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BLUEY, CARS & PRINCESSES, OH MY
Dec My Room transforms hospital rooms for young patients
Story by NIKI GUMMADI | Illustration by LAUREN ALLEN
For one day and one day only, NorthPark Center brought the safari to Dallas.
On April 2, the seventh annual Room to Grow Luncheon and Fashion Presentation was held at the mall’s Neiman Marcus. This year’s luncheon was safari-themed in honor of Ellison Liechty, the 2025 Celebrate Flight Awardee. Each year, the nonprofit Dec My Room presents the award in honor of a patient whose experience or actions epitomize the mission of the organization, which is dedicated to transforming “dec’ing” the rooms of children and young adults in extended hospital stays into places of healing.
In September 2019, Liechty was diagnosed acute myeloid leukemia. On her 13th birthday that November, volunteers from the organization dec’d her room with a safari theme. Liechty lost her battle to cancer in 2020. Leichty died in 2020, after which her mother Julie created the jewelry line Love, Ellison, of which
half of the proceeds are donated to African elephant sanctuaries and local charities. At the luncheon, Julie accepted the award on her daughter’s behalf. Proceeds from the event will go to Dec My Room.
When a young patient is admitted for a stay three weeks or longer at one of Dec My Room’s partner hospitals, the hospital’s social worker or child care specialist will approach the patient’s family with information about Dec My Room. Those who want to participate will fill out an interest form with the child’s favorite colors, themes, hobbies and interests. For each patient, a trained volunteer is given a $300 budget to purchase decorations corresponding to what is listed on the interest form. The volunteer will then coordinate with hospital staff to find a time to decorate the room.
“This is the impact we’re making throughout the entire hospital. It’s not just the child. It’s their family, it’s their nurses. From housekeeping
to the doctors, it’s positively impacted and brought people to tears,” says Heather Smith, Dec My Room North Texas Director.
The organization originally began in Houston in 2007. It expanded when one of the directors moved to Dallas for work. Smith originally heard about Dec My Room from her children’s school. Once she got involved, she worked with others in the organization to spread awareness about Dec My Room through word of mouth, newsletters and advertising. According to Smith, there are now 212 volunteers registered with Dec My Room North Texas.
The organization is now officially partnered with four hospitals in the DFW area — Children’s Medical Center Dallas, Children’s Medical Center Plano, Medical City Dallas and Cook Children’s Medical Center.
This year, the event was chaired by Ashley O’Malley and Heather Winn. O’Malley says she first got involved with Dec My Room thanks to a business mentor of hers, who she had previously worked with on other charity events like the Cattle Baron’s Ball. Though this was her first year co-chairing the luncheon, O’Malley has attended the previous three.
“When [my mentor] was chairing this, I thought, ‘I want to go support her and find out what it’s about.’ And I love fashion, so that was a nice draw too. And then, you just get hooked, and it’s a lovely, sweet luncheon and an incredible cause,” she says.
In addition to the award presentation, the luncheon was followed by a fashion presentation by Neiman Marcus.
Last year, fundraising efforts were able to raise $40,000 in just four minutes.
Smith says that due to fundraising success, Dec My Room has been able to add more programs and services. This includes patients who go back and forth from the hospitals, antepartum mothers, NICU rooms and more.
Smith, who served as volunteer coordinator for almost four years before becoming director, encourages those who can to volunteer.
“It just spoke to me,” she says. “Once you go into the room one time, it’s addictive. You really want to keep going back.”
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WEDNESDAY APRIL 30, 2025
Each item at RISE was carefully curated, whether it be centuries-old antiques or gifts from guests
Story by ALYSSA HIGH
IF
YOU’VE
LIVED IN DALLAS
FOR ANY LENGTH OF TIME in the last 15 or so years, you’ve heard of RISE Soufflé’s cult-like following — or are a part of that following yourself.
But why do people love RISE so much? Is it truly the souffle that was ranked second best in the world, according to a study by TasteAtlas ? Or that the Bushes had a regular table?
Perhaps, it’s because it’s a place where French tradition meets Texas charm, where wine racks become chandeliers and where children hunt for hidden frogs in exchange for free dessert.
Co-founder Hedda Gioia Dowd likes to say that every item at RISE has a story, and if you catch her dining there, she’s inclined to tell it.
It all starts with the antique Tibetan front door. Once inside, the eye is drawn to what the RISE folks call the Birch Forest, a semi-circle of trees surrounded by twinkly lights, hiding various trinkets with 18th-century French school desks as tables.
