Fort Worth Friday
Unhappily, Monticello is one of the few Fort Worth neighborhoods where tear downs happen more than we would like. Still, one often encounters the odd 1990’s vintage “Junior League Georgian” looming like a giant over quaint originals. Such as 3908 Monticello, which epitomizes everything we love about about this west side enclave. This 1933 Tudor charmer is a…
Approaching nearly a year of writing about Fort Worth real estate, I hope I am developing a nose for interesting properties. I came upon 1412 Alta Drive early this week while making a delivery to a client. Intrigued by the façade, conspicuously modest for this premiere Rivercrest address, reticently hiding behind a brick wall, I suspected a potential…
Occasionally — perhaps all too rarely — a special collaboration between homeowners, architect, and designer can produce an abode of near-magical perfection. Truly, 1701 Dakar Road had a lot going for it from the start. Located in a quiet cul-de-sac in Ridgmar, the stone house blends beautifully with the mature trees and landscape, belying the fact that is…
If you are missing your Fort Worth Friday, we are too, but we gave our Fort Worth writer, Eric Prokesh, the weekend off because it’s the Fourth of July AND his birthday. To feed your fix, you can always drool over John Goff’s Eagle Mountain retreat which is truly spectacular and just west of town.…
You might pass low key, 4729 Washburn Avenue, only one block from River Crest Country Club, without taking much notice. The discreet façade with the two car garage front entrance out of necessity (no alleys in Rivercrest), extends across the 50 foot lot to claim the maximum amount of space for its interior. And yet the original owners, John S. Justin, Jr.…
