Eagle Mountain Lake House Is One Way to Escape North Texas’ Summer Sizzle

We have officially reached the time of the year when hot weather game plans are critical. How to stay cool occupies a lot of our everyday thoughts. We park even farther from the store’s front door if we’re lucky enough to nab a parking spot. We decided eating salad for dinner is much preferable to heating up the kitchen. The ceiling fans are working overtime in all the rooms.

One survival strategy is living on the lake. Just looking at the water can mentally make life in North Texas more bearable and diving into the water makes it even better. Finding a resort-like property, removed from the big-city traffic, could keep things cool as a cucumber, chill as ice cream, or frosty as a margarita.

Lake Living

So, maybe living on Eagle Mountain Lake is the way to keep things cooler. It’s close enough to many of North Texas’ hot spots, it’s fun, and it’s been part of Fort Worth life since the 1930s. Travel time to DFW International Airport is about 30 minutes, and it’s about five minutes shorter to downtown Fort Worth. Even looking at the water can be a heat-management tool. Boating, jet skiing, paddleboarding, and fishing are right there, especially when the Texas heat kicks in.

As a waterfront property, the custom residence at 8805 Royal Harbor Ct. has all those perks…and more. The luxurious house takes advantage of its special location in Lake Country Estates on Eagle Mountain Lake in its careful design. Every one of its four bedrooms, plus multiple living areas and a private office, is placed strategically to take full advantage of the lake views.

Interiors Cool, Too

The tone is set from the front door. A waterfall feature instantly sets the scene for this 6,248-square-foot, four-bedroom, seven-bathroom house. An elegant style continues throughout with handcrafted ironwork, a grand staircase, mesquite floors, travertine accents, and soaring ceilings. The walls of glass give extended views of the lake…part of the stay-cool playbook.

The house, built in 1978, sits on more than a third of an acre. Of course, being a lakefront property is its defining feature, but the home’s interior is built for gracious living. Within it are two living rooms, a family room, a media room, a master suite with cedar closets, an eat-in kitchen, and an attached three-car garage.

As nice as the home’s interior is, this lake property’s outdoor areas make a big splash, too. Designed for fun on the lake, the outdoor spaces take full advantage of the Eagle Mountain Lake setting. There’s a pool that looks over the water, a covered dock with a lift and a lakeside cabana with an outdoor kitchen, grill, and fireplace. Dive in, catch a breeze, or cool off.

Sound nice? No sweat. The house at 8805 Royal Harbor Court on Eagle Mountain Lake is listed at $2.5 million and is ready for its next owner as a ready solution to beating the heat.