Stop everything: The contemporary masterpiece of Old Highland Park could be yours. The list of luxuries is thrilling: art-gallery entry; floating staircase; walls of glass; Poliform kitchen; first-floor master suite; glass-floored bridge walkway on second level; game room/gym; outdoor kitchen; gleaming pool; eight-car garage; and lush landscaping. Architecturally significant and award-winning, [...]

Each Friday, Robbie Briggs, president and CEO of Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s International Realty, writes about luxury, trends, business and more in the advertising pages of the Mansion section of The Wall Street Journal. Below is his letter of May, 1, 2020. FROM MY PERSPECTIVE Seeing things in a whole new way With apologies to a famous long-distance service from days gone by, this is the next best thing to being there: Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s International Realty has just launched [...]

Virtual reality, meet unreal luxury: Wait till you virtually walk through 10636 De Bercy Court in Dallas, new at briggsfreeman.com/tour, the premier hub for virtual reality and video tours. Just some of this home’s many pluses? Five bedrooms, four full baths, designer finishes, an outdoor fireplace and a relaxing pool. Oh, and that master closet: It’s like having your own chic boutique — for private shopping every day. This cul-de-sac beauty is represented by expert agent [...]

Take a sleek virtual tour of your sleek new home: 4016 Travis Street #D, a three-story, two-bedroom townhome just a short walk to West Village and Knox-Henderson. Cole Park is around the corner with its tennis courts and many trees. Access to the Katy Trail? A two-minute walk. This home brims with sophistication: a private front courtyard; a large first-floor guest suite; a large second-floor living area with soaring ceilings, hardwood floors, art walls and gas fireplace; a two-story [...]

New on briggsfreeman.com/tour — the premier hub for virtual reality and video tours — is 4224 San Gabriel Drive. Its many, many luxuries include a variety of living spaces, an open kitchen overlooking a fireplace-graced living area, a walk-in wine room, a game room, a private movie theater and a private gym. In a much-sought-after Preston Hollow location, this gem is represented by top producer [...]

Virtual va-va-voom! Tour this refined and refreshed French-style home via virtual reality, at the new briggsfreeman.com/tour, the premier hub for virtual tours. On the famous Greenway Parks greenbelt and featuring rare high ceilings, 5311 Nakoma Drive offers a two-story entry, iron staircase, two-story living area with European fireplace mantel and a great room with another fireplace. This is elegant living, indeed, represented by expert agent Diane DuVall-Rogers. Palladian-style [...]