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Fort Worth Friday: Historic Villa Exudes the Mystique and Magic of Mistletoe Heights

By Candy Evans | October 23, 2015 |

by Eric Prokesh Splendidly sited, on a high Mistletoe Heights bluff, this historic house was built in 1919 for the legendary Waggoner family of Waggoner ranch fame. It was first owned by Anne Waggoner. The hipped roof, Prairie Style Villa with its strong horizontals and gratifying symmetries, presents a formidable facade to the street. A…

Sardone Construction Lead Carpenter Turns to Piratery with Backyard Playhouse

By Leah Shafer | October 23, 2015 |

Playhouses are some of the tiniest examples of good building and design. For the lead carpenter of Sardone Construction, a backyard playhouse was an opportunity to make his house fit the needs of the whole family – toddler pirates included. Bryan McLain was given the challenge to design a pirate ship playhouse for his son’s third birthday…

Durham Builders Create Modern Marvels with East Dallas Santa Barbara Development

By Leah Shafer | October 23, 2015 |

East Dallas has a new modern enclave near White Rock Lake, with three houses built, and four more planned. The Santa Barbara development, near Mockingbird Lane and W. Lawther Drive, creates a style that fuses native Texas materials with California-style architecture. The result is marvelous, something that’s being called “this-century modern.” “When we were doing the original…

Stunner of a Spanish-Style Bungalow in Hollywood Heights is Now For Rent

By Karen Eubank | October 23, 2015 |

          We’ve been telling you the apartment rental market is crazy in Dallas. Demand is going nowhere but up. However what’s it like if you are looking for a house to rent in a highly sought-after neighborhood? Hollywood Heights is hotter than hot right now. Finding a rental in the neighborhood is like looking…

Shorecrest Terrace Ranch Shows The Value of Good Craftsmanship

By Joanna England | October 23, 2015 |

It’s hard not to fall under this home’s spell, with its beautiful windows that look out to beautifully landscaped front and back yards, with its stone half walls and see-through fireplace inside, and with its gorgeous flooring and open floor plan. But I suspect it’s more than just these things that will catch your attention,…

First Luxury High Rise on Lake Grapevine Ready to Break Ground and Blow Up the North Texas Real Estate Scene: Partyline!

By Candy Evans | October 22, 2015 |

Can you picture living in a 15-story luxury high rise — concierge, doorman, stunning finish-outs, everything at your finger-tips — and then looking off your balcony to see water every day? I’m talking sailboats, paddle boarders, jet skiers, fishing and, come seven or eight, a scintillating North Texas sunset to enjoy with a glass of…