Friday Five Hundred

Lakewood Hills Beauty is (Un)locked, Loaded, and Better Than New One-Half Block from Santa Fe Trail

By Candy Evans / August 4, 2017 /

Sometimes a home comes to market that offers so much, you really wonder if it might not be a fun gig to take bets on how long it will last on the market. Can we do that here, or is it illegal? Because I want to place a bet on 7339 La Vista in Lakewood…

Gorgeous Bud Oglesby-Designed Midcentury Townhome in Mansion Park

By Joanna England / July 14, 2017 /

The Mansion Park area is one of those neighborhoods chock-full of great properties, and these townhomes are a perfect example of how you can get into a fabulous neighborhood for a less-than-exorbitant price. While these Bud Oglesby-designed, midcentury modern townhomes look pitch perfect from the curb, 2812 Welborn St., another amazing listing from Ebby Halliday…

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.