Midcentury Modern
Don’t have plans for Saturday? Now you do. Why? Because you’re going to the Preservation Dallas Fall Home Tour sponsored by Briggs-Freeman Sotheby’s featuring eight of the most amazing Midcentury Modern homes in Dallas. Better get started early, too, because you don’t want to miss the breakfast reception and panel discussion with Dallas Morning News architecture critic Mark…
I have always loved this building, once touted as the tallest, largest, and most luxurious highrise west of the Mississippi River when it was built in 1957. Designed by the famed modernist Howard R. Meyer, 3525 Turtle Creek is a building with serious history. The most obvious design characteristic of this trademark midcentury modern highrise…
There are several condo highrises on Northwest Highway near Preston Road for three reasons: Location, location, location. Just inches from University Park, down the road from NorthPark Mall, and close to the Dallas North Tollway, this area is popular for its accessibility and amenities. These are especially great assets if you are looking for the…
My husband and I love almost all of the homes on Eustis Avenue. It’s a short street in Forest Hills, just off of Lakeland. On that street you’ll find at least half a dozen excellent specimens of Midcentury Modern architecture, most of which either restored or renovated.
Sure, fully updated properties are great. They mean little to no work for the buyer, and if you get a good home warranty, you’re covered should anything go wrong. The downside? You have to live with someone else’s tile choices in the kitchen and bath, and why is that wall still there? You may never…
