The Best Dallas Photographer in Dallas. Maybe the Country.

Sublime Red Line
Originally uploaded by the urban fabric

So I'm being cheeky in the title. But if you haven't heard of Justin Terveen or seen his work then you are seriously missing out. His photos are nothing short of jaw dropping. Check out his Flickr page.

Amazing stuff.

Apartment Building I've Never Heard Of To Open April 21st

Just saw this in my RECON email.

RESIDENTIAL TOWER OPENING NEARS

DALLAS (Dallas Morning News) – Spectrum Properties Ltd.'s downtown 17-story luxury residential tower — called 1407 Main — is set to open officially April 21.The tower includes ground-floor retail, a parking garage, a rooftop pool deck, a bowling alley, a theatre and more than 80 residential units. Rents range from about $1,495 for a 751-sf unit, to more than $4,000 for a 1,700-sf penthouse.Good, Fulton & Farrell Architects designed the project.

Bowling alley? Really? With 80 units I'm sure there will be no arguments over who can use it and at what times. Oh yeah, how come have I NEVER heard about this building until this very day?

In the immortal words of Pink, who knew?

No. I Didn't Forget About Uptown, Oaklawn or Downtown

You can see the stats here. (I love Google Docs.) I chose to only look at Condo and Townhome stats since single family detached homes are so rare. I have to say I was pleasantly surprised by the 9% rise in median sales price seeing the large inventory of condos currently on the market. But as I said recently in this post, I truly feel we could be at a tipping point if sellers don't start getting realistic about their sales prices. Oh, and builders need to chill out a little bit too.