The Cedars
Is the Cedars — a neighborhood of once-industrial properties just south of downtown — the next big thing in Dallas? If you’re to answer that question with the number of new and upcoming projects in the neighborhood, which include a new Alamo Drafthouse and a redeveloped Plaza Hotel using TIF funds, as well as the number of…
Read MoreThe Cedars is a favorite trendy neighborhood of ours, full of urban lofts, condo buildings, and townhomes in an area that is cleaning up nice, but still is a little gritty, kind of like Brad Pitt in “A River Runs Through It” or George Clooney in “The American.” So yes, like both Pitt and Clooney…
Read MoreEverything is moving south, it seems. I bumped into Cooper Smith Koch, one of my favorite Kessler Park residents and JC Penney models, over the weekend. I just adore Cooper, mostly because he’s just as smart as he is fun, and he shares a first name with my favorite person ever — my son! Cooper…
Read MoreA colleague of mine used to live in this building before having kids and really, I envied her and her husband. The truth of the matter is that with less room, you’re less likely to accumulate a bunch of random detritus because where the heck are you going to put it? Right? Everything in…
Read More