Highland Park
Low income housing: it’s a real problem. How do you find affordable housing for people who earn little or no income in a period of real estate value growth? We love gentrification because it leads to higher home values and make us richer — homeowners, investors. As our property values go up, the city collects…
Read MoreLast month, we told you about the “2015 Sitting Pretty Porta Potty Screen Contest,” created in response to Highland Park’s new rule that portable toilets be screened from the public’s view at residential construction sites. The contest, sponsored by Sardone Construction and HPD Architecture, closed June 29 and the winners have been announced. Close to 30 people registered and 17 submitted…
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Southern Land Company is breaking into the Dallas residential market with a 270-unit high-rise building planned for Oliver St. the Knox District near Highland Park. The Nashville-based developer has four other residential projects in suburbs surrounding the city, including multifamily projects in Plano, Allen, Keller, and McKinney. Southern Land plans to turn dirt for the…
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Selling your home can be difficult, say the pros at Guardian Mortgage. Even with a great Realtor and a beautiful property, it can take a long time. And the more time that passes, the lower an offer may be. Do you want to get your house sold quickly and get the price you’re asking for…
Read MoreMary Anne Smiley had big plans for herself as a young woman. During childhood, she began drawing house plans and dreamed of a career in architecture. Several years later, she tried to begin architecture studies at Oklahoma State University. But it was the 1960s, and the dean informed her, “Women do not enroll in architecture.”…
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