If you’re looking for romance before Valentine’s Day, skip the drama and love these listings! We’ve found four open houses you should definitely make a date to visit this weekend. They range in price from $240K to $935K, in neighborhoods from Forest Hills to Preston Royal. Enjoy!
REMODELED FOREST HILLS BEAUTY WITH OPEN FLOORPLAN, LUXE AMENITIES
Open house: Saturday, Feb. 6, 1-3 p.m.
Forest Hills is a wonderful East Dallas neighborhood, just blocks from Dallas Arboretum and White Rock Lake, and the newly listed home at 8550 Eustis Ave. is fabulous. It’s a 3-2 with 2,352 square feet, built in 1952 and recently professionally remodeled.
The living area is open to kitchen and dining room, with large picture windows overlooking the swimming pool and backyard, as well as a stacked stone fireplace with glass quartz. The remodeled kitchen features stainless appliances, granite counters, and self-closing drawers and cabinets, some of which are glass-front. Hardwoods carry throughout the first floor, except the bathrooms. The master suite is full of awesome features, like a stacked stone shower with frameless glass door, granite counters, and a red vessel glass sink. The custom master closet is made for a shoe-lover, with tons lots of shelving to keep your kicks within easy access.
The second floor has a large living area with a wall of built-in cabinets and drawers, and the room opens to large deck overlooking pool and backyard. In that yard, you’ll find a recently resurfaced swimming pool with a new pump, stamped concrete decking, and a new stained board-on-board eight-foot privacy fence. Stairs lead to the large second story deck. This home was listed yesterday by Vicki White with Keller Williams—Park Cities for $438,500.
CORNER LOT GLEN MEADOWS ESTATES RANCH WITH GUEST SUITE, GREAT UPDATES
Open house: Saturday, Feb. 6, 1-3 p.m.
Northwest Dallas is seeing tons of interest from homebuyers, as homeowners renovate and upgrade before selling. The house at 3858 Port Royal Dr., near Marsh and Forest Lanes in Glen Meadow Estates, is just such a property, a 4-3 with 2,477 square feet, built in 1963. It sits on a large corner lot, and the open floorplan offers a lot of options.
The common areas are covered in hardwoods, and there is Minka and Kichler lighting, as well. The kitchen is updated with a touchless Kohler kitchen sink faucet, contemporary white cabinets with soft close, granite counters, and stainless steel appliances, including a gas range. The master suite has rustic barn doors leading to the ensuite bathroom, with dual sinks, glass shower, a garden tub, and walk-in closet with custom closet system. One of the four bedrooms is created to be a nanny or guest suite. This home was listed yesterday by Robin Massey with JP & Associates Realtors Frisco for $485,000.
UPDATED, BUDGET-FRIENDLY FERGUSON HEIGHTS RENO WITH OPEN FLOORPLAN
Open house: Saturday, Feb. 6, 12-2 p.m.
Deep in East Dallas, the home at 2115 Healey Dr. will surprise you with its cute updates and budget-friendly price. Located in Ferguson Heights, near Buckner and Ferguson, this home is a 3-2 with 1,718 square feet, built in 1957. The openfloor plan makes it feel spacious (the hardwoods are lovely), and a totally new kitchen boasts granite counters, eye-catching blue backsplash and wall tile, new white cabinets, and stainless steel appliances, including a gas range. There’s a full-size laundry room, new light fixtures throughout (including new recessed lights with new wiring), new ceiling fans, and new gutters.
Both bathrooms are updated with fantastic blue tile that echoes what’s in the kitchen. The master bath has all new plumbing, new tile floors and walls, and fixtures. The second bathroom is new everything, from toilet and cabinet/sink, to fixtures and a the porcelain finish on the bathtub. This home was listed yesterday by Suzann Spann with Elle Realty for $240,000.
PRESTON ROYAL RANCH WITH 3,460 SQFT, REMODELED WITH TONS OF EXTRAS
Open house: Saturday, Feb. 6, 2-4 p.m.
The home at 6107 Royalton Dr. is in the tony 75230 zip code, located in the Preston Royal neighborhood on a corner lot. This 4-3 has 3,460 square feet, and is a beautifully remodeled 1954 ranch with lots of bells and whistles. Some of them include recessed ceilings, study nooks, built-ins, pet quarters, hardwood floors, two fireplaces, walk-in closets, a custom closet system, and a wonderful backyard with a large swimming pool, waterfall, spa, colorful landscaping, and outdoor grilling area with small refrigerator.
The kitchen is gourmet, with Brazilian granite counters, Viking and Bosche appliances (including a gas stove on the island and double ovens), breakfast bar, and lots of white cabinets. The master suite is big, with a bathroom offering dual sinks, a jetted tub, linen closet, glass shower, and walk-in closets. This home was listed Jan. 10 by Nilza Rueckert with Ebby Halliday, Realtors, for $935,000.
This open house roundup is a weekly feature at CandysDirt. Let us know if you visit these properties and what you think of them. If you have an open house to tell us about, email Leah here.
