Uptown Dallas

Uptown Dallas, Inc. Wants to Buy Parents a Drink Next Monday

By Joanna England / August 3, 2015 /

Mondays are hard, y’all, especially if you’re a parent. You get two days of no alarm clocks and late night shenanigans and then you have the blaring wake-up call that is a cranky kid who can’t decide if he wants Snoopy or Star Wars underwear and has a mental breakdown over what cereal to have…

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Southern Land Company Plans New 270-Unit High-Rise Near Knox St.

By Joanna England / July 6, 2015 /

Southern Land Company is breaking into the Dallas residential market with a 270-unit high-rise building planned for Oliver St. the Knox District near Highland Park. The Nashville-based developer has four other residential projects in suburbs surrounding the city, including multifamily projects in Plano, Allen, Keller, and McKinney. Southern Land plans to turn dirt for the…

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State Thomas Townhome Has Excellent Location, Fabulous Style, and a Price You Can’t Pass Up

By Joanna England / June 23, 2015 /

As Amanda Popken noted in one of her most recent columns here on CandysDirt.com, “67 percent of residents in Dallas-Fort Worth want to live in a walkable community at some point in their lives” and yet only 4 percent and 1.5 percent of the entire region can be classified as walkable. That’s why there’s such…

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Why Do Young Professionals Love Uptown? Grant Bynum Answers

By Joanna England / April 28, 2015 /

By Grant Bynum Special Contributor If you are a native of the Dallas area, you’ve probably heard about how desirable it is to live in the Uptown Dallas area.  When professionals are checking out a move to Dallas, Uptown always gets in the conversation, and typically at the top of the list!  If you are thinking about…

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Perry Heights Cutie Just Hit The Market And It’s an Urban Oasis

By Joanna England / March 19, 2015 /

While this home may not have bank buildings and high rises on either side, it does remind me a lot of the little gingerbread Victorian from the movie “Up” in that it feels like a sweet little oasis in a bustling, busy party of the city. With an expansive yard and a very central location,…

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