Mansion On Turtle Creek

Live the Good Life in Built-to-Last Regents Park Home

By Shelby Skrhak / September 5, 2020 /

When conceptualized in 2003, the 7-unit Regents Park development was “it.” Buying here meant you’d arrived. And these luxury homes continue to represent a pinnacle of personal achievement, as properties surrounding the timeless Mansion on Turtle Creek continue to evolve and enhance the area. Plus, their swanky location and solid commercial (steel and concrete) construction…

Hotel-Managed Condos Make Holiday Entertaining Worry Free

By Jon Anderson / November 26, 2019 /

How would your holiday season improve if you could score chef-created turkey and dressing without lifting a finger? For the past five months, I’ve lived in a spare hotel next to the Dallas County Appraisal District offices during which I “celebrated” July 4, Labor Day, Halloween, and now Thanksgiving. While I have a kitchen in…

Respected Dallas Architect, Phillip Shepherd, Dies at 77

By CandysDirt / July 12, 2019 /

Highly-respected Dallas architect Phillip W. Shepherd Sr. died Thursday, July 11, 2019, a longtime family friend confirmed to CandysDirt. He was 77. Reared in Graham, Shepherd graduated with a degree in architecture from Texas Tech University in the 1960s. He began his firm, PWS Architects, in 1963. When you look at the current landscape of…

Oak Lawn Committee Reviews Melrose Hotel’s Brother by Another Mother

By Jon Anderson / April 4, 2018 /

Last night’s Oak Lawn Committee meeting was a little more precise with their Robert’s Rules than prior meetings.  Given the past few tense months (here, here), I’m not surprised that precision is being used to combat disruption. However, while not disruptive, one member seemed hell-bent on chucking the evening’s projects through the chute by calling…

The Story Behind Rosewood Hotels & Resorts Big Deal With New World Hospitality

By Candy Evans / June 22, 2011 /

I figure second home real estate sometimes — often, in fact — involves hotels. Many hotels have residential properties, a trend that started in the late 90’s as a way to maximize concierge and other resources and expand revenue. For example, the Ritz Carlton here in Dallas, the W, Mandarin O, which we almost had…