Mar 17th 2011 3:36PM
This Texas home could be a reality show producers' dream script. A 20,000-square-foot Texas mansion built by an oil tycoon and his ex-wife is providing shelter for homeless divorcées. Jacque Evans (no relation) built this 19,337-square-foot palace as her dream home with her husband of 20 some years. No expense was... Continue Reading »
Jun 2nd 2010 4:30PM
One writer has deemed it the "best little teardown in Texas." Champ D'Or at 1851 Turbeville Road in Denton could truly be the icon of housing-bubble, trophy-home excess. The 34,800-square-foot mansion set on 119.2 acres waaay north of Dallas, was completed in 2002, put on the market a year later and is still seeking a... Continue Reading »
May 26th 2010 2:30PM
It's all up to the judge now: a Texas couple who won a $51 million verdict against a major homebuilder on March 3 is awaiting word on whether they will be able to keep any of that award. The builder, Houston-based Bob Perry, first tried to have the record-breaking verdict thrown out. Now the homeowner, Bob Cull of... Continue Reading »
Apr 9th 2010 10:30AM
Architects Lyle Rowley and Jack Wilson burst onto the burgeoning Dallas housing scene in 1958 with their own refreshing designs for those young, post-war families returning to Dallas, grabbing up homes faster than they could be built. Proteges of famed Dallas architect Howard Meyer and Frank Lloyd Wright, they built about... Continue Reading »
Feb 12th 2010 9:00AM
Todd Handwerk, president of Calais Custom Homes in Southlake, Texas, is the man who built the home where three of the four Jonas brothers live (left) in the über upscale and secure gated community of Vaquero, about 15 minutes northwest of DFW Airport. The eldest Jonas boy recently got hitched and although he... Continue Reading »
