When Bush and Cheney (Are In Town) Live Here

Is this how it’s gonna be, 24/7? Last week I asked Martha Tiller to gauge the security entourage for the future president’s family. Double that if Cheney moves here, too.

Hillwood Says It Will Seek Financing For The Mandarin O HOTEL

But no mention of the word ‘condo’:

“At its Victory Park development in Dallas’ Uptown area, Hillwood financed the building of the Mandarin Oriental hotel’s parking garage with its own equity, but Hillwood plans to secure a construction loan for the hotel.”   Confirms what a lot of the big condo developers have told me: banks are tightening up on credit for these large condo projects. Which means, we may be seeing fewer and fewer.

It’s Movie Time on Lakeside Drive

This is almost better than the Oscars: a $15 million Ellen Terry listing on Lakeside Drive. Graceful circa 1918 home completedly gutted with a limitless budget and incredible design. The home is perfect in every way, not a hair out of place. (Makes it kind of hard to believe that a real family lives there.) Consider this your personal party invitation inside…