University Hills was the first residential village to be developed in what would later become the Las Colinas urban area. Las Colinas; was originally the Carpenter's Hackberry Creek Ranch, also referred to as "El Ranchito de Las Colinas", or "the little ranch of the hills". The current Las Colinas was founded in September of 1973 by Ben H. Carpenter. The residential area known as University Hills predates the Las Colinas development by approximately 10 years and was originally developed as Northgate I, Northgate II and Northgate III. Bob Glatter was the first Presidents of Northgate Homes, which built the first of the homes in the neighborhood. It's "fitting" that the first home at the west end of University Hills (Northgate & Gentry) is still occupied by Mr. Glatter's widow, Kay. (Glatter Falls in the Urban Center is named for the Glatters). The oldest homes dating from 1964 are located on Pacific Ct., Coronado St., East Cortez, San Jose, and East Rochelle. There are also a number of homes in University Hills that have reached the 40 and 50 plus year mark. There is a list of addresses at the bottom of all the forty and fifty year plus homes, if you wish to see them. Homes built in University Hills are truly custom homes, with no two being alike. Most homes were built in the sixties and seventies with a few being built after 2001 and two that started being built in 2017 and 2018.

There was at least one home here before there was ever a thought of Las Colinas. Dick and Lois Short, whose home was on what is now Rochelle Blvd., was actually built by a doctor and his family from Dallas for a week-end retreat in the 1930's. It was at the end of a "lane" that served a farm house, which is now the Episcopal Church of the Redeemer. The home was demolished around 2016.

The Office of the Secretary of the State of Texas issued a Certificate of Incorporation to University Hill Association Of Homeowners on May 11,1963. Las Colinas is known worldwide for its quality and uniqueness and the same holds true for University Hills. The incorporating Board of Directors consisted of Ben H Carpenter, Wayne Hurd and James Goodson. The organizational meeting of the Directors of UHAOH was held on October 26, 1964 with Robert ( Bob) Glatter : President, Peter (Pete) Jordan : Vice President, Ben Chovanetz : Secretary and Eileen Rucker : Treasurer. (Wayne Hurd was the first President of Las Colinas before he moved to Marble Falls to develop Horseshoe Bay with his cousin).

University Hills and its 500 home sites is a jewel of the Las Colinas master planned community. It has been the residence of choice for many community leaders since its inception, which have included city councilman, mayors, school board members, prominent businessmen and community leaders.

Being located centrally in the DFW metroplex, University Hills is only 19 minutes from downtown Dallas, 15 minutes from Love Field Airport and only 10 minutes from DFW Airport. The Las Colinas Urban Center; a short walk across SH114 from University Hills, has developed into a major destination, with entertainment venues, dozens of restaurants, hotels, convention center, urban residential complexes as well as large number of single family custom homes being built throughout the greater Las Colinas area.

Las Colinas also offers two private clubs, the Las Colinas Country Club and the Four Seasons Resort and Club. University Hills itself has numerous home sites fronting the Las Colinas Country Club. Both clubs offer perspective members exercise rooms, tennis courts, and golf courses as well as dinning and social activities.

Within the borders of University Hills are several greenbelts and pocket parks including four small lakes maintained by the Las Colinas Association. These greenbelts offer walking paths, fountains and have numbers of geese and ducks, to the delight of old and young alike. Nearby also is Campion Trail, offering over 13 miles of paved trails for jogging, biking, skating or just walking. Future plans call for continued expantion of the trails by connecting all current segments to make a 22-mile greenbelt along tributaries of the Trinity River.

University Hills has an active home owners association which features family centered entertainment such as the annual Spring Fling, providing rides, food, and live entertainment for all ages. In the winter there is a Deck the Hills celebration for the holidays, with drinks, choirs, and outdoor lighting ceremony at Pea Patch Lake. Over the years the City of Irving honored University Hills many times for its community participation and neighborhood support. The Block Captain network and an annual planning and recognition meeting, a community website, and message board help promote community identity and initiate programs designed to develop University Hills. Being a member of the Las Colinas master community offers its own rewards.

