Eric Prokesh

04/13/18 4:29pm

Italian Villa Dream Home in Choice Riverhills Location

Always on the look-out for that rarity — a new build we can love — I was thrilled to discover that former Fort Worth Magazine Dream Home at 3824 River Hills View Drive was listed this Tuesday. The handsome Mediterranean sits on a large third-of-an-acre lot in the first phase of the thoughtfully realized Riverhills community in Edwards Ranch. We’ve been here before. It’s difficult to overlook a community of well-constructed new houses that achieve opulence without ostentation, mere minutes from upscale Waterside retail and the shops at Clearfork.

Remember symmetry? The impressive elevation is composed of forceful stepped-and-balanced blocks under tiled Italianate eaves. It harkens back to an earlier era and should gracefully bear the test of time.

Edwards Ranch, Eric Prokesh, Fort Worth Luxury Real Estate, Jerry Taylor, River Hill, Williams Trew

04/06/18 9:30am

True Midcentury Marvel in Ridglea North Will Surely Draw a Crowd

In the Spring, one’s fancy lightly turns to thoughts of … real estate and open houses! Apologies to Alfred, Lord T. And if a well-located, perfectly updated, midcentury modern with a reasonable price tag is your thing, you would be well advised to schedule a showing or at least clear this Sunday afternoon from 3 to 5 p.m. to take a gander at the open house of this North Ridglea listing at 6551 Malvey Avenue. This listing is new — like four days old new — and, naturally, buyer interest is strong.

Loads of curb appeal, the 1952 house blends beautifully into a lush landscape of bountiful Asian jasmine, mondo grass, period-perfect elephant ears, and tall twining old live oaks. Attractive hardscape including a long, stone-and-masonry walkway approach, completes the pleasing first impression.

Eric Prokesh, Fort Worth Mid Century Modern, Fort Worth Open House, Fort Worth Real Estate, Marcus Lancaster, Ridglea North, Virginia Cook Fort Worth

03/30/18 8:18am

Appealing Park Hill Perch on Winton Terrace

Eric Prokesh, Historic Fort Worth Neighborhoods, Joseph Pelich, Martha Price, Near Southside, Park Hill, Williams Trews Real Estate

Occasionally an exceptional listing — a perfect combination of unique, beautiful architecture, landscaping, location, and pricing — leaps out and demands your attention. And evidently many others agreed with me. Listing agent Martha Price thought the vintage, thankfully un-updated baths and the one-car garage might potentially make 2200 Winton Terrace a bit of a slow mover. Still, she priced the 1929 Spanish style house at $250 per square foot — the median per-square-foot price for Park Hill these days. The result? Only listed yesterday, it had eight near back-to-back showings and got a full price offer. (more…)

03/23/18 9:53am

On SecondShelters.com: Fort Worth Friday on Holiday in Captivating Cuernavaca

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With spring breaking, and wanderlust mounting, an invitation to Cuernavaca, Mexico, seemed the perfect antidote to the winter doldrums to which your sulky Fort Worth Friday correspondent has lately succumbed. As old as Mexico itself, Cuernavaca contains the oldest preserved colonial building in the Americas, the nearly 500-year-old Palacio de Cortés, built atop an earlier, demolished, Aztec structure. Fifty years ago, Cuernavaca was a sleepy little resort town of 35,000. Now at 350,000 souls, Cuernavaca is a big little place, with great shopping, frequent cultural events and even fewer reasons to return to the capital which, on a good day, is a short 45 minutes to the north.

Colonia Analco, Comercial Real Estate, Cuernavaca, Eric Prokesh, Mexico, Mexico second homes

03/02/18 9:30am

Midcentury Marvel in Mistletoe Heights

Yesterday, prowling the Fort Worth beat from Edward’s Ranch to Rivercrest, I found several enticing listings before landing in front of 2324 Mistletoe Drive in Mistletoe Heights — the hands-down winner for this week’s Fort Worth Friday. Often, in the back of my mind, when looking at a property there is a “could I live here?” fantasy. This midcentury modern is so seductive that my answer would be a resounding “yes.” And I wasn’t alone in my admiration, because the house was on the market for all of five days. The current status is “active pending” but that needn’t prevent us from taking a look. Indulge Magazine thought the 1946 build unique enough to merit a feature in 2012.

Charles Benson, Coldwell Banker Fort Worth, Eric Prokesh, Fort Worth Historic District, Mid Century Modern, Mistletoe Heights Fort Worth

02/16/18 2:36pm

Plum Spot in Hillcrest Addition Offers Value and Charm

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Update: a reader tells us this house was the set for a movie filmed around 1994, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7V6CXYrqELk&t=3843s But beware: the movie is R-rated! Whoa!

Ever on the look out for value in a desirable location here at CandysDirt.com, I stumbled onto a brand new listing on 2101 Western Avenue. By new, I mean listed yesterday new. As for location, the 1923 bungalow sits on a 6,700-square-foot corner lot in the Hillcrest subdivision of Arlington Heights, a few short blocks from Camp Bowie, near the museums and tonier West Side neighborhoods like Rivercrest and Westover. Not evident from the pictures, the exterior seems to have gotten a coat of new paint. Curvaceous planting beds add curb appeal.

Affordable Fort Worth Housing, Angela Culpepper, Arlington Heights, Eric Prokesh, Hillcrest Addition, Keller Williams Fort Worth

02/09/18 1:22pm

6th Avenue Homes Showcases Renos And New Build