It is kingdom living at Lewisville's premier and renowned master planned community of Castle Hills. Many residents purchase homes in Castle Hills because of its location, location and location. Right off State Highway SH121, Castle Hills is within minutes to Plano, Frisco, Allen and McKinney to the east and within minutes from Carrollton, Irving and Valley Ranch to the west. Castle Hills is also prime location, centrally located to the many major Fortune 500 employers in the area: HP (formerly EDS), Frito-Lay, Pepsi-Co, Computer Associates, McAfee, AT&T, Bank of America (formerly Countrywide), Ericsson and Fujitsu. The DFW airport is approximately 20 minutes from Castle Hills.
Castle Hills is a 2,500 acre master-planned development. There are several smaller neighborhoods that make up Castle Hills living:
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Castle Hills North
Castle Hills North is one of the newest development of Castle Hills. The homes are in the 40-feet or 50-feet wide lots. You can purchase homes in Castle Hills North starting $300K. It has its own swimming pool area, hike and bike trails and children's playground.
American Legend Homes, David Weekly and Mercedes Homes are currently building in this part of Castle Hills. Inventory homes do not last long in these price ranges at Castle Hills. -
Castle Hills West
Castle Hills West features new home construction in the mid-$300Ks. Most homes typically sell in the mid $400Ks. The home sites are larger than Castle Hills North, typically in the 60-feet and 70-feet wide lots. American Legends Homes and David Weekly Homes build in Castle Hills West. -
Magic Mantle
Homes in Magic Mantle, Castle Hills begin in the $300Ks. These are typically large homes, over 3,200 square feet. -
The Reserve Garden (Phase 4C)
The Reserve comes in Garden and Patio home sizes at Castle Hills. It is a gated portion of Castle Hills with its own amenities to include swimming pool and walking trails. These are typically homes between 2,000 to 3,000 square feet from $300K to $500K. -
The Retreat Villas (Phase 2F)
Retreat Villa is yet another gated neighborhood at Castle Hills. These are luxury 2-story townhomes built by American Legend Homes that start in the $400Ks. These townhomes are 3-bedrooms, 2-3 bathrooms, 2-car garages with its private courtyard. Retreat luxury villas offer its own private parks and gardens. -
Castle Hills Majestic (Phase 3B)
Darling Homes built homes in Castle Hills Majestic. Homes start at $400K at Majestic. -
Lakeside (Phase 2E)
Lakeside at Castle Hills, is truly "lake side". It is located on the rolling hills of Castle Hills. These homes majestically overlook Bright Lake - the heart of Castle Hills as well as golf-course views. Homes start in the $500K range although you could expect to pay closer to the mid $700Ks to mid $800Ks to be in this part of Castle Hills. -
Enchanted Hill
Enchanted Hill is a gated neighborhood within Castle Hills. There will be approximately 100 estate sites at Enchanted Hill. Home sites at Enchanted Hill - Castle Hills overlook the Castle Hills golf course, Bright Lake, fountains and ponds. Home sites are in the $300Ks and the homes in Enchanted Hills are typically in the $2-3 Million Dollar range.
Castle Hills is not officially located in the city of Lewisville - it is a part of the Extra-Territorial Jurisdiction (ETJ) of Lewisville which means Lewisville has annexation rights to Castle Hills, which most likely be exercised in the future. Castle Hills utilizes City of Lewisville for its fire and policy services and is located in the Lewisville Independent School District.
Castle Hills elementary school is located in the neighborhood and is rated TEA Exemplary. Independence Elementary just recently opened and Castle Hills North and West school children attend this new elementary school. Killian Middle school (6th - 8th) is located just outside Castle Hills community grounds and Hebron High School service 9th through 12th graders.
Two unique features of Castle Hills are its Castle Hills Village Shops and its Castle Hills Golf Club.
The Castle Hills Village Shops feature dining, spa, nail salon, dry-cleaning, a neighborhood postal mailing center, martial arts school, a cake shop, and more neighborhood conveniences. There is also an entertainment pavilion in the neighborhood offered to its residents for free movie night. Community activities are held at this Castle Hills Village Plaza.
The Castle Hills Golf Club is designed by Jay Morrish - a world-renowed golf course architect. The Castle Hills Golf course takes advantage of Castle Hills rolling hills, lakes, ponds terrain within its landscape. The golf course club house includes a dining and banquet facility, a full service pro shop with golf merchandise.
Castle Hills Schools Foundation
One of the most unique features of this North Texas neighborhood is its school foundation scholarship fund available to college-bound residents. Each Castle Hill student may receive up $2,000 per year for college funds. Each student apply for this scholarship between May 31 through September 1 of each school year.
The scholarship fund is allocated and funded by 1/2% of the sales price during the transfer/ sale of both commercial and residential properties at Castle Hills. It is Castle Hills's way of ensuring children receive the best in the education.
Utility Providers at Castle Hills:
- Water is the Denton Co. Fresh Water Supply District, (972) 899-4000.
- Cable TV and high-speed Internet access is Grande Communications, (877) 238-6891.
- Electric and gas is Coserv Electric, 1-800-274-4014.
- Security for areas east of Old Denton, and south of Parker Road is CoSecurity, (817) 424-3838.
- Security for areas west of Old Denton, and north of Parker Road is Parker Security (214) 500-7465.
- Phone service, local and long distance is Grande Communications (877) 238-6891.
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Directions:
There are several entrances into Castle Hills depending on which communities you want to visit at Castle Hills. To enter Castle Hills main entrance, get on SH 121 until FM 544 (also known as Parker). Castle Hills is located on the south east corner of Windhaven Parkway and FM 544.
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Originally Posted on Kingdom Living at Castle Hills - Lewisville TX
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