One of the nation’s top design events of the year, the fifth annual Kips Bay Decorator Show House, will be open to the public for three weeks beginning October 25 at 2999 Turtle Creek Blvd. in the Turtle Creek neighborhood of Dallas.

The show house is hosted by New York City-based Kips Bay Boys & Girls Club. It doubles as a leading design event and as the Kips Bay Boys & Girls Club’s top fundraiser.

“We’re thrilled to showcase our fifth annual event at this iconic address,” James Druckman, president of the Board of the Kips Bay Boys & Girls Club, said in a statement. “We anticipate a showcase that not only celebrates design innovation, but also underscores our commitment to raising critical funding both for the community and our kids.”

The Kips Bay Decorator Show House Dallas also benefits two local Dallas charities: Dwell with Dignity, a nonprofit agency dedicated to creating soothing, inspiring homes for families struggling with homelessness and poverty; and The Crystal Charity Ball, whose mission is to aid, support and make contributions to children’s charities in Dallas County.

The house is located in one of Dallas’ most exclusive neighborhoods, and organizers said it epitomizes luxury living location, surrounding scenic beauty, and “contemporary allure.”

Turtle Creek, originally known for its opulent early 20th-century estates, has evolved into the vibrant residential and commercial hub it is today, all while retaining its “timeless allure,” the organization noted.

Location was once intended to become Dallas’ first Mandarin Oriental Hotel

Nestled amidst trees and expansive parklands, Turtle Creek embodies a seamless blend of pristine charm and luxurious urban living just north of downtown Dallas, organizers added. During Dallas’s Golden Age in the late 1940s, the Cipango Club swiftly became a cornerstone of high society.

That venue not only offered a mix of crafted cocktails, gourmet dining, and lively dancing but also housed a clandestine gambling room upstairs. In the early 1990s, Dallas real estate mogul John Eulich embarked on the construction of his family office on this historic site.

With painstaking attention to detail spanning more than a decade, Eulich meticulously perfected the building at 2999 Turtle Creek, finally completing it in 2004.

Once intended to become the city’s first Mandarin Oriental hotel, the property sits between the historic Rosewood Mansion and the planned Four Seasons Hotel & Residences, featuring a 25,000 square-foot, two-story office building, 2.3 acres of undeveloped land, and a 60,000 square-foot below-grade parking garage.

The house blends modernity with the historic French-Renaissance style that gives the neighborhood its signature feel.

‘A beautiful canvas for our talented designers’

“This year’s location offers a beautiful canvas for our talented designers, showcasing their creativity while supporting our mission to enrich the lives of our youth through the power of art and design,” said Dan Quintero, executive director of the Kips Bay Boys & Girls Club.

For almost half a century, top interior designers have come together to raise more than $30 million for the Kips Bay Boys & Girls Club, which provides young people with much needed educational and developmental programs.

Since 1915, Kips Bay Boys & Girls Club has focused on improving and enhancing the lives of New York City’s children who are economically, socially or recreationally disadvantaged.

Kips Bay offers innovative programs annually to more than 10,000 young people between the ages of 6 and 18 at nine locations throughout the Bronx, with essential afterschool programs aimed to help them recognize their potential for growth and success.

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