Dallas, Texas
Lakewood, Dallas
An East Dallas neighborhood established in 1914 beside White Rock Lake, known for 1920s and 1930s Tudor, Craftsman Eclectic homes.
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Inside Lakewood
Lakewood sits on the west side of White Rock Lake in East Dallas, roughly between Mockingbird Lane, Abrams Road and Gaston Avenue. It was established in 1914, and builders such as Clifford Hutsell and the firm of Dines and Kraft filled it with Tudor, Dutch Colonial, Prairie style homes in the 1920s and 1930s, many in native Austin stone. It fits buyers who want character, mature trees, the lake trail and the Lakewood Theater shopping area, with Dallas ISD's Woodrow Wilson High School feeder pattern.
The lesson here is to know whether your street is inside the conservation district. Lakewood's district dates to 1988, and the City Council approved an expansion on February 26, 2025, which means exterior changes and new construction on covered lots must follow the ordinance. For buyers that protects the look of the street, and for sellers it can support value, but it also shapes what an addition or rebuild can look like. I check the district map and rules before you price a renovation or write an offer.
The builder's rep works for the builder. I work for you.
As your agent I owe you fiduciary duties under Texas law: I have to put your interests above everyone else's, including my own, and tell you anything material I learn about the deal. In that sales office, I'm the only real advocate you have.
I walk the slab, the framing before drywall and the final with you and your inspector, and I know what to push back on.
A builder's rep sells one community. I put your budget side by side across builders, with the PID or MUD, the school district and the incentive each one is offering that month.
Builders offer price cuts, closing costs or a rate buydown. I run the numbers on each option so you take the one that does the most for your monthly payment.
Builders write their own contracts, not the standard state forms. I go through every page with you, and stay on it until you have the keys.
On new construction the builder usually pays my fee, and I confirm it in writing before you sign. Bring me, or register me, on your first visit, because many builders won't add an agent later.
Around Lakewood
Photos via Wikimedia Commons. Fountain Place: Matthew T Rader, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Dallas Arboretum: David R. Tribble (Loadmaster), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Downtown Dallas: Roland Arhelger, CC BY-SA 4.0
White Rock Lake and its trail, Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Garden nearby, Lakewood Theater (opened 1938) and the Lakewood shopping area, Lakewood Country Club, Lakewood Branch of the Dallas Public Library
Lakewood is in East Dallas, bounded by Mockingbird Lane to the north, Abrams Road to the west, Gaston Avenue to the south and White Rock Lake to the east, northeast of Downtown Dallas.
Lakewood addresses are in Dallas County and Dallas ISD, which together with the city, Parkland Hospital and Dallas College came to about 2.23% for tax year 2025 before exemptions. Older homes can carry very different appraised values on the same street, so I compare the appraisal records of the homes you are considering.
Where Lakewood sits
Drive times, schools and shopping around it. Ask me for a tour of the area.
Meet Miguel.
Miguel Gomez is a Texas REALTOR® with Texava Brokerage. He works with first-time home buyers, new construction and families relocating to North Texas, and he gets back to you the same day.
About Lakewood
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Every home that sold in Lakewood, last 90 days
Sale price, price per square foot and days on market for each sale, pulled from the MLS by Miguel. Useful if you are thinking about selling or want to know if a listing is priced right.
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- Wikipedia: Lakewood, Dallas
- D Magazine: Neighborhood Watch: Lakewood (D Home, Summer 2025)
- CandysDirt: The Lakewood Conservation District Expansion Passes Unanimously With an Amendment (Feb 2025)
- Homes.com: Lakewood, Dallas neighborhood homes and market data
- Dallas County Tax Office: 2025 Tax Rates
HOA dues, MUD and PID assessments and school zoning change by section. Miguel verifies them for every address.