(Candy’s Dirt) – A couple of weeks ago, we covered the mysterious McMansion considered the strangest house in Dallas. After touring every corner of this suburban curiosity, we went further down the rabbit hole and discovered we didn’t know the half of it — literally.
Apparently, just one block down from this property, there’s a twin. Featuring the same fake-out windows, industrial fencing, and tan brick façade, this sister property looks as if it were produced in tandem with the original. However, the details prove much more difficult to unearth.
This data center duplicate, which resides at 13352 Blossomheath Lane, reveals next to nothing upon a cursory internet search. Unlike its counterpart at 13229 Southview Lane, this property has no listing history. There are no articles written about it, and it’s mentioned only in comment threads related to the original. Some speculate it’s another data center. Some believe it’s a CIA black site akin to Guantanamo Bay.
Drawing on some inductive reasoning, we can infer a few details about the home. We know AT&T built and relinquished the original property. Therefore, it only makes sense that the company built this home for the same purpose. However, the mystery remains around who currently occupies it.
While digging through the archival dustbin of the internet, we discovered some interesting details. After securing a Federal Communications Commission document containing a quote for an optical transmission line installation, we uncovered a schematic that connects the optical line from this home directly to an address at 3510 Wyndham Lane in Richardson. Of course, this other property is just as mysterious, featuring some painful-looking perimeter fencing. After mapping it, we found out it’s another data center belonging to the almighty Bank of America. Other than the FCC document and a 2016 permit record for plumbing upgrades, there is virtually zero digital footprint for this Dallas address.
Since listing agent Stephanie Pascuzzi with Keller Williams Realty represented the home on Southview, we thought she might be able to shed some light. No such luck.
“We don’t know who owns that property or what they’re using it for,” said Pascuzzi. “Our clients on Southview have no connection to it at all. Honestly, it’s a mystery.”
In situations like these, old-fashioned, shoe-leather journalism is key. We took a field trip to the location to gather insight from the surrounding neighborhood.
Gerald Enriquez resides next door to the Dallas property. He’s lived in the neighborhood for the last three years. Therefore, he observes the various goings on at 13352 Blossomheath regularly.
“There’s no one living in that house,” Enriquez tells us. “It’s still used for commercial purposes. A few guys show up there every morning and leave around 5 p.m. They’re definitely the buttoned-up IT or corporate types. We wave when we see each other, but I’ve never really asked them what they do. I’m just glad they’re quiet. I don’t ask questions.”
Perhaps there’s something wise in Enriquez’s approach. Whoever is using this property definitely doesn’t want to advertise their ownership of it. It doesn’t appear in the footer of any company website or on the contact page in any commercial profile. It’s a stealth asset if ever there was one; a veritable cold case in the chronicles of Dallas suburban lore. It’s likely in cahoots with Bank of America, but we’ll leave it at that.