show you inside 1505 Elm St., a building beautiful enough to attract a star-studded sleepover! For rent is Unit #502 inside this luxury highrise. It’s…

Candy's Lease of the Week: Gorgeous Park Towers Unit Has Downtown Views, Plenty of Upgrades

By Joanna England / July 3, 2013 /

While I love having  backyard and not having to go down several floors to get my mail or retrieve packages, I would trade all the conveniences of a single-family home for the downtown views that this Park Towers unit offers. This is epic-level city living right here, folks. Samantha might just be envious of the…

Senator Wendy Davis is Not the Only Really Great Thing Fort Worth Has Going On: Let's Talk DOWNTOWN

By Candy Evans / June 26, 2013 /

Meet Russ Sikes. The Plano resident –yes, Plano! — is a founding member of the North Texas chapter of the Congress for the New Urbanism, or CNU, which advocates principles of good “place-making” as a key to improving our quality of life. Good “place-making” makes for a better environment. Actually, over drinks Russ told me he…

Senator Wendy Davis is Not the Only Really Great Thing Fort Worth Has Going On: Let’s Talk DOWNTOWN

By Candy Evans / June 26, 2013 /

Meet Russ Sikes. The Plano resident –yes, Plano! — is a founding member of the North Texas chapter of the Congress for the New Urbanism, or CNU, which advocates principles of good “place-making” as a key to improving our quality of life. Good “place-making” makes for a better environment. Actually, over drinks Russ told me he…

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…