Oak Lawn

Explore the Best Oak Lawn Homes for Sale in Turtle Creek Area Neighborhood

Architecture critic David Dillon says, “…the appeal of Oak Lawn has always been its social and cultural diversity. It is funkier and more fluid than the rest of Dallas with pockets of gritty and urban vitality that remind us that Dallas is a real city.” It also has pockets of opulence and historic grandeur adding to its allure.

Oak Lawn can be traced back to Dr. John Cole, who in 1843 was building a thriving community north of Dallas called Cedar Springs. It was on the north ridge overlooking the Trinity. In 1850, when Cedar Springs competed with Hoards Ridge on the south of the Trinity and with Dallas for the county seat, it had a distillery, grist and flour mill, and a general store with a pharmacy.

When Cedar Springs lost the election it lost its momentum until 1929 when it was annexed into Dallas. This area now known as Oak Lawn has thrived with a combination of residential and commercial development, including neighborhoods of Tudor cottages, 1920s luxury apartments, historic hotels, off-beat eccentric retail enclaves and a Phillip Johnson designed French eclectic office tower and hotel court. Land use of this area often intermingles residences and businesses adding vitality to the city.

Here is What You Will Find on This Oak Lawn Page

In this Oak Lawn neighborhood section you will discover 4 best Oak Lawn neighborhoods. In addition you will see a few featured homes to provide you a sense of the range of homes you will find.

Once you have had a chance to review these 4 distinct Oak Lawn neighborhoods, you will see new listings of homes that just came on the market in MLS along with the homes with recent MLS status changes. These new listings are followed by every home for sale in MLS found in this neighborhood. You also will see every MLS home for sale mapped. And to give you a better understanding of the Turtle Creek Area market, you will see the homes in MLS that have previously sold in this neighborhood.

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Victorian Style Home in Oak Lawn

4002 Gilbert Avenue, Dallas, Texas, Oak Lawn
This iconic home in Oak Lawn built in a Victorian style in 1996 was selected by D Magazine in 2019 as one of Dallas’ Ten Most Charming Homes. In 2022, over a half dozen buyers made over full price offers, further confirming the appeal of a well designed home with 10 ft. ceilings, double passageways with pocket doors, and porches that wrap around the home.

4002 Gilbert Avenue, Dallas, Texas

Oak Lawn Real Estate – Sold by Douglas Newby

D Magazine’s 10 Most Charming Homes 2020 included this 1996 meticulously built one-story Victorian style architect-designed home capturing the detail, 11-foot ceilings, wood floors of a historic home, deep pier and beam and quality construction of a new home. Many large windows and sense of openness suggests a more contemporary floor plan. Large apartment over three-car garage provides a guesthouse or a possible source of income. Charming white picket fenced yard and gracious front porch announce this home in the vibrant Oak Lawn district. Here is an opportunity to purchase a home less than replacement cost and enjoy architectural splendor.


Best Neighborhoods of Oak Lawn

Golf Grounds Neighborhood

The neighborhood’s eclectic mix of architectural styles including new town homes, condominiums, restored historic homes and new architect designed and modern homes is near the heart of the Oak Lawn area, close to Turtle Creek and Highland Park, but remains quiet and set back from the traffic and noise of these vibrant areas. Here you will also see the mapped MLS homes for sale in Golf Grounds.

Cedar Springs Neighborhood

For years Cedar Springs is what gave Oak Lawn its reputation. Here you will find everything from edgy to elegant. British Architect Sir Alfred Bossom, designed Dallas’ first fashionable residential apartments on Maple Avenue in the 1920s. Sited on 3.5 acres, Maple Terrace, known for its red tile roof, wide verandas and extensive landscaped lawns still connotes luxury. Here you will also see the mapped MLS homes for sale in Cedar Springs.

Oak Lawn Heights Neighborhood

Oak Lawn Heights remains the largest single-family neighborhood in Oak Lawn, which has been increasingly dominated by highrise, retail and office development. This neighborhood of Tudor cottages with steeply pitched roofs and stained glass was developed in the 1920s and annexed into Dallas in 1929. Here you will also see the mapped MLS homes for sale in Oak Lawn Heights.

Perry Heights Neighborhood

E. Gordon Perry, an eccentric and wealthy oilman, developed Perry Heights alongside Craddok Park, very near the site of the springs where Dr. John Cole first founded the community of Cedar Springs. Swiss Avenue style mansions are found in this neighborhood close to but not observed from the commercial district of Lemmon Avenue. Here you will also see the mapped MLS homes for sale in Perry Heights.


Mapped Oak Lawn Homes for Sale in MLS

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Today’s New Oak Lawn Listings and MLS Status Changes

Find today’s new listings and the total number of Oak Lawn homes for sale in MLS. Today we have a total of 1 new listing and a total of 135 homes for sale listed in Oak Lawn.

Acres0.18Sqft.1,935Bed3Bath3Year1997
Acres0.05Sqft.1,899Bed3Bath3Year2017
Acres0.09Sqft.3,163Bed3Bath3Year2002
Acres0.33Sqft.1,319Bed2Bath2Year1984
Acres0.26Sqft.2,937Bed3Bath3Year1973Lot Size94x120
Acres0.05Sqft.2,133Bed2Bath2Year1979Lot Size33x70
Acres0.32Sqft.2,554Bed2Bath2Year1980
Acres0.08Sqft.2,801Bed3Bath3Year1924Lot SizeIrregular
Acres0.06Sqft.1,912Bed3Bath3Year2016
Acres0.16Sqft.2,530Bed3Bath3Year2025

Are You a Oak Lawn Homeowner? You Have Come to the Right Place

If you are considering selling your Oak Lawn home, we will bring you the best results as we best understand your home and the potential buyers. Call me to see if I should represent you in selling your Oak Lawn home.

The Turtle Creek neighborhood is the only neighborhood in the country this lush, this vibrant and only one mile from downtown.

-Douglas Newby

Contact National Award Winning Realtor Douglas Newby to See if He Should Represent You


Sold MLS Homes in Oak Lawn

This section is created to help you understand the Oak Lawn market. Knowing the homes that have sold will give you an idea of the future inventory of homes coming on the market and the trend of the Oak Lawn prices.

Acres0Sqft.1,431Bed2Bath2Year2006
Acres0.03Sqft.2,046Bed3Bath3Year2018
Acres0.06Sqft.2,045Bed3Bath3Year2005
Acres0.07Sqft.1,984Bed2Bath2Year2004
Acres0.4Sqft.1,970Bed3Bath3Year2018
Acres0.15Sqft.2,500Bed3Bath3Year2025
Acres0.08Sqft.2,906Bed4Bath4Year2025
Acres0.08Sqft.2,906Bed4Bath4Year2025
Acres0.17Sqft.2,021Bed2Bath2Year1925Lot Size50 x 150
Acres0.09Sqft.2,224Bed3Bath3Year2022

Turtle Creek Area Homeowners Appreciate Douglas Newby

Dear Doug,

Many thanks for all your extraordinary efforts. You are a superb negotiator.

Barbara Bouyea
Lighting Designer
Oak Lawn Homeowner