BILL CHERRY'S GREATEST DALLAS PARK CITIES REAL ESTATE BLOG: 7518 COLGATE -- A DALLAS ADDRESS FOR THE GENTRY

My clients have lived throughout Lakewood, University Park and Highland Park for most of their married life, and that spans just shy of forty-five years.  Her dad was the chief financial officer for W.T. Woolworth in New York.  His dad was a rancher.

Both James and Janene graduated from SMU.  Their children have, too.  And for years, he has been one of the most successful commercial real estate brokers to the Dallas tony.

In 2004 they decided that now that the kids were grown, they'd downsize a bit, still keeping large flowing rooms wherever they moved so that they could continue to entertain their large family and their social family, too.

So they hired the well-known husband and wife architectural team, Boerder and Snyder, to design the new and nearly 5,000 square foot home.  And long-time Park Cities builder, William C. Welch made it a reality.

Big on the list was a Texas country-stone design with big sitting galleries on the front and back...lots of places for glider swings and cane rocking chairs...where you can drink lemonade and ask the neighbors who were walking and biking by to join you.  Big shade trees front and back looking for hammocks.

And on the inside, they insisted on large floor-almost-to-ceiling windows, and lots of them.  And they knew they had to have a large kitchen with a real commercial range and two big ovens, the warming drawer and stainless commercial refrigerator and freezer.

And let's not forget the bar -- with lots of room for plenty of "stock."  Again, it's the stuff that you just have to have in Dallas, Texas to be fully hospitable.

The dining room.  That darned dining room is just the right size.  Plenty big enough to seat ten or twelve, probably more, restricted only by the size of the table.  And it's in the WOW position just off of the large front foyer.

James said fireplaces need to be built by brick masons and they need to be wide and deep enough to burn logs that aren't "sissy" in size.  This one definitely fits that bill, and it drafts beautifully.  No coughing from smoke in the room.

But here's the part I like best, and it's sort of hard to properly explain.  Janene didn't go hire a decorator to fuss it all up.  So what you have is a home that's perfectly ready for your personal touches, and you're not paying for someone else's outdated decor.

If you're planning to move and when you do, to a charming home in the Million-Two range, we'd like to send you more information about our Colgate listing.  Or, if you're already working with a Dallas agent, suggest that you'd like to see Bill Cherry's exclusive listing.  We are happy to co-op our listings with agents who have qualified clients, and who are properly trained to demonstrate fine homes.

Priced within the bottom quarter of all comparable Dallas homes now on the market.

MLS #11104735

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