FORT WORTH NEIGHBORHOODS / DOWNTOWN
Downtown Fort Worth Apartments
In short
Downtown Fort Worth holds the 35-block Sundance Square district, the 1895 Tarrant County Courthouse and both of downtown’s rail stations. Since 2019 TEXRail has run from here to DFW Airport, Terminal B, and the Trinity Railway Express goes to downtown Dallas. A free bus loop, the Blue Line, connects all of it.
Where it is
Downtown is the city’s central business district, south of the Trinity River, which bends around its north and west sides. Main Street is its spine: the Tarrant County Courthouse closes the north end, and the Water Gardens and the convention center sit at the south end, near Lancaster Avenue.
Henderson Street, which is State Highway 199, runs along the west side. Commerce and Houston Streets carry Business US 287 through the middle of the grid, and Spur 280, a short freeway, links the east side with I-35W.
ZIP code: 76102
What is here
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Sundance Square
A 35-block district of offices, hotels, homes, restaurants and theaters, most of it in historic or rebuilt buildings with brick sidewalks. Its plaza covers 55,000 square feet across two blocks, with four large umbrellas and fountains that light up at night.
Bass Performance Hall
Opened in 1998, with 2,056 seats and two 48-foot limestone angels on the front. The Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra, Texas Ballet Theater, Fort Worth Opera and the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition all perform here.
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The Water Gardens
A 4.3-acre park from 1974 by Philip Johnson and John Burgee, between Houston and Commerce Streets. In the Active Pool, water falls 38 feet down stepped terraces.
A tower turned into homes
Downtown has more homes than its office skyline suggests. The Tower, the former Bank One Tower, was badly damaged by a tornado in March 2000 and reopened as a residential tower in 2005.
Getting around
Fort Worth Central Station, at 9th and Jones Streets on the east side, is the main transit hub of Tarrant County: TEXRail, the Trinity Railway Express, two Amtrak lines, Greyhound and about twenty bays of Trinity Metro buses.
T&P Station, at 1600 Throckmorton Street on the south side, is the other rail stop. It opened in 1931 in Art Deco style, both commuter lines start there, and unlike Central Station it has free parking, reached from West Vickery Boulevard.
- TEXRail: to DFW Airport, Terminal B, through North Richland Hills and Grapevine.
- Trinity Railway Express: to CentrePort/DFW Airport, Irving and Dallas Union Station, Monday to Saturday.
- Blue Line: the free downtown loop once called Molly the Trolley, with stops at Sundance Square, the convention center, the Water Gardens and both stations.
- Freeways: I-35W, I-30, State Highway 121 and US 287 all meet at the edge of downtown.
Apartments in Downtown Fort Worth right now
Listed rents among the 6 communities we track in Downtown Fort Worth, checked October 9, 2026. Most homes fall inside the range shown.
- Studio: most listed rents $1,245–$1,440 · typical size 513 sq ft
- 1 bedroom: most listed rents $1,468–$1,720 · typical size 778 sq ft
- 2 bedrooms: most listed rents $1,910–$2,540 · typical size 1,248 sq ft
Current specials
- Burnett Lofts: 6 weeks free on a 12-month lease (listed October 9, 2026)
- The Huntley: 50% off for 3 months on a 12-month lease (listed October 9, 2026)
- Encore Panther Island: 1 month free on a 13-month lease (listed October 9, 2026)
- The Harden at Public Market: 1 month free on a 14-month lease (listed October 9, 2026)
Apartment complexes in Downtown Fort Worth
The Harden at Public Market
built 2025 1 and 2 bedrooms
from $1,384 a month (listed October 9, 2026)
1 month free on a 14-month lease
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The Huntley
built 2022 studio to 3 bedrooms
from $1,235 a month (listed October 9, 2026)
50% off for 3 months on a 12-month lease
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Encore Panther Island
built 2021 1 and 2 bedrooms
from $1,372 a month (listed October 9, 2026)
1 month free on a 13-month lease
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Historic Electric Building
built 1929 1 and 2 bedrooms
from $1,462 a month (listed October 9, 2026)
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Also on our list in Downtown Fort Worth (2): Burnett Lofts, Firestone West 7th.
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 downtown
From Sundance Square. Drive times without traffic, checked October 2026; rush hour adds time. Each building on your list gets its own timing from us.
| To | Drive | Rail |
|---|---|---|
| DFW Airport, Terminal B | 34 min | TEXRail from Fort Worth Central, no transfer |
| Dallas Union Station | 41 min | Trinity Railway Express, no transfer |
| CentrePort business park | 26 min | Trinity Railway Express to CentrePort/DFW Airport |
| John Peter Smith Hospital, Near Southside | 6 min | No rail yet |
| Fort Worth Alliance Airport | 32 min | No rail |
Daily life downtown
Parks: Burnett Park, laid out around twenty-four squares, on the west side, and the Water Gardens on the south side. The Trinity Trails, a network of paths along the river, branch out from downtown.
Library: the Central Library of the Fort Worth Public Library, at 500 West Third Street, opened in 1978.
Applying downtown
High-rise and loft buildings downtown set their own screening, deposit and parking rules. Tell us about your income, credit and move-in date, and we check each building before you send an application. The building approves or declines.
Applying in Downtown Fort Worth
Across the 6 communities we track here (checked October 9, 2026): most ask for household income of about 3 times the rent; 5 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.
- Participating communities only.
- Rewards apply only at participating communities.
- Check with us first.
- Before you visit, call or apply, ask us. We confirm in writing whether your community participates and what your reward is.
- 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 Downtown Fort Worth
- Which station is closer to Sundance Square?
- Fort Worth Central Station, on the east side at 9th and Jones Streets. T&P Station is on the south side, past the Water Gardens. TEXRail and the Trinity Railway Express stop at both.
- Can I live downtown without a car?
- For many errands, yes: the Blue Line loop is free, and two rail lines leave from downtown. Before a building goes on your list, we check what you can reach from it on foot, groceries included.
- How do I get to DFW Airport from downtown?
- TEXRail from Fort Worth Central Station or T&P Station to Terminal B, with no transfer, in about 34 min.
- Which school district serves downtown?
- Fort Worth ISD. Check the address of any building with the district before you sign.
- Does the search cost anything?
- Nothing. The building pays us once you have moved in, and that payment does not change your rent.
Before your list
The check
We call the property first
Before anything goes on your list, we call the property to confirm availability and price. If you rule it out, tell us in writing and it stays out.
Question
How fresh are these numbers?
Every rent and special here shows the day we checked it by phone. We check again before a place goes on your list.
Look for me in Downtown Fort Worth
Tell us your budget, your move-in date and how close to the trains you want to be. A licensed agent writes back.
A licensed agent will get back to you the way you asked, and will build your list from there.