Lakewood

Friday Four Hundred: Heading Out To Swiss Avenue This Weekend? Check Out This Home on Victor!

By Joanna England / May 10, 2013 /

This home is just a great combination of old-world charm and new-world conveniences in one of the most coveted and accessible historic districts in Dallas. And considering that 5101 Victor will be open on Sunday from 2 to 4 p.m., you can drop in and check it out after you’ve had brunch at the Swiss…

Thursday Three Hundred: Live Close to White Rock Lake With Room To Grow

By Joanna England / May 9, 2013 /

This little house is just right for a family. At 2722 Lawtherwood Ct., you are within walking distance of White Rock Lake and right next to a private greenbelt. This is such a great home for parents of young children, especially considering the great Dallas ISD schools in the area. This traditional has three bedrooms,…

Swiss Avenue Homes Get New Roofs Just in Time For The Next Round of Spring Storms

By Joanna England / March 19, 2013 /

It’s been almost a year since that freak hail storm demolished roofs throughout Lakewood and East Dallas, leaving many of the slate and clay-tile roofs on Swiss Avenue in pieces. Some homes that line Swiss have gotten new roofs only within the last few weeks. It’s incredible, to me at least, that these historic properties…

Friday Four Hundred: Hold Onto Your Hat, Because This Gorgeous M Streets Cottage Will Blow You Away!

By Joanna England / January 18, 2013 /

Oh my gawd I LOVE this house! I’ve seen a lot of renovation jobs — some turning out bland, some just plain butt ugly — and when you see a complete, to-the-studs renovation go right it’s like nirvana. Your toes get all tingly and your check-writing finger gets itchy and, well, you just have to…

The Lakewood Home Tour is TODAY! And TOMORROW! And I have Two More Tickets Left….

By Candy Evans / November 10, 2012 /

That’s it, TWO tickets for anyone who can tell me in what year J.J. Long School, pictured here, was built. So much on tap in Lakewood this weekend, you cannot miss Eddie Maestri’s modern farmhouse on Coronado, a spectacular mid century-modern influenced new build on Lake Circle, or a historic Spanish-style Hutsell home right Lakewood…