Historic Fort Worth Neighborhoods

Low Key Irwin Street Façade Conceals Spacious Living

By Eric Prokesh / August 17, 2018 /

Things aren’t necessarily what they appear at street level.  From the corner of Irwin Street and Forest Park, 2301 Irwin Street appears to be just the sort of charming, one-story Craftsman-style bungalow one would expect to find in Mistletoe Heights. I continue to marvel at the variety of venerable Near Southside neighborhoods — Berkley, Park…

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Appealing Park Hill Perch on Winton Terrace

By Eric Prokesh / March 30, 2018 /

Occasionally an exceptional listing — a perfect combination of unique, beautiful architecture, landscaping, location, and pricing — leaps out and demands your attention. And evidently many others agreed with me. Listing agent Martha Price thought the vintage, thankfully un-updated baths and the one-car garage might potentially make 2200 Winton Terrace a bit of a slow mover. Still,…

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Three Up-And-Coming Neighborhoods to Watch in 2018

By Eric Prokesh / January 12, 2018 /
Up and Coming

Looking for a first home in an older neighborhood at a reasonable price point?  Or are you on the hunt for value with the greatest possibility for maximum appreciation? There is still value in Fairmount if you’re willing to look hard enough and undertake a major project. But if you have the pioneer spirit and…

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Move-In Ready Villa on Elizabeth Blvd.

By Eric Prokesh / September 29, 2017 /

One doesn’t want to be parochial, but one can’t fail to take an interest in the goings on on one’s own street. Move-in ready isn’t a term necessarily associated with Elizabeth Blvd., but since its listing on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979, the area has been undergoing a steady process of re-gentrification.…

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