Your Expert Guide

Westover Hills: Fort Worth's best-kept secret for easy entertaining

There are so many great places to live in Fort Worth that it helps to have an expert on your side. The Neighborhood Guide presented by Briggs Freeman Sotheby's International Realty gives you insider access from the agents who live and work there, providing in-the-know info about your possible new community.

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Fun fact: Westover Hills is one of the wealthiest towns in Texas. This incorporated city sits just 4.5 miles west of downtown Fort Worth; has its own town hall, city council, and police department; and is home to 277 homes and roughly 700 residents.

"Westover Hills is a quiet community known for its luxury homes with large, landscaped lots located on peaceful, tree-lined streets," says real estate agent Caren Parten. "The spacious lots allow larger homes which are ideal for either indoor or outdoor entertaining, and the 'hills of Westover' are the best walking streets in town."

Parten, who lives nearby, has been selling homes in Westover Hills for the past 18 years. She says she typically walks through the neighborhood daily, enjoying its wide streets, namesake hills, and scenic views.

Parten offered up a few of her personal favorites about life in Westover Hills. Here's her guide to the area:

Where to eat & drink
Westside diners are enjoying two newer additions to the Cultural District with last year’s opening of Emilia’s at the The Crescent Hotel and Bricks and Horses at the Bowie House.

Emilia’s gives a taste of Mediterranean dining courtesy of executive chef Preston Paine, and Bricks and Horses is a classic chophouse featuring offerings from locally sourced ranches and farms and features both indoor and outdoor dining.

In addition, Hudson House is now a Fort Worth favorite. It specializes in down-home comfort food and a variety of fresh seafood. FYI: There is golf cart parking just outside the entry.

There are also several older favorites located along Camp Bowie Boulevard: Lucille’s for traditional American food, Kincaid’s for great hamburgers, and The Lunch Box for a delicious chicken salad sandwich.

Where to play
Nearby Airfield Falls Trail Head & Conservation Park offers the largest natural waterfall in Tarrant County, having access to the Trinity Trails with walking/cycling paths throughout the area. This park is home to native wildlife and a stopover for monarch butterflies during their northern migration.

Feel like shopping? The Shops At Clearfork is the perfect destination for luxury shopping, family dining, and all types of entertainment, and is just 11 minutes from Westover Hills.

If you don’t want to leave the 76107 ZIP code, Birdie, Hale House, You Are Here, Initially Yours, PS The Letter, Lawrence's, Zoe & Jack, and Toy Works are all nearby.

What to see
The nearby Cultural District includes Fort Worth's world-class museums: Kimbell Art Museum, Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, Amon Carter Museum of American Art, and "a special hidden gem," as Parten calls the National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame.

The Fort Worth Botanic Gardens boasts an a 120-acre campus containing several different garden displays, including a Japanese garden and a sculptured rose garden. There are also year-round seasonal events in the park for the entire family to enjoy.

A major highlight of the area is Dickies Arena, which hosts great touring entertainment and the famous Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo.

Where to live
"Driving through the neighborhood, you will see plenty of workmen and construction activity, showing there is a multitude of home remodeling and recent new-built homes in Westover Hills," Parten says. "It looks like the area is undergoing an architectural facelift, which will only add to the overall beauty and value of the neighborhood."

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Caren Parten works and plays in Westover Hills. For more information on buying and selling a home in the area, click here, email cparten@briggsfreeman.com, or call 817-229-9826.

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Many homes are undergoing renovations and being remodeled.

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Unusual ultra-modern Grapevine ranch is on the market for $7.2 million

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The Willow Wood Horse Farm in Grapevine is on the market for $7.2 million.

A stunning 10-acre property in North Texas that looks like it was made for an ultra modern cowboy family has just hit the market for $7.2 million.

Called the Willow Wood Horse Farm, this one-of-a-kind equestrian paradise is located on West Kimball Avenue in Grapevine, about 30 miles northeast from downtown Fort Worth.

The ranch is an extraordinary combination of elegant and thoughtful modern design paired with all of the practicality required of a fully functioning farm.

According to the listing, which is held by Burgher-Ray Ranch Group and managed by David Burgher and Harlan Ray, the farm includes several fenced pastures, an enclosed and insulated shop storage building with concrete flooring, and a seven-stall horse barn.

A covered and irrigated riding arena is attached to the barn, every stall has its own turnout, and six of the stalls are 12 feet by 12 feet wide, and the seventh is designated as a foaling stall. An additional turnout for grazing is located adjacent to the barn, as well as a training pen.

Willow Wood Horse Farm in Grapevine, ranch for sale The horse barn has seven stalls with individual turnouts.Photo courtesy of Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s International Realty

But the focal point of the entire estate is the 4,353-square-foot, three-story primary residence that sits at the highest point of the gently sloped property. The home was custom-designed and completed in 2022, featuring an exterior made of metal cladding, concrete, durable ipe hardwood, and glass.

Upon entering the front door, guests will notice unparalleled views that lead through the home's living areas and into the 3,000-square-foot back deck, past the 80-foot-long saltwater swimming pool, and out toward the pastures.

The chef's kitchen is outfitted with luxurious Gaggenau appliances, such as a steam convection oven, a conventional convection oven, a coffee machine, stove, dishwasher, a separate paneled refrigerator and freezer, and a warming drawer. A half bathroom and full butler's pantry is located to the side of the kitchen, which is equipped with a prep space and a dishwasher.

Additional features of the home include:

Koi ponds located on either side of the main door that welcome guests to the home
An open concept living space that contains the living room, kitchen, and dining rooms
A primary suite with a spacious walk-in closet and en-suite bathroom
Two additional bedrooms with en-suite bathrooms
Soft opening/closing doors in all main bedrooms
Dynaudio speakers installed throughout the home
Geo-thermal heating/cooling system

A custom-built metal spiraling staircase connects all three levels of the home. The second floor contains a viewing area with floor-to-ceiling windows and access to the covered porch and rooftop deck. The lower level leads to an "acoustically balanced" underground home theater featuring eight-foot concert walls, Dynaudio speakers, an Ember Audio sound system, a 250-bottle wine cooler, and a powder bathroom. The listing notes that this area could be converted into a storm cellar.

Willow Wood Horse Farm in Grapevine, ranch for sale The underground home theater has an impressive Ember Audio sound system with Dynaudio speakers.Photo courtesy of Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s International Realty

A detached three-car garage is located next to the home, which contains one EV charging station and two additional outlets for charging. Discreetly designed solar panels are hidden on top of the garage, which are capable of powering the entire residence.

The horse barn, irrigation system, and stock pond all run off of a water well located on the property, while the primary residence uses city water with a filtration system.

"Situated in the heart of the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, just minutes from Lake Grapevine, Southlake, and an easy commute to DFW International Airport, this property affords someone the ability to have all the comforts of the city, while living just slightly removed from it all," the listing says.

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The Willow Wood Horse Farm in Grapevine is on the market for $7.2 million.

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