{"id":291556,"date":"2025-10-10T09:07:18","date_gmt":"2025-10-10T09:07:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/291556\/"},"modified":"2025-10-10T09:07:18","modified_gmt":"2025-10-10T09:07:18","slug":"this-fort-worth-park-hill-home-is-a-before-and-after-dream-come-true","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/291556\/","title":{"rendered":"This Fort Worth Park Hill Home Is a Before-and-After Dream Come True"},"content":{"rendered":"

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After 10 years of covering Fort Worth real estate, I know that if a house looks familiar, I\u2019ve probably covered it before. However, 2336 Medford Court<\/a> is a special case. Just over three years it was for sale at the markdown price of $206 per square foot. Then I described it as \u201ca well-priced time capsule packed with potential.\u201d Translation: Nothing has been done to this place since 1965, and most of it needs to be undone.<\/p>\n

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Alright, I\u2019ll start with my nit to pick. I miss the original masonry, which in my opinion, contributed to the Tudor ambience. I normally favor restoring original windows, but I will admit that the costly window package is an eye-catching upgrade.<\/p>\n

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Step inside and it\u2019s all non-stop good news. No one loves a before\/after than I do, especially when it is pulled off with such aplomb and panache. Mind you, this is Park Hill \u2014 the home of pleasing proportion and bespoke decorative detail. The alabaster hall light and Art Deco console table perfectly suit the 1929 build.<\/p>\n

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Three years ago, I observed that a large chunk of what was wrong with this house was the wall-to-wall carpet, which nevertheless protected the hardwood floors for half a century. The elegant, low-slung sectional highlights the room\u2019s proportions. The chimney piece has been smartly upgraded.<\/p>\n

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The only relic remaining from the previous dining room, spot it? Right. The chandelier. Other than that nostalgic nod, everything else is chicly au courant.<\/p>\n

\"ParkAfter<\/p>\n

\"\"The most outrageous \u201cbefore\u201d case we\u2019ve ever seen <\/p>\n

Regular readers will no doubt remember this kitchen, a case of once seen, can\u2019t be unseen. And seriously, who ever entertained the idea that shag carpet was a practical choice for a kitchen floor? Well, the after speaks for itself. The carpet has been replaced by a stunning herringbone-patterned hardwood floor. The sad electric range has been replaced by a stunning Aga cooker with a custom hood.<\/p>\n

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All four bedrooms are on the second floor. The baths are so unrecognizable that I was unable to do before after pics but the standards of the smashing kitchen are upheld upstairs.<\/p>\n

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Three years ago, I thought the cellar was a bit of a poser which I was loath to sort. Voil\u00e0 sorted. The basement apparently runs the length of the house and has been completely reworked. Even the funky fenestration has been addressed.<\/p>\n

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There was formerly a poorly conceived solarium in this space, now reclaimed as a beautiful terrace.<\/p>\n

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John Zimmerman of Compass Real Estate has listed 2336 Medford Court E<\/a> at $3.199 million.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"After 10 years of covering Fort Worth real estate, I know that if a house looks familiar, I\u2019ve…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":291557,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5138],"tags":[5229,60643,50771,7371,60644,50772,7372,144472,18247,105809,358,3187,67,586,132,5230,68,2969],"class_list":{"0":"post-291556","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-fort-worth","8":"tag-america","9":"tag-compas-real-estate","10":"tag-eric-prokesh","11":"tag-fort-worth","12":"tag-fort-worth-historic-neighborhood","13":"tag-fort-worth-luxury-real-estate","14":"tag-fortworth","15":"tag-john-zimmerman","16":"tag-near-southside","17":"tag-park-hill","18":"tag-texas","19":"tag-tx","20":"tag-united-states","21":"tag-united-states-of-america","22":"tag-unitedstates","23":"tag-unitedstatesofamerica","24":"tag-us","25":"tag-usa"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115349084968039271","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/291556","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=291556"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/291556\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/291557"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=291556"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=291556"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=291556"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}