Compass Real Estate

There’s Nothing Fowl About This Charming Roost in Weston

By Nikki Barringer / October 26, 2021 /

Let’s start with the obvious. This home has one of the top 10 street names of all time. It’s Chicken Street and it’s located in downtown Weston. Downtown where now? Weston. Compass Real Estate’s Cindy Peters said, “if you drive too fast, you’ll miss it.” But that’s the point, she added. If you’re looking for…

In 1939, This Mockingbird Home Was The Talk of The Town

By Shelby Skrhak / October 20, 2021 /

“Residential Building Booms,” a headline proclaims in this Jan. 1939 edition of the Dallas Morning News. Texas was experiencing a home building boom not seen since 1932, so the full-page “Notes on Construction in Dallas” told new home dreamers of the latest trends in home-building. A screened-in porch on Prospect Ave. near Abrams would be…

Elmwood is at it Again, Being All Cute And Stuff

By Nikki Barringer / October 19, 2021 /

Some houses are cute. Some houses have great locations. And some houses have both. This is one of those. It’s over on Homewood Place in Oak Cliff and it’s listed by Compass’ Jenni Stolarski. She said, “Have you ever been on Homewood?” I said, “I HAVE NOT.” She said, “Well let me tell you, it’s…

This Dilbeck-Inspired Lakewood Hills Home Can Teach You A Thing Or Two

By Nikki Barringer / October 16, 2021 /

One block away from Lakewood Park, over near the spillway at White Rock Lake, there’s a Charles Dilbeck-inspired home that is truly exceptional. It’s also going to be a quick little lesson in some architectural terms so let’s get after it. Let’s start with the obvious, what makes it Dilbeck-inspired? Glad you asked. Compass’ Beth…

Makin’ It Work With a Mix of Styles Over On Swiss

By Nikki Barringer / October 9, 2021 /

This house over on Swiss is so well designed and decorated, you’d think an interior designer either lives here or was hired and should be hired forever and always because this place is so gorgeous. But NOPE, the owners aren’t interior designers, they just clearly have a gift. Compass’ Chad Schulin pointed out that it’s…