Dr. Wade Barker’s Incredibly Loaded Highland Park Mansion Now Listed at $16.75 Million

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If you have always wanted to see an estate built without regard to budget, I mean truly no expense spared, oh boy we have one for you: 3509 Euclid, listed with Vicki White of Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s International Realty
 
And with $22 million poured into it, this mansion is now the biggest bargain in Texas with its new, “sell me, sell me!” listing price.
 
Consider: more than 18,000 square feet. Underground parking for at least 10 (which makes valet car retrieval very easy in case of a storm). Seven to nine bedrooms, a master suite that is larger than most homes at 2638 square feet, putting green, golf simulator, outdoor kitchen, the most perfect pool environment, and the most sought after location in Highland Park.

There is even a remote back entry gate (with separate remote exit gate) leading to a large motor court that could double as a sports court: summer camp right in your backyard.

Beautifully positioned on close to an acre in the most prestigious corner of Highland Park, the owners of this meticulously crafted estate commissioned three of the most esteemed professionals in Texas to make it a home nirvana: Architect Robbie Fusch (need we say more?), master builder John Sebastian, and our very own landscape guru Harold Leidner created a landscape plan that rivals the most beautiful resort landscaping you have ever seen.
 
Who was the owner? Wade Neal Barker, a Mesquite bariatric surgeon who pleaded guilty to his role in a $200 million health care fraud deal involving the now defunct Forest Park Medical Center on North Central just north of Forest Lane, of which he was a co-founder.
 

Wade Barker
 
Dr. Barker sat on the hospital’s board of directors. In August, Dr. Barker plead guilty to major health care fraud: conspiracy to pay and receive health care bribes and kickbacks in connection with the bankrupt hospital. He is not alone: Dr. Barker is the seventh of 21 defendants who have admitted guilt in an elaborate scheme whereby bribes and kickbacks were paid to doctors, recruiters, lawyers and others, this all according to prosecutors. Because of the brain defying complexity of insurance in-network and out-of-network payments, hospital executives and physicians allegedly assured patients they would pay in-network prices. But then they allegedly concealed the patient discounts and wrote off the difference as uncollected bad debt. But then there were, allegedly again, those bribes for referrals and kickbacks for performing surgeries at the medical center. Dr. Barker was the first of several charged surgeons to admit his guilt in the case, and his house, which is all we are concerned with here, has been ordered sold by the bankruptcy trustee.
 
 
 
 
 
It is truly a work of art. The home includes three rich living areas, three full stories serviced by a commercial elevator, a wine grotto with tasting area, a safe room, rich wood paneled library/office with built- in computer station and coffered ceiling.
 
When you tire of working, there is a virtual golf room where you can tee off in your choice of exclusive golf courses: virtual golf rooms, by the way, start at about $75K.
 
 
Did we tell you this house is loaded? Oh yeah baby.
 
Company? There is an attached guest casita. Just walk across the balcony that is over the porte cochere to a separate quarters with living room up and bedroom down.  The suite also includes sink, microwave and refrigerator perfect for long term guests, grown kids or elderly parents.
 
No more exercise excuses: there is a full home gym that rivals Cooper Aerobics Center right near the master bedroom.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
The master wing is probably the most amazing in North Texas, even considering The Crespi Estate. You enter the suite from double doors that lead to the spacious master bedroom with fireplace and doors leading to a dramatic front balcony.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
There is an attached private living room just for the master suite complete with glass bi-folding doors that open to a large private loggia with fireplace that overlooks the estate’s grounds: pool and spa, cabana, pergola, outdoor kitchen, putting green and more. The master suite also includes a wet bar with built-in espresso maker. There are separate, glorious, large bathrooms as well as fabulous separate custom closets.  The “his closet” has a television that remotely rises from the mammoth island in the middle of the closet to watch while getting dressed. And it has back to back TV’s so it can be viewed from either side of the dressing area. The state of the art exercise room completes the master suite on the second floor which is over 2638 square feet.
 
