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Modern mansion in Highland Park boasts closet dedicated entirely to handbags

A massive modern mansion with a closet dedicated entirely to handbags is for sale in Highland Park.

The house is on Lexington Avenue, a street in Old Highland Park known for its architecturally significant estates. Surrounded by parks, including Davis Park, Prather Park, and Abbott Park, as well as the Katy Trail, it's also just a few walkable blocks from the shops and restaurants on Knox Street.

Located at 3701 Lexington Ave., the property is listed for $9,950,000. Built in 2005, the 8,156-square-foot abode sits on a .4-acre corner lot, and has 12 rooms, with 3 bedrooms, 4 full bathrooms, and 3 half bathrooms.

It incorporates name-brand materials such as the winding staircase in the entryway made from slabs of Leuders limestone. His-and-her bathrooms are made from Calacatta Gold marble, and the closet is described as "great room-sized." The master bath has a Victoria + Albert bathtub, towel-warming rack, and flat-screen TV.

In addition to stone and marble, the home uses materials such as steel and woods, including rift and quarter-sawn white oak plank hardwood floors, and custom steel and glass windows that are used throughout the home.

The living spaces boast vaulted Douglas Fir plank ceilings and spectacular chandeliers.

A state-of-the-art culinary kitchen includes a breakfast bar with seating for six, walnut cabinetry, book-matched marble, and stainless appliances, including two Sub-Zero refrigerators, two double convection ovens, two Miele dishwashers, two Viking warming drawers, and a six-burner Wolf gas range. Aww, only one gas range?

Closets feature Murano chandeliers, Murano sconces, Calacutta marble counters, and mirrored and glass display cabinets.

The handbag closet contains glass-door enclosures with individual shelving for up to 80 purses, backlit for easy identification and display.

There's also a chilled wine room lined in stone with a table that can seat up to eight, and slots for up to 400 bottles of wine; a media room; an exercise room; an elevator; a pool, and a three-car garage with rubber tile flooring.

The home is currently appraised at $5,241,950. It was owned by a doctor and his wife who sold it in 2014; it's currently owned by an unnamed trust.

Home at 3701 Lexington Ave. is located in Old Highland Park.

Allie Beth Allman

Home at 3701 Lexington Ave. is located in Old Highland Park.

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1962 house for sale in NE Dallas has vintage bathrooms in pink & blue

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8493 Swift

A mid-century home is up for sale in Dallas with two vintage pastel bathrooms, one pink and one blue. And in a pleasing twist, they're presented as an asset.

The home is located at 8493 Swift Ave. in the Hillridge community of White Rock Hills, just southeast of White Rock Lake. Built in 1962, it has 1,805 square feet with 3 bedrooms, 2.5 bathrooms, and a 2-car garage with an entrance on St. Francis Avenue. It's listed by Berkshire Hathaway for $440,000.

The house has multiple updates of the "infrastructure" variety — the unsexy stuff that costs money — while retaining many original features from the era that bring charm. This is the opposite of what crappy flippers do: spend money on superficial aesthetics and ignore things like windows.

Updates to this home include windows, roof (2024), AC condenser (2019), furnace (2020), Rheem water heater (2018), Nest thermostat, fence (2025), and a MyQ opener (2023) in the garage.

There is original oak hardwood flooring in the formal living, dining, hallways, and all three bedrooms. Plus terrazzo flooring they've kept in the entryway, along with vintage dowel rods that form a see-through divider between entry and living room.

Backyard oasis with built-in pool at 8493 Swift Ave.Courtesy

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8493 Swift Ave. has pretty curb appeal.

Nowhere does the listing say "Ready for your updates!" or "Make it your own," as if it is not perfectly fine as is.

A carpeted family room features a fireplace and a skylight with natural light. On one side are sliding doors that lead to the patio. The other side adjoins an open kitchen, equipped with GE Profile SS appliances, including dishwasher, cooktop, microwave with convection, and a Whirlpool oven, plus a half bath nearby. A cute curved diner-style Formica-topped counter overlooks the family room.

A laundry room off the kitchen accommodates full-size side-by-side units.

The master bedroom is in the back and has dual closets with a separate Formica-topped vanity area, plus a full bath with tub and shower. This is the bathroom that's cotton-candy pink tile, although the sink and fixtures are white.

Two secondary bedrooms share a Jack-and-Jill bath — AKA the blue bathroom, which has pale blue tile with a mottled white pattern, blue square tile floor, and a blue sink.

The backyard has an oasis feel with a built-in fiberglass pool updated pump, surrounded by a freshly painted pool deck (2025), a pergola with pavers, water feature, covered patio, and landscaping enhanced by lighting.

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