Gold Crest
Now here’s something we can all come together to support. This Sunday, be ready to celebrate Global Handwashing Day! Woo hoo! Who doesn’t like nice, clean hands? So, zero panic, people. Luckily this day doesn’t require any special preparations — no gifts to buy, no tree to decorate, no turkey to cook. Chances are the…
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As David Griffin describes it, this studio apartment in the George Dahl-designed Gold Crest makes a perfect “pied-a-terre.” Renovated in a contemporary manner with limestone floors, smooth gallery-like walls, and tall ceilings, this residence’s prime location on Turtle Creek offers excellent views of another starchitect-designed building: Frank Lloyd Wright’s Kalita Humphreys Theater. We were surprised to see this High…
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The high-rise buildings that line the Turtle Creek corridor typically fall into two groups: Midcentury designs by icons of architecture, and newer buildings that sport a lot of classical details. But one of my favorite buildings on Turtle Creek falls into a group all its own. It’s the George Dahl-designed Gold Crest, which has such…
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When buying into a high-rise for the first time, there are things you don’t necessarily think about as ground dwellers. Sure there’s the same ol’ “location, location, location” hoo-ha, but for example, while neighborhood matters, actual neighbors matter in a high-rise … what’s the vibe of a building? That’s an individual choice that I can’t…
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(Editor’s Note: This is the third installment in a hopefully regular series from Jon Anderson, in which he dishes on the inner-workings of life in the sky. Anderson’s take on Dallas high rise living is both entertaining and educational. You can read his first installment here and his second installment here.) By Jon Anderson Special Contributor Buildings of the…
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