Dallas, Texas
Strait Lane, Dallas
A Preston Hollow street of estate lots, past home to the Perot family and George H.W. Bush, inside Dallas city limits.
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Inside Strait Lane
Strait Lane is a street in Preston Hollow, crossing Royal Lane and Northaven Road, lined with estate lots that range from about half an acre to combined parcels of around 10 acres. CultureMap describes it as one of Dallas's wealthiest streets, with past residents including the Perot family and former President George H.W. Bush. Homes here are in Dallas ISD, with Withers Elementary, Walker Middle and W.T. White High on 2026 listings, and the area sits close to private schools and Preston Center.
The lesson here is that on Strait Lane the address and the land often carry the price, not the house. In 2024 a 1953 home on 1.02 acres at Northaven was marketed mainly for its land, with the listing itself suggesting the house might be torn down, while a newly built 11,211 square foot home on 0.72 acre listed at $9.75 million in 2026 after a reduction. Buyers should get a land value and a rebuild estimate before they make an offer on an older home, and sellers of original homes should price to builders and land buyers as well as families. My construction background helps on both sides of that math.
Around Strait Lane
Photos via Wikimedia Commons. Fountain Place: Matthew T Rader, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Dallas Arboretum: David R. Tribble (Loadmaster), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Downtown Dallas: Roland Arhelger, CC BY-SA 4.0
The facts
Large estate lots with mature trees, Creek lots on some parcels, Short drive to Preston Center and area private schools
Strait Lane runs north and south through Preston Hollow in Dallas, crossing Royal Lane and Northaven Road, with Preston Hollow's private schools and Preston Center a short drive away.
For tax year 2025, a Dallas address in Dallas ISD paid about 2.23% combined before exemptions (City of Dallas 0.6988, Dallas ISD 0.993835, Dallas County 0.2155, Parkland Hospital 0.212, Dallas College 0.106575 per $100). The City of Dallas offers a 20% homestead exemption. On estate values I review the appraisal history and protest record for each address.
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- D Magazine: Inside the most expensive house ever built in Dallas, 10330 Strait Lane (Oct 1997)
- CultureMap Dallas: 11211 Strait Lane home sale (Oct 2024)
- Listing: 10920 Strait Lane (Apr to Oct 2026)
- Listing: 11484 Strait Lane (May 2026, sold)
- Dallas County Tax Office: 2025 Tax Rates
HOA dues, MUD and PID assessments and school zoning change by section. Albert verifies them for every address.