Highland Park

This Highland Park Classic Mediterranean is Quite Simply a Great House

By Karen Eubank / November 11, 2024 /

This Highland Park classic Mediterranean mansion is causing quite a stir, and no, it’s not about the price tag. Let’s be real: We’re used to seeing homes in the double-digit multimillion-dollar range. The enormous interest is because it’s a great house. We see plenty of expensive homes, and a great home is never about the…

The 1916 Beaux Arts Cox Mansion is Gone, and Rumors Are Flying

By Karen Eubank / August 23, 2024 /

UPDATE 8/23 11 p.m.: An eagle-eyed resourceful reader sent us the demo permit, issued on August 1, for the Cox Mansion. It was demolished on August 23. We’ll continue to follow up on this story. On the corner of Preston and Beverly Drive sat the most astonishing mansion Dallas has ever seen. Most people knew…

A Highland Park Beauty Graces the Market After an Exquisite Makeover

By CandysDirt / July 25, 2024 /

In Highland Park, the competition for the most beautiful home is fierce. However, this renovated masterpiece may take the cake. Listed with Shirley Cohn of Allie Beth Allman & Associates, 3832 Normandy Avenue is a property you have to see to believe. Anybody would be lucky to call the 8,897-square-foot showpiece home and now someone…

Ooooh La La! This Highland Park Home on Edmondson Avenue Is Trés Chic

By CandysDirt / July 6, 2024 /

Fancy a slice of European elegance right in the heart of Highland Park? Say “Bonjour” to 4219 Edmondson Ave., a luxurious four-bedroom, five-and-one-half bath haven, reimagined under the discerning eye of renowned architect William S. Briggs. “This home was originally built in 1980, but its current owners transformed the property with stunning updates and thoughtful…

Women Who Build: Sue Berk Takes on Dallas Home Construction

By April Towery / May 14, 2024 /

As a young girl in South Africa, Sue Berk learned the value of hard work and saving money. While working in advertising in New York City, she ate a bagel for lunch every day and skipped out on Starbucks runs with friends. She still shops at discount stores and doesn’t get her nails done to…