Private security patrols, greenbelts, building restrictions and covenant enforcement ensure that University Hills (Las Colinas) is and will remain a viable, attractive, and thriving community well into the future. Private schools are nearby to meet the needs of more selective families looking to further their children's educational experience. In addition, of course, Irving offers its own public schools including a nearby magnet school, The Academy of Irving. Shopping is available at local malls and shopping centers, easily reached from our central location.

Today, the residential area of Las Colinas consists of more than 3000 single-family units and 10,000 multi-family units and is growing rapidly. Numerous separate residential homeowner associations are within the Las Colinas boundaries, including Fox Glen, Cottonwood Valley, Hackberry Creek, Windsor Ridge, Mandalay Place, Fairway Vista, University Park, Quail Run, Country Club Place, Alto Vista and University Hills.

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These are the Oldest Homes in University Hills dating from 1964 421 San Jose 2905 Pacific 3111 E. Cortez 204 E. Rochelle 204 E. Rochelle .218 E. Rochelle

2024 - 50 Year Home of Distinction award. ...*(2024 qualifiers)
3900, 3912, 4021, Acapulco St.	509 N Durango Cir.	613 Durango Cir. N
3200 Hidalgo St	3716 Hidalgo St	400 LaVida Ct
3809 Wingren Dr	3813 Wingren Dr
2024 - 40 Year Home of Distinction award. ...*(2024 qualifiers)
3812 Acapulco Ct	616 Balboa St	3201 Hidalgo St
500 LaVida Ct	1021 Rochelle Blvd	620 Sonora Ct
3808, 3812, Wingren Dr
2023 - 50 Year Home of Distinction award. ...*(2023 qualifiers)
3102 Coronado St	3009, 3105, E Cortez Ct	3105 E Cortez Ct
3210,3206, Salinas Ct	314 Santa Clara St	412 E Northgate Dr
4022 Wingren Dr	3708, 3713, 3908, Cabeza De Vaca Cir	100 La Paz Ct
4014 Wingren Dr	600,608, S Durango Cir
2023 - 40 Year Home of Distinction award. ...*(2023 qualifiers)
3804 Acapulco Ct	3705, 3104, 3404, Hidalgo St	612, 617, San Juan Ct
605, 616, Sonora Ct	500, 508, Guadalajara Cir
2022 - 50 Year Home of Distinction award. ...*(2022 qualifiers)
200 Balboa Ct	3013 Coronado	3002, 3005, 3010, 3111, Cortez Ct E
3116 Hidalgo St	705, 713, Rochelle Blvd	405 San Jose St
309 Santa Clara St	4018 Wingren Dr
2022 - 40 Year Home of Distinction award. ...*(2022 qualifiers)
3808, 3817, 4000, Acapulco Ct	601 Durango Cir N	700 Durango Ct
501 Guadalajara Cir	3717, 3725, Guadalajara Ct	3313, 3608, 3716, Hidalgo St
200 LaVida Ct	601, 3809, Rochelle Blvd	621 San Juan Ct
3809 Wingren Dr	608 Balboa St	3312, 3600, Hidalgo St
2021 - 50 Year Home of Distinction award. ...*(2021 qualifiers)
3816, 3819, and 3901 Cabeza de Vaca	326 San Carlos	200, LaPaz
308 East Northgate	302, San Mateo	313 Santa Clara
3918 Wingren
2021 - 40 Year Home of Distinction award. ...*(2021 qualifiers)
3917, 4009, and 4013 Acapulco St.	217, 601, 612 Balboa	3026 East Cortez
504, 509, 605 Guadalajara Circle	3205, Hidalgo	600 La Vida
614 North Durango	609, South Durango	3201 Salinas
400 San Miguel	209, Tampico
2020 - 50 Year Home of Distinction award. ...*(2020 qualifiers)
500 Rochelle	2913, 2917 Pacific	103 West Northgate
