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When Architecture Meets Obsession: This Is 6416 Park Lane

By Candy Evans / March 8, 2026 /

We could have a scavenger hunt for the last remaining ’50s and ’60s Ranch-style homes in that blue-chip stretch of Dallas hemmed in by Northwest Highway to the south, Royal Lane to the north, Boedeker Street to the east, and Preston Road to the west. At today’s prices, the original owners of those very first…

S&R Development Turning Buyers and Soil in Preston Hollow

By Candy Evans / March 2, 2025 /

Preston Hollow will never be the same when it comes to housing. From Northwest Highway northward to Royal Lane, blocks of quarter to half acre 60’s era homes mirror the frenetic tear-down/build fury of the Park Cities. Even better than the Bubble, Preston Hollow East evokes a countrified, tree-rich atmosphere, and while not as immersive…

S&R Development Builds Preston Hollow Success Story

By Amy Dobson / July 11, 2018 /

We have more proof that CandysDirt.com Approved Builder S & R Development Inc. can build and sell a home faster than we can write about them. This Preston Hollow house went on the market and was under contract in under ten days. “There were several on the market at the same time. But this was…

Top Ten 2016 Homebuilding Trends From DFW’s Leading Builders

By Leah Shafer / January 22, 2016 /

The 2015 real estate market in Dallas-Fort Worth went down in the books as the best in three decades, and year-end housing construction numbers placed Dallas as one of the country’s top building markets. North Texas is headquarters to some enormously talented (and busy!) builders. We’ve asked the best and brightest among them to tell us their predictions for 2016 homebuilding trends.…

Dallas Rain Caused Major Construction Headaches for Local Homebuilders

By Leah Shafer / June 1, 2015 /

Thanks to nearly two months of non-stop rain, DFW homebuilders are experiencing major delays and expect months of playing catch-up even though it has stopped. Based on weather forecasts, that break might finally be here! More than 26 inches of rain have fallen at DFW International Airport so far this year, including a record-setting 3.3 inches…