East Dallas real estate

Little Forest Hills Modern Puts the “Fun” in Funky

By Joanna England / May 1, 2015 /

Teardowns are a contentious topic in Little Forest Hills, an East Dallas neighborhood that has tried twice to get a conservation district overlay, failing both times. Still, as many residents in Hollywood Santa Monica know, not every home is worth saving, especially those that are tiny, ramshackle affairs that seem almost propped up on cinder…

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Swiss Ave. Home of Neiman Marcus Founders Hits Market

By Joanna England / April 23, 2015 /

I met up with Elizabeth Mast at 5803 Swiss Avenue, the beautiful brick home where Neiman Marcus founder Carrie Marcus Neiman lived her last days. This home built by Carrie Marcus and her then husband, Abraham Lincoln Neiman, which sits at the corner of Swiss Avenue and Skillman, may not have the columns and beams of…

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Interview with an Architect: Modernist Cliff Welch Featured in White Rock Home Tour

By Leah Shafer / April 17, 2015 /

In our ongoing series, Interview with an Architect, we speak with leading voices in the North Texas architecture community and learn about their work, development issues in our community, and good design practices and principals (you can read the first one here and the second one here). Cliff Welch, AIA, is a Dallas-based architect who champions modern…

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East Dallas is … The Lake and Garden District? New Name Isn’t a New Idea Says One Casa Linda Woman

By Joanna England / March 25, 2015 /

Beth Watson lives about a mile from my house in Casa Linda Estates, so she and I shop and frequent a lot of the same neighborhood joints and parks. I see Beth, her husband, and their adorable girls at Casa Linda Park pretty frequently. Her kids go to the same preschool and my little boy.…

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Kenneth Walters Posts Another Record-Breaking Sale, This Time in Greeland Heights

By Joanna England / March 16, 2015 /

Kenneth Walters has broken yet another record. This up-and-coming Ebby Halliday Realtor has had another record-breaking sale, this time in the Greenland Heights/Vickery Place area. If you’ll recall, this go-getting agent out of Ebby’s Little White House had a record-breaking sale in University Park just off of Purdue fetching $447/per square foot. This fantastic home…

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