Northlake Estates, Garland, 75040?

[EarthyPalette]

I was in the Glenbrook area today. Very nice and lots of charm. The neighborhood is S Glenbrook Drive, north of Kingsley. The houses on the south side of Kingsley were a lot nicer, but north of Kingsley seemed ok too. The streets of Peach Tree, Blossom, Parkmont area. Thoughts on that area???

[MaryS80]

Originally Posted by EarthyPalette

I was in the Glenbrook area today. Very nice and lots of charm. The neighborhood is S Glenbrook Drive, north of Kingsley. The houses on the south side of Kingsley were a lot nicer, but north of Kingsley seemed ok too. The streets of Peach Tree, Blossom, Parkmont area. Thoughts on that area???

The area around Kingsley and 635 is a little rough. This is mostly due to the over abundance of low end apartments. I A friend of mine nearly got mugged at the DART Light Rail station in the area.

There are some wonderful homes on Glenbrook just south of Miller. Medium sized older homes, lots of mature tress, sits along Duck Creek, I believe this is either the same neighborhood, or pretty close.

I checked it on the map, and it seems to be a safe distance form the Kingsley/635.

There are also some nice homes on the east end of Bardfield.

FYI, avoid the east of First Street, and North of Miller.

[EarthyPalette]

Yes, that is it -- Glenbrook Drive south of Miller -- a winding road with mature trees and houses that back up to Duck Creek. The area seemed really nice. Some of the surrounding streets were Peach Tree, Blossom and Parkmont. Glenbrook Drive south of Kingsley is even nicer.

[MaryS80]

Originally Posted by EarthyPalette

Yes, that is it -- Glenbrook Drive south of Miller -- a winding road with mature trees and houses that back up to Duck Creek. The area seemed really nice. Some of the surrounding streets were Peach Tree, Blossom and Parkmont. Glenbrook Drive south of Kingsley is even nicer.

I would go for if you find a good home at the right price. That is a beautiful neighborhood, probably one of the nicest in south Garland. The homes are larger than others of the same age.

I think if you give it 5-10 years you will see really good growth in the property value.

The last few years have been really tough on Garlands southern sector. Lots of retail going belly up, but steps are being made to improve things.

The city of Garland demolished the cesspool that The Village of Eastgate apartments had become. They came pretty close to condemning an apartment complex on Miller and Glenbrook, but a "good Samaritan" stepped in and did some repairs.

[HockeyDadof2]

Originally Posted by HockeyDadof2

We owned a home a number of years ago on Phoenix, which is the other half of Pueblo when it curves around. We tried to sell it at one point and couldn't so we ended up renting it out. We have now sold it and are so glad to be done with it. When we first moved over there most of the homes were owner occupied and well kept. That street for the most part is still pretty well kept, with some exceptions, however streets on either side are not. I was in the area not too terribly long ago and what used to be an OK little convience store has now apparently become more of a beer store with bars on the windows and lots of neon beer ads. The home I saw for sale on Pueblo is on the other side of Pleasant Valley from where our home was so it's newer but overall that neighborhood is in decay. If you like the general area I would look closer to Lavon (I think they call it Carriage House Estates), that area still seems to be very well kept, though I think those homes are slightly more expensive. If you are looking in the area drive down Pueblo or Phoenix north of Pleasant Valley, when the street curves and changes names there is a house right in the curve that is horrible. It looks like it should be condemned. That house is the reason we lost 2 buyers for our home which was almost at the other end of the street.

After reading a post on this forum with a link to the google street view I went to our old street and the house I was talking about is still in awful shape. The street view google might be a really valuable tool for those not familiar with neighborhoods they are considering buying in.

[surf2wake]

Originally Posted by EarthyPalette

How about the 1950s homes in the 75041 zip code? Streets would be Marydale, Glenbrook, Sheridan. I haven't been in this area yet, but my realtor said there are some nice, older homes with character.

BTW, the Villages of Valley Creek area has been my favorite so far, but I'm having a hard time finding homes below $125,000. There is one house for sale on a cul-de-sac. Super cute, except it's a foreclosure and needs the entire foundation repaired. $20,000+ no thanks!

is it really that bad? did you pay a company to check it out? which street was it on?

i live the villages of vc btw (just moved there a month ago). got my hands on a foreclosure myself. i LOVE this neighborhood!!!!