Forest Hills and Little Forest Hills

Forest Hills is the neighborhood surrounding Forest Hills Boulevard on the South-East side of White Rock Lake.  It is known for the large lots, towering trees and small town feel.  The neighborhood began development in the 1920s with many English tudors that are still standing today. In the 1950s another wave of development came to Forest Hills and graced the streets with long ranch style homes and large living spaces.  Now, many builders have found that the huge lots have become prime building sites for prestigious Dallas homes. 

The Forest Hills Garden Club is an organization formed in 1998 by a group of residents with a shared interest in gardening. 

This group maintains the median and parkway areas of the neighborhood, in addition to organizing the annual Forest Hills Garden Tour.  Homes in the neighborhood range in size from 1,300 square feet all the way up to 7,000 square feet and are priced from $400,000 up to $3,000,000.  Many neighbors find themselves biking around White Rock Lake, visiting Dallas Blooms at the Arboretum with their children or grandchildren, attending the Dallas Opera at Fair Park, eating out in Lakewood Shopping Center and enjoying the new Arts District in Downtown.  This is the perfect neighborhood for someone who loves the close proximity to downtown and urban living, but loves the peace found in nature and a close knit community.

Nestled between Lakeland and Old Gate, just north of Forest Hills is the quaint community of almost 1,000 homes referred to as Little Forest Hills.  The spirit of the neighborhood is artistic and eclectic, similar to the neighborhoods in south Austin. Little Forest Hills was the setting for a 2007 documentary movie by Dean Terry called Subdivided: Isolation and Community in America.  The movie, critical of tear-down construction, labeled Little Forest Hills as a ‘good’ development and was featured on KERA.