Rivercrest

Discreet Alta Drive Façade Masks Interior Luxury

By Eric Prokesh / April 27, 2018 /

When a house on coveted Alta Drive with Rivercrest golf course views comes on the market it’s … well, real estate news. Big time. The oh-so-discreet façade of 505 Alta Drive is oh-so-understated old Fort Worth, though it masks a whopping 5,157 square feet of living area and sits on a nearly half acre lot. Inside,…

Rivercrest Midcentury Estate on Bluff Acreage, Priced Below Appraisal

By Eric Prokesh / July 15, 2016 /

Approaching nearly a year of writing about Fort Worth real estate, I hope I am developing a nose for interesting properties. I came upon 1412 Alta Drive early this week while making a delivery to a client. Intrigued by the façade, conspicuously modest for this premiere Rivercrest address, reticently hiding behind a brick wall, I suspected a potential…

Discreet Façade Conceals a Cache of Richness and Blue Velvet Lined Walls

By Eric Prokesh / June 24, 2016 /

You might pass low key, 4729 Washburn Avenue, only one block from River Crest Country Club, without taking much notice.  The discreet façade with the two car garage front entrance out of necessity (no alleys in Rivercrest), extends across the 50 foot lot to claim the maximum amount of space for its interior. And yet the original owners, John S. Justin, Jr.…

Fort Worth Friday: New Orleans-Style Estate Offers Discreet Charm in Rivercrest

By Eric Prokesh / December 11, 2015 /

Defying its high profile location in prime Rivercrest, directly across from the country club golf course, 4604 Alta Drive jealously asserts and preserves her privacy by subtle screening landscape and clever inward-looking orientation on a nearly half-acre lot. In effect, the house is only glimpsed from the street — side view — the main facade…

Fort Worth Friday: Your Picture-Perfect Remodeled Mid-Mod in Rivercrest

By Joanna England / May 29, 2015 /

This home is absolutely KILLING ME. Why does it have to be so dang perfect? UGH. It’s like the seller said to themselves, “Hey, I know we’ve got this amazing midcentury modern in one of the best neighborhoods in all of Fort Worth, but let’s go ahead and put in a family room and kitchen…