North Oak Cliff

Old Oak Cliff Conservation League Home Tour is This Weekend

By Joanna England / October 16, 2014 /

  Here’s one of our favorite home tours featuring the incredibly diverse architecture of Oak Cliff. The Old Oak Cliff Conservation League’s annual fall home tour has a great schedule this year, with stops that include Arts & Crafts, contemporary, mid-century modern, and traditional-style homes. Seriously, check out some of the cool room-by-room galleries from…

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Lofts at Sylvan|Thirty Catch Fire Second Time After Welding Torch Ignites Unoccupied Unit

By Joanna England / October 15, 2014 /

Cooper Smith Koch, a spokesman for Sylvan|Thirty, said that the small fire in the unoccupied portion of the loft development within the mixed-use development at Sylvan and Fort Worth avenues was extinguished, causing some fire, smoke, and water damage to the still under-construction building. According to DallasNews.com, it was a four-alarm blaze at the $50…

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The Big Dig: Cooper Smith Koch’s Family is Taking The Plunge And Putting in a Pool

By Joanna England / October 6, 2014 /

By Cooper Smith Koch Special Contributor When we bought our Kessler Park house seven years ago this month, we acknowledged that it had a handful of “fatal flaws” that kept it from realizing its full potential. In fact, the house had been on the market for nearly a year before Todd and I first looked…

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More Residential Development in West Dallas is a Boon For The Entire City, Says DMN Editorial Board

By Joanna England / September 22, 2014 /

I have to agree with The Dallas Morning News editorial board on this one: More residential development in West Dallas benefits everyone. How they arrived at the conclusion is another matter. Take this paragraph for example: While this might sound like a chicken-or-egg question — which comes first, housing or residents? — the answer is clear: It’s…

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Thursday Three Hundred: Kiestwood Keeps it Classy With This Fantastic Traditional

By Joanna England / September 18, 2014 /

This hidden gem of a neighborhood in North Oak Cliff is becoming more and more popular it seems, with deals under $300K becoming as rare as the buffalo tenderloin at Fearings. That doesn’t mean there aren’t several great properties in Kiestwood, a fantastic nabe with tons of character and the kind of close-knit community you…

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