“It’s really important for you to feel that experience you have from the moment you enter,” Dowd says. “That very heavy door makes you stop and pause, and you feel, ‘I am somewhere.’”
A mud-clad wall features hand-forged cleavers with etched-in drawings of various animals and an affixed coin.
“In many cultures, they are used when a bride gets married from her husband-to-be,” Dowd says. “We attach a coin so as never to break the bond of friendship. … I attach them on the back of our African mahogany boards. Each animal represents something, whether its fidelity or some other meaningful representation of that animal.”
Point anywhere, and you’ll find another item steeped in history.
A riddling table, originally made to rotate champagne bottles to remove sediment and impurities, is repurposed as a wine rack near the bar. Another table greets guests on the sidewalk in front of the entryway.
On the patio, lampshades are made from tree sap buckets and affixed with electric wiring. The indoor light fixtures are created from wine drying racks and recycled bottles, which Dowd says is another way that the restaurant strives to be “green.”
Photography by Lauren Allen.
Another green but intentional small design choice is the tea towels. Made on a French loom, the towels — whether used after washing your hands in the bathroom or at the table — are washed and reused. Some designs are seasonal, others are chosen from an annual all-ages design contest.
The contest is just one way Dowd aims to use the restaurant to bring the community in.
“It’s intentional, it’s interactive. It’s all a part of us engaging with you and you engaging with us,” she says. “It becomes an experience and a family.”
If you look close enough, 20 to 40 little iron frogs are hidden throughout the restaurant. And new ones are added regularly. Dowd says not enough area restaurants are child-tolerant, much less child-friendly. Children are encouraged to look around for a frog, which grants them a free dessert. There are also frog and rock painting contests at different times of the year.
“The customer I most wanted to capture was the children, because I’m obsessed with how food impacted me from the time I landed on the planet,” she says. “Having a French mother, food is absolutely all of your (life): what you eat, how you eat, you wake up thinking about it.”
Dowd, who spent her summers growing up with her grandparents in France, is still hunting for more antiques to repurpose for the restaurant, especially since guests are able to buy nearly everything they see. Many guests also gift items to the restaurant, she says. Those are not for sale.
Some gifts are obvious, and some only she knows.
Every year, the Crow Museum brings in Tibetan monks for about three weeks. They always come to RISE at some point, blessing the restaurant. As part of their time in Dallas, she says, they create an elaborate mandala out of colored sand, which is ceremoniously destroyed. A lot of the sand is then released into White Rock Lake.
Then, they bring back some sand from the lake to RISE for the birch forest to share in the spiritual experience.
A portrait of Jimi Hendrix once hung near the executive chef’s station, which a former server painted and gave to the chef who was “fanatical about (Hendrix),” Dowd says.
The server also did a portrait of restaurant regular George Bush, Sr., which Dowd gifted to him.
Some gifts are purchasable, like the Chinese paintings made by farmers and sourced by a friend who spent 15 years traveling extensively throughout the country’s many provinces.
Many have been sold, with proceeds going directly back to the farmers. For years, every sold painting was replaced with a new one. However, Dowd says that the NGO her friend worked with can no longer get paintings out of the country. The few remaining paintings on RISE’s wall are still for sale.
While the naturally slow-paced meals encourage you to stay a while, Dowd encourages guests to take in what they see around the restaurant while they wait.
And, if you’re so inclined, take some of RISE home with you.
RISE Soufflé, 5360 W Lovers Lane, 214.366.9900, risesouffle.com
Top: The 18th-century French school desks feature an inkwell in the middle with a liftable tabletop where students used to put their books and supplies. Photography by Kathy Tran.
Bottom: No two plates or bowls are the same, as they are handcrafted from artisans. The towels are seasonally rotated, with designs stemming from annual contests. Photography by Kathy Tran.
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HIGH CONTRAST AT VILLA NOCE
Light & dark. Antique & Modern. A glimpse into a neighbor’s Walnut Hill home
Story by ADVOCATE STAFF
| Photography by LAUREN ALLEN
A black and white color scheme is the overarching design motif in this 1940s Georgian Revival home.
“It’s simple and elegant,” homeowner Norma A. Quintero says.
It’s vastly different from her Old Spanish Mediterranean Miami Beach mansion. French, Italian and Spanish antiques, heavy drapery, upholstered walls and intricate molding were trademarks of Villa Vecchia.
