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Searching For Sophistication? Learn How It’s Done Right in This Contemporary Tudor

By Daniel Lalley | August 15, 2025 |

True sophistication isn’t something every home can pull off. Sure, there are properties with sweeping floor plans, sky-high ceilings, and exotic design elements, but these don’t immediately translate to taste. To truly capture an elevated environment, one must understand aesthetics, materials, and fine details. When it all comes together with a cohesive look and effortless…

No Need for Half a Million for This Custom Benbrook House

By Joy Donovan | August 15, 2025 |

In a market where a cookie-cutter house often comes with a premium price tag, here’s a house that’s a little like a cold front in August. It’s unbelievable, welcomed, and exciting. The home at 9008 Reata West Dr. in Benbrook is a rare find. It’s a custom garden home, loaded with extras. Priced at $475,000,…

This Oak Cliff Midcentury Has a Secret Door and a Huge Lot

By Brenda Masse | August 14, 2025 |

When you drive up to this week’s Highlight Home of the Week, sponsored by Lisa Peters of First Horizon, you might have a few first impressions. It might be the large, verdant lawn and setting, or the adorable midcentury style of the home, or maybe the stylish curved driveway. You might not immediately wonder where…

Gillett Commercial’s Shell-Building Strategy Pays Off in Allen

By Charles Grand | August 14, 2025 |

A bold bet on an infill project in Allen has paid off for developer Gillett Commercial, which recently sold three shell structures to buyers who took it upon themselves to design the interiors to fit their distinct operational needs. Citadel Partners finalized the sale of all three builds, which total nearly 72,000 square feet at…

Discover a Divine University Park Offering Poised for Fashionable Indoor-Outdoor Living

By CandysDirt | August 14, 2025 |

If you’re house hunting in the Park Cities and want nothing but the best, an extraordinary new University Park offering brought to market by Susan Baldwin is ready to exceed your expectations. In 2014, the sellers brought in architect Alex Eskenasy, interior designer Leslie Jenkins, and builder Coats Homes to create the fashion-forward University Park…

Hollywood Heights’ Secret to a Hot Market? Historic Conservation Status

By Karen Eubank | August 14, 2025 |

Hollywood Heights real estate is on fire. A historic Tudor home here was listed by Allie Beth Allman’s Joe Kacynski last Friday and sold to the first person who walked through the door. That’s not an unusual occurrence, not if you have a move-in-ready home in this neighborhood. So why is Hollywood Heights so hot?…