Friday Five Hundred

Urban Pioneers Restored Winsome Winnetka Heights Home

By Joanna England / June 23, 2017 /

If you read our Thursday Three Hundred yesterday, you know that love stories are our thing. Well, here’s another one, but this time it’s a two-story Foursquare in Winnetka Heights. This home was in desperate need of some love when Jim and Kathy Calhoun purchased 123 S. Winnetka in 1978. “This is a labor-of-love, come-a-long-way,…

Classic, Updated Craftsman in Sought-After Vickery Place

By Joanna England / June 16, 2017 /

Homes in historic Dallas neighborhoods are selling like hotcakes, mostly for the reason they were preserved in the first place: character. These areas fit a human scale that has long since been rendered incompatible with modernity, but still, that comfortable nostalgia makes them all the more desirable. And while East Dallas is already phenomenally popular,…

Enchanted Lakes Traditional Shows Off Affordable Arlington

By Joanna England / June 2, 2017 /

Everyone in Dallas and Fort Worth is lamenting the end of affordable homes laden with amenities. But have we all forgotten about the Mid-Cities? There are still great deals to be had in Grand Prairie and especially in Arlington, which is where we found this hot, fully updated traditional listed by Coldwell Banker’s Josh Inman. 

Classy, Spacious Condo Offers Walkable Lifestyle in Lakewood

By Joanna England / May 26, 2017 /

Condos and townhomes are only going to grow in popularity in Lakewood, as more and more aging multifamily structures — including the brick duplexes and fourplexes that line many of the side streets off of Gaston Avenue — are razed. This development, built in 2006 right off of Oram Street, is a great example of…

Cute Cottage in Vickery Place Has Classic Interiors, Deep Lot

By Joanna England / May 5, 2017 /

There’s something to be said about keeping to scale with the neighborhood, especially when it’s Vickery Place. This conservation district features lovely Tudors, charming Craftsmans, and classic traditionals that give the neighborhood so much character. And while a lot of homes in this neighborhood have been remodeled, some of them no longer really feel at…