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Renovated homes like this one in hot Oak Cliff area don't last long

The Oak Cliff neighborhood of Elmwood is on the radar as one of Dallas' hottest neighborhoods in which to buy a house right now, and this little beauty popped up on MLS over the weekend. A professionally rehabbed cottage with magazine-worthy style, in an enviable location, with a price around $250,000 — no wonder it's already under contract.

But it does provide an example of what you can buy in this up-and-coming area at that price. The home at 1639 Homewood Pl. faces a greenbelt, meaning your view is wild grass and a curtain of crepe myrtle trees instead of neighbors. It's also about two miles from the happening Bishop Arts District, with all its hip restaurants and shops.

There's an attached one-car garage — rare for the area — and sweet curb appeal with crisp white brick and gray-blue shutters. The three-bedroom, two-bathroom house feels much bigger than its 1,305 square feet thanks to vaulted ceilings, which are on full display in the living room immediately inside the front door.

The team that renovated this home has done several in the area, and you can spot their signatures of funky light fixtures, soothing colors, professionally designed closets, and on-trend elements such as barn doors.

The barn doors show up here in the master bedroom, revealing an attached bath with a faux marble floor and elegant, gold-rimmed vanity mirror. The second bath has a rich, dark brown vanity and a stripe of gray tile against the clean white. Although smaller, the other two bedrooms would serve well as a home office and guest or kid's room.

Wide-plank wood floors run throughout, balancing the gray cabinets and stainless steel appliances in the kitchen with a slightly rustic touch. The refrigerator stays, as do the stacked washer and dryer in the laundry room. A walk-in pantry feels almost decadent.

Though not entirely landscaped, the backyard is large, with a concrete patio and new board-on-board fence for privacy. It's listed for $259,900, with Brian Davis of Dave Perry-Miller Real Estate.

We could say a little prayer for you that the contract falls through.

Mature trees surround 1639 Homewood Pl., which is listed for $259,900.

Photo courtesy of Dave Perry-Miller Real Estate

Mature trees surround 1639 Homewood Pl., which is listed for $259,900.

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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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