Preston Hollow

Sleek Preston Hollow New Build by Holz & Stein Perfect for the Particular

By Bethany Erickson / April 27, 2019 /

While this new construction by Holz & Stein Custom Homes has a lot to recommend it, the particular buyer will also appreciate its location — just down the road from Central Market, good dining and imbibing at places like Fernando’s, Bugatti Ristoranti, Mi Camino, and Bluffview Growler, and an easy drive to Love Field, too.…

Local Landscape Legend Harold Leidner Hopes to Win HGTV Ultimate Outdoor Competition

By Joanna England / April 3, 2019 /

When it comes to festive landscape displays, there’s one landscape designer in Dallas that does it up better than anyone: Harold Leidner Landscape Architects. So when we heard that Leidner’s skillful arrangement was in the running for HGTV’s Ultimate Outdoor Awards in the “Curb Appeal” category, we were intrigued but not surprised. Though Leidner’s work…

The New Green: From Energy-Efficient to Self-Sufficient Homes

By CandysDirt.com Contributor / March 15, 2019 /

By Deb R. Brimer Contributing Writer Jimmy Tanghongs – president and CEO of The New Modern Home in Plano – is reinventing green homebuilding. Instead of following the industry flow and building traditional energy-efficient houses, he’s forging his own path by developing the nation’s first neighborhood of self-sufficient homes.

Plan Commission Briefed on Proposed Staff Changes to PD-15

By Jon Anderson / March 8, 2019 /

[Editor’s note: Jon Anderson is a columnist for CandysDirt.com. His opinions are his own.] While Thursday’s meeting fell short of the usual fireworks PD-15 brings about, the City Plan Commission asked some great questions regarding city staff’s proposed changes to PD-15. In the lead-up to City Plan Commission’s public hearing on staff’s proposal for updating PD-15,…

Katye Sloan Joins The Ranks at Dave Perry-Miller Real Estate

By Joshua Baethge / March 4, 2019 /

  Katye Sloan has joined Dave Perry-Miller Real Estate, saying that once she decided to make a change there was no other place she wanted to be. “I’ve worked with a lot of Dave Perry-Miller agents through the years and know there are a lot of high-caliber agents here,” Sloan said. The move is somewhat of…