oak park estates

Oak Cliff Realtor Katrina Whatley Lists a 1970s Contemporary That is Full of Potential

By Joanna England / March 6, 2024 /

Few architectural styles convert easily to today’s tastes and preferences. The Midcentury Ranch is a popular one, mostly because it is like a blank canvas. However, as more and more 1970s Contemporary homes hit the market, their popularity with renovation-minded buyers has grown likewise. This particular listing in Oak Cliff is no exception. Because of…

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This Renovated Midcentury Ranch Rings True With a Fab Floorplan And Huge Treed Lot

By Joanna England / January 14, 2022 /

There’s just something about a really well-done Midcentury Ranch, isn’t there? Most of the time we see these redone ’60-era homes and they just fall flat. The vibe is off. But when you come across one that’s been updated gradually by someone who cares about the details, then you sit up and take notice. A…

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Architects’ Homes Are Worth Every Penny, And This Home on Dancliff is no Exception

By Nikki Barringer / November 9, 2021 /

You know what we always say — read CandysDirt.com and share it with your friends. (Wink!) But also, if you are given the opportunity to purchase an architect’s personal home, do it. Immediately. No question. They’re the best. This is one of those houses, as you might have guessed. In a rather tragic turn of…

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Keep It Cool And Custom In This Updated OG Oak Cliff Suburb

By Nikki Barringer / August 24, 2021 /

What a cute little house in the original Oak Cliff suburbs. Back in the 1950s and 1960s, says Dave Perry-Miller’s DeCarla Anderson, when you got a promotion at the office and started a family, you headed to Oak Park Estates and Druid Hills. Here you would buy a lot and build your dream home. Today,…

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Updated, Open, AND it Has a Pool? An Oak Park Estates Midcentury You Shouldn’t Miss

By Nikki Barringer / May 26, 2020 /

Oak Park Estates is a little neighborhood off Interstate 67, just south of downtown Dallas. It’s hilly, it’s close-knit, and it’s filled with reasonably priced midcentury homes. Downtown is, like, 10 minutes away and Bishop Arts is even less, though good luck getting a parking space — except now, presumably? Though honestly cars are probably…

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