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Dallas estate on Turtle Creek Blvd for sale for first time in 50 years

A massive Dallas estate on Turtle Creek Boulevard is on the market for the first time in more than 50 years.

Located at 7037 Turtle Creek Blvd., it's being represented by Briggs Freeman Sotheby's International Realty agents Jeanne Shelton and Doug Shelton and the price is $14,600,000.

It occupies an .88-acre space in Volk Estates, described as the most exclusive enclave in Dallas, boasting winding streets, large lots, and VIP neighbors comprising business and philanthropy leaders.

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Estate at 7037 Turtle Creek Blvd.

7037 Turtle Creek Blvd.

The home is nearly 12,000 square feet and was built in 1939 in the English Eclectic style, with updates by Dallas architects Wilson Fuqua and Wilson McClure. Luxurious appointments include hand-poured terrazzo floors, intricate hardwood floors, art niches, fireplaces with antique mantels, and custom ironwork.

It has 6 bedrooms with 6 attached baths, plus an additional bathroom, with a 3-car garage with an apartment on top.

The kitchen is all-white with white-marble countertops and white-marble wall panels. The home also has a family room with fireplace, music room, office, safe room, playroom, elevator, utility room with pet suite, and game room with snack bar.

Two verandas — one with an alfresco fireplace — overlook the grounds, featuring majestic trees, azalea bushes, hydrangea bushes, two fountains, a square swimming pool with an integrated spa, edged in limestone from Lueders, Texas.

More photos can be found at briggsfreeman.com.

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Dallas was a top-10 destination for Gen Zers on the move for 2023

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Who wouldn't want to live in a Gen Z paradise like Dallas?

As Gen Z enters adulthood, many are flocking to the nation's biggest cultural hubs like New York City, Los Angeles — and now Dallas, which had the ninth-highest inflow of Gen Zers in 2023.

Dallas' new reputation as a Gen Z hotspot was unveiled in a recent report by American home improvement brand This Old House, which analyzed migration trends across multiple generations using 2023 U.S. Census Bureau data.

Dallas saw an influx of 13,770 Gen Z residents last year to become the generation's No. 9 most popular city. That's 4,223 more Gen Zers than the net migration rate from 2022, the report found.

Real estate marketplace Zillow seems to agree on a statewide scale, declaring Texas as the No. 1 destination for Gen Zers on the move in 2024.

However, as Gen Z Dallasites may have learned, it's going to take a big bite out of their paychecks to live in such a highly sought after city. A March RentCafe housing cost analysis predicted Gen Z adults living in Dallas are likely to spend over $149,000 on rent by the time they are 30 years old.

While Dallas saw big gains in its Gen Z population last year, many other big cities saw a mass exodus. Plano, for example — which gained 1,295 Gen Z residents in 2022 — lost 4,028 Gen Zers in 2023, the report discovered.

The biggest Gen-Z exodus was in El Paso, with a drop of 5,607 — "a sharp turn from 2022 when the city saw an increase," the report said. "Other cities, including Plano, Texas; Memphis, Tennessee; McKinney, Texas; and Wichita, Kansas, are seeing similar declines."

"Gen X, baby boomers, and the Silent Generation are also moving away from major cities, particularly New York City and Washington, D.C.," the report said. "They’re heading to some of the same cities as Gen Z, including Houston and Jacksonville, Florida."

The top 10 cities that gained the most Gen Z residents in 2023 are:

No. 1 – New York City, New York
No. 2 – Los Angeles, California
No. 3 – Houston, Texas
No. 4 – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
No. 5 – Chicago, Illinois
No. 6 – San Diego, California
No. 7 – Seattle, Washington
No. 8 – Charlotte, North Carolina
No. 9 – Dallas, Texas
No. 10 – Minneapolis, Minnesota

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