Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s Fort Worth

Mad For Monochrome? Get Clarity With Contrast in This Black-And-White Beauty

By Eric Prokesh / June 11, 2021 /
Peach Willow Lane

This was one of those fraughtful weeks that sent me poring through hundreds of listings in pursuit of something noteworthy. Each time my interest was peaked by an eye catching exterior, I experienced that sinking feeling on entering. I suppose it’s the decorator in me but I just could’t get past the sad soft furnishes…

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Alta Drive Estate Perched on Stunning Acreage

By Eric Prokesh / February 5, 2021 /
Alta Estate

Alta, as you may know, means “high” in Spanish, and property on this desirable, private Rivercrest drive is the location of some of the highest-end real estate in Fort Worth. High applies in many ways to this Alta Drive home. It is perched on a high bluff with stunning westward views. Architecture and construction are…

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Unassuming Midcentury Holds Incredible Feats of Design Within

By Eric Prokesh / November 6, 2020 /
Hildring Drive

Hildring Drive is a long street in Westcliffe within easy walking distance of of Hartwood Park, which snakes into Tanglewood. This neighborhood contains somewhat unassuming ranch-style houses of which this home certainly is, except for its painted brick, fairly representative. This used to be an affordable enclave but, as with so many areas, average home…

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Ellen Grasso Gives This Historic Bluffview Colonial Revival a New Life

By Karen Eubank / June 25, 2020 /

This historic Bluffview Colonial Revival is an excellent example of the best of both worlds. We are drawn to historic facades because they are familiar. Traditional styles resonate at a new level during the pandemic because what is familiar affects us on a deeply psychological level. It makes us feel safe and that’s priceless right…

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Stunning Overton Park Spread on Tanbark Trail in Ft Worth

By Eric Prokesh / June 19, 2020 /
Tanbark Trail

I’m so grateful to Renee Eiband from the Briggs Freeman Mira Vista office for bringing to my attention this spectacular Overton Park residence on Tanbark Trail that is nothing short of lavish. Constructed in 2015 by builder Dan Hatley, this modern chateau with five bedrooms and six-and-one-half baths clocks in at over 6,200 square feet…

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