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Dallas Real Estate: Why Does Preston Tower Look Like A 1960’s Christmas Tree?

Posted on October 20th, 2009 8:05am by Candy Evans
Filed under Changing market trends in Real Estate, Real Estate, Realtor News, architecture, urban living

Simple: to make it more appealing to those younger folks who grew up in the 60’s. Karen Lukin, who lives in Preston Tower, tells us:

“I have lived in my building for 11 years. Imagine my surprise to drive up and see that they’ve added uplighting, blue-revolving-to-green, that shines up 30 floors on the sides of the building. Was told it might make our 1960’s high-rise appeal to the “younger folks.”

The 29-story Preston Tower was built in 1966 and was one of Dallas’ very first high rise buildings. Only the very cool need move in.

One Comment to “Dallas Real Estate: Why Does Preston Tower Look Like A 1960’s Christmas Tree?”

Karen @ October 20th, 2009 at 10:05 am

And lest we forget the great fire pit in the courtyard, and the “deep blue sea” night-time lighting inside the swimming pool. Real estate agents: feel free to show this building to single Jewish doctors, it will make my mother happy.