University Park and Volk Estates

Volk Estates, St. Andrews Drive and the Finest Neighborhoods

Architecturally and Historically Significant Homes in University Park & Volk Estates

The unifying theme of University Park is the excellent Highland Park Independent School District schools. Coupled with University Park’s reputation for safety, parks and tree lined streets, families with young children flock to University Park. Often the mortgage on a $1 million or $2 million home is less than the tuition for three children at the private schools. But there is more to University Park than just the extra value the good schools bring. The success of SMU, founded in 1911, prompted the incorporation of University Park, founded in 1924. A great relationship has continued for over 100 years of professors finding homes close by and University Park residents taking advantage of the extraordinary resources, lectures, museums and performances Southern Methodist University offers.

In the heart of University Park is Volk Estates. Volk Estates has large estate lots, extraordinary architecture, and homeowners who are world leaders. Throughout University Park you will find lovely streets like St. Andrews, with a flowing creek that runs through front yards or the Dallas Country Club golf course sharing a boundary.

University Park has both affordable homes for professionals and extraordinary architect designed homes with a price reflecting the acreage of spacious lots, the architect and quality of the home and site.

When SMU opened in 1911 University Park, Texas, began with the president’s house on University and a few faculty homes close by. By 1924 the population grew to 1,200 and it was incorporated. There are many distinct neighborhoods in University Park, but the range of homes can be seen by the small houses and duplexes close to SMU, to the golf course setting of St. Andrews to the one and two-acre lots of Volk Estates.

With a population of approximately 20,000, the shops of Snider Plaza, the Park Cities swimming pool, the YMCA and many churches, University Park, Texas, is like many old suburbs across the country, with the exception that it is in the middle of Dallas and the Highland Park School District.

Explore The Neighborhoods and Homes of University Park

In this University Park Neighborhood section you will discover 20 specific University Park neighborhoods. In addition you will see a few featured University Park homes to provide a sense of the range of homes you will find in these neighborhoods.

Once you have had a chance to review these 20 distinct University Park neighborhoods, you will see in these neighborhoods new listings of homes that just came on the market in MLS along with the homes with recent MLS status changes. These new listings are followed by every University Park home for sale in MLS. You also will see every MLS home for sale mapped in University Park. And to give you a better understanding of the University Park market, you will see the University Park homes in MLS that have previously sold.

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Discover Architect Designed Homes for Sale in MLS in University Park

If you are especially interested in architect-designed homes for sale in University Park, we have set up a page that allows you to search for University Park homes for sale that are designed by an architect who is identified.

Discover Modern Homes for Sale in MLS in University Park

If you are particularly interested in modern homes for sale in University Park, we have created a search in which you can pull up just modern homes in MLS for sale in University Park. And to help give you a sense of the market and the evolving inventory, we have featured chronologically the University Park homes in MLS that have sold and their listing price.

MLS Sold Homes in University Park Helps You Understand the Market

See the homes that have previously sold in University Park. Knowing what has sold in University Park gives you an understanding of the future inventory of homes for sale and a trend of prices in the neighborhood.

An Insider’s Look at the Neighborhoods and Homes of University Park

There is much to know about University Park beyond just the homes offered for sale and that have sold. This section concludes with University Park videos, places and attributes that capture the hearts of University Park homeowners and visitors alike. Douglas Newby will enjoy speaking to you personally about University Park and helping you find or sell a home.


University Park Estate Home For Sale

6825 Golf Drive, Dallas, Texas
Park Cities land on .662 acres

6825 Golf Drive, Dallas, Texas

Park Cities Land .662 Acres – Sold by Douglas Newby

On Turtle Creek, across from Volk Estates, this original 1935 estate home is bordered by park land on two other sides.

Narrow, Winding Neighborhood Path to Curtis Park

Floating fountain of Turtle Creek pond at Curtis Park
Floating fountain of Turtle Creek pond at Curtis Park

The abundant landscape of the park visually extends from the front garden of this estate home on Golf Drive to the winding sidewalk path that originates in this quiet green corridor at the end of the neighborhood and leads to the Turtle Creek pond at Curtis Park.


Midcentury Modern Home

3928 Wentwood Drive, Dallas, Texas
University Park Mid-Century Modern Home

3928 Wentwood Drive, Dallas, Texas

University Park Residence of Architect – Sold by Douglas Newby

Max Sandfield designed this home for his own residence acting as architect and client. Max Sandfield was able to be more daring. He designed one of the first modern homes in Dallas capturing the architectural elements we now so closely associate with this revered architectural period.

The family has agreed that I will be able to offer this home at the value of its 75 foot by 150 foot lot with a deed restriction that it cannot be torn down. We are in the last decade of an era where original owners are offering their 50 year old midcentury homes for sale. It is essential these homes remain as a reflection of an era and as the original examples of a style that is being vigorously revisited and appreciated through new construction and design.