In her Dallas home, Quintero instead references Ralph Lauren and other contemporary American designers. A highlight of the home she appreciates are large windows that drenches the great room in light.
“That way you have the outdoors and the indoor spaces coming together,” she says.
The Ralph Lauren pillowcases, featuring the All-American Polo bear sipping a martini, were purchased as a birthday gift to herself.
“I am madly in love with them,” she says.
1. This bust of Napoleon Bonaparte was purchased at the Marché aux Puces de la Porte de Vanves, an antique flea market in Paris.
2. Adjacent to the fireplace, the sitting room features Annie Leibovitz: The Collectors Edition , which includes a stand and pageturning glove.
3. The black marble fireplace was designed by the homeowner, replacing one that had not been updated in decades, she says. The French painting above, purchased in an Argentinan antique shop, is coupled with Limoges porcelain vases from Bergdorf Goodman
4. Pablo Picasso’s Naked Woman Sitting Cross-Legged and Grotesque Figure with Hand on Chest hangs in the downstairs powder bathroom, wallpapered in Rifle Paper Co. Black Peacock. The work was etched on copper and printed on Rives vellum paper in 1968 and only 50 copies made. Quintero bought the Picasso during a live auction at a Best Buddies Gala that she hosted at her former home in Miami Beach in the early 2000s.
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Spanish Porcelanosa tiles make up the backsplash and cultured countertops were custom-made to match. A black Forno Espresso oven with antique brass trim breaks up the modern white kitchen. Jammet Seignolles Exclusive Limoges china, purchased from Bergdorf Goodman, are featured in the glass cabinet.
They say it’s the best neighborhood in Dallas
The Sparkman Club has turned its neighbors into a family
Story by NIKI GUMMADI
ONCE A SPARKMAN NEIGHBOR, ALWAYS A SPARKMAN NEIGHBOR.
The Sparkman Neighborhood Club offers its amenities — like the three new pools, tennis courts, pickleball courts and more — only to its members. You don’t have to live within the boundaries of Royal, Marsh and Merrell Lanes to become a member, however. Anyone who grew up in the neighborhood or moved out but left in good standing is also able to become a member, a testament to how the club has created a sense of family.
Sparkman Club Estates, which boasts the title of “The Best Neighborhood in Dallas,” was first established in 1958 by famed Disney Streets developers Robert Gump and William Gaynier. When Gump and Gaynier acquired the Sparkman Farm, one of their first moves before developing homes on the property was to donate a plot of land to the upcoming neighborhood.
For David Nichols, the neighborhood has always been a family affair. His father, Gordon, was a friend of Gaynier and one of the neighborhood’s original builders. Nichols first moved to subdivision in 1987 after purchasing his home from his sister. The Nichols family raised their two kids and lived in their home until they moved to Houston in 2009. Nichols’ time in Sparkman was defined by a camaraderie with his neighbors he has not seen anywhere else.
“I could walk blindfolded through a number of houses in Sparkman that I’ve been in so many times,” he says. “It’s just a different feeling. It’s more like a family than anything else.”
Like any family, Sparkman has its own traditions. Each year, the neighborhood puts on a Fourth of July parade, complete with a grand marshal riding in a convertible followed by floats decorated by most of the streets in the neighborhood.
The Sparkman Club pool has always been the center of the neighborhood. Every summer,
it is home to the neighborhood’s swim team, the Sparkman Gators. The Gators compete against teams from the nearby neighborhoods of Club Royal, Park Forest and Glen Cove. Neighbor Lillian Sandel, who moved to Sparkman in 2003 with her children, describes being on the team as a rite of passage. Many of the members grow up to become volunteer coaches or lifeguards at the pool.
“You’ve got all these kids who are growing up together,” Sandel says. “They see each other at the pool, and then if they go to different schools, they kind of go their separate ways. Then they come back every year at the pool, and you just see these relationships, and it’s really cool to watch.”
The centrality of the pool to the neighborhood’s social scene has made it a widely-loved fixture. When neighbor Sharon Johnston started the club’s fundraising efforts to redo the pools, which had not been updated since the club’s opening, she found a neighborhood that wanted to pitch in. The club was able to raise over $1 million through a combination of door-knocking and fundraising events. One such event was a home and garden tour put on in December 2023. The tour was so popular, the neighborhood has another one planned for May 10 to raise funds to redo the parking lots.
