Downstairs Master PLUS Bedroom — Let the School Countdown Begin With This Family Friendly Highland Park Haven

Who says you can’t have it all? Downstairs master plus an extra bedroom, yard big enough for a pool, six bedrooms, even a game-room for $1.5 million?

I know, I know: $1.45 million is a LOT, but our values in some of Dallas’ prime areas are really heading north. I think it is all but impossible to get into the Park Cities now for less than $900,000, and we are talking a locker at that. So to have all the valued ingredients at $1.45 is really, well, worth a look!

This house is one of those that may not have a super showy exterior, though her lines are adorable, but walk inside and you have everything you say you want and need in a family home. Built in 1985, she has been remodeled and maintained like a collector’s car. A Vegas mistress. Besides, the mid eighties is when high ceilings and fancier masters began to make their appearance, so most homes from that era are usually air spacious.

This angel on prestigious Bryn Mawr (at 7617 Bryn Mawr) also has Blueblood location going for it, and those coveted Highland Park schools. The .27 acre lot (70 wide by 168 deep) yields a backyard with enough room for a pool and then some, and a 4718 square foot home.

The foyer is not humongous, but that’s because this home packs it all in with an efficient use of space. The staircase is tucked in, not free-standing. Rich dark hardwood floors are everywhere, and the kitchen is beautifully updated with gourmet appliances, granite, glass-front cabinets and a beautiful floating range hood. Off the kitchen is the family room with bookshelves, fireplace, and back-yard views. I also really love the moldings in this house. The first-floor master is 18 by 14 and has a pristine white marble attached bath, great closet storage. The extra downstairs bedroom is a must for older or infirmed family members — could be a bedroom or extra study. Upstairs are four hefty bedrooms and a gameroom/media room.

 

 

 

 

If you think the front has too much of an ’80s look in the color of the brick, I’d like you to consider painting or slurrying the brick. I think this house could turn into that hot hot Hamptons look I am seeing so much of, especially in a few of the homes Joe Kain is building. Look at the back of the double front door and see how different it looks. I look at this house and see a showplace, and a price tag that is fair game in a hot market: $1,450,000. Listed with Henda Salmeron, Dave Perry-Miller.