Conservation District

What’s June’s Best Buy? A Fully Updated Vickery Place Craftsman

By Karen Eubank / June 21, 2025 /

Vickery Place is a historic Dallas neighborhood platted by the Works-Coleman Land Company in 1911. Their vision was to transform farmland into one of the most desirable neighborhoods in Dallas. With streetcar access and proximity to downtown, it became highly sought-after very quickly. I think they’d be quite pleased to see that Vickery Place remains…

This Is One of the Most Architecturally Significant Historic Lakewood Spanish Eclectic Estate Homes 

By Karen Eubank / May 1, 2025 /

This is a rare opportunity to own an original Bertram C. Hill Lakewood Spanish Eclectic estate home built by the legendary Dines & Kraft team. It’s on the market for the first time in over 25 years. Dallas has sadly lost sight of the privacy an estate home provides. For far too long, lots have…

In Hollywood Heights, the Trees Sell Houses

By Karen Eubank / February 22, 2025 /

A couple of the best trees in Hollywood Heights are for sale. As a bonus, there’s a lovely house that goes with them. You may not think people would buy a home because of the trees, but a tree played a big part in my home-buying decision many years ago. After discovering Hollywood Heights in…

Dearest Gentle Reader, I Say the Dirty Deed Restriction Is No Match for a Conservation District

By Karen Eubank / October 17, 2024 /

Dearest gentle readers, It has come to this humble scribe’s attention that the ton is abuzz with a shocking misunderstanding. Indeed, my writings are being used in a most contentious manner. Whispers abound that former residents of the ton who have left for greener pastures are now returning to raise a protest over scandalous speculation…

Meeting Set Oct. 29 to Review Final Revisions for Lakewood Conservation District 

By April Towery / October 15, 2024 /

When Summer Loveland inquired in mid-2022 about initiating a conservation district in her beloved Lakewood neighborhood, she just wanted to make sure that historic Clifford Hutsell-designed homes wouldn’t be demolished in lieu of new, incompatible construction. Now the stakes are even higher and the opposition has grown. Brad and Julie Broberg love Lakewood too. They’ve…