 
The main floor has the requisite formals and an enormous, functioning kitchen with full catering space, all accessible to the amazing and glorious outdoors! (I also love the bar, one of those where three can be serving simultaneously.) Few homes can rival the superior, lovingly manicured exteriors on this home with an amazingly beautiful pool (sure Leidner designed it) that extends under an incredible columned pergola with tile roof for shade, fireplace, water features and two covered, queen-sized platform beds surot imagine the peace of resting on those huge cushions on a hot August afternoon, the water tickling my feet.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Other amenities include that cabana with large living area and two bathrooms, full outdoor kitchen, the aforementioned putting green, numerous loggias, amazing motor court leading to an underground ten-car garage, plus a separate two- car garage.
 
All together, the home has 18,100 square feet with seven plus bedrooms, three stories, eleven fireplaces, gadzillion in and out living areas, nine full baths, five half baths, gazillion (three) dining areas, and a guest casita.
 
The asking price is $16.75 million. I rest my case.
 
 
 
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11 Comments

  1. CRITIC on November 13, 2018 at 4:44 pm

    Gosh only $925.41 per square foot
    This will likely go to auction

  2. Margie Smith on January 24, 2019 at 3:13 pm

    Hello beautiful and unbelievable. I am a former patient Still trying to get my Medical records from Forest Park Medical. Along with several others who wete patients of Dr W.Barker. Who can HELP US..SEVERAL UNANSWETED CALLS AND ENDLESS PAPER TRAILS. I NEED MY MEDICAL RECORDS FOR ISSUES I CONTINUE TO SUFFER FROM SURGERY.

  3. Ts on March 22, 2019 at 3:32 pm

    I worked for these thiefs, got me here from California, i paid all my moving expenses, I had no idea what these thiefs were doing. Now i can’t evan get a job because of guilty by assoication on my resume. Cant believe how he truely mess up, look at his house and life style.

  4. Josh on February 1, 2020 at 2:52 pm

    I’ve spent some time in this place. Ridiculous. Elevator, wine cellar cooler, it’s the bomb and completely broke in. Lol

  5. Shawna on February 6, 2020 at 3:19 am

    I was a patient if his years ago. This is shocking. Scary too…
    I want to know if he’s in jail?

  6. Cathy Dougherty on October 15, 2020 at 5:42 pm

    I hate what he did but as for the surgery he did on me I can’t complain he did a fantastic job and is one of the best Bariatric surgeons out there in my opinion!! Was one of the best decisions I ever made! I hope he is still able to practice and do surgeries as he saves lives and helps lots of people he did me anyway! I’d use him again if I had to do it all over he took wonderful care of me!

    • Debbie on November 15, 2021 at 7:51 pm

      I had my surgery from him it was horrible I was sick all the time have moved after my surgery to another town had a new surgeon had my band replaced because the one Barker put in first time I had my weight loss surgery was to small and I was always sick I was malnutrition by the time I got to my New doctor , New surgeon changed my lapband to a larger one I have not had any problems since , but it was not barker the second time, I had lapband replaced absolutely New Surgeon, I will Never go back to Dr Barker !!

  7. Mike on February 9, 2021 at 11:55 am

    Dr. Barker performed surgery on me 17 years ago when his practice was very small. He literally saved my life. I am saddened to hear about his poor judgment and decisions. I do wish him well and hope he can recover from this personally, for his name will be tarnished forever.

  8. Cynthia Childs on April 1, 2021 at 4:29 pm

    Wow, Dr Barker did my surgery in 2008. I needed a revision so I was looking him up and this what I found. I never had any problems after surgery which is why I wanted him to do the revision. Im hurt and very sad to hear this of him. I hope he can bounce back after this. smh

    I just read the other comments. When did this happen? I see comments from 2018 Omgeeeeee

  9. Emma L Cobbs on April 11, 2021 at 1:04 pm

    Dr. Barker performed my revision in September 2006. I had no problems before the surgery. The 1st two weeks after surgery I went back to the hospital everyday and he kept saying I was fine. Finally another Dr. saw me and he determined I had bowel obstruction. After Dr. Baker took me into surgery I was on life support for 3 days. I have had several surgeries to correct the issues he caused. He denied fault for my illnesses. There are several other patients with similar stories. There should be a class action lawsuit.

  10. Shannon Cummings on November 28, 2023 at 10:42 pm

    Dr Barker did my surgery almost 14 years ago. I have not had any problems with my gastric sleeve. He is a phenomenal physician just seems he made poor choices. That does not make him a bad person just someone that had poor judgment. He helped save my life and I would do it all over again with him as my surgeon.

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