East Dallas

This Greenland Hills Tudor is The Mary Poppins of Its Kind: Practically Perfect in Every Way

By Karen Eubank / March 18, 2016 /

                 Sometimes people just get it completely right when they put their home on the market. The updates are spot on, the colors are great and the house has just the right amount of furniture, so it’s not detracting from the architecture but enhancing it. I can tell you after having staged thousands of homes…

East Dallas Entrepreneur Selling Fab Casa Linda Cottage—Her Change Is Your Gain

By Leah Shafer / March 17, 2016 /

Our Thursday Three Hundred is the home of entrepreneur Rachel O’Connor and her young family. O’Connor is the founder and owner of Party Made Pretty, and she creates all kinds of paper decorations, garlands, and banners. Party Made Pretty booming—she’s now filling more than 400 orders a month and her home-based business is busting at the seams. So she,…

Classic Greenland Hills Tudor Sports Ralph Lauren Chic… Guess Why?

By Karen Eubank / March 11, 2016 /

What comes to mind when you hear the words “charming” and “storybook”? A Tudor of course. This Greenland Hills home fits the bill on every front, but it’s definitely not your grandma’s Tudor. It’s a hip mix of Southampton meets the south of France. Built in 1928, 5223 Merrimac Avenue is a two-bedroom, two-bathroom cottage…

Cute Midcentury Vibe of East Dallas Lochwood Home Offer Big Possibilities

By Leah Shafer / March 8, 2016 /

Our Tuesday Two Hundred takes us to the lush Lochwood neighborhood of East Dallas. The home at 11324 Carissa Dr. is near greenbelts, wooded areas, hiking trails, and creeks, and the area has mature trees and is close to White Rock Lake. This is a 3-2 with 1,300 square feet, built in 1962. The interior offers an open floorplan, vaulted…

East Dallas MLS Annual TREPAC Bake Off Was Out of This World

By Joanna England / March 3, 2016 /

Dallas City Center director Kevin Caskey probably did an extra spin class yesterday evening. I mean, how else could he stay in such great shape after an event like the East Dallas MLS “Cake Wars for TREPAC” yesterday? The auction, which benefited the Texas Real Estate Political Action Committee that focuses on protecting homeowners’ rights,…