4400 Belfort Place – Highland Park Home Previously Listed for Sale
Douglas Newby’s Archive on the Design and Construction of 4400 Belfort Place
Having represented the seller, Douglas Newby has firsthand knowledge of the home.
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The Highland Park home at 4400 Belfort Place was designed and built by design/build architect Larry Boerder as a spec home for Blantyre Homes. The Spanish-style home reflects its Moorish origins in its architectural details and design elements. The developer considered the house substantially complete in June 2025.
To showcase their work, the developer, architect, interior designer, and contractor hosted public designer open houses, private parties, client events, and nonprofit gatherings throughout the remainder of 2025 and into the spring of 2026.
4400 Belfort Place Developed Under the Blantyre Homes For Sale Sign and Brand
Blair Pogue developed 4400 Belfort Place under the sign and brand of Blantyre Homes, the name associated with his speculative venture into developing homes in Highland Park.
Current Listing Agent Repositions Branding and Marketing of 4400 Belfort Place
Current listing agent tells journalist Matt Stephens of Homes.com News:
I’m repositioning the branding and marketing, and giving the property the exposure it deserves.
– Current listing agent
Journalist Matt Stephens provides an example of current listing agent’s repositioning of the marketing:
an upcoming government meeting to be held at the residence
– An example provided by current listing agent
The other example Stephens provides of this repositioning is the agent tours the current agent has held at the home.
Developer Blair Pogue Explains the Economics of 4400 Belfort Place
Developer Blair Pogue explained to Homes.com News journalist Matt Stephens that he likely could not make the development of 4400 Belfort Place cost-effective if he were starting the project today. Pogue pointed to Highland Park lots now reaching $12 million to $16 million and construction costs of approximately $800 per square foot.
At 14,434 square feet, applying the developer’s estimate of 2026 construction costs of $800 per square foot produces an estimated construction cost of $11,547,200 for a home of this size. Adding the developer’s estimate of 2026 land costs for Highland Park lots—$12 million to $16 million—would produce a combined estimated land and construction cost of approximately $23,547,200 to $27,547,200.
Earlier, Blair Pogue told Wall Street Journal journalist Libertina Brandt that he acquired the property in 2021 for just under $9 million, before construction began in 2022.
Applying the developer’s estimate of today’s construction costs—$800 per square foot, or $11,547,200 for 14,434 square feet—to his original 2021 land acquisition cost of just under $9 million produces an illustrative combined land and construction cost for 4400 Belfort Place of just under $20,547,200.
One can see how beginning this spec build in 2021, with the substantially lower land acquisition cost and potentially lower construction costs when building began in 2022, made the project much more cost-effective than if it were started in 2026.
Sales History of Highland Park Homes Originally Priced Around $33 Million Compared with Homes Priced Around $23 Million
The October 12, 2026, Homes.com News article discusses the limited pool of buyers for a home of the size and price of 4400 Belfort Place.
Texas is a non-disclosure state, making it important to distinguish reported selling prices from asking prices and last listing prices.
Douglas Newby analyzed eight Highland Park and University Park homes marketed since October 2024, comparing four homes originally listed between $27 million and $36.5 million with four homes originally listed between $20 million and $26 million.
The four homes originally priced at an average of approximately $33 million ultimately sold for, or were last listed at, an average of approximately $23 million.
By comparison, the four homes originally priced at an average of approximately $23 million sold for, or were last listed at, an average of approximately $22 million.
Despite a difference of more than $9 million in their average original listing prices, the two groups ended at average reported sale or last listing prices less than $1 million apart.
Douglas Newby examines the pricing history and implications for Highland Park buyers and sellers in his article:
Dallas Central Appraisal District’s 2026 Valuation of 4400 Belfort Place
The Dallas Central Appraisal District’s 2026 appraisal notice assigns 4400 Belfort Place a proposed market and appraised value of $22,274,390 for property-tax purposes, approximately $22.3 million.
The district attributes $9,554,820 to the land and $12,719,570 to the improvements.
The reported DCAD valuation of $22.3 million for 4400 Belfort Place is in the same general range as the illustrative $20.5 million land and construction cost calculated above using the developer’s original land acquisition price and his estimate of 2026 construction costs.