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Fabled Merrymount Manse Comes to Market

By Eric Prokesh / October 14, 2016 /

Many in Fort Worth have always referred to the stately house at 5800 Merrymount Road as “The White House,” though it looks more like Tara to me. The property, which just came on the market this week, straddles Westover and the city of Westover Hills, just behind the Westover Hills Police Station, though the estate has its own…

Rivercrest Midcentury Estate on Bluff Acreage, Priced Below Appraisal

By Eric Prokesh / July 15, 2016 /

Approaching nearly a year of writing about Fort Worth real estate, I hope I am developing a nose for interesting properties. I came upon 1412 Alta Drive early this week while making a delivery to a client. Intrigued by the façade, conspicuously modest for this premiere Rivercrest address, reticently hiding behind a brick wall, I suspected a potential…

Discreet Façade Conceals a Cache of Richness and Blue Velvet Lined Walls

By Eric Prokesh / June 24, 2016 /

You might pass low key, 4729 Washburn Avenue, only one block from River Crest Country Club, without taking much notice.  The discreet façade with the two car garage front entrance out of necessity (no alleys in Rivercrest), extends across the 50 foot lot to claim the maximum amount of space for its interior. And yet the original owners, John S. Justin, Jr.…

Fort Worth Friday Follow Ups: Finding Out How Featured Homes Fare on the Market

By Eric Prokesh / June 17, 2016 /

Remember “priced to sell” 1521 Elizabeth Blvd. from a few weeks ago? That post got nearly 800 Facebook shares and and a spirited bidding war ensued, taking the eventual selling price to a sizable chunk of change over the original asking price. And it appraised. “You have to really work and do research,” said listing agent Lisa…