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L.A. hospitality group to debut luxury brand Proper Hotels in Dallas

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A big name in the luxury hotel space is coming to Uptown Dallas: California-based Property Hospitality will debut Dallas Proper Hotel and Residences, a 34-story tower combining hotel and residential, set to open at 2500 Cedar Springs Rd. in 2029.

The project has been in the works since 2024 when Dallas-based Lincoln Property Company acquired the site — a rare four-acre tract in the center of town.

The arrival of Proper promises that it will be "the most significant new luxury hotel and residences development in the city in decades," according to a release, featuring architecture by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) and interiors by Kelly Wearstler, with Proper’s signature sensibility: soulful elegance, material richness, and sense of place.

Proper Hospitality champions uncommon luxury, offering distinctive experiences in the arts, dining, and wellness. The company currently manages Proper-branded hotels in Santa Monica, Downtown Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Austin, which opened in 2019; The Shelborne By Proper in Miami; and The Collective, a portfolio of independent design-driven hotels.

"Dallas Proper brings together design, wellness, food, and a deep connection to community,” says Proper Hospitality president and co-founder Brian De Lowe. "This is more than a hotel or residential offering. It’s a fully integrated destination for how people want to live and gather today."

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Wellness center. The heart of the project is a 15,000-square-foot Wellness Center and an intimate members-only Proper Club, combining holistic therapies, fitness, and recovery, with indoor and outdoor lounges, terraces, and cultural programming.

Members-only club. The Proper Club will occupy a 6,000-square-foot social space with its own restaurant, pool, bar, lounge, and work areas, along with access to the complete Wellness Center.

Hotel. The Dallas Proper Hotel will feature approximately 200 guestrooms and suites, along with three restaurants, five bar and lounge concepts, a rooftop pool deck with skyline views, and 22,000 square feet of indoor and outdoor event space for private gatherings, brand activations, and celebrations.

Residences. On the upper floors, Dallas Proper Residences will offer approximately 80 branded homes ranging from one to four bedrooms, including a limited collection of one- and two-story penthouses with panoramic city views. Interiors by Kelly Wearstler will blend natural textures, vintage-modern influences, and signature Proper detail.

Residential owners will have access to a private rooftop pool, dining terrace, and owners’ lounge, along with access to both the Proper Club and Wellness Center.

Location. “This site gave us the rare opportunity to shape a meaningful part of Uptown,” says Lincoln Property Company co-CEO Clay Duvall. “Proper’s track record in Texas and beyond, and their approach to design, lifestyle, and wellness made them the ideal partner for creating a landmark.”

Wait list. Dallas Proper Hotel and Residences are expected to open in 2029. To join the priority interest list, visit properhotel.com/dallas-residences.

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Chip and Joanna Gaines find buyer for $2.7M Fixer Upper castle in Waco

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Texas' king and queen of home renovations, Chip and Joanna Gaines, are done lording over their 136-year-old castle in Waco. The stars of TV’s Fixer Upper have found a buyer for Cottonland Castle, Mansion Global reported. The sale is pending.

The Gaineses listed the 6,176-square-foot castle, in Waco's historic and affluent Castle Heights neighborhood, at nearly $2.7 million. They bought the property in 2019, when it carried a $425,000 price tag.

The castle, with a sandstone and limestone facade, is modeled after a German castle along the Rhine River.

Chip and Joanna Gaines, Fixer Upper Chip and Joanna Gaines are preparing to hand over the keys to their castle. Facebook Magnolia Network

The duo spent several years restoring the castle to revive its original character. That work became the foundation for their six-part 2022 series Fixer Upper: Welcome Home – The Castle. They opened it to the public for guided tours and introduced Magnolia brand tie-ins, like a “Colors of the Castle” paint collection.

“People love things that are nostalgic. They love things that are antique-looking, and I want this place to feel like it did in 1915,” Joanna said during an episode of Fixer Upper. “Whether you walked into the space in 1915 or today, it has that same feeling of history and love and beauty and castle-ship.”

A year after the series aired, the castle failed to sell at auction, according to Mansion Global. It went on the market in June. Amanda Nesbitt of Magnolia Realty, the real estate brokerage founded by the Gaineses, has the listing.

The three-story castle offers “a seamless blend of historic grandeur and modern functionality,” according to the listing.

That grandeur includes millwork, antique tile floors, diamond-paned windows and seven ornate fireplaces. The four-bedroom property features three-and-a-half bathrooms, a formal dining room, a great room, a card room, a library and a conservatory.

All furnishings, accessories and decor “have been thoughtfully curated to complement the home’s design,” the listing says, and are included in the sale.

The castle has a rocky modern history.

Jack Schwan bought the property in 1969 for $50,000, according to the Waco Welcome Center.

Over the years, the Schwan family made many repairs and renovations. The family tried to sell the castle in 1982; they thought it was worth close to $1.25 million following the overhaul. In 1991, the property sold only after a drastic price cut.

“Over the next two decades, the home passed through various owners’ hands and fell into disrepair. Many owners found the castle too large and in need of too much maintenance to be a financially feasible home,” according to the Waco Welcome Center.

The castle sold again in 2014, and a group led by Oxford scholar Dirk Obbink tackled renovation work. The Gaineses bought it five years later, after it had been neglected and abandoned.

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