Kessler Highlands

Historic Oak Cliff Home Benefits From Architecturally Sensitive Remodel

By Joanna England / April 19, 2017 /

Though it sat unchanged and rather unremarkable for years, 1001 Turner Avenue never lost its vintage charm. It just needed a skilled person with a vision to bring it back to its splendor. Built in 1925, this two-story traditional in the sought-after Kessler Highlands neighborhood has so much personality and character. Now it really shines, thanks to…

Marvelous Modern Home in Bob-O-Links Downs Tops our DFW Open Houses

By Leah Shafer / September 8, 2016 /

Every week, we pound the pavement to find you the best and most marvelous DFW open houses that weekend. It’s Thursday, so it’s time to show off what we’ve found. Today in the CandysDirt Open Houses of the Week column, we’ve got five homes that range from $230K to $1.049 million, including a a Santa Monica/Hollywood Heights Tudor with…

Dreaming of a North Oak Cliff Tudor? This Newly Listed Home Is it!

By Leah Shafer / March 10, 2016 /

The Kessler Park neighborhood in North Oak Cliff is comprised of 10 separate developments dating from 1923 to 1979. The first was the Kessler Square Addition in March 1923. In November of that year, the Kessler Highlands Addition, east of Kessler Square, was added. It has long, rectangular blocks that run east-west, including Thomasson, Stewart, Kidd Springs, and Salmon,…

Kessler Highlands Tudor Updates Maintain Vintage Charm, Sweet Curb Appeal

By Leah Shafer / July 9, 2015 /

One of the most appealing areas in North Oak Cliff is Kessler Park, with gently rolling hills, historic houses, and lovely, tree-lines streets. The area is made up of multiple separate neighborhoods, each with their own personality, like Kessler Park Estates, Kessler Square, West Kessler, and Kessler Plaza. Today’s Thursday Three Hundred takes us to Kessler…

Friday Four Hundred: Modern On The Inside, There’s Nothing Claustrophobic About This Kessler Highlands Tudor

By Joanna England / December 21, 2012 /

One of the reasons I’m not a huge fan of Tudors is that they are notoriously cramped and crowded on the inside, with wall, after wall, after wall separating rooms from one another. I love the way they look on the outside, though, with the high-pitched roofs and the brick exteriors, and there are tons…