The trees come first. They always do at 205 Covey Lane — towering, decades-old, and so generous with their shade that the entire property feels like a private park. You notice them before you notice the house, and that is exactly as it should be. This is a home that begins outside and draws you in slowly, the way all the best things do. Situated on nearly a full acre in McKinney's coveted Dove Creek neighborhood, this three-bedroom, two-bath home offers something that no amount of renovation can create from scratch: a setting that took forty years to become what it is. Natural streams run nearby. Mature landscaping frames every view. The canopy overhead filters the Texas sun into something softer, something that makes the whole property feel like a exhale. Inside, a pellet stove nestled in the stone fireplace anchors the living room with warmth that is both practical and deeply comforting — the kind that radiates through a room on a cool evening and makes you forget there is anywhere else you need to be. The wood tones throughout speak to a home that was built with intention and lived in with care. The enclosed sunroom — fitted with glass on every side and its own HVAC — extends the living space into the landscape itself, giving you a front-row seat to the backyard canopy in every season. The home is ready for a buyer who brings vision. The bones are honest, the lot is extraordinary, and the character is already here — waiting. In a market where land like this has all but disappeared, and where neighborhoods that feel like neighborhoods are fewer every year, 205 Covey Lane is a rare and genuine opportunity. Come see it. Bring your imagination. Leave with something you did not expect: the feeling that you are already home.

Listing courtesy of Dana Worth of Russell Realty dana@russellhouses.com



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