Sparkman has not been immune to the wave of teardowns that has taken place in other Dallas neighborhoods, where a number of smaller homes being torn down and replaced with larger, more modern homes. Johnston, who has lived in Sparkman since 1965 when she was three years old and met her husband while lifeguarding at the Sparkman pool, says the familial feeling of the neighborhood has not gone away.
“People move here, and they think it’s just a house that they’re going to live in for a little while,” Johnston says. “They see how special the neighborhood is, and they just decide that this is where they’re going to stay.”
Photography by LAUREN ALLEN
TOP 2024 Re ltors
The Advocate’s annual Top Realtor special section recognizes the Top 5% of all active neighborhood Realtors, determined by reported sales volume.*
TOP 25
ALEX PERRY
Allie Beth Allman & Associates
AMY DETWILER
Compass Real Estate Texas, LLC
JONATHAN ROSEN
Compass Real Estate Texas, LLC
SUSAN BALDWIN
Allie Beth Allman & Associates
JULIE PROVENZANO
Compass Real Estate Texas, LLC
RYAN STREIFF
Dave Perry-Miller Real Estate
BEN CABALLERO
HomesUSA.com
ERIC NAROSOV
Allie Beth Allman & Associates
JANELLE ALCANTARA
Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s Int’l
LAUREN BAKER
Compass Real Estate Texas, LLC
MICHELE BALADY BEACH
Compass Real Estate Texas, LLC
KATHERINE BALLARD
Allie Beth Allman & Associates
CHAD BARRETT
Allie Beth Allman & Associates
JASON BATES
Dave Perry-Miller Real Estate
LISA BESSERER
Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s Int’l
KELSEY BOND
Compass Real Estate Texas, LLC
DIANA BOSWELL
JPAR - Plano
JOHN BROSIUS
Allie Beth Allman & Associates
JESSICA CAZARES
eXp Realty LLC
GIANNA CERULLO
Compass Real Estate Texas, LLC
ELIZABETH CHALFANT
Compass Real Estate Texas, LLC
LINA CHEN
Preston Capital Realty, LLC
MARC CHING
Allie Beth Allman & Associates
DAMON WILLIAMSON
Agency Dallas Park Cities, LLC
PIPER YOUNG
At Properties Christie’s Int’l
JESSICA KOLTUN
Jessica Koltun Home
ERIKA ORBIN
Compass Real Estate Texas, LLC
MARJAN WOLFORD
At Properties Christie’s Int’l
STEPHEN COLLINS
Dave Perry-Miller Real Estate
VALERIE DILLON
Dave Perry-Miller Real Estate
CHRISTY BERRY
Compass Real Estate Texas, LLC
SHELLEY KOEIJMANS
Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s Int’l
SHERRI COURIE
Ebby Halliday, Realtors
TERRI COX
Allie Beth Allman & Associates
LINDY CRAIN
Dave Perry-Miller Real Estate
TRAVIS CROSS
Compass Real Estate Texas, LLC
ROXANNE DIAMOND
Dave Perry-Miller Real Estate
LIIANA ERITCIAN
Fathom Realty, LLC
MAUREEN FRIEZE
Allie Beth Allman & Associates
KAREN FRY
Dave Perry-Miller Real Estate
FAISAL HALUM
Compass Real Estate Texas, LLC
WENDY HARKNESS
Dave Perry-Miller Real Estate
ELLY HOLDER
Compass Real Estate Texas, LLC
MICHAEL HOPWOOD
Compass Real Estate Texas, LLC
LINDSAY HOWARD
Dave Perry-Miller Real Estate
MICHAEL HUMPHRIES
Allie Beth Allman & Associates
SIMONE JEANES
Allie Beth Allman & Associates
MARK GALANOS
Brexen Real Estate, LLC
ERIN MATHEWS
Allie Beth Allman & Associates
MICHELLE WOOD
Compass Real Estate Texas, LLC
RICHARD GRAZIANO
Allie Beth Allman & Associates
MARLENE JAFFE
Dave Perry-Miller Real Estate
JOAN ELEAZER
Compass Real Estate Texas, LLC
HARLAN HRNCIR
Allie Beth Allman & Associates
CATHERINE OSBORNE
Allie Beth Allman & Associates
SARAH PLUMB
Citiwide Alliance Realty
HARRISON
POLSKY
Douglas Elliman Real Estate
RACHEAL POTTER
Keller Williams Dallas Midtown
MISSY QUINTANA
PowerPlay Texas
JULIE RADO
Compass Real Estate Texas, LLC
RALPH RANDALL
Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s Int’l
SHARON REDD
Compass Real Estate Texas, LLC
KATHERINE ROBERTS
Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s Int’l
THERESE ROURK
Compass Real Estate Texas, LLC
