Dallas Condo Sales Through May 2011

Real Estate is always news -- but it is the local real estate news that is the real news!  A brief snapshot of condo sales year to date vs. last year to date:

2011 January through May

# of Sales - 235
Average Sales Price - $334,090
Average Sales Price per Square Ft. - $179.01

2010 January through May

# of Sales - 245

Average Sales Price - $312,721
Average Sales Price per Square Ft. - $173.56

Certainly helping the overall average sales price are sales in the luxury tier.  The highest sale year to date remains a penthouse at The Claride followed by two sales at The Ritz Carlton.   Life  just isn't so bad living in the Dallas high rise corrider!

Katy Trail News

Probably no one in Dallas is more passionate about The Katy Trail than Trail Manager, Bill Williams.  You can see Bill riding up and down the trail on his golf cart, and if you have a chance to take a ride with him, he can provide you with fun details all up and down the trail.   Bill is reaching out to the community including City Council for help finding grafitti "taggers."  According to Bill, the specific tags "OVER", "OVER 730" and "Over CTK" have been put on 52 different spots along the Trail.  This prolific tagger is not the only one.  Bill is asking anyone with information about the grafitti taggers or who spots suspicious activity to contact The Friends of the Katy Trail at 214.303.1180 or office@katytraildallas.org. 

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Creek Side Garden Project

The Dallas Parks and Recreation Department is moving forward with the Creek Side Garden Project to revitalize the park area between Turtle Creek and The Katy Trail.  Tentative plans call for an access off The Katy Trail to complete the overlook area, and restoring the former roque courts into one roque court, a badmitton court, shuffleboard courts and bocce ball courts.   Construction is expected to begin in the next few months.

Creek Craze - April 14th

Easter Egg Roll

Our Friend from the Fire Department

Pooch Parade

Face Painting and Ballons

Scenes from the first ever Creek Craze event.  Approximately 1500 people came to Lee Park and enjoyed the Easter Egg Roll, Face Painting, a Live Band and a special performance by Eddie Coker.  The weather could not have been better. 

Turtle Creek - New Hibiscus Fountain

A special thank you to members of the Lee Park Conservancy along with a generous grant from the Dallas Southern Memorial Association for the new hibiscus fountain in Turtle Creek.   The previous fountain had reached and surpassed its life expectancy.  Residents along Turtle Creek are delighted to have the new fountain up and running.

Celebrate Spring - Save these Important Dates

Spring is in the air and the flowers are in bloom!  Celebrate the season with these wonderful neighborhood events:

April 17th

Creek Craze

Lee Park - 2:00 - 6:00

Events for all ages

Free Admission
Hosted By:
Turtle Creek Association
Lee Park and Arlington Hall Conservancy

April 24th

Easter in the Park

Lee Park

Dallas Symphony and Pooch Parade

Free Admission
For more information visit:

Lee Park and Arlington Conservancy

May 7th

Day at The Races

Arlington Hall at Lee Park - 3:00 - 7:00 p.m.
Hosted by The Junior Conservancy
of the Lee Park Conservancy
For more information visit:
Lee Park and Arlington Hall Conservancy

May 12th

Katy 5K

Reverchon Park - 6:30 p.m.

Run, walk or volunteer online at  Friends of the Katy Trail

Friends of the Katy Trail, Lee Park Conservancy and the Turtle Creek Association are three organizations devoted to improving and maintaining the Turtle Creek and Uptown areas.  Join one or all three of these organizations for opportunities to get involved and meet others in our neighborhood.