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Old East Dallas Apartments
In short
Old East Dallas was its own town, incorporated in 1882, until it became part of Dallas on January 1, 1890. Today it is the area just east of downtown and US 75, with historic districts such as Swiss Avenue and Munger Place, Baylor University Medical Center on Gaston Avenue, and a DART Green Line station.
Updated October 2026 · Source: Handbook of Texas, City of Dallas, DART
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Where is Old East Dallas?
Old East Dallas is the part of the city just east of downtown, on the east side of US 75, the North Central Expressway. It grew from a separate town: East Dallas was incorporated on September 9, 1882, on 1,400 acres, and became part of Dallas on January 1, 1890 (Handbook of Texas).
Its long avenues run out of downtown toward the northeast: Ross Avenue, Live Oak Street, Swiss Avenue and Gaston Avenue. Henderson Avenue comes down from Knox Street and ends at Columbia Avenue on the east side (U.S. Census Bureau, TIGER/Line roads).
The name East Dallas now covers a much larger area, north to Mockingbird Lane and east to Loop 12 (Handbook of Texas). Old East Dallas is the older part, closest to downtown.
Historic districts and a hospital campus
Several City of Dallas historic districts are here. Swiss Avenue, with about 200 homes, was the first local historic district designated in Dallas. Munger Place, developed around 1905, has more than 200 houses, many with Prairie-style lines (City of Dallas).
Junius Heights began in 1906 as a streetcar development and has more than 800 Craftsman, Prairie and Tudor houses. Peak’s Suburban Addition, Dallas’s 14th historic district (1995), mixes Victorian houses, Prairie houses and apartment buildings from the streetcar years of the 1920s and 1930s (City of Dallas).
Baylor University Medical Center is at 3500 Gaston Avenue. It opened in 1903 in a renovated house with 25 beds, as the Texas Baptist Memorial Sanitarium (Wikipedia).
How to get around Old East Dallas
The DART Green Line stops at Baylor University Medical Center station, at Hall and Junius streets, between the medical center and Deep Ellum. The station has a two-acre landscaped plaza and no public parking (DART). It opened on September 14, 2009, with the first stretch of the Green Line (Wikipedia).
On the west side, Cityplace/Uptown station, under US 75, has an entrance in the ground floor of Cityplace Tower. It serves the Red, Orange and Blue lines (DART). By car, the avenues lead straight into downtown, and US 75 runs north toward Richardson and Plano.
Apartments in Old East Dallas right now
Listed rents among the 3 communities we track in Old East Dallas, checked October 9, 2026. Most homes fall inside the range shown.
- 1 bedroom: most listed rents $1,497–$2,002 · typical size 674 sq ft
- 2 bedrooms: most listed rents $2,306–$2,533 · typical size 1,080 sq ft
Current specials
No move-in specials were listed among the communities we track here on October 9, 2026.
Apartment complexes in Old East Dallas
The Barton
built 2005 1 to 3 bedrooms
from $1,850 a month (listed October 9, 2026)
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1809 Bennett
built 1964 1 bedroom
from $995 a month (listed October 9, 2026)
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The Moser
built 2017 1 and 2 bedrooms
from $1,490 a month (listed October 9, 2026)
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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.
Commute times from Old East Dallas
Timed from Swiss Avenue at Peak Street. Drive times without traffic, checked October 2026; rush hour adds time. Each place on your list gets its own times.
| To | Drive | DART |
|---|---|---|
| Downtown Dallas | 8 min | Maps Green Line from Baylor University Medical Center station, no transfer |
| UT Southwestern Medical Center | 14 min | Maps Green Line to Southwestern Medical District/Parkland, then the medical center shuttle |
| Dallas Love Field | 17 min | Maps |
| DFW Airport | 34 min | Maps |
| Richardson’s Telecom Corridor | 25 min | Maps |
Everyday life in Old East Dallas
- Walks along Swiss Avenue and its parkway, and through the streets of Munger Place and Junius Heights
- The two-acre plaza at Baylor University Medical Center station, with gardens and seating
- Deep Ellum’s music venues and restaurants, south of the medical center
- Groceries: Aldi at 4120 Gaston Ave, Jimmy’s Food Store, an Italian market, at 4901 Bryan St, and Tom Thumb at 2727 Live Oak St (store websites)
- Urgent care: CareNow at 2404 McKinney Ave and at 2221 Abrams Rd (clinic website)
Applying for an apartment in Old East Dallas
An apartment in a converted older house and one in a newer complex can come with very different rules. Tell us about your income, credit and any guarantor, and we find out which owners here will work with it before you apply.
Applying in Old East Dallas
Across the 3 communities we track here (checked October 9, 2026): most ask for household income of about 3 times the rent; 3 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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- Cash is sent after the community pays our fee, usually 30 to 90 days after you move in.
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Questions about Old East Dallas
- Is Old East Dallas the same as East Dallas?
- Not exactly. East Dallas today reaches north to Mockingbird Lane and east to Loop 12. Old East Dallas is the older part next to downtown, where the town of East Dallas stood.
- When did East Dallas become part of Dallas?
- On January 1, 1890. It had been incorporated as its own town on September 9, 1882 (Handbook of Texas).
- Are there apartment buildings among the old houses?
- Yes. Peak’s Suburban Addition, for one, includes apartment buildings from the 1920s and 1930s alongside its Victorian and Prairie houses (City of Dallas). We check which buildings have units for your dates.
- Which historic districts are here?
- Swiss Avenue, Munger Place, Junius Heights and Peak’s Suburban Addition are all City of Dallas historic districts.
- Which DART station is closest?
- Baylor University Medical Center station on the Green Line, at Hall and Junius streets. On the west side, Cityplace/Uptown serves the Red, Orange and Blue lines.
- Which school district serves Old East Dallas?
- Dallas ISD. Check any address with the district before you sign a lease.
Nearby
- Deep Ellum, to the south, past Baylor University Medical Center station
- Knox Henderson, northwest, up Henderson Avenue
- Lower Greenville, north, along Greenville Avenue
- White Rock Lake, to the northeast
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