Luxury Real Estate

Statler Hilton Chandelier To Hang in Newly Listed $12.75m Former Prosper Pad of Deion Sanders

By Candy Evans / March 18, 2016 /

This is the chandelier that will soon hang in the main foyer of Deion Sanders’ former home in Prosper. Don’t worry: it’s getting all spiffed up. Technically, one grand chandelier will be created out of three identical Statler Hilton Hotel chandeliers from the downtown Dallas hotel undergoing a dramatic restoration. (Some of the crystals are…

Neiman Marcus Earnings Call: Real Softness in a Couple of Texas Stores

By Candy Evans / March 17, 2016 /

Their clothing and shoes (and jewelry! yes jewelry!) make us happy, but a little doom and gloom is hanging over Neiman Marcus after the retailer’s Tuesday morning earnings call this week. And if you are in the business of pushing luxury products, like million dollar homes or vacation homes, you pay attention. The take-aways: it’s…

Fitting Your Luxury Kitchen: Salamanders, Flamberges, and French Tops, Oh My!

By Jon Anderson / March 1, 2016 /

Renovating your home presents a million decisions. A bunch of them are in the kitchen. Installing a showpiece kitchen is made more difficult because independent appliance ratings at the upper end are spotty at best. Manufacturers aren’t necessarily hiding anything, but something that sells millions of units will always be reviewed more than something that…

Air Quality Concerns at Lakewood Elementary Surface After Students Take Ill

By Joanna England / February 22, 2016 /

Crews were inside Lakewood Elementary over the weekend, monitoring the air quality inside the school after reports of children being nauseated, dizzy, and lethargic during the school day. One child even vomited in between classes. This is the second time parents have voiced concern over air quality inside the school. Just last year a dead…

Owner of Incredible Oak Lawn Townhome Wants to Rezone it to Commercial

By Joanna England / February 17, 2016 /

I’m more than a little devastated by the news that this incredible townhome at 3845 Oak Lawn might be rezoned into oblivion. You remember it, right? Sexy garage full of antique autos, gorgeous conservatory-like dining room. Just amazing. OK, that’s a little dramatic, especially considering that the owner, Shahab Salehoun, plans to add only ground-floor…