Lakeside White Rock is not only one of the most anticipated real estate developments in East Dallas, it is one of the most influential examples of progressive real estate in a city screaming for more housing options.
Transitional, beautiful, well-built, and loaded with luxurious amenities, Lakeside White Rock offers buyers the perks of a custom-built home at prices that bring back memories of the ’90s. The development is a prototype of a new era in Dallas home ownership: townhome-style condominiums with incredible walkability to Blue Ribbon schools, shopping, White Rock Lake, and smart garages with charging stations for when you will need the car.
Smart garages? Try Liftmaster’s new Amazon E key garage door video keypad with a wide-angle camera. The motor has a camera built-in so you can link your Amazon deliveries to open your garage just enough so they can be delivered, and then close automatically.
“You have the best location,” developer Jeff Baron of Jeff Baron Homes tells me. “People tell us that over and over.”
Lakeside White Rock opens this week with live music, food, and a great big party to celebrate the newly completed model homes … trust me, these you have to see.
106 Townhome-style Condominiums Designed for the East Dallas Lifestyle
They are designed with a warm transitional edge and they bring walkable, elevated living to the rolling, verdant hillside site in one of the most perfect Lakewood locations a developer could pray for.
Grab your morning Starbucks just a block away, take a quick stroll to the White Rock YMCA for that workout before your next Zoom meeting, or walk to the lake — it’s a sheer breeze, all of five minutes.
The surrounding neighborhood is composed of charming single-family homes — bungalows and transitional — sharing this exceptional walkability and access to the 9.4-mile White Rock Lake Park Loop Trail, the city’s most popular trail, along the shoreline of White Rock Lake.
Dallas Needs More Developments Like Lakeside White Rock
Lakeside White Rock is a veritable case study for 1500 Marilla and The Real Estate Council. I have no doubt some ULI awards are in the development’s future. In a city already bursting with apartments, beautiful, clean-lined, well-designed condominiums like these are rare. To find one crafted by a luxury-minded developer where you can still choose your finishes … if you hurry … is even more rare.
“Lakeside is the intersection of the ultimate outdoor experience and great, clean architecture,” says Compass agent Forrest Gregg, who along with Nadine Meyer of The Meyer Group is marketing the project. “This is a unique opportunity to live in one of Dallas’ most coveted neighborhoods, coupled with the ease of great walkability, and frankly great affordability.”
At least 30 storefronts are a five-minute walk away, from Starbucks to Ace Hardware, and Tom Thumb to Canne Rosso. Most buyers love Lakewood for its accessibility to downtown Dallas and its active outdoor lifestyle, not to mention the Blue Ribbon public schools.
Lakeside White Rock: A Brilliantly Crafted And Executed Home
Lakeside White Rock’s location is golden, but the homes have taken townhome-like living to a sophisticated new level not just for East Dallas, but the whole city. This is the product consumers are begging for.
“We are hitting all demographic age groups, ” says Baron. “We wanted to step up and do a higher end product than you find in most East Dallas townhomes.” And they did
Note to Greg Miller: Put this beautiful product at Pepper Square, the neighborhood will eat it up.
Drive up to 7207 Gaston: a huge swath of fenced-in green space buffers the pristine white homes from Gaston Avenue. That, by the way, is your private dog park when you cannot take Rover to the lake.
Every home has a one- or two-car garage where you can raise the door, pull in, and you are home along with all your Amazon packages. These are some of the largest garage spaces I have seen in townhome living — in fact, the garages are larger than what I’ve seen in single-family homes! The one-car bay could hold two smaller cars in tandem. There are also large storage areas. This developer knows that East Dallas buyers usually own a couple of bikes, scooters, ElliptiGOs, paddle boards, and Sun Seekers.
The front facing homes are also built into a hill with a semi-basement effect, so your guests will enter on the main level while the garage and “mud room” are on the lowest level.
And those “mud rooms” are flexible: several buyers are customizing the generously sized entrances from the garage to an exercise room, or even a first floor office, says Gregg.
Sunny Side Up: Lakeside White Rock Has Windows and More Windows
Go up a flight of stairs to the sun-lit main floor: living room, kitchen, powder room, dining. Windows, which are on almost every wall, are massively tall and solid thermopane casements made by Jeld-Wen. Go ahead, open them.
The flooring is hand-laid white oak throughout the home, and the kitchen is equipped with Bertazonni appliances and swaths of stunning quartz countertops and custom fixtures — gold or pewter, your choice. The elevation renders each unit higher to gain an expansive view of Gaston Avenue and the surrounding greenspace.
Walk up a second staircase to the bedrooms: two or three, depending on the unit, washer-dryer closet large enough to fit a folding table, and en suite bathrooms in every chamber.
While all closets are generous, the primary bedroom has an expansive closet as well as super storage in the primary bath. This is where the customization of the architectural vision kicks in. Each bedroom is large enough to fit a king-sized bed, and each bathroom can fit two adults without bumping. I can easily pit storage in any single-family home to the ample, ample spaces offered at Lakeside White Rock.
From Elevator Shafts to Environmental Engineering
When all phases are complete, Lakeside White Rock will offer a section of larger, elevator-capable units consisting of three bedrooms plus two-and-a-half baths for those desiring more square footage. Homeowners can choose to install the elevator to their three floors or use the shaft for storage.
“The pre-planning for the elevators in our next phase is why so many Baby Boomers and semi-retired couples are looking at Lakeside,” says co-agent Nadine Meyer. “They want the fun, walkable urban feel that’s also lock and leave. They want a smaller footprint in Dallas, but they still want luxury.”
And the lake.
And there is more, including porter services to take the trash from your home to the dumpster. Custom millwork and lighting. Highest R-value insulation. Home integration is available, and luxurious custom finishes throughout. Example: Check out the layered wood window casements. HOA dues cover everything except electric juice: that’s water, blanket insurance, and even AT&T Fiber.
“We are really excited about our proximity to Lakewood Elementary, the lake, and so much walkability. Lakeside White Rock is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to get a home in Lakewood, at the price points we are delivering,” says Baron.
Phase one is now ready for sale and tour. The homes, ranging from 1,500 to 2,000 square feet, won’t last long. Phase two, which will blend in larger, elevator-capable units, is expected to be delivered by summer 2025.
A celebratory opening is set for Thursday, June 6, from 3 to 6 p.m. where Realtors and potential clients can peruse the latest, greatest housing story in East Dallas. Even better are the price points: two-bedroom, two-and-a-half-bath units are priced starting at $550,000 for new construction you can customize. Definitely pop in to see Lakeside White Rock at 7207 Gaston Avenue in East Dallas. And let me know what you think!
Questions about buying this property? Call Forrest or Nadine at 214-972-2780. Want to find out about financing? Call Christian Johnson at 214-763-8767.
