Lakewood Hills

Chrome is Back! Jeff Dworkin of JLD Custom Homes Shares Trends and Market News

By Amy McDonald Loftis / July 28, 2014 /

“Chrome is back in,” says Jeff Dworkin, president of JLD Custom Homes, a CandysDirt.com approved builder. In the past, people wanted polished nickel fixtures and accents in their custom homes, but the trend in 2014 is something shiny and easy to clean – chrome. Custom home buyers these days are looking for homes that are…

Friday Five Hundred: This Midcentury Modern in Lakewood Heights Will Wake You up Faster Than Espresso!

By Joanna England / July 11, 2014 /

I was getting really, really, terribly bored looking for a home to feature today. First I thought “Let’s see if there’s something fun in Frisco,” but everything just looked the same to me today. Then I looked at homes in McKinney, only to have the same thing happen. After looking and looking and looking and…

Romance Week Finale: Love is In The Air in Lakewood Hills, Formerly Known As Gaston/Coronado

By Candy Evans / February 16, 2014 /

Toni Brinker and T. Boone Pickens — that is, Mr. and Mrs. Pickens — may be saturating West Texas with romance, but we have a fair share of it in Lakewood. Love is in the air in the newly-renamed Lakewood Hills, or so Lakewood Realtor Scott Carlson tells me. He just closed 6929 Casa Loma Avenue for…

Thursday Three Hundred: Adorable Cottage in Coronado Hills Has an Amazing Saltwater Pool to Cool Off in This Summer

By Joanna England / February 7, 2013 /

OK, so technically, this house is $100 shy of $300,000, but we’ll overlook that this Thursday because 6843 Coronado Ave. has an absolute stunner of a saltwater pool for this price range, and considering our climate, we all need to start preparing for summer’s sweltering temperatures. Built in 1946, this charmer in Lakewood Hills has…