Dallas real estate news

Mayrath House Slated For Teardown, Midcentury Modern Lovers Can Pick Over The Bones This Weekend

By Joanna England / April 11, 2016 /

Ahead of the demolition of iconic Mayrath house at 10707 Lennox Lane, midcentury modern lovers will be given the opportunity to pick over the bones of the Truett A. Bishop-designed home. Once lauded as one of the most innovative homes in the country, it will soon be razed to make room for a new build on the…

Charming Lakewood Cottage Renovation Gets it Completely Right

By Karen Eubank / April 8, 2016 /

I’ve been telling you how hard it is to find homes in the $400,000 to $599,000 price range that are not pending, active, or under contract, and that knock my socks off. Well, not only are my socks off, but I’m running barefoot through the grass right for this charming Lakewood cottage at 6706 Vada,…

Ticket Giveaway: Enter to Win Passes to Park Cities, Lake Highlands, and Turtle Creek Home Tours

By Joanna England / April 6, 2016 /

There are four home tours this weekend. I know, our brains just exploded at the thought, too. The Fort Worth AIA Homes Tour runs both April 9 and 10 from noon to 6 p.m., the Lake Highlands Area Early Childhood PTA home tour is slated for 9 a.m. to noon on April 9, the Park…

Lake Highlands Area Home Tour Features Two Modern Homes in Urban Reserve

By Joanna England / April 6, 2016 /

The metal exterior and bright orange boxes might make you think that this home at 16 Vanguard Way is a super-industrial, sterile design inside. Nothing could be further from the truth, actually. This home, with its corrugated metal, wall of glass doors, and cantilevered shape designed by A. GRUPPO Architects will turn your conceptions of…

Want to Rent Out Your Back House? Council member Philip Kingston to Host Informational at Stonewall Jackson Tonight

By Joanna England / April 5, 2016 /

Head over to Stonewall Jackson Elementary tonight at 6:30 tonight as Dallas City Council member Philip Kingston will be hosting an informational session regarding the recent proposal to allow homeowners to build and rent garage apartments and guest houses inside the district. Right now, city code precludes the construction of a full-sized kitchen in an…