Hi Mark,
Have you considered Lake Highlands? Lake Highlands is very close to the lake, won't add much to your 15 minute commute, and is in Richardson ISD. With the Lakewood area, while you do get in Lakewood Elementary, the school district is still Dallas ISD. Dallas ISD has just come under some intense scrutiny after it was discovered they were over budget by $64 Million (+/- a few million).
In Lake Highlands, you can find some nice homes and get more per square foot than in Lakewood. There is a new development under construction at the corner of Walnut Hill and Skillman. It will be a mixed-use development and feature waterways, hiking & biking trails, an outdoor ampitheater. There were many apartments torn down to make way for this development. You can see a press release from May at
http://www.lhaia.org/pdfs/2008/2008-05-20_PRG_LHTC_NR.pdf
Let me know if you want any more information on properties in this area, or any other area in and around Dallas. You can search for properties from my website,
http://www.JenniferLewisHomes.com or we can get together to discuss your buying criteria and I'll do the work for you.
Best regards,
Jennifer Lewis
Jennifer Lewis Homes
214-328-5500
Jennifer@JenniferLewisHomes.com
- Wed Oct 1 2008, 06:36