University Park Real Estate

6009 Saint Andrews Drive, Dallas, Texas
Real Estate in St. Andrews Place

6009 Saint Andrews Drive, Dallas, Texas

St Andrews Estate Home – Sold by Douglas Newby

Here in University Park, across from the Dallas Country Club, you will find a traditional setting and a contemporary and stylish home. You will enjoy the .43 acre site framed by towering trees and with endless views of green. While the sense of place is serene, the sense of design is dynamic.


2817 Hanover Street


Colgate Residence

On a more traditional Park Cities lot, Mark Hoesterey was able to push the home to one side of the lot and create delightful transitional interior and exterior living space, benefitting from shared sunlight. Surrounded by other homes, even the backyard remains visible from the street.


3615 Amherst Avenue, Dallas, Texas


University Park Estate Home

Turtle Creek Entry

Maybe once a decade an architect will design a home that is built in Dallas that redefines how we think of estate homes only a few miles from the Arts District in downtown Dallas.  This Turtle Creek estate home is built on a site that I determined was the best site in the Park Cities when I was coordinating the AIA Dallas Chapter’s list of 50 Significant Homes for their 50th Anniversary.


I look forward to exploring the subtle opportunities, hidden streets and extraordinary homes with you.

-Douglas Newby

If You Desire an Architecturally Significant Home You Will Love, Douglas Newby Invites You to Call or Contact Him


Neighborhoods of University Park

St. Andrews Place Neighborhood

One of the most scenic University Park neighborhoods across from fairways of the Dallas Country Club, with winding streets of lots between 70′ and 110′ feet wide and 170′ to 217′ deep that accommodate beautiful period and contemporary homes.

Windsor Place Neighborhood

Windsor Place is a neighborhood of many original two-story homes from the 1920s and 1930s alongside one-story cottages and large homes built recently. Preston, Williams Parkway, Shannon and University are the boundaries.

Volk Estates Neighborhood

Volk Estates is often considered the most prestigious neighborhood of Dallas. In University Park, Volk Estates is comprised of architecturally significant homes on estate lots, many of which are over one acre in size. Here you will also see the mapped MLS homes for sale in each specific neighborhood of Volk Estates.

Brookside Estates Neighborhood

University Park Neighborhood

Troth’s Addition Neighborhood

Francis Daniel Park Neighborhood

When one thinks of the great neighborhoods of University Park, Volk Estates, St. Andrews Place and Francis Daniel Park neighborhoods quickly come to mind.  On Golf Drive the neighbors share Turtle Creek with the home Governor Bill Clements build across the creek.

Westminster Place Neighborhood

“I look forward to exploring the subtle opportunities, hidden streets and extraordinary homes with you.” -Douglas Newby

University Heights Neighborhood

University Heights is an important neighborhood developed from the 1930s through the 1950s. Newer homes were built in each successive addition described in the University Heights sub neighborhoods. Here you will also see the mapped MLS homes for sale in each specific neighborhood of University Heights.

University Heights Original Neighborhood

University Heights No 2 & 3 Neighborhood

University Heights No 4 & 5 Neighborhood

University Heights No 6 & 7 Neighborhood

Stratford Manor Neighborhood

Stratford Manor is the neighborhood between Douglas and Preston and between Windsor and University. Here you will find many two-story homes built in the 1930s and 1940s.

Potomac Park Neighborhood

The Tollway to Lomo Alto and Mockingbird to Windsor make up the boundaries of this neighborhood. The lots are approximately 55’x147′ with one and two-story houses built in the late 1930s and early 1940s.

Loma Linda Neighborhood

Standard 50’x150′ lots make up the neighborhood between Lomo Alto and Douglas and between Mockingbird and San Carlos. Original homes are both from the 1920s and 1930s.

Idlewild Neighborhood

This University Park neighborhood of mostly one-story, late 1930s cottages on 60’x 140′ lots is found between Preston Road and the Tollway and between Lovers Lane and Southwestern. It is adjacent to Smith Park, Preston Center and Hyer Elementary School.

Preston Homes Addition Neighborhood

Preston Homes Addition is made up of predominantly one-story cottages from the early 1940s on relatively standard 60’x140′ lots. This neighborhood is next to Hyer Elementary School, the tennis courts of Smith Park and the retail, restaurants and offices found in Preston Center.

University Highlands Neighborhood

University Highlands is the neighborhood between Preston and Tulane and between Lovers Lane and Purdue. The original one and a half story cottages built in the mid and late 1930s are being increasingly replaced by 5,000 square foot new homes.

Armstrong Fairway Neighborhood

Armstrong Fairway is found between Lomo Alto and Douglas and between Shenandoah and University. On relatively wide 65′ but shallow 130′ lots, there are still many original two story homes designed in the 1930s and 1940s.

Highland Park High School Neighborhood

This University Park neighborhood is adjacent to the high school, Germany Park’s tennis courts and track. The mix of housing includes Tudor cottages, one-story and two-story homes, but on classic city lots of 50’x150′.

SMU Neighborhoods East Neighborhood

SMU Neighborhood East runs from Airline to Central Expressway and Binkley to Lovers Lane. This SMU Neighborhood was originally built with predominantly one-story cottages and modest two-story homes close to SMU.

