Eric Prokesh

Eric Prokesh is an award-winning interior designer who calls Fort Worth his home.

Renfro Foods, a Cowtown Company with Family Heart

By Eric Prokesh / December 18, 2020 /

The Renfro Foods story has so many threads that it is challenging to weave them into coherent cloth. My reintroduction to the product line was a result of the COVID-19 shutdown, which marooned my partner’s Guatemalan sister and brother-in-law in our house for seven months. Saturdays became “Shucos Saturday.” Shucos are a relatively recent Guatemalan…

The Perfect Tudor is This Berkley Place Beauty With a Forest Park View

By Eric Prokesh / December 4, 2020 /

Yes, I can hear you, but before you dismiss this listing for being on a busy Forest Park Blvd., you should take into account the near-half-acre lot on a beautifully landscaped corner location. This Forest Park Blvd. lot has a deep setback and retaining wall at the sidewalk. A run of 14 steps lead to…

Calling All Urban Pioneers to South Hemphill Heights For a Ripe Opportunity

By Eric Prokesh / November 27, 2020 /

According to current figures, the median home price in Fort Worth is about $220,000 — but good luck finding anything desirable at that price inside the loop. What is a young first time buyer to do? Live in one of the far-flung exurbs? Wait for a crash in the housing market? That’s how I stepped…

Find Luxury Urban Loft Living on South Main’s St. Louis Ave.

By Eric Prokesh / November 20, 2020 /

The South Main project continues to fascinate and the ever-evolving story got the attention of both of CandysDirt.com Fort Worth writers this week. That’s really not surprising because the area is red hot with scores of new businesses — shops restaurants, and residential space reclaimed from warehouses opening or planned for which COVID, one hopes,…

Unassuming Midcentury Holds Incredible Feats of Design Within

By Eric Prokesh / November 6, 2020 /

Hildring Drive is a long street in Westcliffe within easy walking distance of of Hartwood Park, which snakes into Tanglewood. This neighborhood contains somewhat unassuming ranch-style houses of which this home certainly is, except for its painted brick, fairly representative. This used to be an affordable enclave but, as with so many areas, average home…