Diane Cheatham
You can always spot a home designed by an architect, no matter how simple. In fact, often, simplicity is the dead giveaway. That’s certainly what made me stop and start scrolling because this Urban Ranch is both refreshing and shocking in its simplicity. It’s refreshing because, seriously, where can you find a one-story home in…
Urban Commons is the newest development from the brilliant Diane Cheatham, CEO of Urban Edge Developers Ltd. Her Urban Reserve project set a new standard for building in Dallas. Many people did not get it, but those who did, embraced it, and clamored for more. And Cheatham delivered. Urban Commons, like Urban Reserve, is entirely…
When Diane Cheatham started selling lots for her Lake Highlands-area development Urban Reserve, she knew that the environmentally sensitive, modern design standards of the neighborhood wouldn’t appeal to everyone. But they’d resonate with a select audience of architecture lovers. In that pool of buyers was Robert D. Troy. An architect, he designed a home for…
Diane Cheatham will admit her new modern Urban Commons community in Lake Highlands isn’t for everyone. The developer responsible for the award-winning Urban Reserve has designs on a new section of Northeast Dallas at LBJ and Abrams Road — a low-impact sustainable community with high design. She assembled an impressive lineup of architects and master…
If you are familiar with Lake Highlands, then you know it’s one of Dallas’ best-kept secrets. Proximity to the lake and downtown, 4- and 5-star rated Richardson ISD schools, the perfect mix of locally owned and popular chain restaurants and shopping, and overall affordability through a range of housing price points, help to draw all…
