East Dallas

Tuesday Two Hundred: Buy a Clean Slate in Casa Linda Estates For $200K (Plus The Cost of Demolition)

By Joanna England / January 22, 2013 /

If you were to buy 1223 Selva Drive, you’d get a house, sure, but I can’t guarantee you’d want to live in it. What I can guarantee is that if you bought 1223 Selva, which is on the market for $199,950, you will get a gorgeous lot in one of the best neighborhoods in Dallas. Casa…

Friday Four Hundred: Hold Onto Your Hat, Because This Gorgeous M Streets Cottage Will Blow You Away!

By Joanna England / January 18, 2013 /

Oh my gawd I LOVE this house! I’ve seen a lot of renovation jobs — some turning out bland, some just plain butt ugly — and when you see a complete, to-the-studs renovation go right it’s like nirvana. Your toes get all tingly and your check-writing finger gets itchy and, well, you just have to…

Thursday Three Hundred: Hollywood Heights Tudor is Move-in Ready With Tons of Great Historic Details

By Karen Eubank / January 17, 2013 /

You know how you always hear, “This house is move-in ready”? You immediately think “Yeah, right, and you have some swamp land in Florida to sell me!” Well this 1938 Tudor at 6804 Vivian in Hollywood Heights is 1,839 square feet of gorgeousness. It has so much historic detail it would make a preservation junkie…

Thursday Three Hundred: Beautiful East Kessler Midcentury Modern Is Ready To Entertain Guests

By Joanna England / January 3, 2013 /

The frost is still on the ground this morning, and while I’m cozy in my 1950s post war in East Dallas, I know my husband wants to live the Midcentury Modern life in Oak Cliff. So, in 2013, we might find ourselves with a new address on the other side of town. That means I’m…

Thursday Three Hundred: In With The Old? That’s Right. Restored Junius Heights Charmer Needs a New Family For The New Year

By Joanna England / December 27, 2012 /

Of the neighborhoods I’ve househunted in and lived in, Junius Heights is my favorite. We didn’t end up buying in this area as it was out of our price range, but my husband and I rented our first home together there. It’s a neighborhood that’s easy to fall hard for — it’s one of the…