Preston Hollow

T. Boone Picken’s Most Romantic Home in Dallas Would Make a Great Empty Nest Texas Retreat. But No Windmills…

By Candy Evans | February 14, 2013 | Comments Off on T. Boone Picken’s Most Romantic Home in Dallas Would Make a Great Empty Nest Texas Retreat. But No Windmills…

T. Boone Pickens may be a legendary Texas oil and gas executive, and a huge force behind wind energy, but there are no windmills on his Preston Hollow estate in Dallas, Texas. There are gardens, sculpted and manicured French gardens that will make you think you are in Versailles so much that “mais oui” will roll right off your tongue! He is now selling his Dallas estate in the heart of Preston Hollow for $7 million. And it is not listed in MLS. The home was built in 1996, but then when T. Boone and his wife, Madeleine bought it in July, 2005 for about five million, it was redone to the max. And I do mean the max. From a four bedroom home with a master on the first floor, it was taken to a three bedroom home with an expanded second floor master. In fact, the new master bathroom is so large it features a writing desk — what a splendid idea! The new master closet is larger than most starter homes.

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Not Just A Second Home: Hunter Mahan and Bride Building 19,000 Square Feet in Dallas Love Nest, er, Chateau

By Candy Evans | February 16, 2012 |

Golfing hottie Hunter and his bride, former Dallas Cowboys Cheerleader Kandi (Harris) are building a 19,000 plus square foot home in The Creeks of Preston Hollow. The mega mansion at 10719 Bridge Hollow will not only have underground parking, it will have an underground basketball court! Hunter’s home in Colleyville, (pictured here) meantime, remains on the market at $1,499,999. The 7105 Vanguard (Colleyville) home is just about the value of Hunter’s one-acre Bridge Hollow lot over there at Royal and Inwood. DCAD has it valued at $1.2 plus just for the dirt. He and Kandi bought it in November of 2010. Estimated taxes are $33,000 for starters… I cannot even begin to think what his property taxes will be one that puppy is complete!

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Thank Goodness for Second Shelters: A Home in South Florida Saves the Day for Texas Native

By Candy Evans | January 6, 2012 | Comments Off on Thank Goodness for Second Shelters: A Home in South Florida Saves the Day for Texas Native

by Andrea Kavanagh Who would have ever thought that a second home could be an asset? Especially one in Florida?  Once upon a time, I had the best of both worlds.  A beautiful Preston Hollow home in the heart of my beloved Big D, and a fabulous second home in Weston, Florida – located in…

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Richard and Nona Barrett Building Mega Mega Mega Manse in Preston Hollow

By Candy Evans | May 5, 2011 |

According to my good friend John Burgdorf at NorthTexasLuxury.com, this mammoth beast is under construction at 9807 Meadowbrook Drive in Old Preston Hollow. (As I told John, PH, not Park Cities. But when you live outside of Dallas, all our “communities” meld together.) Funny thing, I was at a party right next door to this…

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Troy Aikman Trying to Sell The Family Home on Highland Drive?

By Candy Evans | February 17, 2011 |

It is not in MLS, but I’ve heard that Troy is floating the idea of selling the family homestead on Highland Drive now that Rhonda has moved out and up to Preston Hollow. And lest you think he’s smoking something other than brisket on the patio in this market, let me tell you there have…

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