Tag Archives: Swiss Ave
Swiss Ave Homes Took a Serious Beating in Yesterday’s Hail Storm
After the news reports of the damage in Lakewood last night, I just had to see it for myself. Lakewood-area streets are littered with tree limbs and leaves and lined with cleanup crews and repairmen. The teams that weren’t already at work were circling the streets like hawks, but from the looks of the area, there will be plenty of work to go around. Continue reading
What Would Make Swiss Avenue Even More Upscale? How About Another Gateway
Oprah: “YOU GET A GATEWAY! AND YOU GET A GATEWAY! EVERYBODY GETS A GATEWAY!!!!”
OK, maybe it’s not like that, but Swiss Avenue sure is getting a lot of new signage. According to David Myre of swissavenue.com, folks are building two additional gateways to the popular neighborhood, one at the north end and one in the center. Continue reading
Swiss Avenue Now a Popular Vacation Destination? Dallas Real Estate Rental News
I told you vacation homeowers are raking it in. Well, now it seems regular homeowners are not doing too shabby, either. One of my alert readers alerted me to this interesting vacation home posting on HomeAway.com: a red-brick Swiss Avenue mansion. It leases for $2,000 to $3,000 per night, or $18,000 a week. (Wowzers!) Five bedrooms, six baths, sleeps 12. Prairie style built in 1913, one of the largest Prairie Style homes in the Southwest (according to the listing). Beautifully preserved original features, the house has state-of-the-art updates, including 2 fully-equipped media rooms, a tennis court, deluxe grill, 30 ft meat smoker/chiminea — I am sure renters are going to jump right in and smoke meat. There is a rear parking lot, and 3-car garage. We all know how close Swiss Avenue is to everything … they are advertising this as “walking distance to the Lower Greenville nightlife.”
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