Be My Neighbor in This Sweet 1953 Hollywood Heights Ranch With a Massive Backyard

People don’t realize you can find a ranch-style home in Hollywood Heights.

Although the neighborhood is known for having the largest collection of stone-embellished Tudors in the United States, it offers a variety of architectural styles. You’ll find Spanish and French Eclectic, Craftsman, Monterrey, Minimal Traditional, and even two rare Pueblo Revivals. And yes, ranch-style houses are scattered throughout the neighborhood.

There is something for everyone in Hollywood Heights, and it’s one of the many reasons people enjoy living here.

Tucked between Lakewood Country Club and the Tenison Park Golf Course, there are a little over 800 homes in the neighborhood, and when one hits the market, it gets snapped up pretty quickly.

This 1,849-square-foot, three-bedroom Hollywood Heights ranch has been beautifully updated with an open floor plan, a knock-out kitchen, and two beautiful bathrooms. It is totally move-in ready. But wait, there’s more!

What you seldom have in Hollywood Heights is a large backyard, so this is a real find. The home is on a third of an acre and backs up to Sarasota Circle where you can cross a little creek to enter and be welcomed by a nice big yard that’s large enough to accommodate a pool or pickleball court.

While you’re waiting for that court to be built, you can bike across the street to Samuell Grand Recreation Center in five minutes and meet your Hollywood Heights neighbors who are there enjoying the fitness center, driving range, Tai Chi classes, Tenison Park Golf Course, and other amenities.

Moving to Hollywood Heights is more than just moving into a house in a new neighborhood. You are moving into a close-knit community with an active neighborhood association.

While the Hollywood/Santa Monica Neighborhood Association hosts exciting events its annual home tour, it gets serious work done as well. It was instrumental in obtaining a conservation district designation for the neighborhood, which is why you won’t see a giant modern Lego box looming next to any house here. It also instituted a Crime Watch and Expanded Neighborhood Patrol, which consistently reports the lowest crime rate of any neighborhood in the Dallas Police Department’s Central Patrol Division.

Then there’s the fun. I cannot think of a neighborhood that has more fun than Hollywood Heights. You may have heard our social director, Liz Simmons, goes all out on Halloween and Christmas. When you see her over-the-top, incredibly creative, and completely endearing displays, you will know why it has become necessary to alternate between the two holidays. Then there is the annual Easter Parade. It’s like nothing you have ever experienced, and it’s coming up, so what a great time to tour this home, IF it is still available!

At Properties realtor Adrienne Brown has this Hollywood Heights ranch at 1123 Valencia St. available for only $699,995. It’s also only a couple of blocks from me, so there’s that bonus too!