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Uptown Dallas - INSIDER'S REVIEW of CORK      

Location. Cork is located in the hot West Village area. 3636 McKinney Avenue is the listed address, but you really have to go on Cityplace Boulevard that is perpendicular to McKinney Avenue to get to the entrance.  3636 McKinney Avenue, Dallas, TX  75204 - 214.780.0373

   

Look/Feel - 5 stars

Cork is essentially a great combination of a wine sampling and retail store.  It's a way to taste a WIDE variety of fun wines without having to buy the entire bottle.  But, of course, wine bottles are stored throughout the shelves for reasonable…

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Mosaic Dallas is one of the most innovative downtown Dallas lofts apartments ever to be constructed.  The vision of an urban work/live/play environment is almost perfect and should receive many accolades.  This is a high rise to take notice of.  EXCLUSIVE SNEAK PEEK INTERIOR VIDEOS AVAILABLE on at ApartmentSneakPeeks.com .

Mosaic Dallas captures the senses when you first pull in the garage.  The garage has video images playing throughout the walls of the garage of ultra cool music videos!  The walls are a hip turqoise color.  The beat is heard loud, and you know you are in an artistic, creative, and trendy place. 

Walking in,…

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Gables Dallas manages and owns some of the finest apartments and residences in the nation, in my humble opinion.  They have some of my favorite apartments in Dallas, both in uptown Dallas and downtown Dallas .  Their apartments tend to be in the the best areas of town, and seem to be the newest and most carefully planned luxury apartments available.  Their plans and features, especially in their new developments, are just plain exciting! 

Gables Dallas has fine apartments in many of the areas that I recommend, including state thomas , mckinney avenue ,  downtown Dallas and turtle creek . 

Gables properties have some…

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Uptown Dallas - INSIDER'S GUIDE to the right area in Uptown Dallas for YOUR Apartment  

Uptown Dallas. It's hot, and everyone wants to live there in Dallas...and why not? Its just got so many restaurants and shops to enjoy, both during the day and for exciting night life.  It's where trendy begins and ends in Dallas.  And it's just getting more and more popular, with new shops and restaurants opening up. 

  But, Uptown Dallas really does have enough of a difference in the areas that you really need to understand where you want to live.  There are some more "laid back"… Read Full Post

Turtle Creek Dallas

is an affluent and highly desired area in the midst of Uptown Dallas  and is near Oak Lawn (some consider it to be an unofficial way to refer to Oak Lawn)  .  Turtle Creek Dallas welcomes residents and guests to its beautifully manicured parks, walking paths and neighborhood events.  Turtle Creek contains high profile businesses, shops and restaurants.  Living in Turtle Creek is a mark of affluence and good taste.   There is an actual Turtle Creek, which runs along Turtle Creek boulevard.        … Read Full Post

The Victory Park Dallas district, located in downtown Dallas , is the newest and perhaps the hottest area  in downtown Dallas.  The Victory Park Dallas district is a totally new, built from scratch district!  It contains luxurious high rises, the American Airlines sports center, exciting restaurants and a chic urban life style. 

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             The Victory Park Dallas area includes the American Airlines Center and the new 33-story W Dallas Victory Hotel and Residences.   LFT is also a huge attraction to Victory Park .  LFT a boutique department store that is 30,000 SFeet large, full… Read Full Post

 

    Downtown Dallas Apartments are located is the epicenter of business in Dallas.  From headquarters of accounting and law firms, to regional offices of many other firms, downtown is where business deals happen.  Downtown Dallas is experience a resurgence in growth.  Thus new shops and restaurants are being constructed and are moving in.  And, old favorites are also in place. 

Some of the most talked about areas of

Downtown Dallas also contains the most urban and trendy style residences in all of Dallas.  From…

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Many people are interested in living in downtown Dallas lofts !  A lot of people ask us for what we mean by a downtown Dallas loft.  This is a GREAT question, especially considering how popular lofts are in Dallas!   The term LOFT definitely gets used loosely...so let us help with the definitions!  In the industry, we call something either a HARD LOFT or a SOFT LOFT. 

First, you should know that what people mean by a HARD DALLAS LOFT vs. a SOFT DALLAS LOFT. A HARD DALLAS LOFT means that the loft is primarily concrete walls and floors (sometimes hardwoods) with…

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