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Bishop Arts Apartments
In short
Bishop Arts is a few blocks of independent shops, restaurants and galleries in north Oak Cliff, about two miles southwest of downtown Dallas. Its original core, around North Bishop Avenue and Davis Street, joined the National Register of Historic Places in 1994. Since August 2016 the Dallas Streetcar ends here. The search is free.
Updated October 2026 · Source: DART and Wikipedia
Bishop Arts in three stops
01 Where it is
Bishop Arts sits in north Oak Cliff, around North Bishop Avenue and Davis Street, about two miles southwest of downtown Dallas. Its historic core is the blocks between Davis and 9th streets, from Adams to Madison.
02 What is here
The district is a few blocks of independent boutiques, restaurants, bars, coffee shops and art galleries, in buildings that started as 1920s warehouses. In the 1930s, a streetcar stop on Davis Street here was the busiest in Dallas.
03 Getting around
The Dallas Streetcar ends here, at the last of its six stations; the first is Union Station downtown, across the Houston Street Viaduct. The 2.45-mile line runs every day from 5:30 a.m. to midnight.
Apartments in Bishop Arts right now
Listed rents among the 9 communities we track in Bishop Arts, checked October 9, 2026. Most homes fall inside the range shown.
- Studio: most listed rents $1,177–$1,385 · typical size 507 sq ft
- 1 bedroom: most listed rents $1,450–$1,815 · typical size 692 sq ft
- 2 bedrooms: most listed rents $1,757–$2,468 · typical size 1,090 sq ft
Current specials
- The Madison at Bishop Arts: 3 months free on a 14-month lease (listed October 9, 2026)
- Copper Bishop Arts: 11 weeks free on a 12-month lease (listed October 9, 2026)
- Vance at Bishop Union: 6 weeks free on a 12-month lease (listed October 9, 2026)
- Bishop Canopy: 1 month free on a 12-month lease + a same-day offer (listed October 9, 2026)
- Bishop Central: 1 month free on a 12-month lease (listed October 9, 2026)
Apartment complexes in Bishop Arts
Bishop Canopy
built 2024 1 and 2 bedrooms
from $1,799 a month (listed October 9, 2026)
1 month free on a 12-month lease + a same-day offer
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Bishop North
built 2022 1 and 2 bedrooms
from $1,669 a month (listed October 9, 2026)
1 month free on a 12-month lease + a same-day offer
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Bishop Central
built 2022 studio to 1 bedrooms
from $1,229 a month (listed October 9, 2026)
1 month free on a 12-month lease
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The Madison at Bishop Arts
built 2020 1 and 2 bedrooms
from $1,219 a month (listed October 9, 2026)
3 months free on a 14-month lease
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Also on our list in Bishop Arts (5): Copper Bishop Arts, Swope and Mangold at Bishop Ridge, Vance at Bishop Union, Victor Prosper, Victor Prosper II.
Rents and specials change often. These figures come down 30 days after the date shown. If that date is more than 30 days old, contact us for today’s price and special.
Getting to work from Bishop Arts
Drive times without traffic, checked October 2026; rush hour adds time. Your own address changes these; we time it from each place on your list.
The streetcar’s six stations are Union Station, Greenbriar, Oakenwald, Beckley, 6th Street and Bishop Arts. At Union Station you can change to the DART Red and Blue lines, the Trinity Railway Express and Amtrak.
| To | Drive | Train or transit |
|---|---|---|
| Downtown Dallas | Drive8 min | Train or transitDallas Streetcar to Union Station |
| UT Southwestern and the Medical District | Drive12 min | Train or transitMaps |
| DFW Airport | Drive32 min | Train or transitMaps |
| Dallas Love Field | Drive18 min | Train or transitMaps |
| Las Colinas, Irving | Drive20 min | Train or transitMaps |
Daily life in Bishop Arts
Independent shops, restaurants and galleries on Bishop Avenue and Davis Street
Groceries: La Michoacana Meat Market, a Mexican market, at 800 W. Jefferson Blvd; Tom Thumb at 315 S. Hampton Rd; and Sprouts Farmers Market at 1322 N. Hampton Rd
Parks: Kidd Springs Park and Lake Cliff Park
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Oak Cliff, the wider area around Bishop Arts, began as its own town in 1887 and became part of Dallas in 1903. Its old streetcars stopped running in January 1956; the modern line reached Bishop Arts on August 29, 2016.
Applying in Bishop Arts
Across the 9 communities we track here (checked October 9, 2026): most ask for household income of about 3 times the rent; 8 accept co-signers. Rules for an ITIN, no SSN or a guarantor service vary, so ask us before you pay an application fee.
Your move or cash
Lease through us at a participating community, on a lease of 12 months or more, and choose 3 hours of moving with 2 movers and a truck, or cash: $400 if you found the place and registered it with us first, $200 if we search for you. Under $1,200 rent: $200 cash.
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- We pay when the community pays us.
- Cash is sent after the community pays our fee, usually 30 to 90 days after you move in.
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Questions about Bishop Arts
Is Bishop Arts a historic district?
Part of it is. The North Bishop Avenue Commercial Historic District, the original core of Bishop Arts, was added to the National Register of Historic Places on June 17, 1994. It lies in the Hillside Addition, one of the early Oak Cliff subdivisions.
Is there a streetcar?
Yes. The Dallas Streetcar ends in Bishop Arts. Union Station, downtown, is five stops away.
Is the streetcar free?
No. When we checked in October 2026, a one-way ride cost $1.00 on the GoPass app or a GoPass Tap card. DART’s Local passes include the streetcar too.
When was the Houston Street Viaduct built?
Work began in October 1910 and the bridge opened to traffic in February 1912, after the 1908 Trinity River flood destroyed the earlier bridges between Oak Cliff and downtown. The streetcar crosses it today.
How much is a one-bedroom in Bishop Arts?
Among the communities we track in Bishop Arts, most listed one-bedroom rents ran $1,450–$1,815 a month on October 9, 2026, with a typical size of 692 sq ft. Specials can lower the average; we confirm today’s price before a place goes on your list.
Is AptViva free?
Yes. The community pays us after you move in, and nothing is added to your rent.
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