Farmers Branch

New Colorful Water Tower Brings Artful Touch to North Texas at The Brickyard

By Leah Shafer / October 21, 2016 /

Urban art has a new home in Farmers Branch with a stained glass water tower at The Brickyard. Local artist Joseph Shortell of Shortell Design was commissioned by Dallas-based Billingsley Company to create this iconic structure at New York-style apartment community. Lauren Stout, an independent artist working with Shortell, laid out the color schemes with…

Space Age Modern Metal Masterpiece in Farmers Branch

By Karen Eubank / October 15, 2016 /

We’ve loved this modern metal masterpiece, at 2619 Leta Mae Lane, since we first saw it back in November of 2015. We love it even more now that the price has been dropped to only $750,000 from the original $995 asking. This is the ultimate George Jetson house and although you’d expect to find it…

Reimagined, Reinvented Oak Cliff Tudor Shines Among North Texas Open Houses

By Leah Shafer / October 13, 2016 /

The local real estate market is chock full of marvelous properties this week, and we’re here to tell you about the best North Texas open houses with our CandysDirt Open Houses of the Week column. Every Thursday, we pick five fabulous open houses in Dallas (and the ‘burbs from time to time) you shouldn’t miss. This week, our homes…

The Brickyard Bringing New York City-Inspired Living to Farmers Branch

By Leah Shafer / July 11, 2016 /

We recently wrote about how one Dallas inner-ring suburb is seeing big changes, Farmers Branch Renaissance Turning Once Sleepy Suburb Into Vibrant City. The city has another reason to celebrate: Billingsley Company is bringing New York City architectural charm to to Farmer’s Branch, with The Brickyard. This is their new apartment community in Mercer Crossing, at the crossroads of Interstate…

Dreaming of an Affordable Contemporary? You’ll Find It In Farmers Branch Today

By Leah Shafer / May 19, 2016 /

We recently wrote about how the Dallas suburb of Farmers Branch is undergoing major changes, Farmers Branch Renaissance Turning Once Sleepy Suburb Into Vibrant City. The housing stock in Farmers Branch used to be a little meh. But no more. We’re seeing incredible properties, both new construction and stunning renovations, like our Thursday Three Hundred, located at 3712…