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This Industrial Loft-Like Midcentury in Crestwood Still Dazzles

By Eric Prokesh / October 14, 2022 /

I loaded photography and blocked out this knock-out listing feeling confident that, since it was only listed Thursday, it hadn’t been covered by my friendly rival, Seth Fowler of Tarrant County Tuesday fame. Then I dug deeper and discovered that Mr. Bow-Tie had beat me to the punch by three years. Still, this house is…

Looking For Privacy? Look no Further Than This Absolutely Arboreal Fort Worth Property

By Seth Fowler / October 11, 2022 /

Privacy is something we all desire. There are few truly private areas now that our daily lives are spewed all over social media platforms and product advertisements for items we just searched or purchased appear instantly on our web browsers. Seemingly, the last bastion of privacy is our homes. Even that is under attack as…

In Fort Worth’s Tanglewood, ‘Teardown’ Isn’t Necessarily a Bad Word

By Eric Prokesh / October 7, 2022 /

I’m suspicious of motives behind phrases such as “highest and best use,” which are intended to offer a moral justification for razing older properties. With its oversized lots and access to first-rate Tanglewood Elementary School, the many smaller 1960s ranch-style houses that average 2,500 square feet have proved tempting targets for teardown and redevelopment. Many…

This Beautiful Multigenerational Home Might Make You Want to Move in With Your Parents

By Seth Fowler / October 4, 2022 /

Multigenerational. It’s a word previously used by all 5th-grade teachers to confuse kids during the spelling bee. Now it’s a fairly common word. Multigenerational is used to describe a home where grandparents, parents, and children all live together. If you ever watched the television show The Waltons, (you know, “Good night John-Boy”) that was an…

Roxann Taylor Lists a Stately Park Hill Villa That is Not to be Missed

By Eric Prokesh / September 30, 2022 /

It’s always a pleasure to visit Park Hill, one of our favorite Near Southside neighborhoods, and listings here come up infrequently. And this stately Park Hill villa is abundant in the myriad details one expects in these fine 1920s vintage houses. This one at 2217 Winton Terrace West was built in 1927 and has been…