This Discounted Spec Mansion Leads Texas’ Slow Season Sales

Texas thawed this month, but the ultra-luxury market remains cold.

Last week, the first sale of the top 10 most expensive homes listed in Texas in January closed: a spec mansion at 4527 North Lindhurst Avenue in Dallas, asking $8.3 million at the time of sale, according to public records and the Houston Association of Realtors.

It was the least expensive of January’s top 10 homes on HAR’s monthly ranking, which covers the major metro areas of the state. A Highland Park home at 3711 Lexington Avenue in Dallas led the ranking with an asking price of $29.9 million.

Seller Bart Plaskoff, president of Summit Trucking and an occasional real estate developer, originally listed the Lindhurst Avenue home for $12 million in April 2024, according to Zillow. The low-slung contemporary mansion spans over 8,800 square feet on a 0.8-acre lot, with five bedrooms and eight bathrooms. Amenities include a sauna, pool and fire pit.

Compass agents Julie Provenanzo and Meridith Hayes had the listing. Fellow Compass agent Stanley Williams represented the buyer, Kenneth Willey. The purchase was finalized on Feb. 12, according to public records.

The seller lowered the price gradually throughout 2025, delisting and relisting the home, before settling at an asking price of $8.3 million in January. The final sale price is not disclosed.

The most expensive listings of January include a large share of relistings, many with significant discounts. The 20,500-square-foot Lexington Avenue home at the top of the list was asking $36.5 million last summer; today, it’s asking $29.9 million. The second-most expensive listing of January, a Preston Hollow home owned by the founder of Cinemark, listed last September for $22 million; today, it’s asking $18 million. Coming in third place, the home at 603 West Friar Tuck Lane in Houston hit the market with an asking price of $20 million in June. Today, it’s asking $14 million.

In addition to his spec mansion enterprise, Plaskoff has undertaken community-scale development projects through his company, Jobar Development. Jobar floated a 1,400-unit mixed-use development in Oak Cliff to city authorities in 2024, but the project’s future is uncertain. The company sold the land to JMR Investments Group last February, public records show.