SMU Neighborhoods West Neighborhood

As in most university neighborhoods, you will find a mix of student housing, townhouses for faculty, one-story and two-story homes and attached duplexes from almost every decade.

SMU Heights Neighborhood

Caruth Hills Neighborhood

Next to Snider Plaza and Caruth Park, one-story and two-story homes are found on 60’x140′ lots. Next to Caruth Park, the neighborhood boundaries are Airline to Willard and Lovers Lane to Southwestern.

Preston Place 3 Neighborhood

The four sisters – the Charles Dilbeck designed homes on the four corners of Shenandoah and Douglas are the centerpiece of Preston Place 3, a University Park neighborhood just North of Highland Park.


Today’s New University Park Listings and MLS Status Changes

Find the accurate number of today’s new listings and the correct total number of University Park homes for sale in MLS. Today we have a total of 0 new listings and a total of 89 homes for sale listed in University Park neighborhood.

Acres0.08Sqft.3,478Bed4Bath4Year2006Lot Size25X143
Acres0.16Sqft.5,120Bed5Bath5Year2015Lot Size55 x 128
Acres0.15Sqft.2,464Bed3Bath3Year1929Lot Size50 x 130
Acres0.22Sqft.3,674Bed4Bath4Year2007
Acres0.34Sqft.6,020Bed5Bath5Year1993Lot Size100x150
Acres0.16Sqft.5,208Bed5Bath5Year2024
Acres0.16Sqft.2,336Bed3Bath3Year2019Lot Size50x143
Acres0.15Sqft.3,165Bed4Bath4Year1978Lot SizeIRR
Acres0.28Sqft.6,817Bed5Bath5Year2004
Acres0.21Sqft.6,668Bed4Bath4Year2015

Mapped University Park Homes for Sale in MLS

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Videos on University Park

Dallas Hall at SMU is a symbol of SMU, a symbol of University Park, Highland Park, and Dallas. SMU has been an academic and athletic hub of both the Park Cities and Dallas.

Volk Estates – Originally Developed as the Estate Home Neighborhood in University Park

Volk Estates was originally developed as the estate home neighborhood in University Park. Early University Park homes were primarily for SMU professors and families associated with SMU. The wealthiest in Dallas gravitated to Volk Estates when it was developed for estate homes. Dallas residents of great prestige and resources continue to make Volk Estates the location of their Dallas home.

SMU Has an Increasing Impact on University Park

The 50-year-old live oak trees lining Bishop Boulevard provide a civilizing experience to the students of SMU going to class on this Georgian architectural style campus. The 21st century at SMU has emphasized renovating the buildings and expanding the campus.

Douglas Newby Insights on University Park

Mockingbird Station – Home of the Angelika Film Center Dallas

The Angelika Film Center Dallas, in East Dallas next to University Park, is showing films and getting ready for the spring DALLAS International Film Festival. Dallas homeowners have had a long love affair with film festivals since the USA Film Festival was founded in 1970.


The Eugene McDermott Terrace at the Meadows Museum Displays Sculpture by Jaume Plensa

The Meadows Museum at SMU in University Park has the finest collection of Spanish art outside of Spain. Artist Jaume Plensa created Sho as the centerpiece of the renovated terrace.

See More Dallas Insights by Douglas Newby


Are You a University Park Homeowner? You Have Come to the Right Place

If you are considering selling your University Park home, we will bring you the best results as we best understand your home and the potential buyers. Call me to see if I should represent you in selling your University Park home.


Sold Homes in University Park

This section is created to help you understand the University Park market. Knowing the homes that have sold will give you an idea of the future inventory of homes coming on the market and the trend of the University Park prices.

Acres0.08Sqft.3,478Bed4Bath4Year2006Lot Size25X143
Acres0.16Sqft.5,120Bed5Bath5Year2015Lot Size55 x 128
Acres0.15Sqft.2,464Bed3Bath3Year1929Lot Size50 x 130
Acres0.22Sqft.3,674Bed4Bath4Year2007
Acres0.34Sqft.6,020Bed5Bath5Year1993Lot Size100x150
Acres0.16Sqft.5,208Bed5Bath5Year2024
Acres0.16Sqft.2,336Bed3Bath3Year2019Lot Size50x143
Acres0.15Sqft.3,165Bed4Bath4Year1978Lot SizeIRR
Acres0.28Sqft.6,817Bed5Bath5Year2004
Acres0.21Sqft.6,668Bed4Bath4Year2015

University Park Homeowners Appreciate Douglas Newby

Wow! We don’t know how to thank you both for making our first home experience so special!

You both exceeded our expectations of what we expected out of a realtor. We are very thankful and appreciative.

-Amanda and Jesse Hibbard
University Park Home Buyer

Doug. We are always so happy to act as a reference for you. You have both been so good to us.

-Mary Newton
University Park Homeowner

I just want to thank you for your contribution to Texas Modern architecture style. I have found your website to be very informative on the subjects of my grandfather, David Williams, and of the other notable architects that have contributed to this regionalist movement.

-Thomas McMahon