The Hamburger Man At Veneto — NOW

It’s not too late — The Hamburger Man is at Veneto, which is really neat-o: 5806 Birchbrook off Matilda in Lake Highlands and really one of the best condo conversions I think I’ve ever seen. As you can see, we’ve had a lot of news lately. I was up blogging ’till 3:00 a.m. But I popped in to scout this property yesterday and have much to tell. Vitals: The Hamburger Man is there ’till 1:30 p.m. poolside. 

But What Will I Use To Line The Parrot Cage?

The Local OnLiner reports the LA Times is ceasing publication of it’s Sunday Real Estate section — sad because peddling Real Estate is how the paper got started back in the days. But I get it. Most of the west coast Realtors I spoke with last week (even last year) at Inman are shocked when they hear that Dallas Realtors still advertise heavily in the Sunday newspaper. Everyone out there is high tech, i-phones, Blackberries, Twitter, “blue sky”. (I love it!) In fact, when I asked agents how to best find an apartment to rent, everyone said Craig’s List and Rent.com. Come to think of it, the only paper my son touched when he found his 1/1 bachelor pad was the lease he signed.

Showtime — Getting Wet At 3816 Turtle Creek Boulevard

Video of one of the most talked-about properties in town, a prime Dallas location, freshly built on .7 acres bordering Turtle Creek and designed by owner Braden Power, co-founder of Power Properties, with loving care and exquisite attention to detail. Five bedrooms, six baths in the main house, loggia, fireplace, beaucoup outside rooms and seating areas plus (another) exterior infinity pool, guest quarters, rolling lawns and an intimate lounging area with fireplace smack dab at the edge of Turtle Creek. The ancient Rome influence is evident, revealed in the front atrium foyer with a reflective pool right as you walk in the house. (Don’t trip!) The pool is bordered with heated limestone passageways connecting the Moorish style entrance to French doors flanking the fireplace. (Architect Cole Smith collaborated with the owner/designer.) Details abound such as zebra wood inset in wood railings, hand-carved corbels, monochromic wall and window coverings. The main kitchen is so integrated you don’t realize it’s a kitchen — a butler’s/catering kitchen is adjacent. This home is so sexy  I asked if Viagra is circulated through the evaporator coils as a pheromone. Totally seductive retreat: one-touch interior/exterior mood lighting and sound systems and, most vitally, window coverings.  

Also home of the most decadent master suite in the country — wait till Mama sees this! Half of the second story is devoted to a languishing master bath with heated floors and towel shelves, indoor spa/media room, spa with steam room/waterfall/full bar/fireplace, gym, to-die-for haberdashery closet, sitting room, balcony and dressing room.

Now if 7697 square feet isn’t enough, a Cole Smith design for a greatroom of approximately 4,000 square feet is available to the buyer. Furnishings and decorative items are also available for purchase. Price tag: $13,000,000. Listing agent: Eleanor Mowery Sheets and Company for Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage.