Gigemaggies123 said:
I have a son and he's almost 14 months right now. So we're not sure if we'll move before he attends elementary.
Our current house was build in 2002 and is around 2200 sqft and we really didn't want a house that was built in the 60s and smaller, although we're starting to reconsider our position.
Our budget is 350k at the most but like to be around 320-330
thanks
gigem,
Do you see the red dot that covers the "Y" in the Hollywood Heights neighborhood in the lower middle of the picture that Zombie posted? That is a fantastic neighborhood that is highly social and involved. My wife and I lived in that neighborhood until a couple of years ago. Everyone knows one another and they do several big neighborhood wide parties every year. It's very unique in that regard and it's a blast to live down there. You have the Santa Fe trail and a huge park (Lindsley) in your neighborhood that feeds directly in White Rock and Deep Ellum. You can walk to everything at Abrams and Gaston which is the heart of Lakewood dining and shopping.
Your commute to Uptown from there will be about 15-20 minutes and you are about 10-15 from downtown. I think I lost sight of the fact that you were commuting to Uptown or I would have mentioned this already. The only reason we moved out is because our commute to/from there to work became increasingly long over the years with all of the people moving to East Dallas. We work further out than Uptown. And we wanted a pool.
Highly recommend looking at it. Not sure how you feel about house types but the vast majority of the homes were built from 1927-1935 or so and are Tudors. Most of them have been redone and are pretty immaculate but depending on what's on the market you tend to find some that need a lot of work.
Schools: it feeds into Lakewood elementary and middle schools which are the best schools in Dallas outside of HP and private schools. Woodrow Wilson High School is DISD but is largely considered the best public HS in DISD because of the heavy involvement by East Dallas parents. If my kids had to go to a public HS in DISD this is where I would want them to go.
Note: personal pet peeve...the neighborhood is actually called Hollywood Santa Monica which is never reflected anywhere publicly for some reason.