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Shady Oaks Home Provides Magnificent Views Inside and Outside

By Seth Fowler / May 28, 2019 /

It’s golf season here in Cowtown, and a great time to be outdoors.  Before the bugs and 100-plus degree weather takes over in Texas, now is the perfect time for evening walks, hitting the links, and enjoying various beverages under the stars. While the Charles Schwab Challenge at Colonial Country Club is in full swing…

Picture-Perfect Abode With Hamptons Style in Villages of Stonegate

By Eric Prokesh / May 24, 2019 /

I’ve searched for a flaw in the two-week-old listing at 2721 Manorwood Trail in the optimally located Villages at Stonegate, but can’t find one. This pristine 3,300-square-foot, five-bedroom, four-bath house built in 1997 has been so deftly remodeled that it looks brand new. And yet the style is timeless. Smart and stylish, framed by large…

What Makes a Timeless Neighborhood? See Trinity Heights For an Example

By Seth Fowler / May 21, 2019 /

Why is it so hard to create the next great neighborhood?  We hear about it all the time from builders and developers of what great lengths to which they have gone in order to re-create timeless neighborhoods from the 1920s and 1930s. And yet, they all seem to fall flat. Trinity Heights — A Truly…

No Place Like Home? Delicious Deja Vu on Monticello’s Dorothy Lane

By Eric Prokesh / May 17, 2019 /

Since I am taking a much needed break in New York, why not write about a Fort Worth listing worthy of the New York Times real estate pages? Well-located, well-priced, and well-appointed 3401 Dorothy Lane has it all. Located across Monticello Park off of White Settlement Road (not to worry, as it’s quiet as a…

Remodeled vs. Updated? Home on Boyd Avenue Benefits From a Fresh Start

By Seth Fowler / May 14, 2019 /

We’ve discussed this before but it never hurts to bring it up again.  There is a difference between “updating” and “remodeling.” To this Bowtie Realtor, “updating” is doing a little bit of this and a little bit of that.  Maybe it’s not the bare minimum, but it’s certainly not going full-blown remodel.  Repainting a few…