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Artist infuses modern-day Lakewood masterpiece with old-world charm

A new listing in Lakewood proves that a home can be a beautiful reflection of its owner. A total remodel of 7022 Pasadena Ave. transformed it into a modern home with old-world European charm, filled to the brim with artful details selected by the creative owners.

Using creativity and attention to detail, current owners Linda and Stephan Martiniere set about making the house their own. The dreamy floorplan include two master bedrooms — one upstairs and one down — which allows for great flexibility. Listing agent Laura Morris of Ebby Halliday says the property truly has the feel of two homes being connected by an art walk.

“This fully enclosed breezeway, completely finished out with hardwood floors and gorgeous windows, takes you to the fourth bedroom, fourth full bath, multiple sitting rooms, loft areas, art studio and extra storage.”

Although the owners respected the home’s 1938 bones, they understood what needed to be updated, so they gutted the kitchen and started over with an expanded footprint. The added skylight and large window bring tons of natural light into the open-concept, gourmet space.

The Martinieres also imported an ornate, carved Belgium antique to serve as a large kitchen island; the surrounding cabinetry was custom designed to echo the piece’s details. Other new features include updated bathrooms, custom railings, an electric gate out back for privacy and a cedar-covered parking area.

This home would likely make anyone swoon, but Morris thinks it’s particularly suited for creatives working out of the home. Case in point: Stephan is an award-winning concept artist for movies and theme parks and spent a lot of his time in the attached 800-square-foot art studio.

The couple plans say goodbye to Dallas to move back to France but hopes the next owners will appreciate their home for what they intended it to be — an ever-evolving work of art.

“There’s something about the house itself that is playful yet elegant,” Morris says. “It’s both mysterious and serene. The layout is perfect for people working at home, artists, photographers, hobbyist, etc., and the possibilities are endless.”

List price for those possibilities: $935,000.

The home at 7022 Pasadena Ave. in Lakewood is listed for $935,000.

Photo by Ebby Halliday Stephen Reed

The home at 7022 Pasadena Ave. in Lakewood is listed for $935,000.

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Grand Prairie expands to the south with new master-planned community

Rendering courtesy of Provident

Goodland Grand Prairie

The City of Grand Prairie is growing fast and expanding to make way for a new master-planned development south of US Highway 287 and along Tollway 360, in Ellis and Johnson counties.

The community development, called Goodland, is the result of Grand Prairie’s recent 1,500-acre annexation extending its southern border toward Mansfield. Overall, with the added land, Goodland will be a 5,000-acre site featuring 15,000 residences including townhomes, custom homes, and gated communities for 50,000 residents.

According to a release, it will be a “city within a city” and a 45-minute drive from Dallas-Fort Worth. Beyond housing, there will be shops, restaurants, schools, public and private event venues, regional sports fields and complexes, dance halls, churches, trail systems, city parks, ponds, and preserved green spaces.

“This is a significant step in our city’s development,” says Grand Prairie Mayor Ron Jensen in a statement. “Unlike many of our neighboring cities, we have the unique advantage of new development opportunities to our south that will drive the growth and prosperity of our city. We recognized the opportunity and took decisive action.”

Leading the development is Provident, a Dallas-based real estate firm that has created other master-planned communities across Dallas-Fort Worth, such as Preston Hollow Village and Hillstead in Collin County. Provident has plans to work nature into the space design with more than 1,600 acres of creek corridors and floodplain land.

Plans are ongoing for a centralized mixed-use walkable Town Center, complete with civic buildings and other commercial development. Further south on the property near Highway 67, light industrial uses and other private employment campuses are already underway, projects that will contribute vital tax dollars for city growth and future expansions.

“This level of placemaking is quite rare, and certainly not easy to execute, especially in a brand-new community," says Provident Managing Director Rylan Yowell in a statement. "We are committed to a long-term vision with a desire to be good stewards of the land."

A new four-lane road called Goodland Parkway will link Goodland to Grand Prairie at Tollway 360 and US Highway 287. It's set to open by December 2025.

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