old lake highlands

Tuesday Two Hundred: Eastwood House is Totally Remodeled with High-End Features

By Leah Shafer / July 28, 2015 /
Eastwood Ranch

For today’s Tuesday Two Hundred, we’re venturing to the East Dallas neighborhood of Eastwood. The house at 8917 Sweetwater Dr. just hit the market last week and is simply lovely, from its well-imagined floorplan and thoughtful details like built-ins, to totally renovated kitchen and bathrooms and towering shade trees on the lot. This 1962 ranch…

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Old Lake Highlands Midcentury Is Fresh With Updates, Sits On Heavily Treed Corner Lot

By Leah Shafer / July 14, 2015 /

Home sales in North Texas broke a record last month, with more than 10,500 sold in June, shattering the previous record by 1,000 houses. East Dallas is faring particularly well, with sales up 10 percent from last year, according to the latest sales figures from the MetroTex Association of Realtors. Today’s Tuesday Two Hundred takes…

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In Demand: Tom Greico is Enjoying Being “The Next Big Thing” in Homebuilding

By Joanna England / August 14, 2014 /

He’s passionate about building custom homes that evoke the clean lines and accessible floorplans for which he’s known. Forward-thinking, open, and bright, Tom Greico’s brand of modern has developed a loyal following. “They go on the internet and they see me on Facebook and they follow me. People will come up to me and say,…

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Tuesday Two Hundred: Couple Lists House They Hunted With Help From HGTV’s ‘House Hunters’

By Joanna England / July 29, 2014 /

Just listed today, this Old Lake Highlands home is practically a celebrity! Its owners, Steven and Ashley Walton, found this beauty during a whirlwind search on HGTV’s House Hunters show in 2011 and again on House Hunters: Where are they now in 2013. “In 2010, my wife and I decided to move out of our small…

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Blood is Thicker Than Water: Living Near White Rock Lake Means Protecting Dallas’ Most Popular Asset (And Property Values, Too)

By Joanna England / June 2, 2014 /

By now I’m sure you’ve read just about all of the postmortems on the infamous shout fest of a town hall last month regarding a proposed restaurant at Boy Scout Hill. But even if you’ve had your fill, I implore you, find room for just one more: Eric Celeste’s “Whose Lake is it Anyway?” in…

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