FrontBurner » Real EstateFrontBurner® has been called the best blog in town (repeatedly), a snarky celebration of ignorance, and a daily conversation about Dallas among the editors of D Magazine.Alan Peppard Doesnt Read Dallas Dirt- August 26, 2008 Yo, Alan. Over. Here. For. Pictures. Of. Romo&8217;s home-o. IJS. Candy Evans ran them days ago.http://frontburner.dmagazine.com/2008/08/26/alan-peppard-doesnt-read-dallas-dirt/ Marcus House Saved- August 15, 2008 Mark and Patricia Lovvorn have decided not to tear down the former home of Stanley Marcus. Candy Evans, get on the horn and get me some more details.http://frontburner.dmagazine.com/2008/08/15/marcus-house-saved/ Another Non-Story on TV News- August 14, 2008 This one from KHOU in Houston: &8220;State senator involved in controversy over condos in danger of collapse&8221; Sounds juicy, eh The state senator is John Carona of Dallas. He owns a property management company. At my condo, the management company is responsible for watering the plants and changing the outdoor light bulbs. The condo board is in ...http://frontburner.dmagazine.com/2008/08/14/another-non-story-on-tv-news/ The Future of Suburbia: A Freakonomics Forum- August 14, 2008 It&8217;s a pressing question in Dallas, one that I get asked constantly: What will happen to our suburbs in an age of high gas prices and urban hipness My answer is that the outer ring, encompassing towns like Frisco and Southlake, will do fine as almost self-contained entities. The inner ring, say Richardson and Garland, ...http://frontburner.dmagazine.com/2008/08/13/the-future-of-suburbia-a-freakonomics-forum/ Marcus House to Be Torn Down, Maybe- August 13, 2008 Big Bob has been all over this at Unfair Park, but in case you missed it, Mark and Patricia Lovvorn have applied for a demolition permit with the Texas Historic Commission, declaring their intent to tear down 10 Nonesuch Road, better known as the home of Stanley Marcus for about 60 years, and host to ...http://frontburner.dmagazine.com/2008/08/12/marcus-house/ Mount Vernon No Longer for Sale- August 7, 2008 Yesterday, the DMN reported that Mount Vernon, the old Hunt estate on White Rock, was for sale. And I wondered why the owners of the house, Teresa and John Amend, weren&8217;t named in the story. But the PR guy for the real estate agent, Keith Nix, was quoted as saying the couple was &8220;downsizing.&8221; And, ...http://frontburner.dmagazine.com/2008/08/07/mount-vernon-no-longer-for-sale/ Downtown Dallas Gets A Big-Time Relo- August 7, 2008 The DowntownDallas organization just invited me (and other media people, I assume) to a press conference to announce &8220;a major corporate relocation to Downtown.&8221; The release promises: &8220;Announcement of a 165,000 square foot tenant moving to a signature Downtown Dallas property,&8221; but it&8217;s held at Fountain Place, which sorta takes the mystery of that part. ...http://frontburner.dmagazine.com/2008/08/07/downtown-dallas-gets-a-big-time-relo/ Sheets Spokesman Speaks- August 5, 2008 Candy has Eleanor Mowery and Nicky Sheets&8217; spokesman Keith Nix&8217;s explanation for why all of Eleanor&8217;s listings were placed under Nicky&8217;s name. But then, if you&8217;re still following this story, I bet you&8217;ve been checking DallasDirt and know that already.http://frontburner.dmagazine.com/2008/08/05/sheets-spokesman-speaks/ DCAD 0, Yervasi House 1- August 4, 2008 Soon after we closed on our first house last year, DCAD posted what we thought was an inflated value for our new pad. (Let&8217;s put it this way, if someone had offered us that amount for our home, we would have asked where to sign and called the movers.) We submitted a protest in June, ...http://frontburner.dmagazine.com/2008/08/03/dcad-0-yervasi-house-1/ |