University Park

Ultimate House For Entertaining on Sought After Windsor Place

By Joanna England / October 13, 2014 /

Last week’s Supper Club really threw you for a loop, didn’t it? It was your first time hosting a dinner for five couples in your home, and it made the space feel over-full and claustrophobic. This house that was a wonderful place when your children were small is starting to feel as if it’s bursting…

Builder Saad Chehabi Says Kitchens And Baths Are Trending Modern, With a Preference For More Solid Colors and Lighter Wood

By Amy McDonald Loftis / October 8, 2014 /

  Saad Chehabi has been a businessman for more than three decades. He started his own mosaic tile company and was the supplier for many hotels in Las Vegas in addition to many celebrities’ homes. He parlayed his design knowledge and business acumen to found his own residential construction company, S & R Development, in…

Lease of the Week: Unique 1930s Mediterranean Cottage in University Park Packs in The Charm

By Joanna England / October 1, 2014 /

There are two reasons I love this listing: 1) This home is seriously adorable and not at all what you’d expect from a home in University Park, where restrained architecture and transitional style reigns supreme. Cozy and colorful, with original details in the most unexpected places, it is a treasure trove of architectural interest. 2)…

More Takes on the Now Defunct Transwestern Project in Preston Hollow

By Candy Evans / September 11, 2014 /

I spoke with the folks who own the Preston Center Apartments. Asked what they are thinking, if they are disappointed (YES!), and what’s next on the horizon. Here’s what I got:

Crumbling Behind the Pink Wall: Neighborhood Resistance May be Killing $20 Million Redevelopment of Imperial House

By Candy Evans / September 10, 2014 /

Has the political climate of re-development resistance in Preston Hollow killed off any chances of re-developing Imperial House? We have written a lot about the quirky high density community called Behind The Pink Wall, a corner of Preston Hollow Gold Coast at the north-east intersection of Northwest Highway and Preston Road. We have told you…