Luxury Real Estate

Monday Morning Millionaire: Live Like a Sports Star in This Arlington Chateau

By Joanna England / March 16, 2015 /

One of my favorite mid-cities agents, Kimdolyn Smith with Webb-Barton, has a fabulous chateau on the market in the sports capital of North Texas: Arlington! We’ve seen some great homes in this area owned by professional athletes who need a place to relax during a hectic season. This “hidden jewel,” as Smith calls it, has…

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UNLISTED: Beautiful Mediterranean on Beverly

By Joanna England / March 6, 2015 /

This week’s Unlisted Home of the Week from The Unlisted is a home on a street that needs no introduction: Highland Park’s Beverly Drive. But you won’t find this hot, hot home on MLS because the owners would prefer this beauty to be marketed on the down low, out of the big open marketplace full…

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High Caliber Home of the Week: Lee Street Modern Is Clean and Bright at Day and Night

By Joanna England / February 10, 2015 /

  Few homes truly rock the twilight photo shoot. Sometimes it looks like you’re hiding something, like imperfect masonry or ugly landscaping. And then there are grand homes and estates for which it seems that twilight photoshoots were truly made. This listing, from Jarrad Barnes of Dave Perry-Miller Real Estate’s Gullotto-Barnes group, is absolutely stunning…

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Craig Ranch Enters Build-Out Phase with Thousands of New Houses, Apartments

By Leah Shafer / February 2, 2015 /

Developer David Craig was in the right place at the right time when he bought the first tracts of land for Craig Ranch 15 years ago, north of State Highway 121 in McKinney. With northward expansion of the population and careful planning by Craig for the mixed-use development, the 2,200-acre planned community has been hugely…

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Arlington Puts The Kibosh on Swanky Swingers Club Located in Half-Mil Hilltop House

By Joanna England / January 29, 2015 /

Let’s just say that this story by Robert Wilonsky has made my week. The 5,069-square-foot mansion at 2429 N. Cooper Street in Arlington was purchased just last year for $500,000 even. The contemporary home, built in 1973, has four bedrooms, four full and one half bath, three living areas, two dining areas, and a pool.…

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