East Dallas

Tuesday Two Hundred: Lake Highlands North Home Is Updated, Move-in Ready

By Leah Shafer / October 6, 2015 /

Editor’s note: An earlier version of this story quoted the LBJ Express website, which said there were sound walls installed in this area to reduce highway noise. That is incorrect. We regret the error. We know that living “inside the loop” (635, of course) is imperative for some folks. Today’s Tuesday Two Hundred is a Lake…

Summer Riggins Delivers Divine Design with First Top-to-Bottom Home Renovation

By Leah Shafer / October 5, 2015 /

Two weeks ago, an East Dallas property in Old Lake Highlands went on the market and was featured as the CandysDirt Thursday Three Hundred. It caught our eye with its custom-build features; cohesive, elegant look; and Midcentury vibe. The response was overwhelmingly positive, and people swooned over the details of this big renovation that turned a dated cottage into…

Location is Everything For This Delmar Heights Home

By Joanna England / October 2, 2015 /

Amid its red brick neighbors, this striking stone-clad home at 5830 Goodwin is not only sure to catch glances, but its location can’t be beat. Not only is it right across from Robert E. Lee Elementary School — a Dallas ISD campus that is experiencing an amazing resurgence, but it’s in Delmar Heights. What, you’re…

Lake Highlands Estates Home Has Custom-Build Features Coupled with Vintage Charm

By Leah Shafer / September 24, 2015 /

Some home renovations go halfway, updating a few spots here and there. Today’s Thursday Three Hundred is not that kind of reno. The owners of the home at 561 Classen Dr. have gone all in, updating and improving the place from stem to stern, and the results are marvelous. It has the clean, finished feel and amenities of…

New Project Announced in The Cedars Uses [SURPRISE!] Shipping Containers, But Are They Over?

By Joanna England / September 21, 2015 /

I know that not everyone is going to agree with me, but I’ve been thinking about this ever since PV14 was built: Shipping containers as housing is over. So over. When Michael Gooden was hoisting the long metal boxes in the air that would make up his shipping container project in Old Lake Highlands that…