In much of Preston Hollow the land carries a meaningful share of what a buyer is paying for, which is why two houses of similar size on the same street can be priced quite differently. Lot size and shape, frontage, mature trees, and whether the site would support a new build all feed into the number.
The housing stock spans decades and the three categories trade differently. An original-condition house is priced against what it would cost to bring current. A renovated one is priced against the quality and age of that work. New construction is priced against whatever else is being delivered that year.
Preston Hollow is not architecturally uniform. Traditional, Mediterranean, midcentury and contemporary houses all appear, sometimes on the same block. That variety is part of the appeal, and it also means comparable sales have to be chosen with some care rather than pulled from a radius.
Paint and fixtures are visible. Roof age, foundation history, electrical capacity, drainage and mechanical systems are not, and on a larger house they carry real money. These are questions worth asking before the option period rather than discovering during it.
Buying a custom or spec home means dealing with allowances, change orders, warranty terms and a completion date that can move. What is negotiable before contract is very different from what is negotiable after, which makes the order of those conversations matter.
Preston Hollow and Knox-Henderson attract buyers for almost opposite reasons: lot and house on one side, walkability and urban convenience on the other. Buyers weighing a lock-and-leave alternative often look at Turtle Creek or Uptown as well.
A wide range. Traditional, Mediterranean, midcentury and contemporary houses all appear, on lots that vary considerably in size and shape. Some are original to their era, some have been renovated, and some are recent custom or spec construction.
By separating what the land is worth from what the improvements are worth, then testing that against genuinely comparable sales rather than a simple radius search. Two houses of similar square footage can sit at very different prices because of lot, condition and the age of the last renovation.
Decide early whether you are selling the house or the site, because that changes the marketing and often the buyer. Then handle the things a buyer will discover anyway — roof, foundation, drainage, mechanical — so they are known quantities rather than option-period surprises. A valuation is the sensible starting point.
Yes. Custom and spec homes are built in Preston Hollow, often on sites where an older house has been replaced. Buying one involves allowances, change orders, warranty terms and a completion date that can move, so the contract deserves as much attention as the finishes.
They answer different questions. Preston Hollow is about the house and the lot. Knox-Henderson is about walking out of your front door into the city. Buyers who want the second thing without a yard sometimes end up in Turtle Creek or Uptown instead.
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