North Oak Cliff

A Great Deal Can Still be Found in Oak Cliff, You Just Have to Know Where to Look

By Joanna England / October 22, 2014 /

I was complaining to a friend recently about how far prices have gone up in North Oak Cliff, putting many homes — even the ones that aren’t perfectly updated — out of reach for many people. Of course, when I was at an event showing off a brand new modern custom home in Kessler Park…

Kessler Woods Modern Has Chic Vibe, Beautiful Floors, Outdoors Galore

By Joanna England / October 22, 2014 /

This sleek home in Kessler Park is a stunning example of a home that is designed to maximize the outdoor spaces both within the home and outside its walls. It doesn’t hurt that it’s inside an amazing gated community in one of Oak Cliff’s most posh neighborhoods. Truly though, this listing at 2223 Kessler Woods…

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…

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…

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…