HANNE SAGALOWSKY
MELISSA JENNINGS
Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s Int’l
ANNE KASHATA
Allie Beth Allman & Associates
JAMIE KOHLMANN
Dave Perry-Miller Real Estate
BARDHA LLONCARI
Jessica Koltun Home
MCKAMY LOONEY
Compass Real Estate Texas, LLC
SERGIO
MANRIQUEZ
Allie Beth Allman & Associates
GIANNA MARTINEZ
Compass Real Estate Texas, LLC
BRITTANY MATHEWS
Allie Beth Allman & Associates
CHRISTINE MCKENNY
Allie Beth Allman & Associates
AMY MESSER
Compass Real Estate Texas, LLC
LAURA MICHELLE
Dave Perry-Miller Real Estate
ASHLEY MOONEY WESSON
Compass Real Estate Texas, LLC
DANNA MORGULOFF-HAYDEN
Ebby Halliday, Realtors
JEANNIE NETHERY
Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s Int’l
Dave Perry-Miller Real Estate
LAUREN SAVARIEGO
Allie Beth Allman & Associates
PAIGE SCHMITT
Allie Beth Allman & Associates
Matt Scobee
ICONIC REAL ESTATE, LLC
KRISTEN SCOTT
Allie Beth Allman & Associates
ANN SHAW
Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s Int’l
BETSY SORENSON
Compass Real Estate Texas, LLC
CLAY STAPP
Clay Stapp+Co.
MEGAN STERN
Dave Perry-Miller Real Estate
EMILY VAFA
United Real Estate
JOHN WEBER
Compass Real Estate Texas, LLC
EDDIE WILBANKS
The Ashton Agency
ELIZABETH WISDOM
Allie Beth Allman & Associates
JENNY WOOD
Compass Real Estate Texas, LLC
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Braniff aficionados Ben Cass and Collin Ice combined modern luxuries with colorful midcentury modern designs, like this pink-on-pink bathroom, when turning their Killion Drive home into the headquarters of the Braniff Airways Foundation. Photography by Danny Fulgencio.
This Strait Lane French-style home is full of extravagance — from its 10 bedrooms and 22 bathrooms to its bowling alley and water park. The attention to detail in the home’s vaulted ceilings, elaborate chandeliers, marble counters and floors and overthe-top curtains scream what home builders weren’t scared to say: former owner Richard Malouf spared no expense.
Photography by Danny Fulgencio.
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With over 2,015 square feet of outdoor entertainment space, home has an outdoor shower that complements a 55-inch lap pool. Both inside and out of the house emphasize texture and raw materials, like the Brazilian ipa wood on the roof and interior ceilings and Black basalt volcanic stone from the chimney in the floor and fireplace. Photography by Parrish Ruiz de Velasco.
When designer Jessie Rodriguez and mentor David Cadwallader came together to work on Cadwallader’s home, they pulled their joint experience with Swiss architecture and strong geometric lines to form a spalike, minimalistic bathroom that focuses on functionality. Photography by Lauren Allen.
Bernbaum/Magadini Architects let the surrounding nature of Sharon Devereux’s home speak for itself, utilizing quality materials and simple designs to emphasize the indoor-outdoor connection. Photography Charles Davis Smith. It really is in the details. Great bathrooms have unified styles, functional products and thoughtful design elements. From Spanish Revival to sleek modern, here are five bathrooms we’ve been keeping in our archives.
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WINNER - FBH WELLNESS
2ND - [SOLIDCORE] (TIED)
2ND - TRUFUSION (TIED)
3RD - BLACK SWAN (TIED)
3RD - CORE PILATES DALLAS (TIED)
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WORKING IN WOOD
Meet the president of the North Texas Woodworkers Association
Story by NIKI GUMMADI | Photography by VICTORIA GOMEZ
ABOUT 60 YEARS AGO, 12-YEAR-OLD GARY VAUGHAN TOOK A WOODWORKING SHOP WHILE HE WAS A STUDENT AT T.C. MARSH
“There’s a satisfaction in building a box and knowing it’s going to be used,” Vaughan says.
MIDDLE SCHOOL.