3006 East Cortez	417 San Jose	314 San Mateo
3709, 3813 Cabeza de Vaca	300, 400 LaPaz	.
2020 - 40 Year Home of Distinction award. ...*(2020 qualifiers)
408, 421 Guadalajara Circle	413, 417 Balboa	1009 Rochelle
604, 608 San Juan	604 Sonora	400 Del Rio
3700, 3708, 3716 Santiago	3809, 3813 Acapulco Court	400 San Miguel
520, 601, 615 South Durango	3807, 3816 Cabeza de Vaca	204, 324 Tampico
3100, 3112, 3604, 3708 Hidalgo	709 Rosita	.
2019 - 50 Year Home of Distinction award. ...*(2019 qualifiers)
310 Rochelle	217 Santa Clara	101 East Northgate
3202, 3206, 3010 Coronado	.	.
2019 - 40 Year Home of Distinction award. ...*(2019 qualifiers)
3108, 3208, 3309, 3408 Hidalgo	4004, 4021, 3913 Acapulco Street	4017 Wingren
409, 501 Balboa Street	201, 312, 316 Tampico	511, 514 South Durango
509, 610 North Durango	505, 508, 601 San Juan	3712, 3717 Santiago
3713, 3720 Guadalajara Court	601 Guadalajara Circle	.
2018 - 50 Year Home of Distinction award. ...*(2018 qualifiers)
204, 301, 306, 513 East Rochelle	2900, 3101 Coronado	301 Santa Clara
301 San Carlos	3705 Cabeza de Vaca	400 Balboa Court
4114 Wingren	310 San Mateo	.
2018 - 40 Year Home of Distinction award. ...*(2018 qualifiers)
305 Santa Clara	308 East Northgate	3704, 3801, 3804, 3922 Wingren
3800, 3805, 3816 Acapulco Court	100 LaPaz	308 Tampico
608 Sonora	605, 609 San Juan	3721 Guadalajara Court
600 Durango Court	619 South Durango
2017 - 50 Year Home of Distinction award. ...*(2017 qualifiers)
Coronado #'s 3005, 3009, 3105, 3113*	San Carlos # 322	East Rochelle #'s - 213*, 309*, 510
West Cortez # 3202	San Mateo # 306*	.
East Cortez #'s 3009*, 3101, 3114	East Northgate #'s - 113*, 210, 300	.
2017 - 40 Year Home of Distinction award. ... *(2017 qualifiers)
Acapulco Court #'s - 3801*	Guadalajara Circle #'s - 412*, 413, 416*	San Jose Street #'s - 401, 405, 414, 426
Acapulco Street #'s - 3901*, 3912, 4001, 4017	Guadalajara Court #'s - 3704, 3708	San Juan Court #'s - 500, 600, 613
Balboa Court #'s - 200, 400	Hidalgo Street #'s - 3116, 3200, 3209, 3300, 3308*, 3413, 3700, 3701*, 3709*	San Mateo Court #'s - 302, 305, 306, 310, 314*
Balboa Street #'s - 304, 401, 405	La Paz Court #'s - 200, 300, 400	San Miguel Court #'s - 200*, 300
Cabeza de Vaca Circle #'s - 3701, 3705, 3708, 3709, 3713, 3801, 3808, 3813, 3819, 3901, 3902, 3908	LaVida Court #'s - 300*, 400	Santa Clara Street #'s - 209, 217, 301, 309, 314
Coronado Street #'s - 2900, 3005, 3006, 3009, 3010, 3013, 3101, 3102, 3105, 3113, 3205, 3209	East Northgate Drive #'s - 101, 213, 218, 640*	Santiago Court # - 3701
East Cortez Court #'s - 3001, 3005, 3006, 3009, 3010, 3022, 3105, 3111, 3114	West Northgate Drive # 103	Sonora Court # - 613*
West Cortez Court #'s - 3202, 3209	Pacific Court #'s - 2905, 2909, 2913*, 2917	Tampico Street #'s - 212*, 300, 301, 317, 321, 325*
Durango Court # - 200	East Rochelle Boulevard #'s - 204, 213, 301, 305, 306, 310, 408*, 500, 501, 510, 513, 605, 705, 713	Wingren Drive #'s - 3805, 3901, 4006, 4009*, 4010, 4013*, 4014, 4022, 4102, 4106, 4110*, 4114
North Durango Circle #'s - 605, 609, 613	Salinas Court #'s - 3205, 3209, 3217, 3221, 3225	.
South Durango Circle #'s - 524, 600, 604, 608	San Carlos Court #'s - 301, 302, 309, 313, 314, 322	.