University Park, Texas
Volk Estates, University Park
A 41 acre estate enclave in University Park, laid out in the late 1920s where Turtle Creek forks, inside Highland Park ISD.
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Inside Volk Estates
Volk Estates is a small estate neighborhood in University Park, the independent city surrounded by Dallas. The Volk family, known for the Volk Brothers department stores, bought about 41 acres from SMU in the 1920s and laid out the subdivision first known as Brookside, bounded by Lovers Lane on the north, Turtle Creek on the east and south, and the creek west of Vassar Drive. Many lots are an acre or more along the creek, and the area is in Highland Park ISD, which makes it a fit for buyers who want a large lot and Park Cities schools a few minutes from Uptown and Love Field.
The lesson here is that at the top of the market, carrying costs are part of the price. When 6601 Hunters Glen Road, a 1927 home of nearly 13,000 square feet on almost 2 acres, sold for $30.5 million in December 2025, The Real Deal reported annual property taxes of more than $252,000 from appraisal district records. Buyers should model taxes, insurance and upkeep alongside the purchase, and sellers should know that even here, homes sell below ask: that one closed about 13% under its $35 million list price in under two months.
The builder's rep works for the builder. I work for you.
As your agent I owe you fiduciary duties under Texas law: I have to put your interests above everyone else's, including my own, and tell you anything material I learn about the deal. In that sales office, I'm the only real advocate you have.
I walk the slab, the framing before drywall and the final with you and your inspector, and I know what to push back on.
A builder's rep sells one community. I put your budget side by side across builders, with the PID or MUD, the school district and the incentive each one is offering that month.
Builders offer price cuts, closing costs or a rate buydown. I run the numbers on each option so you take the one that does the most for your monthly payment.
Builders write their own contracts, not the standard state forms. I go through every page with you, and stay on it until you have the keys.
On new construction the builder usually pays my fee, and I confirm it in writing before you sign. Bring me, or register me, on your first visit, because many builders won't add an agent later.
Around Volk Estates
Photos via Wikimedia Commons. Caruth Park: Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0 · University Park City Hall: Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Curtis Park: Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0
Turtle Creek frontage on many lots, Mature trees and large estate lots, Close to SMU and the rest of University Park
Volk Estates sits in University Park where Turtle Creek forks into its north and main branches, just south of Lovers Lane, within the Park Cities and surrounded by the City of Dallas.
For tax year 2025, a University Park address paid about 1.59% combined before exemptions (City of University Park 0.218565, Highland Park ISD 0.8347, Dallas County 0.2155, Parkland Hospital 0.212, Dallas College 0.106575 per $100). On estate values that is a large annual bill, so I pull the appraisal history for every address.
Where Volk Estates sits
Drive times, schools and shopping around it. Ask me for a tour of the area.
Meet Miguel.
Miguel Gomez is a Texas REALTOR® with Texava Brokerage. He works with first-time home buyers, new construction and families relocating to North Texas, and he gets back to you the same day.
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Every home that sold in Volk Estates, last 90 days
Sale price, price per square foot and days on market for each sale, pulled from the MLS by Miguel. Useful if you are thinking about selling or want to know if a listing is priced right.
New listings in Volk Estates, straight from the MLS
Miguel sets up an MLS search with your price range, and new homes reach you the day they hit the market, with photos, price and history. Your number stays with Miguel.
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- The Real Deal: University Park mansion trades for $31M (Dec 2025)
- CandysDirt: Volk Estates tag archive (Dec 2025)
- People Newspapers: Leonard Volk talks Dallas past and present (Apr 2019)
- Dave Perry-Miller / Doug Newby: University Park and Volk Estates
- Dallas County Tax Office: 2025 Tax Rates
- The Real Deal: Robert Vaughn buys home that asked $26 million (Apr 2026)
- CandysDirt: Volk Estates mansion on the market for the first time in two decades (Jan 2020)
HOA dues, MUD and PID assessments and school zoning change by section. Miguel verifies them for every address.