After completing his first project, a pair of bookends that is still in his possession, Vaughan was hooked. He went home to his dad’s Shopsmith and started building. Over the years, Vaughan taught himself woodworking by reading magazines and trying out new projects. His repertoire has expanded beyond the bookends and chessboard he made as a child.
During his more than 30-year-long career as a homebuilder and remodeling contractor in the North Dallas area, Vaughan kept up his passion for woodworking. He would build pieces for his clients, including bookshelves, secretaries and tables.
Now, at 72 years old, Vaughan is continuing to share his talent and knowledge with the community.
Since his retirement, Vaughan has been more limited by the size of his shop, a 200-squarefoot structure he built himself in his backyard near the Northaven Trail. In one corner of the workspace sits a pile of almost every kind of wood one could imagine. Walnut planks are stacked on top of lacewood, sapele, bloodwood, cherry wood, holly and two types of maple.
Vaughan is typically working on multiple projects at a time. A halfbuilt chair stands across from a chessboard waiting to be varnished. A layer of epoxy resin is setting in one of Vaughan’s charcuterie boards next to boxes featuring a longhorn or mustang logo.
“Anything out of wood, I pretty much make,” he says.
Vaughan was recently elected president of the North Texas Woodworkers Association, which he has belonged to for two years. As part of the NTWA’s February build challenge, Vaughan was busy building boxes for the Beads of Courage program. Each box is given to a child dealing with cancer or other serious illnesses. Each time they go through an illness-related experience, the children are given a colorful bead that they keep in the donated boxes.
Vaughan is still building homes, but no longer for his former company, the Vaughan Group. For the past 16 years, he has been part of Highland Park United Methodist Church’s “Carpenters for Christ.” The group of volunteers meets every Wednesday and Saturday to build homes for Habitat for Humanity. The group recently broke ground on its 128th home.
Vaughan is not the only artist in his family. His wife, Martha, works with glass, jewelry and pottery. During the last weekend of April, the Vaughans will join 26 other artists as part of the North Dallas Artist Studio Tour. Tour participants will be able to see the Vaughans’ studios and purchase some of their work.
Martha also helped her husband discover his other passion: teaching. While taking a class at the Craft Guild of Dallas about a year ago, she learned from the director that the guild was looking to start a woodworking department. After being contacted by them, Vaughan agreed to help, even donating some of his personal equipment to the guild. He now teaches five classes a week.
“What keeps me coming back is my love for it. I started teaching because I do enjoy woodworking, and I really enjoy teaching it to other people,” he says.
As a teacher, Vaughan clearly takes pride in his students. He does his best to take a photo of every student along with their first finished product, which is typically a charcuterie board.
Though Vaughan still takes commissions, he does so simply because he enjoys the process of woodworking.
“If it doesn’t sell, no big deal. I’m still enjoying making it,” he says. “The only reason that I sell them is so that I can make more. I’m pretty much hooked on it.”
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26 LOTS 3,500 SQUARE FEET $2 MILLION 1 CONTENTIOUS SLICE OF LAND
Nestled between Preston Road and Dallas North Tollway along Forest Lane, a cluster of traditional Preston Hollow neighborhoods — Preston Forest Village, Inwood Road Estates and Milshire Estates —maintains the charm of mid-century suburbia.
Lined with towering trees that have watched over Preston Hollow since the 1950s, these one-story, single-family homes have stood the test of time.
For decades, the area remained largely unchanged — with one notable exception. A small block of land, bordered by Forest Lane to the south, Nuestra Drive to the east, Quincy Lane to the west and an alley backing into Milshire Estates, has been a source of contention and transformation.
Once home to a church, the property sat empty after the congregation relocated to Plano in 2010. The City of Dallas purchased the lot with plans to replace the
Preston Royal Branch Library, but funding fell through, leaving the land vacant for nearly a decade. The city, eager to recoup its investment and reinvigorate the space, sought a developer willing to bring the land back into productive use and onto the tax rolls.
In 2019, a developer seized the opportunity, purchasing the property for just under $4 million with the vision of building a gated community. However, rather than adhering to the existing platting, which allowed for nine spacious lots of at least 16,000 square feet, the developer proposed a denser plan: 26 homes, each with a minimum of 4,300 square feet. If approved, the city would recuperate the nearly $4 million to renovate the old Preston Royal Branch Library. If not, the City would have to wait for another developer to purchase the space.
