White Rock Lake

Tuesday Two Hundred: Adorable Lake Gardens House Feels Private Despite Being on a Busy Street

By Joanna England / November 13, 2012 /

It’s address is the only real negative I can come up with for 926 Peavy Road, and even that isn’t such a bad thing. Peavy, which is what Mockingbird Lane turns into as you head east from White Rock Lake, is a busy thoroughfare, but this house won’t suffer from headlights shining through the front…

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Remember Battle Over Winfrey Point Parking? Proposed White Rock Lake Boat House Has Peninsula Residents Up in Arms Again

By Joanna England / November 6, 2012 /

Back in May we reported on the Dallas Arboretum’s attempt to add a parking lot on Winfrey Point. Residents in the nearby Emerald Isle neighborhood balked at the idea and organized several protests outside the arboretum’s gates, just as the Chihuly exhibit was opening, too. It was quite the foofaraw. Turns out, though, that White…

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Thursday Three Hundred: Williams Caruth Cottage Has Updates, But is The Price Right?

By Joanna England / November 1, 2012 /

I wanted to raise a bit of a debate with our Thursday $300K this week. First, I want to say that I love this Williams Caruth three-bedroom traditional. It’s very cute, and it has plenty of well-chosen upgrades, including an updated master bath and granite counters in the kitchen. But $399,000? DCAD has 6907 Dalhart…

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Hot Property: Becky Frey Brings Small-Town Matchmaker Talent to Briggs Freeman

By Cynthia Stine / October 23, 2012 /

I sat down recently to talk with Becky Frey one of Briggs Freeman’s top sellers and a 30-year veteran of the real estate scene. An athletic, outdoors person, Becky is quick to tell you all the reasons she loves living in Dallas — an enthusiasm she shares with her customers when she matches them to…

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Friday Five Hundred: Get a View of White Rock Lake From This Renovated Clifford Hutsell Cottage

By Joanna England / October 19, 2012 /

Lakewood is home to so many great homes by incredible architects. Street after street, block after block, you’ll see gorgeous historic houses with outstanding details. If you manage to find a home for sale designed by one of these architects and has a view of the lake, well, that’s a great stroke of luck. Today’s Friday…

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