Treehouse Living

Fantastic Fort Worth contemporary home feels more like a treehouse

It might need a little love and TLC, but the three-bedroom, two-and-a-half-bath contemporary home at 5320 Quail Run St. in Fort Worth was made for turning heads. Perhaps the best part: You can live surrounded by beautiful foliage and greenery without ever having to mow.

Let’s start with the location. Quail Run is a gem of a street, completely surrounded by trees and lined with unique homes perfectly positioned between two desirable neighborhoods. This quiet cul-de-sac sits between esteemed neighborhoods with River Crest to the east and Westover Hills to the west.

The 3,765-square-foot home was designed by renowned Fort Worth architecture firm Komatsu, the same team behind such famous works as the Japanese Garden at the Fort Worth Botanic Garden and St. Stephen Presbyterian Cathedral.

The funky green facade of the home blends with the surrounding flora as you walk up a cobblestone path. A dramatic entry welcomes visitors with a mirrored ceiling and statement chandelier.

This home’s massive living space is the true star, with a wall of windows that create a treehouse effect. The large living space can be used in various ways: divided into multiple living areas, dining rooms, breakfast nooks, and other imaginative spaces.

The kitchen is built for efficiency as almost everything comes in doubles, including two Sub-Zero refrigerators, two Asko dishwashers, and two ovens. Another wall of windows allows you to cook with a view.

The huge master suite on the first floor maintains the home’s breathtaking views. The master bathroom really takes things up a notch with luxuries like heated floors and a claw-foot tub with gold-plated feet.

5320 Quail Run also has multiple unique outdoor spaces on the nearly one-acre lot, including a creek, upper deck, lower deck, and patio. This property is ready for entertaining too, with a mosquito misting system, tree lights, shaded walkways, and a patio that comes with a propane grill.

What’s the price for all this lush luxury? A recently reduced $649,000, listed by Joan Trew of Williams Trew.

Abundant foliage surrounds the contemporary home at 5320 Quail Run St. in Fort Worth.

Photo courtesy of Williams Trew

Abundant foliage surrounds the contemporary home at 5320 Quail Run St. in Fort Worth.

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Anna Land Buy

Cox Family sells 116 acres in Anna for mixed-use development

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Anna, Texas

A major land sale in Anna is paving the way for new mixed-use development. According to a release, Frisco-based Rockhill Capital & Investments struck a deal with the Cox Family to acquire 116 acres at County Road 371 and SH-5, approximately two miles east of US-75.

Younger Partners Executive Managing Director John St. Clair, Vice President Tyler Hemenway, and Associate Davis Willoughby represented the seller in the transaction. The sales price was not disclosed.

Rockhill will sell fully entitled tracts of land to homebuilders, multifamily, and commercial developers.

The single-family portion will be built in phases with development of 325 single-family lots, says Rockhill Chief Development Officer Brent Libby in a statement.

“Construction will likely begin early in Q2 2025,” Libby said. “We’ve already sold 82 of the 116 acres to homebuilder Taylor Morrison and they should break ground first.”

The remaining acres are already being snapped up including 9.5 acres on SH 5 that is under contract to a commercial developer, and interest from a user/developer on the remaining 24 acres, which is zoned for multifamily.

The Cox Family owned the land for decades and had received multiple offers on the property over the years, but were never ready to sell.

“Ultimately, the family wanted to capitalize on the land market before unforeseen market factors took place,” said St. Clair of Younger Partners. “This deal took place at the right time with the right buyer.”

The acquisition nvolved a lengthy zoning process to acquire the land. Rockhill created a Public Improvement District (PID) on the single-family portion of the land, which helped the deal move forward.

Rockhill already has land holdings in nearby high-growth cities of Howe, Van Alstyne, and Sherman, and it ain't stopping here.

“We’ll continue to source and acquire land in the area where we can add value through entitlements, and either develop the property or hold it for some time and exit to another developer or end user,” Libby says.

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