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    Find Your Perfect Doorknob

    New homebuilding app helps users avoid costly mistakes with a click

    Jonathan Rienstra
    Dec 12, 2013 | 8:46 am

    When it comes time to building or remodeling a home, the to-do list can be a mile long, and that’s before you even get to things like picking out fixtures for the guest bathroom. But a new app from Dallas homebuilder Bob Hoebeke called BuildCHX promises to put all the information and planning in the palm of your hand.

    Whether it’s about knowing how a builder is drawing up your contract; how to find imperfections before it’s too late; or being able to keep all of your tiles, wallpapers and other design choices in one spot, BuildCHX is crafted to create a chronological step-by-step tool for the consumer.

    ​“Surprise is the enemy of any remodeling or building project,” says homebuilder Bob Hoebeke.

    Hoebeke, who has been in the homebuilding biz for 35 years, says he created the app after seeing too many projects run into avoidable — and costly — roadblocks.

    “Surprise is the enemy of any remodeling or building project,” he says. “The more info we can provide, the less risk the user has of encountering a surprise that costs time and money.”

    The app works by providing a check list of reading material designed to keep projects on track and ensuring that each step is taken in the proper order so that there’s no need to go back later to fix a costly mistake.

    “A lady who was rebuilding her house after it had burned down contacted us after she downloaded the app,” Hoebeke says. “She was just at the foundation stage, but she had gone through the previous steps and realized she had missed something, so she made a quick call [to her builder] and saved $275.”

    BuildCHX also features a Pinterest-esque section that allows users to catalogue all of their design choices, from cabinetry to roofing to interior lighting. Instead of an accordion folder full of magazine clippings, each aesthetic choice is stored in the app.

    And with the TeamShare option, the user can send selections or notes to everyone on the team, ensuring an open line of dialogue between everyone. By making it easier for the user, it makes the project easier for the builder.

    “One of the hardest things about building is collecting selections from homeowners,” Hoebeke says. “Just think in terms of the universe of possibilities. They can be overwhelmed with information, with all selections need to be made. We’ve seen clients really struggle with ‘this one or that one,’ so this really helps the process.”

    Because the app allows for up to 10 different projects, it also means that interior designers and builders can keep multiple developments at their fingertips, without having to cycle through files on a computer just to find the ceramic tile that one of their clients is referencing in an email.

    The app has only been out since late October, but Hoebeke says that he’s been pleased by the response so far. It’s currently only available for iOS, but an Android version is expected to be released by the end of the year.

    “The app gets everyone to follow along and sing off same sheet of music,” he says.

    Dallas homebuilder Bob Hoebeke created the BuildCHX app to help consumers avoid surprises that cost them time and money.

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    Dallas homebuilder Bob Hoebeke created the BuildCHX app to help consumers avoid surprises that cost them time and money.
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    Swedish Meatball News

    Sleek furniture store IKEA to open first location in Dallas

    Teresa Gubbins
    Apr 11, 2025 | 1:09 pm
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    IKEA's signature Billy cabinet

    Dallas finally gets its own IKEA store. According to a release, the Swedish-born furniture company is opening a new location — the first in Dallas proper — to debut in late 2025.

    Called IKEA Dallas - University Park, the store will be located at The Shops at Park Lane, the center at US-75 and Park Lane that's home to stores such as Whole Foods Market, American Girl, Saks Off 5th, and Home Goods.

    The address is 8080 Park Ln., and they're not specifying exactly which storefront it will occupy, but it will be a smaller-format store at 63,000 square feet than its suburban siblings such as Frisco where the square footage is 310,000 square feet.

    IKEA is on a journey to become more accessible, affordable, and convenient, with smaller "urban" stores that have a limited inventory of items sold on site: 3,200 articles.

    IKEA's entire range will not be available for immediate takeaway; big furniture items like beds and couches, for example, can only be ordered online, with options for store pick-up or home delivery at a minimal fee.

    Nonetheless, the Park Lane will be two levels and will be the 11th store in Texas: Currently, there are five full-sized IKEA stores, three "Plan and Order Points with pick up, and two smaller-format stores opening in San Marcos and Rockwall.

    IKEA Rockwall, which just celebrated its groundbreaking, will comprise 108,875 square feet and the store be built from the ground up. IKEA Dallas-University Park will be built in an existing building at The Shops at Park Lane, which building it is, they do not say.

    The Rockwall store will have a new Swedish Deli cafe where they'll serve meals onsite, as well as their Swedish Bistro takeout concept, serving their signature Swedish meatballs which they also offer in a delectable plant-based version as well, you should totally try it if you have not already.

    Park Lane will have food, as well, although no word on whether there'll be a cafe.

    "At IKEA, we want to create a better everyday life for the many people and one way we can do that is by bringing IKEA close to where people live, work, socialize and shop, says IKEA US CEO Javier Quiñones in a statement. :The opening of IKEA Dallas - University Park is a perfect example of our strategy to develop smaller, more accessible urban store formats, bringing a more connected and accessible IKEA experience to everyone."

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