Of course, being that Texas is a non-disclosure state, nobody knows who bought it or how much they paid for it. Guess we’ll just have to wait for the DCAD records to be updated to at least figure out the owner.

The vacant lot was previously held by the estate of the late, great Lamar Hunt, the SMU alumnus who was instrumental in the creation of the American Football League and its later merger with the National Football League. He also was the owner of the Kansas City Chiefs, and was the man who brought us Major League Soccer, among many other great accomplishments.

Now, when I say invite, I mean someone outside the company told me about the party, and I heckled an invitation out of the folks downstairs. But I digress.

All in all, it was a fun event. It was held at the Mansion, and was a virtual smorgasbord of who’s who in real estate in Dallas. Good times.

In the midst of all my schmoozing, I talked to a few real estate agents, and the topic of the President and Laura Bushes new home came up.

One agent theorized that they would forego a home, and instead buy a condo either on Turtle Creek, or maybe even Victory Park. This same agent suggested the Bushes wouldn’t want to live in the Park Cities, because they would want to maintain the image of living “in Dallas,” and limit their association to Park Cities big money.

All of this is obviously pure speculation, but an interesting theory nonetheless. Not sure if I agree with the condo idea, just because that seems like it would make security more difficult, but it would be interesting if the Bush Jr. moved into Ross Perot Jr.’s Victory Park development.

As for avoiding appearances by not living in the Park Cities, once you’re done being president, do you really care what people think about you? I know I wouldn’t.

A few hundred lucky Dallasites will be invited to check out the rooms and Penthouse when the Stoneleigh hosts their grand opening soirees, yes plural!, at the end of the month.