Fort Worth Friday

Rivercrest Midcentury Estate on Bluff Acreage, Priced Below Appraisal

By Eric Prokesh / July 15, 2016 /

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…

Arcadian Cul-de-Sac Sanctuary in Ridgmar is a Divine Collaboration

By Eric Prokesh / July 8, 2016 /

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…

Happy Fourth of July From Fort Worth

By Candy Evans / July 3, 2016 /

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.…

Discreet Façade Conceals a Cache of Richness and Blue Velvet Lined Walls

By Eric Prokesh / June 24, 2016 /

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.…

Fort Worth Friday Follow Ups: Finding Out How Featured Homes Fare on the Market

By Eric Prokesh / June 17, 2016 /

Remember “priced to sell” 1521 Elizabeth Blvd. from a few weeks ago? That post got nearly 800 Facebook shares and and a spirited bidding war ensued, taking the eventual selling price to a sizable chunk of change over the original asking price. And it appraised. “You have to really work and do research,” said listing agent Lisa…