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Stunning 1970s Contemporary in Enviable North Dallas Location

By Joanna England / August 22, 2018 /

The invisible borders within the area we call “North Dallas” are many. You can live in North Dallas with Plano ISD or Richardson ISD schools, and then there are the subdivisions within the area, too, which each have their own unique character. A great example of the diversity in location and architecture for the North…

Dells District Delight Offers Historic Feel, Exceptional Updates

By Joanna England / August 15, 2018 /

Oak Cliff is just lousy with beautiful historic homes, but it can be somewhat of a crapshoot buying a flip that is older than a certain age. And some neighborhoods have a diverse array of homes from different periods, none quite so striking as the Dells District. This neighborhood, according to Heritage Oak Cliff, features…

North Dallas Contemporary is Not Your Typical Flip

By Joanna England / August 8, 2018 /

By now, everyone in the real estate industry is familiar with the term “flip.” And if you’re looking for an example of a “flip,” look no further than pretty much every single block in Midway Hollow. The area is lousy with them — both the good ones and the less than great ones. So, if…

We’re Lusting Over This Lakewood Modern That Lives Like a Loft

By Joanna England / August 1, 2018 /

Say you’ve always dreamed about living in one of those iconic loft buildings that Deep Ellum and the Farmers Market area are just littered with (our favorite is 2220 Canton St.), but after a marriage and a kid, and maybe a dog or two, you’ve outgrown your urban life. It’s time to move to the…

Oak Lawn Heights Modern Ranch With Midcentury Style

By Joanna England / July 25, 2018 /

  It wasn’t too long ago when our own columnist Jon Anderson lamented the homogeneity of our traditional architecture, which runs profligate in North Texas suburbs. A hodge-podge of styles with features plucked from the comfort food of American residential architecture, Anderson wondered why we couldn’t simply bring back a modern aesthetic to newly built…