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Surveying The Historic Buildings of Downtown Dallas and Deep Ellum Can Save Our City’s Character

By CandysDirt.com Contributor / February 3, 2022 /

By David PreziosiExecutive Director, Preservation Dallas  In order to preserve buildings and places that are important to the history of Dallas for the future, it is extremely important to identify those buildings that qualify as historic, find where they are located, and learn more about their importance to the development and history of Dallas. That…

The World’s Most Beautiful Garage, DalPark Gets New Life With Downtown Subway Plans

By CandysDirt.com Contributor / November 25, 2021 /

By Jay FirschingSenior Associate and Historic Preservation Specialist, Architexas Last year the DalPark Garage in the heart of downtown Dallas was listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Yes, for architecture and history nerds, even garages can be cool, and Dallas’ history includes some pretty great examples. The oldest still standing is the five-story…

Next-Level Luxury: The Sky’s The Limit at Bleu Ciel

By CandysDirt.com Contributor / November 3, 2021 /

By Kambry RubySpecial Contributor Dallas has a new kind of sky-rise living in its midst, and it’s not hard to see why this world-class property has garnered sparkling reviews that outshine the competition. Welcome to Bleu Ciel, where luxury meets leisure and your everyday can (truly) feel like a holiday.  Designed by world-renowned, Paris-based architect…

A Farmers Market Townhome That Has Seen Downtown Dallas’ Transformation

By Joanna England / October 22, 2021 /

When I moved to Dallas in 2005, it was to work for The Dallas Morning News. Fresh out of college and still learning about the world, it felt like a strange privilege to work for incredibly meager pay (It was bad, y’all) with some bona fide journalism legends. One of those legends was Keven Ann…

Discover Four Levels of Fabulous In This Well-Appointed Townhome From Baker Design

By Nikki Barringer / April 24, 2021 /

We already told you about 2180 Helsminster Drive in our Open Houses to hit this weekend, but some houses just require more words. Like ooh and aah and whoa and wow. Guess what? They’re all applicable here. Paragon Realtors’ Tony Nuncio said he’s known this community since they first turned soil. He said he’s been…