Fort Worth Neighborhoods
This week was, mercifully, a no-brainer. What’s not to love about this Crestwood Mediterranean in one of my favorite Westside neighborhoods and in one of my favorite Texas vernaculars. Oh, and it’s not under active contract, which seems to be the case with Fort Worth Friday posts of late. I should mention this 3,780-square-foot, four-bedroom,…
It’s great when a builder gets it right. For a moment I thought that this brand new listing was a remodeled ’40s-era bungalow. The author of this 2013 build resisted the relentless, knee-jerk “highest and best use” mantra — in other words, “let’s build a monster on a small lot” — and instead built an…
No, Frisco Heights is not a far-flung suburb. It’s actually a Near Southside enclave near TCU bounded by University Place and Park Hill. This particular property in Frisco Heights was built in 2009. With more than 4,300 square feet, 2516 Sandage Avenue is the epitome of low-key luxury living on a near maintenance-free lot. Landscaping…
I have been beating the drum for Oakhurst for years now. It’s five minutes from downtown, near to. If it’s ever completed, the Trinity Vision Project will pull heaps of investor money and development in its wake — a boon for the neighborhood — and, it’s still, in my view unbelievably underpriced. The trade-off for…
Texas gained its independence more than 175 years ago, but the influence of its Spanish roots still captures our romantic imagination and inspires architectural tributes to that past. I have, from childhood, been enamored of the idiom and after many years have finally fetched a Texas Spanish style abode of my own. Come on in!…