The proposal ignited fierce opposition. Neighbors and city officials pushed back against the rezoning request,
After decades, we’re one step closer to a subdivision on Forest Lane
Story by ALYSSA HIGH Rendering courtesy of Olerio Homes.
arguing that such density would disrupt the established character of Milshire Estates. Of the 59 neighbor survey responses, 56 opposed the project.
“Our entire neighborhood wants this site to be developed, but what’s being proposed is wrong for a multitude of reasons,” neighbor Richard Brown said of the development at the meeting. “Don’t vote for an inappropriate zoning change just so the library can get some money right now. They should get the money, but when the property sells to an appropriate developer of this site.”
“Unfortunately, as much as we want development, this proposal does not fit the character, density and quality of this established residential area,” another neighbor lamented.
Concerns ranged from privacy issues – windows peering into adjacent properties – to increased traffic and the loss of potential mixeduse, walkable development. Others feared the removal of mature trees and the aesthetic shift toward modern, large-scale homes.
“Many neighbors in Milshire Estates have lived in the neighborhood for 20, 30, 40, 50-plus years, so you can see how difficult it has been to see the surroundings go from 2,300-square-foot homes to double the size and modern architecture mixed in with the traditional styles,” District 13 Council Member Gay Donnell Willis said at the City Council meeting. “Through the process the developers made many concessions … The neighbors’ involvement has improved this process and this project.”
THE
downsizing from 6,000-square-foot homes [where] the kids are grown and they’re moving on to the next phase of their life and they want a lock-and-leave lifestyle with manageable square footage.”
Still, the project represents a stark departure from the traditional homes of Milshire Estates. With modern facades and significantly smaller footprints than their 6,000-square-foot predecessors, these residences stand in contrast to the neighborhood’s long-standing architectural aesthetic. However, change is already underway — many older homes are being renovated or replaced by the ultramodern, white-box mansions that residents love to hate.
REAL ESTATE MARKET SUGGESTS THE SHIFT IS INEVITABLE.
A NEWLY CONSTRUCTED
6,407-SQUARE-FOOT HOME IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD IS CURRENTLY LISTED AT $3.2 MILLION, WHILE A 2014-BUILT 6,336-SQUARE-FOOT HOME IS PRICED AT $2.9 MILLION.
The real estate market suggests the shift is inevitable. A newly constructed home in the neighborhood is currently listed at $3.2 million for 6,407 square feet, while a 2014-built home at 6,336 square feet is priced at $2.9 million. Even a 1958-built home, maintaining its original structure, is listed at nearly $2 million. In this context, a $2 million home at 3,500 square feet might not be such a stretch.
EVEN A 1958-BUILT HOME, MAINTAINING ITS ORIGINAL STRUCTURE, IS LISTED AT NEARLY $2 MILLION.
Despite the pushback, City Council, led by Willis, ultimately approved the project. Willis acknowledged the community’s concerns but emphasized the broader need for city funds to repair the library and the risk of having to pass an even denser development in the future if Council didn’t approve this one.
“Though it may seem counterintuitive, that concern about density is why I’m supporting the project,” Willis stated during the City Council meeting. “In our seats, we have to think not only of today but of tomorrow.”
The developer assured residents that efforts would be made to maintain green space. According to builder Lou Olerio, most of the mature trees would be preserved, and new trees would be planted on every lot.
“There’s some green space in the subdivision - three green belts,” Olerio says. “These are really built for people
Although construction began in early March, progress has been slow. As of now, work on individual homes has yet to commence. When completed, the 26 detached residences will be fully gated and boast luxury features, including elevators, front-entry accessibility and high-end Sub-Zero/Wolf appliances. Buyers will have four floor plans to choose from, with options for dual-primary suites and varied layouts. Prices will range from $1.8 million to $2.5 million.
Looking at Olerio’s other projects offers insight into what’s to come. In Modella Park, just west of Webb Chapel, the builder introduced modern homes into a neighborhood of similarly sized, older properties — though at nearly half the price. A similar pattern emerged in Elm Thicket/NorthPark, where Olerio’s upscale builds priced at $2-3 million raised concerns about affordability and gentrification.
For now, the Forest Lane lot is poised for transformation. With construction on the first four homes set to begin in late April, Milshire Park will soon become a reality.
And while debates over density and architectural harmony persist, one thing is certain: the once-empty plot will soon contribute to Dallas’ tax base and long-awaited plans to renovate the library are in motion.
