A fixed-price kitchen project from our Plano-based DFW team serving University Park homeowners, with designers, project leads, and tradespeople who finish on the day they said they would. Eleven years, 5,875 projects, one promise: your quote is your price.
A full kitchen remodel in University Park typically runs $85,000 to $300,000, reflecting the Park Cities luxury market: custom cabinetry, stone counters, professional-grade appliances, and the detailed finish carpentry these Colonial, Tudor, and Mediterranean homes demand. UHS works on a fixed-price model and backs the build with a 3-year workmanship warranty. Permits for the work are issued by the City of University Park Community Development Department, which also handles the plumbing, electrical, and mechanical permits a kitchen touches plus contractor registration and inspections. A major city-specific cost driver here is age: with a large share of homes built before 1950 around SMU, opening up a closed-off original kitchen often means re-routing decades-old wiring and plumbing and reworking load paths in plaster-and-lath walls, which adds structural and trade work that a newer suburban kitchen would not require. For a line-item look at where the money goes, see our DFW home remodel cost guide.
We handle design, selections, permits and construction in-house, with one superintendent on site and a dated schedule before demolition starts.
The goal: open, layered light, a room the house gathers in.
Fixed scope and a written schedule before anyone swings a hammer in your house.
University Park kitchens carry a particular challenge: they sit inside fully built-out homes that grew up around SMU in the 1910s and 1920s, with roughly a quarter of the housing stock predating 1950. In Colonial, Tudor, and Mediterranean homes around Volk Estates, Caruth Hills, and SMU Heights, the original kitchen is often a small, closed-off service room walled away from the dining and living areas. UHS Remodeling has completed 5,875+ projects across DFW since 2014, and in University Park that experience goes toward opening those compartmentalized layouts, integrating period millwork and casework that honors a Tudor or Mediterranean home, and upgrading the wiring and plumbing buried in early-20th-century walls. Because lots here are land-locked and valuable, most owners renovate to stay in HPISD rather than relocate, so the kitchen has to last and look the part.
We remodel kitchens across University Park, including the estate homes of Volk Estates, Caruth Hills, and SMU Heights near the SMU campus.
We walk the kitchen, look at what is load-bearing, and give an honest budget range before anyone draws anything.
Plans, elevations, and a full selections package — cabinetry, stone, tile, hardware, lighting — priced line by line.
We pull City of University Park permits, order long-lead cabinetry and appliances, and hand you a dated schedule.
Dust walls up, temporary kitchen set, one superintendent on site, weekly updates and a clean house every Friday.
Punch list closed before final payment, then a written three-year workmanship warranty.
Island: honed quartz, mitered waterfall edge, seating for four.
Inset doors, continuous grain match, unlacquered brass pulls.
Design and selections run four to six weeks before that, and cabinetry is ordered the day selections close.
“The University Park kitchens we love most are the ones where the cabinet, counter, and lighting decisions are made together — not three separate buys. That sequence is why our University Park kitchens look settled the day we hand them over.”
From our recent projects across the metroplex.
We’d been thinking about a kitchen remodel for a while, but I honestly had no idea what style would fit our house or how to keep it within budget. UHS Remodeling was the only company that actually showed me different styles and how to keep it within budget.
Ranges are for a typical 200–350 sq ft University Park kitchen, materials and labor included.
All ranges include design, materials, labor, permits, and 3-year warranty. Sourced against NARI Cost vs. Value 2025 regional benchmarks.
Same layout, new everything: semi-custom cabinetry, quartz counters, tile backsplash, sink and fixtures, paint and lighting refresh.
The layout changes: soffit removed, wall opened to the living space, new island, relocated plumbing and electrical, layered lighting design.
Shop-built cabinetry drawn for the house, slab stone, professional appliance package, butler’s pantry or scullery, and adjoining spaces brought along.
Your design lead, May N., personally guides cabinet, countertop, and tile selections for your kitchen.
We serve kitchen remodeling across nearby DFW communities. See our kitchen remodeling in Highland Park, Dallas, and Richardson.
Sourced from NARI Cost vs. Value 2025, NKBA Kitchen Design Standards, ENERGY STAR, and 11 years of fielding the same calls in University Park. Looking for ballpark numbers? Try our cost calculator.
Yes. Kitchen remodels are permitted through the City of University Park Community Development Department, which issues building, plumbing, electrical, and mechanical permits and handles inspections and contractor registration. Because a kitchen typically touches plumbing, electrical, and sometimes structural work, several permits and inspections can apply. UHS pulls the permits and coordinates inspections as part of the project.
Much of University Park’s housing predates 1950 and grew up around SMU, so original kitchens tend to be small, closed-off rooms with aging wiring and plumbing inside plaster walls. Opening that layout to today’s open-concept living often means re-routing utilities and reworking load paths, plus matching new cabinetry and millwork to a Tudor, Colonial, or Mediterranean home. That added trade and finish work is the main reason these remodels sit in the luxury range.
In University Park’s Park Cities luxury market, a full kitchen remodel generally runs $85,000 to $300,000. The range reflects custom cabinetry, stone surfaces, high-end appliances, and the detailed finish work these older Colonial, Tudor, and Mediterranean homes call for. UHS quotes on a fixed-price model so the number you approve is the number you pay, backed by a 3-year workmanship warranty.
Cabinetry accounts for 28–35% of the total. For a $180,000 luxury kitchen, expect about $58,000 on hand-painted or beaded-inset custom cabinets. Labor is the second-largest cost at 18–24%.
Upper-mid kitchens take 8–12 weeks. Full luxury kitchens run 10–14 weeks. Estate-scale projects take 14–20 weeks. Add 5–8 weeks for design, permitting, and materials.
Yes. The City of University Park has its own building department. Kitchen remodels involving electrical, plumbing, gas, or structural work require permits. UHS handles the full permitting process.
Yes. We design kitchens matching your home’s architectural language — Tudor Revival, Georgian Colonial, Mediterranean, or mid-century ranch. We match crown molding, hardware finishes, and material palettes.
Natural quartzite (Taj Mahal, Super White) and Calacatta marble are top choices. Quartzite offers durability with marble beauty. Premium engineered quartz in marble-look patterns is a lower-maintenance third option.
Wolf or Thermador ranges, Sub-Zero built-in refrigerator columns, Miele or Bosch integrated dishwashers, Wolf steam ovens. For estate kitchens: imported La Cornue, Lacanche, and Ilve.
Yes. We coordinate with designers on finishes, sourcing, hardware, and timelines. We also work with architects on structural scope. Full design-build service available in-house.
Yes. We set up a temporary kitchen, contain dust with barriers and negative-pressure filtration, and coordinate schedules to minimize disruption.
Call (469) 850-7087 or fill out the contact form. Free in-home consultation with a detailed line-item fixed-price proposal within 5–7 business days.
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Tell us about the kitchen and we’ll set a walkthrough, usually within the week. No cost, and an honest budget range before you commit to anything.
