University West

Fort Worth’s Hidden Gardens Tour Will Still Shine on Sunday

By Joy Donovan / May 17, 2025 /

Weather forecasts might be calling for some rain on Sunday, but it doesn’t really matter because the 2025 Hidden Gardens of Fort Worth Tour is still going forward, rain or shine. Scheduled from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m., this annual spring event is happening regardless of the weather. Bank on the shine and bring an…

This University West Cottage is Fresh as Spring

By Eric Prokesh / May 13, 2022 /

The most astonishing fact about this adorable University West cottage at 2528 Shirley Avenue is that it’s been on the market for two whole days and is still not under contract. This updated Tudor built in 1938 is a shameless charmer with its unique peaked rooflines, tiny lancet windows, and a straight walkway taking you…

Impeccable Home in University West Sports Bespoke Updates

By Eric Prokesh / April 20, 2018 /

Let’s take inventory. Park Hill, University Place, Colonial, Tanglewood, Overton, and River Hills. Add into the mix Neiman Marcus jumping the West Freeway for Clearfork and you begin to ask is 76109 the new 76107? I’ve been wanting to write about a house in University Place for a long time but properties here rarely seem…

Stealth Dorms? Historic District Neighboring TCU Wants to Limit Cohabiting College Co-Eds

By Joanna England / October 7, 2014 /

  This is an interesting story out of Fort Worth, as some neighborhoods push back against big, zero-lot-line homes full of college kids by proposing an overlay to limit unrelated adult residents to three per single-family home instead of the current five. The overlay, which in its current version would not grandfather existing properties, is facing some…