Fort Worth Friday
More often than not, lakefront properties seem to fall short. Remove the lake and they don’t manage to hold their own without the scenic backdrop. On the market for 10 days, this lakeshore dreamboat at 8910 Dickson Road — on arguably the most desirable street on Eagle Mountain Lake — is such a stunner that I…
I am constantly being reminded of the uniqueness of Fort Worth and why I love it. Take Mistletoe Heights, for example. Mistletoe Heights is one of the Southside’s oldest and most venerable neighborhoods with a history dating back to 1890 when landowner Harvie C. Lawrie laid out the streets by setting a two-inch oak wagon…
“He quite clearly and unselfconsciously sees architecture as an art and is unwavering in pursuing that goal. That makes him unique. This sometimes lonely quest has placed Emery Young at the very top of his community of architects.” That was Dallas architect Frank Welch’s assessment of Emery Young’s work. Emery Young died in 2016, preceding…
Ever on the look-out for the weird, wonderful, and one of a kind, I stumbled on this rather sublime Monticello modern rework which has passed through the hands of owners with a flair for design. The previous owners brought this three-bedroom, two-and-one-half-bath residence at 3433 West 4th Street up to its current impeccable state. It’s…
My frequent grousing about the difficulty of finding interesting properties to write about may have become a bit wearing for some readers, but in this tight market, it’s becoming an occupational hazard. As coincidence would have it, this week’s Fort Worth Friday is another stand out listing from Motive Real Estate Group’s John Staab whose…
