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The House that Saved the 2024 Kips Bay Decorator Show House Dallas OBSESSIONS. DECORATION. SALIENT FACTS. F or nearly 50 years, the Kips Bay Boys & Girls Club has produced a dazzling Decorator Show House on the Upper East Side in New York City. The event, which doubles as the nonprofit's biggest fundraiser, is a boon for both its host city and the designers chosen to participate. "You have the opportunity to create rock stars with Kips Bay," says British-born designer Christopher Peacock. "It's a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for designers. It changed my career completely." In 2017, the elite event expanded to Palm Beach, then in 2020 to Dallas, where the show house and its chosen designers have transformed several sprawling homes in Old Preston Hollow. But the popular fundraiser often ran into conflict with the private Dallas enclave (and its Homeowners' Association) over concerns about traffic and parking. The conflict nearly came to a head this year, when a permitting issue threatened to drive Kips Bay out of Dallas for good. That's when Vipin Nambiar, founder of HN Capital Partners, made a call. "There's actually this château in Dallas that looks like a beautiful French mansion, but it's a vacant office building," Nambiar recalls saying to them. "We might be able to save Kips Bay in Dallas this year." And save Kips Bay they did. The prestigious fall design event will have its VIP Opening Day on Thursday, October 24, and opens to the public on Friday, October 25, for three weeks at 2999 Turtle Creek Boulevard, a sprawling French Renaissance-style estate. owned by Nambiar and HN Capital Partners, that sits that sits between the Rosewood Mansion on Turtle Creek (also owned by HN Capital Partners) and the future Four Seasons The prestigious annual show house nearly left the city, until the perfect property presented itself. By Caitlin Clark JONATHAN ZIZZO Hotel & Residences. HN Capital acquired the 25,000-square-foot property, which was once intended to become Dallas' first Mandarin Oriental hotel, in 2021 and is still in the planning phase for its future. A short- term tenant that brings a stable of esteemed designers to renovate the interiors was a win for all. Better yet, 2999 Turtle Creek features 60,000 square feet of underground parking. "We rely heavily on our relationships to find a property when we do the show house in Dallas, Palm Beach, and New York City," says Nazira Handal, director of special events and corporate partnerships for Kips Bay Boys & Girls Club. "This site matched everything we were looking for: the right location, amenities and support, and the much-needed parking lot." Nambiar's design-centric portfolio — which includes Virgin Hotels Dallas, W Dallas –Victory, Rosewood Mansion on Turtle Creek, and a large swath of the Dallas Design District — aligns with his longtime support of the community. "We want talent to focus on Dallas so that the quality of the work that gets done here is elevated," the developer says. In addition to Kips Bay Boys & Girls Club, the Dallas show house also benefits two local charities: Dwell with Dignity and The Crystal Charity Ball. "This year will be a different type of layout, and the property is larger than our previous houses," Handal says. "We're eager to see how the designers will transform this expansive area and the 2.3 acres of undeveloped land." As for the future of 2999 Turtle Creek Boulevard, Nambiar remains tight-lipped but excited. "We're looking to create great amenities that will be additive for the Turtle Creek neighborhood," he says. In the meantime, "It will be a very unique and very interesting show house this year." Tickets for Kips Bay Decorator Show House Dallas VIP Preview (Thursday, October 24) and general admission (October 25 through November 13) are available at kipsbaydecoratorshowhouse.org. Tickets are also available for Kips Bay President's Dinner at Rosewood Mansion on Turtle Creek on Wednesday, October 23. The annual President's Dinner brings together leaders in the design industry and, for the first time, President's Dinner guests will be able to explore the show house before it opens. The evening begins with a private preview of Kips Bay Decorator Show House Dallas; Carbone Dallas will host the preview event, followed by a seated dinner on the tented lawn at Rosewood Mansion on Turtle Creek in a magnificent setting created by Todd Fiscus and Todd Events. Tickets are at kipsbaydecoratorshowhouse.org. Veranda serves as the Dallas show house national media partner, and PaperCity serves as regional media partner. Vipin Nambiar at Rosewood Mansion on Turtle Creek The 2024 Kips Bay Decorator Show House Dallas 60