Is One of The Finest Neo-Greek Revival Mansions in Dallas Doomed?
At Candysdirt.com, we often get tipped off about news and rumors, but with the demolition of the Mushroom House at 4200 Armstrong yesterday fresh on our minds, we’re apt to share this nugget: The beautiful 1938 Neo-Greek Revival at 4231 Armstrong Parkway, designed for oilman Charles Pettit, may be headed for the wrecking ball. It’s oneR...
New D-FW Data Centers Pump Up Construction Spending
Data centers aren’t the sexiest kind of real estate out there, but it’s hard to decouple that part of the industrial sector from the North Texas building boom. They’re not just a driver of the coming (or ongoing) AI revolution; they’re a big driver of construction spending, especially in metros like D-FW and northern Virginia.…
And Just Like That, The Mushroom House Is Gone
A year after news broke that auto mogul Clay Cooley and his wife, Lisa, quietly assembled three architecturally significant Park Cities properties, demolition has begun on the most distinctive of them all — Highland Park’s so-called Mushroom House. We all knew demolition was imminent, just not how imminent. I realized this week it had been&...
Good $300K Homes DO Still Exist! Here’s a Great One in Oak Cliff
What better way to start off the New Year than with this picture-perfect, well-situated, and beautifully updated Oak Cliff home — and the best news of all? It’s wonderfully affordable. Yes, with this week’s Highlight Home of the Week, sponsored by Lisa Peters, Senior Loan Officer with First Horizon, you can truly have it all:…
Why Moving and Remodeling Feel Like a Relationship Stress Test
If you want a fast, honest look at how your relationship functions under pressure, try moving or remodeling your home. Small decisions—what stays, what goes, where everything lives—have a funny way of colliding with bigger conversations about money, timing, and patience.
New Year, New Nope: This Knoxville House Skipped Its New Year Resolution
Happy New Year my peoples. I hope everyone had a fun yet restful holiday break. Now it’s back to what some consider reality. The horror. Even worse are those perky people who are commited to making new year’s resolutions. What better way to ruin the holiday buzz than by making those ridiculous resolutions? Can I…
Trading Skyscrapers for Suburbia: AT&T Will Leave Downtown Dallas for Plano
Well, it’s happening. AT&T is going to build a new campus outside of downtown Dallas, opting to relocate its global headquarters to Plano instead of maintaining operations in the city center. In a statement, a spokesperson for AT&T said that a 54-acre site at 5400 Legacy Dr. would provide the necessary space to consolidate its…
This Frisco Shaddock Creek Estates Home Is Bigger Than It Looks — and Smaller Than You’d Think
We know that objects in the mirror are closer than they appear, but what about homes? This Shaddock Creek Estates home is smaller than it looks, and that’s no slight. From the curb, the home reads as substantial. Whether it’s an optical illusion or proof that mature landscaping can do a lot of heavy lifting,…
Your Favorite Resort Could Be Home in Southlake
Waking up in this $12 million Southlake estate could feel like welcoming the morning in a five‑star resort. One might find adjusting to this quite nice. With more than 20,000 square feet of luxury living spread across seven acres of trees, fountains, and pools, one might think one was meandering through a park. The property…