Park Cities

Phase I of Ebby Halliday’s Preston Center Office is Complete!

By Joanna England / October 10, 2014 /

Ebby Halliday Realtors has just finished Phase I its new 10,000-square-foot Preston Center office on Douglas Avenue across from the Park Cities Hilton. Next door to the Shelton high-rise building, this office will house the Preston Center Associates and staff members. We are just loving how this leading regional real estate brand is committed to…

Why Preston Center (West Half) is Such a Mess. Will It Ever Be Upscale?

By Candy Evans / October 2, 2014 /

Don’t know if this is Part One of a multi-part series, or a great stand-alone piece, but as promised, Eric Nicholson over at The Dallas Observer asks the question most of us ask as we peruse that stucco jungle of cars, one-way streets, and quite possibly the ugliest parking garage in the US, Preston Center.…

Crime Report: No Arrests After Highland Park Cops Make High-Speed Chase

By Zachary Dickens / September 3, 2014 /

It was another exciting Saturday night on the tony, tree-lined streets of Highland Park. At 11:49 p.m., a police officer noticed a silver 2012 Toyota Camry sitting in the 4700 block of Abbott Avenue with its high-beams on. After watching the Camry make a rolling left turn onto Knox Street without using a signal, the…

RE: Leland Burk Has Highland House Site in Preston Center UNDER CONTRACT From Crosland Co, Correction

By Candy Evans / September 2, 2014 /

Well, hold my horses. I should have known better. Leland Burk does NOT own the Preston Doctor’s Center, yet. But if all goes as planned, he will own it by October. I should know the first rule of real estate transactions: it ain’t over until the contract is signed. What happened is that Leland asked…

Leland Burk Buys Highland House Site in Preston Center from Crosland

By Candy Evans / September 2, 2014 /

Well this was a shocker: former City Council candidate Leland Burk has purchased the Preston Doctor’s Center building on Westchester, the one where Crosland Group was planning to build a luxury high rise called the Highland House. And the plans have been withdrawn along with the re-zoning request. In his article, Dallas Morning News reporter…