Herman Darden

The 2018 Hollywood Heights Home Tour Features a Reimagined 1938 Bungalow

By Karen Eubank / April 10, 2018 /

“Never judge a book by its cover.” That adage applies to homes as well. This 1938 Hollywood Heights bungalow at 6915 Santa Monica Drive is an excellent example of why that saying is true. Although the façade has been painted, it doesn’t give a hint about what lies beyond the front door. That’s one of…

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Midway Hollow Hill Country Contemporary Built With Family in Mind

By Karen Eubank / November 2, 2017 /

Our Inwood House of the Week is a charming Midway Hollow Hill Country Contemporary at 4040 Davila Drive built for Robert and Jennifer Black in 2008 by Herman Darden Custom Homes. The Blacks are Midway Hollow pioneers. They bought their first home in the neighborhood 13 years ago. “It was a 1948 ranch,” Jennifer said.…

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As PV14 Nears Completion, Thoughts Turn To Preserving Views of White Rock Lake

By Joanna England / May 20, 2014 /

If there’s one thing that the discussion regarding the proposed restaurant at Boy Scout Hill has done it is galvanize a movement to preserve White Rock Lake. I suppose, depending on your viewpoint, this could be both positive and negative, as preservation often means ex-nay on any kind of development (or even re-development, for that…

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