Fort Worth Westside
While it’s technically in Arlington Heights, this turn-of-the-millennium construction just north of Camp Bowie is sandwiched between Westover and the Cultural District. It’s in a pricy enclave long ago rebranded by realtors as Crestline Area. Built in 1999, this comely contemporary is holding its own after 25 years, the point at which buildings often begin…
I have to confess that the Santa Fe reference provoked the slightest unease about this house. I’m old enough to remember a national craze in the 1980s for “Santa Fe style” which morphed into a commercial package that included a color palette of sweet teal, pepto pink, and terra cotta and a surfeit of Francisco…
All right let’s get this out of the way — though built in 1952, this Midcentury Rivercrest spread has been lavishly reworked and updated. While purists may decry the updates, there is no denying that the transformation has been beautifully managed with striking spaces and deluxe finish-out. Still preserved is the orientation of the residence,…
There’s Ridglea — a solidly affluent neighborhood with immaculately manicured lawns and largish comfortable dwellings — and then there is super-fancy Ridglea. Several years ago, on a whim, I took a detour on the way to Ridglea Village down Curzon Avenue and discovered an unknown-to-me enclave of Ridglea as elegant as anything Rivercrest or Westover…
Listings in coveted, secluded, Westover Square seldom come to market and it’s easy to see why. I mean who would want to sell? This gated community at the edge of Westover Hills, mostly developed in the 1980s, is a secure enclave of admirable houses with near-zero lot lines requiring minimum owner upkeep, with an association…
